[lbo-talk] weird meat

[B.]

This exotic meat-eating crap seems to be some weird
manly affectation, like Kinky Friedman's cigars and
Stetson, a kind of follow-up adjunct to the extreme
sports rock climbing gym crap of the 90s; ballsy macho
crap that got you respected in 70/80s Charles
Bronson-type cop movies, but embarrassing to watch
now. Shark fin soup? Let' try it! What is the
craziest, most insane dead animal I an get in my
gullet?

Just more reasons I'd thank God, if there was one --
and since there isn't, I thank myself -- I'm a
vegetarian-who's-constantly-pondering going vegan. My
cholesterol reading a few days ago was 120.
Cholesterol is only found in animal products, with
"trace amounts" in only a very few plants. I do have
dairy (I do love cheese), but I can't stand milk. I
know a lot of cholesterol is genetic, however.

Having said that, I think Doug's cited latest trend of
eating macho EXTREEEMEE shit is inane and ridiculous.
It seems to be for the sake of the people doing the
watching. Do they have dinners of this stuff when no
one's watching, or only on cameras and TV shows.
Either way, sounds gross.

There is a sense, though, in which grown men suckling
the milk of bovines that has been produced for their
offspring -- is rather bizarre.

-B.

Doug Henwood wrote:

"http://gridskipper.com/travel/new-york/new-yorks-weirdest-meat-311662.php
Eating weird shit is all the rage. You've got Bourdain
on the Travel Channel gnawing warthog rectum in
Namibia and wolfing down jellied sheep testicles in
Iceland. Then there's the other guy on the Travel
Channel -- you know, the bald one -- whose penchant
for worms sometimes approaches Fear Factor territory."