I had a friend who wouldn’t eat lamb or pork because she thought those baby animals were cute.
Chicks, ducklings and calves are cute, too, but she didn’t have a problem with eating chicken, duck or beef.
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I don’t like the idea of eating reptiles.
I have eaten amphibians, in the form of frogs’ legs, but I don’t like eating them.
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My SIL wouldn’t eat chicken with bones.
Had to be boneless and skinless.
Luckily for me she’s my ex SIL these days.
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The more you read, the more you know! Something along those lines, according to Seuss.
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My cousin is like that. She asked for chicken for dinner when she visited, then wouldn’t eat the roasted chicken quarters we served. We don’t even buy chicken breast, let alone boneless chicken breast. Spoiled brat. She wouldn’t touch the chicken.
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My local Grocery Outlet has it right now for $2.99. I see this and think “this is what passes for salsa at Pink Taco”
I’m going to try it tomorrow night, I have chicken and rice planned. Sunshine has already issued a “hard no” on it, as it looks a little like “Pepto Bismol”. From what I understand it was more of a Fuchsia color, but the recipe and coloring changed.
I’ll make a base of cream of chicken soup for Sunshine.
The color doesn’t bother me, if I like it… I’ll go back to Dollar Tree and get more.
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Octopi have clearly engaged brand strategists to elevate their species profile. I haven’t had any since My Octopus Friend and Remarkably Bright Creatures.
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Mrs. ricepad and Spawn2 are not inclined to eat octopus because of their reputed intelligence (the octopus’, not Mrs. ricepad and Spawn2 - although I think they’re pretty smart also). I’ve stopped eating octopuses not for any ethical or moral reason, but because to me, octopus is boring and not worth the trouble.
Etymologically, the plural of ‘octopus’ is not “octopi”, but “octopuses”. It comes from Greek, not Latin. I say it wrong all the time, though, because “octopuses” just sounds odd.
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I call them octopodi.
I still eat octopus, duck, pork and beef, even if those animals are rather intelligent compared to a clam or a scallop.
Lobsters and crabs seem intelligent, too.
Eh, ducks are assholes. Also delicious.
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Geese are even bigger assholes, but I prefer duck.
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Ugh, those Canada geese. Super mean. And protected by Federal Law.
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Something that I have never tried but would like to is Akutaq
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I say octopodes.
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Have you read The Soul of the Octopus by Sy Montgomery?
And let’s not forget https://www.mgm.com/movies/octopussy
Still can’t believe the MPAA let that title pass.
It was the title of the book.
I know. But still.
