[K1NGWARREN]

Can't give up meat? Become 'flexitarian'
Monday, June 21, 2004

What do you call a vegetarian who occasionally eats meat?

If you guessed omnivore, you're not alone.

But you're not right, either. At least not according to the American Dialect Society, which gave the term flexitarian -- used to describe meat- eating vegetarians -- its top honor for most useful word of 2003.

Flexitarians adhere to a mostly vegetarian diet because it's a healthy lifestyle rather than because of ideology. They feel an occasional meal that includes fish, fowl or meat is acceptable.

http://www.sfgate.co...DTL&type=health

In other news, sometimes I breathe through my nose and sometimes I breathe through my mouth.

[Chefelf]

which gave the term flexitarian -- used to describe meat- eating vegetarians -- its top honor for most useful word of 2003.

I would have thought "metrosexual" would win that honor. I feel about the same way about "flexitarians" as I do abotu "metro sexuals"

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THEY'RE BOTH LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME!

[K1NGWARREN]

Hey Keebler, now you can be flexisexual.

[jyd]

"There is no reason not to be vegetarian," Stahler says.

howabout vitamins like iron? howabout protein? howabout not pretending you are a rabbit?

[Just your average movie goer]

Too right!

[Heccubus]

*makes "w" with fingers*

WHAT-ever!

[Just your average movie goer]

Bloody rhetoric games. "Flexitarian" is just another example using words to try to bend the truth a bit. As far as rhetoric goes, it's not as serious as calling war "peace keeping". The problem with "flexitarian" is that it is just so damn pointless. You're either a vegetarian or you're not.

[SimeSublime]

Perhaps not. I eat meat, but in most cases I prefer the taste of fruit, vegetables, rice, bread, dairy, lollies etc. I've got nothing against killing animals for my food, its just that they don't make much of an effort to taste good.

[Just your average movie goer]

I've got nothing against killing animals for my food, its just that they don't make much of an effort to taste good.

That sounds like a very good survival trait they've got going then.

[barend]

Hey Keebler, now you can be flexisexual.

only if i can be a metrotarian!!!