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From: bzs@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Barry Shein)
Newsgroups: alt.flame
Subject: Re: Vegetarians in the Workplace
Message-ID: <17934@bu-cs.BU.EDU>
Date: 23 Dec 87 22:22:29 GMT
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>Of course, I'd hate to promote the image of vegetarians as self-righteous,
>intolerant rabble-rousers.  In a spirit of compromise, I will not embark
>on a campaign to rid the workplace of meat comsumption: all I ask is that
>all references to "meat" in its various forms be replaced by "non-vegetable
>protein supplements".  Is that so difficult a thing, to accomodate my
>preju...er, preferences...and make vegetarians feel a bit more welcome
>in the workplace?   If you simply *must* eat meat, at least eat it at
>home, where I won't be offended by it.
>
>-- Jim Lewis

Re: your attempt to make a silly parody of religion and the workplace.

I can only assume you are either too young or too limited in
experience to have worked or gone to school in places where no meat
was served on Fridays. Gee, imagine that, Friday and they're serving
clam chowder and fried fish again, must be a coincidence...

Sort of ties things up neatly, no? Vegetarians just aren't a powerful
enough voice in the workplace (yet?)