Comments on: Friday poem http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/18/friday-poem-43/ A daily webzine and forum for discussion of news that arises at the intersection of religion and culture Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:52:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: sodiumpowered http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/18/friday-poem-43/#comment-321806 sodiumpowered Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:15:19 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/18/friday-poem-43/#comment-321806 Great, more anti-vegetarian prejudice, courtesy of World. Yuck. It's true that some, perhaps many, vegetarians drink alcoholic beverages, which is kind of an absurdity from a health standpoint. But not any more absurd that meat-eating Christians who drink, of which there are far more in this crazy world of ours. Great, more anti-vegetarian prejudice, courtesy of World. Yuck. It’s true that some, perhaps many, vegetarians drink alcoholic beverages, which is kind of an absurdity from a health standpoint. But not any more absurd that meat-eating Christians who drink, of which there are far more in this crazy world of ours.

]]> By: Harris http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/18/friday-poem-43/#comment-321783 Harris Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:14:47 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/18/friday-poem-43/#comment-321783 I believe this is a drinking song. If not, it should be. I believe this is a drinking song. If not, it should be.

]]> By: Conor http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/18/friday-poem-43/#comment-321752 Conor Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:07:50 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/18/friday-poem-43/#comment-321752 Well, I'm going to to butcher a line from George Orwell's Animal Farm: "All poetry stinks but some poems stink more than others" This poem definitely stinks more than many others! Well, I’m going to to butcher a line from George Orwell’s Animal Farm:
“All poetry stinks but some poems stink more than others”

This poem definitely stinks more than many others!

]]> By: llama http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/18/friday-poem-43/#comment-321607 llama Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:56:23 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/18/friday-poem-43/#comment-321607 You are correct and you crak me up as usual. You are correct and you crak me up as usual.

]]> By: drill http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/18/friday-poem-43/#comment-321563 drill Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:33:50 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/18/friday-poem-43/#comment-321563 The problem is that, as any honest hops-grower/beer-maker will admit, about 1/2 of one percent of your average beer is nothing but caterpiller juice and ground up mite guts. And every now and then, a bird too boozed up and fat from sucking on the drippings oozing from the vat, trips and stumbles and falls into the brew. So, you can't drink beer (or wine) and maintain you are a vegetarian, strictly speaking. Hard liqour is even worse - forget the caterpillers and mites - heck, we are talking about significant numbers of large mammals and night watchmen falling into the vats in distilleries. So I am sorry to say, you can't be a vegetarian, if you drink, that is for sure. Not technically. The problem is that, as any honest hops-grower/beer-maker will admit, about 1/2 of one percent of your average beer is nothing but caterpiller juice and ground up mite guts. And every now and then, a bird too boozed up and fat from sucking on the drippings oozing from the vat, trips and stumbles and falls into the brew.

So, you can’t drink beer (or wine) and maintain you are a vegetarian, strictly speaking.

Hard liqour is even worse - forget the caterpillers and mites - heck, we are talking about significant numbers of large mammals and night watchmen falling into the vats in distilleries.

So I am sorry to say, you can’t be a vegetarian, if you drink, that is for sure. Not technically.

]]> By: Galadriel http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/18/friday-poem-43/#comment-321544 Galadriel Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:58:25 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/18/friday-poem-43/#comment-321544 Oh, haha. I just realized whom I was criticizing. G.K. is one of my favorite authors. But I stand by what I said about the meter. :) Oh, haha. I just realized whom I was criticizing. G.K. is one of my favorite authors. But I stand by what I said about the meter. :)

]]> By: Galadriel http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/18/friday-poem-43/#comment-321543 Galadriel Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:57:10 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/18/friday-poem-43/#comment-321543 Very amusing. I'm not a fan of the meter, though. It's hard to read. Very amusing. I’m not a fan of the meter, though. It’s hard to read.

]]> By: Travis Birkenstock http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/18/friday-poem-43/#comment-321540 Travis Birkenstock Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:52:54 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/18/friday-poem-43/#comment-321540 That's top shelf stuff! I'm all smiles now. Thank you. That’s top shelf stuff! I’m all smiles now. Thank you.

]]> By: llama http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/18/friday-poem-43/#comment-321524 llama Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:07:28 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/18/friday-poem-43/#comment-321524 Nothing like swilling hooch as a vegetarian - nice rhyme too. Nothing like swilling hooch as a vegetarian - nice rhyme too.

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