Millitant Veggies are the same as religious extremists
I'll start off by pointing out that I myself am a veggie (and for the ethical reasons too). I've met a lot of millitant veggies, and it sounds like you lot have aswell.

Just because a piece of meat touches your food on the BBQ, you're not going against your morals by eating it. The way I see it, we don't eat meat so that we're not creating a demand for it, and hopefully less animals will be killed.

People who take it too far are the same as religious fundamentalists in my eyes. They're missing the point of why they became vegetarian in the first place. In some cases I even think it's OK to eat stuff that only uses byproducts of the meat industry, like stock cubes. I'm sure most militant veggies (apart from vegans) still wear leather shoes - thats an animal product, but demand for leather doesn't lead to more animals being killed (apart from maybe certain very expensive leathers).

Anyway, rant over and something a bit more 'on topic'...

I used to know a girl who was Gluten intolerant, Lactose intolerant, had Irritable Bowel Syndrome, refused to eat vegetables and to top it all, she decided to become vegetarian. I think she was allergic to MSG as well.

Glad I never went out with her - finding a restaurant would have been a nightmare.
( HoratioFellatio Taking the the out of psychotherapist, Fri 2 Mar 2007, 1:39, Reply)