I..I did a Bad Thing(?) I guess? I mean, it's not uncommon! There are people who would say it's insane that it's a Bad Thing. I've been to those places, even!
Still, the current anthropomorphic pet-as-child mindset sweeping North America - and the other, lessr continents - has me convinced it's a bad thing.
I Googled Roast Dog.
Yeah.
Still, the current anthropomorphic pet-as-child mindset sweeping North America - and the other, lessr continents - has me convinced it's a bad thing.
I Googled Roast Dog.
Yeah.
I've eaten dog. Tho less so then perhaps it use to be it's not uncommon in some parts of the world.
Of course I've also eaten giant caterpillars, monkey, deep-fried grasshoppers, and glass (yes glass, don't ask) so maybe that says more about me then cultural perspectives.
Of course I've also eaten giant caterpillars, monkey, deep-fried grasshoppers, and glass (yes glass, don't ask) so maybe that says more about me then cultural perspectives.
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There're a few reasons why I would disapprove of eating a particular kind of animal - if it's facing extinction, if the way that it's kept or killed causes unnecessary suffering, if it's some kind of weird delicacy that means most of the animal is discarded. But I don't accept "some other culture keeps this as a pet" as a reason for disapproval. Or cuteness. Lambs are really cute, so are rabbits, but they're both food as far as I'm concerned. And then there's Bambi...
I don't disapprove of people eating dogs, as long as it isn't MY dog.
And only here would a picture of cute puppies elicit this conversation.
I don't disapprove of people eating dogs, as long as it isn't MY dog.
And only here would a picture of cute puppies elicit this conversation.
I was a vegetarian for years and years, in part because I figured I didn't have to murder semi-thinking critters to eat. Also in part because, being me, I got to accuse everyone else of being corpse-eaters and ghouls.
God, I miss that.
Anyway.
I suppose if it was in a curry, I'd be fine with dog, and in SE Asia, we saw lots of things for food and went, "whatever", but those Google images were somehow creepy.
Cute food.
God, I miss that.
Anyway.
I suppose if it was in a curry, I'd be fine with dog, and in SE Asia, we saw lots of things for food and went, "whatever", but those Google images were somehow creepy.
Cute food.
I think taking care of so many dogs and seeing their personalities blossom is what makes the idea of people eating dogs so revolting to me. Turkey, chicken, fish, etcetera are fine to eat in my book because they're either mean or have no personality to speak of, but I've had trouble eating steak ever since I bottle-fed a cow and it looked up at me with those big brown eyes.
Same thing with dogs. Earning their trust and having an initially-apprehensive puppy crawl up onto you is the point where you suddenly want to go John Wick on dog-eating cultures. Too cute, too intelligent, too unique.
Same thing with dogs. Earning their trust and having an initially-apprehensive puppy crawl up onto you is the point where you suddenly want to go John Wick on dog-eating cultures. Too cute, too intelligent, too unique.
Cannibalism is totally fine in my book, if for no other reason than the look on people's faces when you exclaim, "I'm so hungry I could eat a Horace!"
@227, sorry to go off-topic here (well, not really, just being unexpectedly polite as you're being so unexpectedly empathetic).
But you've never explained your "location". Exactly HOW are you stuck in an intern, and how does the intern feel about this?
But you've never explained your "location". Exactly HOW are you stuck in an intern, and how does the intern feel about this?
How cute....
Always thought you were soft sisies inside.
Pink unicorns you know ?.
Anyway....
Where may I get a decent Islay ?
Eventually a decent cyberpet too which should not merely be a damn bag of fleas ?
Some crazy cybercat like Rache's ? Any left ?
Always thought you were soft sisies inside.
Pink unicorns you know ?.
Anyway....
Where may I get a decent Islay ?
Eventually a decent cyberpet too which should not merely be a damn bag of fleas ?
Some crazy cybercat like Rache's ? Any left ?
Sometimes I like to pretend that the workplace is a prison. Long story short, an intern dropped some prop soap. Just goes to show that daydreaming can get you into some serious trouble in the end. Sometimes in someone else's end.
My empathy begins and ends with animals, so rest assured that I'd rip out your spine and use it as a necklace for said pink unicorn if the opportunity presented itself.
Yeah, I love you too. With some pickles. And Islay whisky of course....
What, another version? I'm not really complaining, I love that movie. You ask me what my favorite movie scene is, and it's the Roy Batty/Rutger Hauer monologue scene near the very end of Blade Runner. And if it means I have another chance of seeing it at the Cinema, I'm all for it.