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offline big from lsg on 2003-08-05 08:18 [#00809702]
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well: take it or leave it
>:(


 

offline od_step_cloak from Pleth (Australia) on 2003-08-05 08:20 [#00809704]
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Big - Corrupted Girl was quoting me, she's not the dirty
one.

And " i think we now are civilized enough to not eat
meat."

Is trying to force your opinon as fact, making you look as
stupid as anyone you're trying to put down.


 

offline big from lsg on 2003-08-05 08:25 [#00809708]
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chill: it ís my opinion
i furthermore understand that some people like to eat meat
more than i do, when people say that i understand
a civilized girl (that not the word i'm looking for, yes:
decent) would laugh about that


 

offline big from lsg on 2003-08-05 08:26 [#00809709]
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stop hidding is those bushes
or is there something interesting going on there?


 

offline avart from nomo' on 2003-08-05 08:40 [#00809717]
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promo wrote: "Animals kill other animals and in far far less
humane ways than we do. You know what happens in the wild.
"

Animals hunt & kill. That?s mostly it. Cat?s often play with
their food before eating, but the difference is that the
bird, mouse etc were FREE before the Cat caught it...

I haven?t seen any other animals having farms & meatindustry
as humans have?

Being rightwing you are pretty predictable yourself (though
I?m too polite too say in what way) :P


 

offline Peloton from London (United Kingdom) on 2003-08-05 08:56 [#00809732]
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I was going to ignore your witless postings as of yesterday
(I don't think anyone should dignify your retarded ass with
a response anymore) but you're a bit like a fly on a picinc
trip. So...

Tell me, how does someone as young as you hold such vehement
right-wing veiws? (I know you're pretty young because of the
sheer infantile content of your posts. Hey, maybe that's why
George Bush holds such an appeal over you?). Does daddy have
a large collection of Nazi memorabillia locked away? He must
be a big influence on you, eh? Did Mum beat you within an
inch of your pointless life everytime you showed any overt
sign of compassion or altruistic behaviour? Get a
back-hander for bending down to stroke a puppy on the
street, did you? Did they constantly scream in your ear over
breakfast the virtues of the Neo-Liberal free-market and
super-glued posters of Adam Smith on the walls of your room?


Poor old Tory-boy. It must be really frustrating being
alienated from your peer group. I bet you watch them at play
from your bedroom window, a solatary tear trickling from you
pudgey face, wishing just once that they'd invite you to
join them.

Man, you've endured psychological torture no small child
should be subjected to. But it does go a long way in
explaining your sneering and sniping on this board. They
have turned you into a soul-less, spirit-less wastoid.

So, I'm not angry with your continued assertion that I'm
some kinda nut. S'ok. I understand.

Oh... just one more thing. Reply to this if you must but
don't expect anymore replies from me to any of your
(pointless) posts. OK?


 

offline big from lsg on 2003-08-05 14:01 [#00810364]
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yet another follow up to pomme:
egg-white is the term for this food element thats mainly
found in meat, at least in dutch thats the term. thought i'd
clear this up cause you might now think i'm this little 8
year old. which is incorrect: i'm 6. wheeeeee


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-08-05 14:13 [#00810387]
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Re: not knowing about eating meat.

Yep, there's a bit of a joke among some chefs I'm matey
with, "(insert person's name here) may think they're
vegetarian, but..."

In many restaurants you'll find traces of meat in most
vegetarian dishes be it from being cooked/stored too closely
to meat, utensils not being cleaned between handling meat
etc.

It's for this reason that I think it's a bit silly (even
childish) to kick up a fuss (especially at a mate who has
just cooked you dinner's house) over a small amount of
something that contains meat derivatives e.g. a stock cube,
worcester sauce etc. but not actual pieces of food
resembling (or even tasting like) chunks of meat etc.

Fair enough if it's for religious reasons, but if it's only
for ethical/health reasons I'd tolerate the odd bit of meat
extract in foods.

I used to be a vegetarian as a child, but in my mid to late
teens began eating meat again. I still enjoy vegetarian
cuisine quite regularly (I've got some cooking in the oven
right now as it happens) so long as it's not "meat substitue
and two veg" every day. That said, the past four days I've
lived largely on meat (barbeque weather). Colon cancer here
I come ;)


 

offline promo from United Kingdom on 2003-08-05 14:50 [#00810444]
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Peloton,

Don't flatter yourself. You only exist because of me. Lol.


