Althouse: "A new survey says more than a third of vegetarians eat meat when they've had too much to drink."

October 10, 2015

"A new survey says more than a third of vegetarians eat meat when they've had too much to drink."

"What's more, they're sneaky about it, with 69 percent saying they don't fess up...."

This isn't surprising. Drinking loosens inhibitions and reduces impulse control. Vegetarians eating meat when they've been drinking is in the same category as: 1. having sex with someone that the sober you would decline, 2. having one or two more drinks than the sober you was planning to drink, and 3. driving while drunk, something the sober you considers unacceptable (but is never put in the position of having to decide not to do).

35 comments:

Wince said...: You mean "I could'a had a V-8"?; 10/10/15, 11:15 AM
Bay Area Guy said...: Mmmmmm. That sizzling bacon smells gooooooooood, don't it Veggie boy?:); 10/10/15, 11:15 AM
Fritz said...: Does that mean if I take a vegetarian girl out for dinner and drinks and she has a steak, I've raped her?

(Note: this question is entirely hypothetical as I'm happily married to an omnivore).; 10/10/15, 11:16 AM
Laslo Spatula said...: I see how this is True.

I once dated a Vegetarian who was always wanting me to stick cucumbers in her ass. Her clothes come off, I go to the kitchen and get a cucumber, the cucumber goes in her ass.

But -- when drunk -- she wanted big bold uncut Salami stuck in her ass. Sometimes, a knobby bratwurst.

Oh, in the morning she would cry a little and say how that was never going to happen again, but when the Vegetarian went to the grocery store she always seemed to buy an uncut Salami or Bratwurst along with the cucumbers.

She was only kidding herself.

I am Laslo.; 10/10/15, 11:26 AM
The Bergall said...: I don't eat meat because I'm a veterinarian.................; 10/10/15, 11:34 AM
Bayoneteer said...: Alcohol is the key here. Know a few non-smokers who light up bummed smokes when imbibing freely.; 10/10/15, 11:51 AM
n.n said...: The issue is not drinking per se, but rather the comprehensive lack of moderation. Children have a liberal orientation because they are inexperienced or have rudimentary impulse control, and adults retain the orientation to escape the challenges of unfavorable circumstances or personal responsibility.; 10/10/15, 11:51 AM
Unknown said...: These vegetarians have clearly been raped by meat then; 10/10/15, 12:27 PM
pm317 said...: I am a vegetarian by birth. My parents were and their parents were and so on and all my siblings are too. I have never had the curiosity to eat meat. The couple of times I have accidentally ingested it not knowing there was meat and after realizing that it was there, I have had to spit it out and rinse my mouth. I surprise myself by this behavior because there are no religious or other inhibitions that would stop me from doing it. I just don't want to do it.; 10/10/15, 12:44 PM
Fen said...: "Vegetarians eating meat when they've been drinking is in the same category as ...having sex with someone that the sober you would decline"

Thought that was "rape" these days.

Prepare for a SJW onslaught. You just compared that to "rape"; 10/10/15, 12:49 PM
pm317 said...: @The Bergall, makes sense.; 10/10/15, 12:49 PM
Curious George said...: "pm317 said...
I am a vegetarian by birth."

You are a omnivore by birth. You are a vegetarian by choice.; 10/10/15, 12:52 PM
Nichevo said...: Fess up to? Is there a confessional at the a Church of the Holy Broccoli?; 10/10/15, 12:53 PM
exhelodrvr1 said...: Voting for someone when there is no logical reason to do so.; 10/10/15, 1:04 PM
David said...: And right after that, bad sex.; 10/10/15, 1:20 PM
madAsHell said...: I'll guess that most vegetarians are women. Women are allowed to blame it on the alcohol.; 10/10/15, 1:29 PM
Skipper said...: The drinking thing is an excuse and I doubt has anything to do with their "cheating". They sneak meat because they're hungry.; 10/10/15, 1:44 PM
Laslo Spatula said...: I bet the guys that have sex with horses are really drunk at the time.

Otherwise, it makes no sense.

I am Laslo.; 10/10/15, 1:46 PM
Michael K said...: "in vino veritas" That's the Harvard motto, I think.; 10/10/15, 2:02 PM
retired said...: The is no forgiveness at the Church of the High Holy Broccoli, or at any of the neo Marxist cults. Excommunication is the only outcome.; 10/10/15, 2:06 PM
glenn said...: Funny, when I've had too much to drink I'm a vegetarian. I only eat meat when I'm sober.; 10/10/15, 2:58 PM
n.n said...: Humans are omnivores by nature. The essential Vitamin B12 is only found in its natural form in foods such as meat, fish, and dairy products. The Vitamin B12 is required for the proper function and development of the brain, nerves, blood cells, and many other parts of the body.; 10/10/15, 3:12 PM
walter said...: Time to give n.n. a few drinks...

But maybe this explains all the Priuses in the Taco Bell drive through around 1:30 am.; 10/10/15, 4:05 PM
walter said...: If anyone visits Sir Spatula for dinner, might want to pass on the antipasto...; 10/10/15, 4:08 PM
n.n said...: Walter:

Sure. A cup of Merlot with a New York Strip steak prepared medium-rare. Perfect.; 10/10/15, 4:24 PM
walter said...: Oh no..I was thinking several shots of Jack or Cuervo to get ya loosened up ;); 10/10/15, 4:43 PM
Laslo Spatula said...: walter said...
If anyone visits Sir Spatula for dinner, might want to pass on the antipasto...

I am conscientious: I donated all 'gently used' cucumbers and salamis and bratwursts to the local Food Bank for the Homeless.

When you are homeless salami is a treat, even if it does smell a little odd.

I am Laslo.; 10/10/15, 5:43 PM
John Althouse Cohen said...: It actually says that far more than a third of vegetarians do this. But I've been a vegetarian for a quarter-century and have never done it.; 10/10/15, 7:23 PM
John Althouse Cohen said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 10/10/15, 7:25 PM
John Althouse Cohen said...: On top of that, I had never heard of anyone doing it until I saw this report. I know a lot of vegetarians, including plenty of people who mostly eat vegetarian but make occasional exceptions (some call them "flexitarians" instead of vegetarians). But I had never even considered the idea that they specifically do it while drinking. I can't even remember ever feeling tempted to eat meat when drinking.; 10/10/15, 7:26 PM
walter said...: "flexitarians"..that's awesome. Can't decide if it's better than "pescatarians". Very nice ways to say inconsistent...but somehow committed to it.; 10/10/15, 7:43 PM
BN said...: Whether you are interested in meat or not, meat is interested in you.

- L. Trotsky; 10/10/15, 8:23 PM
Laslo Spatula said...: It parallels the gay / bisexual dynamic: drunk, the homosexual is homosexual; drunk, the straight guy is bisexual.

Something like that.

I am Laslo.; 10/10/15, 8:52 PM
pm317 said...: But I've been a vegetarian for a quarter-century and have never done it.

Maybe it is a weak minded thing. Their conviction in their food choice is not strong enough that it breaks when they don't have control.; 10/10/15, 9:36 PM
BN said...: "Maybe it is a weak minded thing."

The title of my next novel. Thank you.; 10/11/15, 12:31 AM