Elvis the veggie

[meatismurder]

I saw Elvis Costello listed amongst famous vegetarians on the Viva website. Hopefully he would approve of this campaign but dont know what he thinks of The Smiths??

http://www.freewebs.com/meatisstillmurder/

[And No Coffee Table]

He's not really a vegetarian, at least by my definition. He eats fish.

[Emotional Toothpaste]

or wonder what he thinks of Ted Nugent?

[Mikeh]

Is Elvis still a non-drinker? And how do we know he eats fish???

[Mr. Average]

I was a vegan (hard core) for two years 1982-83. Became a strict vegetarian until 1991. Added fish in 1991, and eat it about once per month. I still consider myself a vegetarian. No dairy or eggs unless un baked goods.

Strictly speaking, I am not a vegetarian. But I proclaim to be one because I eat no beef, chicken, turkey, duck, goose, pork, ...any other animal protein other than the occassional blended egg of milk in a cookie or cake, and an occasional piece of fish or shrimp.

So Elvis may proclaim vegetarianism and eat fish. I find that there are two camps who vehemently reject ths classification and make a lot of noise around it: strict vegans who, like Hugh Grants bad blind date on Notting Hill, think that eating a carrot requires that it first be murdered, and the hard core carnivores that have pork or beef for breakfast, lunch, dinner, evening snack, and dessert.

[And No Coffee Table]

Is Elvis still a non-drinker? And how do we know he eats fish???

From 2004, regarding the most disgusting food he's tried:

EC: I don't eat meat so that narrows it down quite a bit. I eat fish, but I don't eat meat, so the disgusting possibilities are a lot less if you're trapped in a land with no food like Germany and the one thing you have to eat is like, sheep's eyes or something.

Q: How long have you been a vegetarian?

EC: Well, I'm not a vegetarian.

Q: Okay, a pesce-

EC: (Dismissively) Yeah, whatever it is. I just don't like the taste of meat. Like I don't like the taste of alcohol.

[verbal gymnastics]

I don't like the taste of alcohol which is why I drink so much of it. I'm hoping that one day I'll get to like it.

[Boy With A Problem]

Strictly speaking, I am not a vegetarian. But I proclaim to be one because I eat no beef, chicken, turkey, duck, goose, pork, ...any other animal protein other than the occassional blended egg of milk in a cookie or cake, and an occasional piece of fish or shrimp.

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With shrimp I figure it's either me or them.

[johnfoyle]

Thanks to Mario for this -

3 June '12

Trainspotting from the Simpsons tonight.