Dumb Things People Say

When I make a comment about myself being vegetarian, people ALWAYS ask if I eat fish. :worry:
 
Many if not most vegetarians are pesco-ovo vegetarians or at the least, pesco. So dont take it personally. What do you eat that differentiates you from a vegan? Dairy?
 
I was in the marching band in college and we went to a bowl game in Tempe, AR. At this time, there was a huge controversy because the city of Tempe(or maybe it was AR itself, it's been a while) did not recognize Martin Luther King's birthday as a holiday. So, to show support, the university had us wear armbands on our uniforms and there was a special tribute during the halftime show. At the practice for halftime, the morning of the football game, one of the majorettes looked straight at me and actually asked, "So, is Martin Luther King going to be here today?"
 
LiveSquid said:
Many if not most vegetarians are pesco-ovo vegetarians or at the least, pesco. So dont take it personally. What do you eat that differentiates you from a vegan? Dairy?
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This is from good old Webster Dictionary.

veg·e·tar·i·an [ vèjjə térree ən ]


noun (plural veg·e·tar·i·ans)

Definition:

somebody not eating meat or fish: somebody who eats vegetables, fruits, grains, seeds, and usually eggs and dairy products, but not meat or fish
 
Years ago when the scientists started talking about the "Greenhouse Effect", and it was a big issue in the news and on talk shows, it got to be all you heard for awhile. A woman i know was watching the news with me one night and naturally they starting talking about the Greenhouse Effect. After the report was finished, she calmly turned to me and said" I dont know why they're so worried about it when there is a simple solution to the whole problem!" I said "Really? What's that?":convinced:
She said so seriously " They need to tear down all those damm Greenhouses!!":doh:
It took me weeks to stop snickering about that one...........
 
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love free stuff said:
This is from good old Webster Dictionary.

veg·e·tar·i·an [ vèjjə térree ən ]


etc etc
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I've got a definition from another source:
vegetarian

A secret underground society that takes pleasure in torturing fruits and vegetables. They also are trying to monopolize the bottled water market.

Usage example: The vegetarian continued peeling the banana, despite it's blood-curdling screams of pain and horror.
 
love free stuff said:
This is from good old Webster Dictionary.

veg·e·tar·i·an [ vèjjə térree ən ]

noun (plural veg·e·tar·i·ans)

Definition:

somebody not eating meat or fish: somebody who eats vegetables, fruits, grains, seeds, and usually eggs and dairy products, but not meat or fish
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Yeah. I know what a vegetarian is. I was asking you what makes you not a vegan. Not what makes most vegetarians not vegan.

In Diet and Nutrition class we learned about several different types of vegetarians. So I was wondering what kind you are.
 
veg·e·tar·i·an [ vèjjə térree ən ] from several American Indian languages

Definition:
Poor Hunter
 
patient: I had a snake skin in my poop yesterday
me: did you eat a snake?!
patient: no........then with a look that started off as puzzled-turning-into-"a-ha!!!": "Maybe it's crawled in there?!"
 
gr8nrg said:
patient: I had a snake skin in my poop yesterday
me: did you eat a snake?!
patient: no........then with a look that started off as puzzled-turning-into-"a-ha!!!": "Maybe it's crawled in there?!"
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I have SO many questions, but I think it best that I ask none of them.
 
DanC said:
veg·e·tar·i·an [ vèjjə térree ən ] from several American Indian languages

Definition:
Poor Hunter
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:rofl: :rofl: :caked: Dan, you always crack me up!

I thought of another one..picture this. I'm from So. Ca. originally and married a small town PA man. I've been left confused on more then one occasion by his accent. Ex. "pool" and a "pole" sound the same. For a while we lived in Pgh and I worked in a retail store where I managed a staff of young, urban-wise salespeople. I was behind the desk one day with about 5 of them leaning on the other side and one of them said something I couldn't understand. (Ever hear a Pittsburgh accent?) I asked "what?" and he repeated himself. I still couldn't understand what he said and asked again "what"? He repeated again. Still "what?"...all 5 of them turned around and repeated the word in unison and loudly! Like I was deaf...I fell to the floor laughing and they thought I was nuts. When I stopped I had to explain...I can HEAR you..I just can't UNDERSTAND you!...And since the 5 of them still had the same accent I still couldn't understand what they said, it was just louder.

Another time: Sitting on my hospital bed filling out the birth certificate for my youngest, Ben. Not wanting any half-brained mistake I checked with my husband. "B-e-n-j-a-m-i-n, right?"

DH.."No, there's a G and an R." Me..."UH, after hours of research on names and their meanings I'm pretty sure it's a J and no R." DH: "No, I'm telling you it's a G. Ask someone else."

At this moment the nurse comes in and I'm grateful for another sane person to convince my well meaning husband that it's Benjamin and not Bengerman. So I ask the nurse, please spell Benjamin for us...she starts...

"B-e-n-g-e-r-m-a-n"....ARGGGGG!!! I could feel my pulse race and my eyes tear up wondering what the heck was going on!! I knew the spelling was rigth and I was being ganged up on to mis-spell my sons name! It was the most sur-real momment in my life!

We ended up having to get a book so I could prove to them both I was right and the nurse told the rest of the staff what happened so she and my husband were picked on the rest of our stay. Everyone else knew, I just happened to get the one nurse on the floor who couldn't spell. Sometimes I still call him Bengerman when I want to point out to my husband that I'm right and he's wrong.

OK...maybe this doesn't really qualify under this thread. But now that I took the time to type it out it's getting posted anyway.
 
LOL hahahahahaha That's hilarious.

I lived near Pittsburgh for a while and I completely understand what you mean with the accent and colloquialisms. And they think that it's completely normal. I am from PA but had no idea what people were talking about sometimes.
 
cybermom said:
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since the 5 of them still had the same accent I still couldn't understand what they said, it was just louder.
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Did you ever find out what it was they were saying?
 
Yeh, but I don't remember. It was over 10 years ago and wasn't anything important to begin with, just funny.
 
About 15 years ago when I was in high school, I was getting frustrated with my Trigonometry Math homework.
My Mom ask: "is there anything I can help you with?"
ME: "No Mom, I don't think you know anything about Sine and Cosine"
My Mom: "Well, I know your dad always signs, and I Co-sign"

I couldn't stop laughing :)
 
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About 15 years ago when I was in high school, I was getting frustrated with my Trigonometry Math homework.
My Mom ask: "is there anything I can help you with?"
ME: "No Mom, I don't think you know anything about Sine and Cosine"
My Mom: "Well, I know your dads always signs, and I Co-sign"

I couldn't stop laughing :)
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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
 
When I got out of college I went to work for Time Warner Cable in thier High Speed Data dept. I started out at the help desk. I got a call from a guy one day wanting Road Runner installed. I needed to find out if his PC was usb compatible (windows 95a or b) so I asked what windows did he have?

He said: "The regular ones; like 4x6 maybe."
I had to mute my phone for several mins, because I was laughing so hard :)
 
When we first moved here I called to have my cel phone number transfered to a local number. When I said I'm in Erie the man put me on hold. He came back sounding frustrated.."Uh, can you tell me what it's near?"

"uh...the big LAKE?!"

"Is it near a big city?"

"Erie is the 3rd largest city in PA." (It's since been demoted, but still? Pay attention much?"
 
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