Who actually buys HufuTM?
HufuTM was originally conceived of as a product for students of anthropology hungry for the experience of cannibalism but deterred by the legal and logistical obstacles. However, our preliminary market research revealed the existence of a larger segment of the public that was interested in the availability of a legal and healthy human flesh substitute, as well as vegetarians and vegans.We also found that HufuTM is a great product for cannibals who want to quit. HufuTM is also a great cannibal convenience food -- no more Friday night hunting raids! Stay at home and enjoy the flavorful, convenient human flesh alternative.

meow85 said:

a report on cannibalism is what made me become a vegetarian in the first place. i remember exactly where i was when i heard the report on the radio, looked down at my arm and thought that flesh is flesh... all the other reasons came later, but that was my initial impetus for going veg.

I stopped eating meat when i was around 7 and i heard that some calfs are bred
in small boxes and never get to see the light of day , i never wanted to eat meat since

I was disappointed by this thread. I thought it was gonna be a guide on how to go about annoying vegetarians....

rocknrolldave said:

Your presence here is all that's required. Well done Dave - mission accomplished
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Reincarnate said:

Reincarnate said:

meow85 said:

I think a cow could pretty much handle you aswell if it came down to it

Dewrede said:

What kind of meat are they bred for??? Veal??? Just curious thats all.

My Dad always says


"If we weren't supposed to eat animals, God wouldn't have made them out of meat"








My Mom, incidentally, makes a Beef Wellington to die for*








(*literally, if you are the cow involved)

rocknrolldave said:

that joke is not going to go down well Dave

LolaM said:

It isn't, is it?



I think I just qualified for the Annoying Carnivores thread.....

what pisses me off, are the meat eaters who've only eaten the meat they find all prepacked and nice in the supermarket and have never killed anything. I buy prepackaged meat too, but I've hunted, I've killed, I've gutted and cleaned, and meat is so much better when you've sat in the freezing cold for half the day waiting for it and killed it yourself. if it wasn't for hunting, humans wouldn't have developed these amazing brains that enable us to argue about the morality of eating meat.

LolaM said:

Yes , in a few months they give it much as food as they can so it'll grow as fast as it can , and then they slaughter it
and the poor creature doen't even get to see daylight and lives in a 1 square meter box or something
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Dewrede said:

the goal is to achieve very tender, light-colored meat by restricting movement and making the calves anemic.

IrresistibleB1tch said:

i refuse to eat veal, it's unnatural.

IrresistibleB1tch said:

Yeah , it's really sickening

byronic said:

Dewrede said:

I was thinking it was veal. I refuse to eat that, but I suppose I'm a bit hypocritical because I do eat other meat. Granted, at least those cows, pigs, etc. get to see the light of day, feel the sun on their hide and get to munch on grass. As I said before on another thread, I did try to be vegetarian but allergies to wheat and gluten meant I couldn't eat meat subs like Quorn and stuff. I ended up gettin a bit run down and anaemic so I had to give up.
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LolaM said:

i'm sorry to hear that you were having problems going veg - you may want to try again, since there are a great number of products without gluten on the market now, making it easier than ever to be veg.

the one book on vegetarian nutrition that i think is by far the most comprehensive and easily understood is this one:

http://www.amazon.com/exe...64-7933708

i'm worried that some people, with the best of intentions, just stop eating meat without making sure they cover all of their nutritional needs. (not you, per se, Lola - i mean in general)

also, while Europe has implemented far stricter rules on factory farming, the US farming practices nowadays are a far cry from animals munching on grass in the sunshine. a good start for information on farming practices is www.factoryfarming.com

i think this thread turned out to be (to a great extent) an interesting discussion, rather than a veg bashing fest... thank you.

LolaM said:

Luckily i haven't experienced any health problems , being a vegetarian
It's good that you tried
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IrresistibleB1tch said:

I never really bothered about nutrition
Quite often i eat a veggie burger (they're some really tasty ones here)
or tofu , but i'm not following a strict diet , considering nutrition , i just don't eat meat
(maybe my body has become so used to it 'cause i haven't been eating meat for 23 years )


Looks like an interesting book , btw , thanks
I really don't know much about nutrition , i think i should learn more
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IrresistibleB1tch said:

I agree

IrresistibleB1tch said:

I know quite a bit about farming practices through my job and postgraduate studies. I know conditions can vary quite a bit (especially between the UK and US) so some farms may offer much better conditions than others. Many milk and beef cows in the UK are fed on grass and spend quie a bit of time in the oputside environment so do have a better life (to a certain extent) than veal calves.

As for the vegetarianism I will havve a look a the link you sent me and try to find out some more info. I did buy a few books on vegetarianism and nutrition before I started but I didn't realise how hard it would be for me to keep my protein and iron levels up. Gluten intolerance and/ or coeliac disease also makes it difficult for you to absorb mineral and nutrients through the lining of gut so I think that makes it a bit more difficult when going veggie.

So i reckon you don't eat pasta then ?
That would be really hard for me , i love it
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Dewrede said:

I have gluten-free pasta but some of it tastes like the box it came it in
The bread is even worse

that sucks , i pity you

IrresistibleB1tch said:

your married?

you flirt around here worse then a sailor...i just assumed u were single... ;giggle:

I don't discriminate. I'll annoy anyone who crosses my path.

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