41. I like animals as much as the next person, but where ya'll are confused is that animals don't have souls, they don't go to doggie heaven or the big farm in the sky. they grow, they die, we eat. no big deal, i think the goats and cows and horsies are pretty too, but i think a ribeye, a fried catfish and a pork chop are beautiful too.

Posted at 6:29PM on Jul 9th 2007 by mike

42. I tried to be a vegetarian and managed to do it for about thirty days. I was so tired and lifeless that I thought I would pass out. I ate a chicken breast and within less than an hour I felt wonderful. I firmly believe in what the original poster stated. We are all different and have different dietary needs. Too bad we can't respect each other and just accept the differences.

Posted at 8:19PM on Jul 9th 2007 by Joh Petrowski

43. Kevin Eubanks is a nigger

Posted at 8:45PM on Jul 9th 2007 by Jim

44. Well said, Velveteen.

Posted at 11:17AM on Jul 10th 2007 by Kimberly

45. Wrong...being a vegetarian doesnt save an animal. There is always someone there to take your place in line at the butcher shop. After all, meat is tasty.

Posted at 1:04PM on Jul 10th 2007 by mk

46. First, back to the article. I think that Carrie Underwood is beautiful (but not my type of sexy) and Kevin Eubanks has a nice smile (but again not my type of sexy). I voted in that contest and what I thought was the most intriguing part of the contest was that there were so many famous vegetarians- and by the way a great majority of them are wonderfully sexy.
Second, as a former meat eater- who is aware of the incisors we have to tear meat from the bone, I need to point out that we also have a gall bladder to process the raw fat and kidneys to process the animal protein. Do you regularly hunt your own animal, slaughter it with your own hands and thus rip the flesh from the still warm animal? No, you probably go to your local grocery store and select the most affordable and desirable cut. You go home and cook it never thinking of the process through which the animal had to be born, live and be killed for your eating pleasure. Yes, we are omnivores, but our bodies thrive on vegetables and grains (both great sources of protein as well, just on a smaller scale) Your argument does not hold water because when you lose all of your teeth, you gall bladder or your kidneys- where does that place you on the food chain? Probably eating mashed up fruits and veggies.

It is about living simply so that others may simply live.

Posted at 3:15PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Nicci

47. If God did not want us to eat animals
why did he make them out of meat?

Posted at 3:51PM on Jul 10th 2007 by David

48. Isn't it strange, when a vegitarian eats at your house, they expect you to prepare a vegetarian meal for them. When you are invited to eat at their house, there's no way they'll fire up the barbeque and slap a steak on for you. You're expected to eat what they do. Not really fair is it?

Posted at 4:17PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Peter Westwood

49. James Brock, your sooo wrong... I'm an omnivore and your statement about our teeth being made for flesh eating is totally incorrect. As a matter a fact quite the opposite. We have Flatten teeth with molars that mash like a cow and other non eating animals (Used for mashing vegetables & fruits) and we do not have teeth made for tearing flesh like a lion or dog have. The K-9 side fangs you refer to are no where near a meat eating animals K-9's as you infer and are more consistent with teeth used for the tearing of fruit skins. You need to take a closer look at a dogs teeth and then compare them to your teeth. Unless if your teeth are really fu*ked up, I'm sure you will notice the difference upon closer inspection ... In the Beginning of the Bible...it states in Genesis... God created all fruit and seed bearing trees & plants for man to eat... It wasn't till after Adam & Eve sinned that we were given the right to use animals for food... What we need to know as rulers above all other living creatures is that we will be held accountable for the way we treat gods creations. We didn't create these animals but we are the rulers of the universe we live in ... there for will be held most responsible for how we take care of all Gods creation. By having no regard for the life God created is a huge sin... We need to all get off our High Horses and realize when we die we will all be held accountable for our actions while on earth...

Posted at 10:43PM on Jul 10th 2007 by CJ

50. you are all very opinionated, and for some reason feel we will all be astounded by how wise whatever nonsense you have read or seen on the internet or heard on the tele has profoundly made you. opinions are pointless, no one will be affected. we are all way too opinionated within our own standards, and usually just as stubborn. quit thinking you are all so smart and try learning something new. i believe in karma. thats why i'm vegetarian. what you eat and how healthy you are makes absolutely no difference to me... and i feel absolutely fine.
'brown rice is just right.' - shunryu suzuki roshi.

Posted at 10:10AM on Jul 11th 2007 by ryantheoneironaut

51. I agree that there is no such thing as a 100% pure vegetarian, except if they grow and harvest their own food. Besides, there are also things that you'd miss that are meat in food-gelatin, glycerin, mono and diglycerides, medium chain triglycerides, etc. However, I tried avoiding all that and it really is a miserable existence-no bread!!! But I still consider myself a vegetarian, and I've been one since I was born (funny story behind that-especially since I'm Polish/Italian). Anyway, I just don't eat because I don't want to-why argue about ethics or stuff like that? Though I do enjoy the occasional philosophical debate, if you analyze this for too long if will drive you crazy-I speak from experience.

Jerome

Posted at 11:25AM on Jul 11th 2007 by Mike

52. There's nothing sexy about beating a man's vehicle, but she makes it look that way in her video for Before He Cheats.

However, as this parody points out, the road to revenge can sometimes take an unexpected turn:

Before She Beats (The Wrong Jeep)
Dr BLT
parody lyrics and performance by Dr BLT copyright 2007 Smash Records
http://www.drblt.net/music/B4SheBeats.mp3

Posted at 8:47PM on Jul 18th 2007 by Dr BLT

53. I think that every comment added seems to forget one thing.When you only eat plants thats murder too. For every vegan how many plants have to die.While you think you're making a difference by saving animals you're murdering plants by the thousands and millions.When you be picky and choosy about your top grade quality,you should be a little more concerned with what you're doing to replace the plant population. Which is is crucial to the worlds existence and that should be raised and nurtured in abundance instead of murdered and citicized.

Posted at 5:22AM on Jul 30th 2007 by ewknue