Showcase Sunday: The Tale of a Reformed Vegetarian

raj808 (71) in comedy • 5 years ago (edited)

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raj808 (71) · 5 years ago

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meesterboom (78) · 5 years ago

Some old timey steemian shilling their past posts like Walter White when he realizes he's fckn hard as nails.

Lol, it does feel like that sometimes eh!

So often 8 have been told that I am unable for not loving sticky ribs and I am like, jeez, feck off. The meat crusaders will never end crusading!!

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raj808 (71) · 5 years ago

Lol, it does feel like that sometimes eh!

Yeah, but in my mission to post daily the showcase Sunday has actually been a boon to my sanity. Lol, a day where slightly less writing needs doing. To be fair their was a long period of time where so many creative initiatives were happening on steem that I have a wealth of material for the old SCS.

The meat crusaders will never end crusading!!

Yup, they're as bad as militant vegans ;-)

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meesterboom (78) · 5 years ago

Oh I have first hand experience of the militant vegans!

I have found it a lifesaver for that very reason, it's almost like a half day off!!

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ifp-lifes-wisdom (39) · 5 years ago (edited)

Thank you for the read, I enjoyed.

I have a brother who went through something similar, he became a vegetarian at a very young age, I cannot remember the reason why now, but he was not as strong as you.

What enticed him back onto meat again was, he became an engineer working on a Cruiseliner sailing around the Caribbean Islands, and every morning when the chefs were cooking bacon for the holidayers breakfasts, the smell coming from the kitchen and into the living quarters, made his mouth water so much, his willpower caved and into a craving, then into an uncontrollable desire to eat a bacon sandwich.

He has been eating meat ever since.

You are right about one thing, and that is 99.999999% have not killed what they eat.

I am from the UK and live in the Philippines with my Filipino wife, and for New Year her family were cooking a "Lechon" (Pig) for the evening dinner, a Filipino tradition.

As we had taken a while to arrive at the family farm, where they live off the farm, I wanted an afternoon power-nap in the back bedroom to recharge myself for the evening celebration, where I had only just laid my head on the pillow, and I could hear this screaming coming from outside the window.

When looking outside to see what the screaming was, a pig was being carried to near the home to be slaughtered.

That noise of screaming ruined my power-nap and I had to go to the front of the house away from the noise, as I knew that if I had not, I would not be able to eat the Lechon in the evening if I stayed in the room any longer.

Isn't it funny how I could not listen or watch, had to take myself away from it all, though when the pig arrived on the table that evening, I did not hesitate to enjoy it with the family! Though I had enjoyed a few beers by then, so that may have helped.

I hope that you do not mind me sharing this story, and I may share with photos on my blog, and if okay with you, I will share your blog on mine, as you are right, these are funny real-life situations that we find ourselves in.

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raj808 (71) · 5 years ago

Awesome comment m8, and I enjoyed reading your story!

Yeah, I think it's a big disconnect for most people of where their food comes from. Lol, the whole of this post was written in a sarcastic kinda parody style. I'm a vegetarian from an early age who ended up eating fish when I was around 20, but the main reason why I felt OK with it was that I'd caught and killed my own fish. It felt like I had an understanding and respect for the taking of that life!

ha ha, fast forward nearly 20 years and I've spearfished in many places all over the world.

I get where you're coming from with the pig though... I've seen programs on TV where they slaughter pigs in a village environment and the screaming is the thing that is so hard to stomach... pigs sound a lot like humans when they scream at the end of their lives. I think I would have been the same as yourself m8... hiding inside the house ;-)

thanks for your thoughtful comment :)

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owasco (67) · 5 years ago (edited)

This is hilarious! hahaha. Nice work thanks for the laughs.

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raj808 (71) · 5 years ago

Nice work thanks for the laughs.

He he, you're welcome owasco. Just beware of the lure of the bacon!!!! ;-)

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