Slog - Comments on Words of Wisdom http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom ...from Slog commenter Gurldoggie: This one relatively innocuous posting has sparked displays of rage at local businesses, national chains, meat eaters, vegetarians, religious believers and poor spellers. What is up with you people? Fried chicken doesn't get your blood pressure up half as fast as an average Slog post. You people have got to get another hobby—this one is killing you! The free-ranging fight about everything forever continues...... Copyright 2008 Tue, 13 May 2008 16:37:14 -0800 Tue, 13 May 2008 22:47:54 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by lostboy The fight continues, but Gurldoggie has already won.

]]> lostboy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023702 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023702 Life Tue, 13 May 2008 16:45:57 -0800 Comment by StC Guesswhat! I told the missus to stop at Ezells on the way home. We're having chicken tonight!

Thanks slog!

]]> StC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023712 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023712 Life Tue, 13 May 2008 16:51:56 -0800 Comment by Paulus I always regret it after I eat at Ezell's. Not for moral reasons. Just the chicken ain't so good.

Also, if you go to the grassy knoll across the street to eat your chicken and throw a bone to the various birds to pick clean, keep your eye on the seagulls. They eat drumsticks whole.

]]> Paulus http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023715 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023715 Life Tue, 13 May 2008 16:55:42 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Isn't that encouraging cannibalism, in a way?

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023719 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023719 Life Tue, 13 May 2008 16:57:29 -0800 Comment by dreamboatcaptain Thank you Paulus for pointing out the obvious. Oprah is already a cheerleader for Ezell's, they don't need any more.

LET THE HATE CONTINUE ON A NEW THREAD

]]> dreamboatcaptain http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023720 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023720 Life Tue, 13 May 2008 16:57:57 -0800 Comment by humorless vegetarian ^_^ A vegetarian diet cuts your risk of heart disease by over 25%, plus it reduces your risk of stroke, several cancers, and diabetes. Most of you have had loved ones die because they ate fried chicken and similar corpsemeat.

I doubt Slog is that bad!

]]> humorless vegetarian ^_^ http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023724 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023724 Life Tue, 13 May 2008 16:59:36 -0800 Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty Everyone on both sides of my family has eaten "corpse meat" every day of their lives, and they've all lived well into their 80s. So much for that argument.

]]> Fifty-Two-Eighty http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023728 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023728 Life Tue, 13 May 2008 17:04:22 -0800 Comment by dreamboatcaptain @4: Since it's seagulls eating chicken bones, it would be more like humans eating some sort of ape, or even a monkey. I have no idea how a chicken's intelligence compares to a seagull's.

]]> dreamboatcaptain http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023729 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023729 Life Tue, 13 May 2008 17:04:24 -0800 Comment by elenchos Well if everyone's having fried chicken then I'll alert the fatosphere to add some bandwidth.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023732 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023732 Life Tue, 13 May 2008 17:06:01 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave people who value health will eat a healthier diet. people who value the taste of fried chicken will eat fried chicken. whats your point 6?

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023734 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023734 Life Tue, 13 May 2008 17:06:26 -0800 Comment by dreamboatcaptain "Everyone on both sides of my family has eaten "corpse meat" every day of their lives, and they've all lived well into their 80s. So much for that argument."

#7, this argument holds up as well as creation science.

]]> dreamboatcaptain http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023735 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023735 Life Tue, 13 May 2008 17:07:04 -0800 Comment by humorless vegetarian ^_^ #7: I've seen smokers over 100!
#10: Just pointing out that Gurldoggie's "Slog is worse than fried chicken" statement is probably untrue!

If anyone is interested, there are lots of scientific articles here documenting the health benefits of a vegetarian diet. Click "related articles" for more.

(And don't pick out one study that doesn't show a health difference and say you proved a vegetarian diet is not healthier... the majority of articles and meta-studies support this finding.)

]]> humorless vegetarian ^_^ http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023743 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023743 Life Tue, 13 May 2008 17:11:48 -0800 Comment by shub-negrorath I humbly submit that a short (medium-length?), tasty life is far better than a long, bland, humorless one. You've got your values, I've got mine.

]]> shub-negrorath http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023752 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023752 Life Tue, 13 May 2008 17:23:01 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale I'll have the 3/4 length version please.

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023757 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023757 Life Tue, 13 May 2008 17:28:56 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle In the end, we're all spicy dust in the wind.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023762 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023762 Life Tue, 13 May 2008 17:31:00 -0800 Comment by w7ngman David, I'm surprised you haven't attracted the same amount of hatred as Paul "Why don't you steal from a fucking corporate bookstore" Constant for your comments about stealing from chili's instead of Ezell's.

Then again, you WERE joking. Right?

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023777 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023777 Life Tue, 13 May 2008 17:36:11 -0800 Comment by Adiabatic Man David - People are not reading your post and continue to shout their opinions, yet another example of the vitriol that seems to have descended upon SLOGGERS like a dark cloud. Levity seems to beget slings and arrows - duck! Everyone seems so serious in a superficial cynical light hearted way. Can't we all just get along?

]]> Adiabatic Man http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023817 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023817 Life Tue, 13 May 2008 18:09:02 -0800 Comment by dreamboatcaptain I suggest a vegan uprising against Chili's.

]]> dreamboatcaptain http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023835 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023835 Life Tue, 13 May 2008 18:32:56 -0800 Comment by Tdub @6 Vegetarianism also exposes you to numerous fun diseases! Without your proper omnivore complement of enzymes and bacteria, you're much more likely to frequently get everything from pesky common ailments to more severe gastroenterologic diseases. Wow! You're actually better off eating animal protein to stave off stroke, too.

You also reserve the right to be a perpetual pain in the ass know-it-all motherfucker at any gathering where food is served. Goody!

>>You commit genocide on all manner of insects and animals from your sheer continued existence as a human. We've wiped out species so we can grow vegetables better, introduced alien species from shipping grains that have invaded our continental waters and destroyed local ecosystems.

You're not ethically "safe" by declaring yourself a vegetarian.

]]> Tdub http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023847 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023847 Life Tue, 13 May 2008 18:46:36 -0800 Comment by ellarosa nothing get my blood pressure up like dealing with my husband does. slog is my escape and relaxation. i would therefore argue the opposite is true: slog brings my blood pressure down!

]]> ellarosa http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023921 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023921 Life Tue, 13 May 2008 20:19:44 -0800 Comment by catnextdoor Woah, I was expecting this comment thread to be of like-minds, not more of this retarded vegetarian debate! Where the fuck is this coming from? The Slog posts about restaurants and food (even MEAT!!) all the fucking time.

Really, everyone, take a chill pill, count your blessings and go to sleep. Jesus.

]]> catnextdoor http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023994 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/words_of_wisdom#c1023994 Life Tue, 13 May 2008 22:47:54 -0800