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From: hxe@rayssd.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.veg
Subject: Re: Question (and an Answer)
Message-ID: <336@rayssd.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 9-Jan-84 17:39:17 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan  9 17:39:17 1984
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PLEASE STOP IT!!!!!

Just as in net.motss, the purpose of this newsgroup is to discuss
issues that are relevent to vegetarians, NOT to discuss whether
or not it is natural to BE a vegetarian!  I am simply fed up with
people who seem to have waited their whole lives to meet a vege-
tarian just so they can announce smugly, "You know, plants are
alive too!"

I was really hoping that this group could be a forum for vegetarians
to discuss, among themselves, the various problems and issues that
apply to vegetarians.  As in net.motss or net.women.only, I assumed
that non-vegetarians would just read the group or ask an occasional
question.  I do not want to have to refute age-old defensive claims
from meat-eaters and will unsubscribe if this group turns into that
sort of thing.

As for the comment from a non-vegetarian that all of his vegetarian
acquaintances have health problems (and the implied extension of
that theory to all vegetarians): I get a discount on my life insur-
ance because I am a vegetarian and it is assumed that I will live a
long and healthy life.  Believe me, life insurance companies are ONLY
in it for the money, so when they grant a discount they mean it.

Signing off from my first (and, I hope, last) flame,
Heather Emanuel
{allegra, decvax!brunix, ccieng5, linus} rayssd!hxe