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JitterbugPerfume Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-28-07 03:13 PM
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I have ordered Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle"
Edited on Sat Jul-28-07 03:15 PM by JitterbugPerfume
I hope reading it converts me the rest of the way to vegetarianism

I still eat fish , chicken, cheese, and eggs occasionally.

I'm just a wanna be:spank:
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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-28-07 11:13 PM
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1. Well, you'll never eat sausage again, that's for sure.
I read that in 9th or 10th grade (my memory's slipping...) and still shudder thinking about it.
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JitterbugPerfume Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-29-07 10:43 AM
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2. if I want sausage have MSF breakfast patties
That other stuff gives me a stomach ache:scared:
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-30-07 07:30 AM
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4. Love those Morningstar breakfast patties.
In fact, I eat them every morning. Kroger just had a sale on them this week at 3 packages for $8. They are usually $3.39 each. I stocked up.
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silverweb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-29-07 01:37 PM
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3. Great book.
Then update it with Fast Food Nation, if you haven't read that already.

Then try some great meat substitute products like _Quorn_, and you'll realize that you'll never really miss meat at all.

I still eat some cheese, free-range eggs, and some fish occasionally, like sardines (check _Seafood Watch_). There's absolutely no reason to be an unhappy vegetarian.

Good luck! :hi:
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JitterbugPerfume Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-27-07 03:15 PM
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6. I am reading Fast Food Nation
and it is a real eye opener! It is fascinating how the fast food industry has affected so many areas of life,and NOT for the good.


I have never heard of Quorn, but I will definately check it out!:hi:
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idgiehkt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-06-07 05:35 PM
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5. good luck
that book is heartbreaking on many levels...good to read to get someone to be pro-union as as well. I recently tried to re-read it and didn't even make it a quarter of a way through.
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JitterbugPerfume Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-27-07 03:18 PM
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7.  It is sad that
so many of the younger generation has no concept of what the unions are really all about.I shed many tears reading The Jungle
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