[Vision2020] My Easter column

[lfalen]

I like your sense of humor. Sign me up.
Roger
-----Original message-----
From: "Robert Dickow" dickow at uidaho.edu
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:08:35 -0700
To: "'vision 2020'" Vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] My Easter column

> But what about all that plant sap I am washed in eating my mixed green
> salad? How disgusting and cruel! (But, ya gotta eat, right?)
>  
> Anybody want to join my Plants Rights Society?
> (0)    Plants are the basis of life and are superior in many ways (open
> growth, make their own food, etc). 
> (1)    Animals (which includes humans, you may be surprised to learn) depend
> on them for their existence. 
> (2)    No harm shall come to plants in making of video or films.
> (3)    It is immoral for humans to eat plants exclusively.
>  and there are several more points on which I (no other members yet) base
> the society's principals. See my posting from about 5 years ago outlining
> the Society. It is time we honored and respected plants for what they are.
> Superior beings!
>  
> Bob Dickow, troublemaker
>  
>  
> From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
> On Behalf Of Ralph Nielsen
> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 11:47 AM
> To: vision 2020
> Cc: Donovan Arnold
> Subject: [Vision2020] My Easter column
>  
> Sorry, Arnold. 
>  
> Hasn't  it occurred to you that perhaps vegetarians, both religious and
> secular, find the idea of being washed in the blood of a slaughtered animal
> offensive? 
>  
> Ralph
>  
> Ralph,
>  
> Do you have any other jokes about Jews or Muslims too, or is your
> deprecating humor limited to only one religion?
>  
> Donovan Arnold
>  
>  
> Ralph wrote:
>  
> Thank you, Nick, for this interesting column. It reminds me of an  
> anecdote an old friend told me some years ago.
>  
> A man in a streetcar was seated beside an enthusiastic, evangelistic,  
> old lady.  She turned to the man beside her and asked, in a loud  
> voice, "Young man, have you been washed in the Blood of the Lamb?" To  
> which the man replied, "Good heavens, no, ma'am, I'm a vegetarian!"
>  
> 
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