 

offline evolume from seattle (United States) on 2003-08-05 14:55 [#00810453]
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the eating of meat is largely responsible for the advanced
evolution of the human brain.

its no coincidence that many of the most advanced animals
are meat eaters.

but enjoy your veggies.. more meat for me.


 

offline pomme de terre from obscure body in the SK System on 2003-08-05 14:57 [#00810458]
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yes but theres a difference between the fresh lifeblood of a
young cheetah and the diseased, depressed beef that we
consume today..


 

offline pomme de terre from obscure body in the SK System on 2003-08-05 14:59 [#00810462]
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meaning the reason i dont eat meat is because of the food
and drug administration. i think the sacrificial or
ritualistic slaying/eating of animal is acceptable.


 

offline MachineofGod from the land of halo's (United States) on 2003-08-05 18:17 [#00810673]
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agreed, im vegetarian because first of all i dont like meat,
secondly i dont like the whole system based on this unseen
"killing machine". not only is this torturous to the
animals but the workers themselves who get seriously hurt.


my idea:
if you want meat, go kill the animal yourself instead of
paying someone you dont know to do it.


 

offline Key_Secret from Sverige (Sweden) on 2003-08-05 18:20 [#00810678]
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ok... not in the mood for reading through all posts, but I'm
a vegetarian to.
I eat a rawfood-vegan diet, and it kicks ass. The real diet
for real people, if you know what I mean. :)


 

offline od_step_cloak from Pleth (Australia) on 2003-08-05 18:28 [#00810686]
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oh no it's left wing vs right wing again.

and the left wingers are calling the right wingers idiots
again, right?

yeah, it happens.

I remember when my mates all went to first year uni and went
radical left wing. A few years later now and we've all
moderated our views.


 

offline Key_Secret from Sverige (Sweden) on 2003-08-05 18:31 [#00810689]
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there are always someone VS someone, I learned that from
Street Fighter II.


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2003-08-05 18:40 [#00810707]
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Eat meat don't eat meat, don't feel guilty if you do, fuck
if you have to feel guilty about eating meat i'll just go
and kill myself now.


 

offline earthleakage from tell the world you're winning on 2003-08-05 19:09 [#00810757]
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id eat meat biscuits if someone invented them


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2003-08-05 19:12 [#00810760]
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I had a pizza tonight with fourr differrent types of meat on
it, and do you know... I woofed it back.


 

offline earthleakage from tell the world you're winning on 2003-08-05 19:14 [#00810766]
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4 different types of dog meat?


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2003-08-05 19:15 [#00810772]
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I was too hungrry to carre, but it was tangy, what does that
say?


 

offline earthleakage from tell the world you're winning on 2003-08-05 19:17 [#00810778]
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probably maggot-infested. unlucky.


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2003-08-05 19:20 [#00810786]
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Hey!! In everry maggot comes a morrsel of meaty goodness
only found in ASDA own pizza take-aways.
You have rread the bannerrs rright?


 

offline earthleakage from tell the world you're winning on 2003-08-05 19:26 [#00810802]
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im a morrisons man myself, sorry. but i hear they do cheap
brand baileys at 3.50 a bottle so it can't be all bad.


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2003-08-05 19:29 [#00810809]
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Ahh I could not tell if that is trrue you see I'm also a
morrisons man, I picked the pizza up on the way to a
frriends house.
One thing I will say about ASDA is they need to get some new
shelf-stockerrs the shelves werre empty.


 

offline earthleakage from tell the world you're winning on 2003-08-05 19:32 [#00810813]
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unfortunately asda have been forced to select 40 percent
vegetarians for their shelf stackers under thre equal
oppoptunities emplayment act, and their arms are so weak
they cant reach up to the higher shelves therefore leaving
the shelves emply. it was on the 9 o clock news today.


 

offline thecurbcreeper from United States on 2003-08-05 19:36 [#00810820]
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i recommend taking vitamins if you don't eat too healthy,
but it's not going to kill you if you don't.

if you don't mind eating products with eggs in it or eggs
themselves then i recommend lots of pasta and eggs.

and if you drink there are vegan beers that have no sort of
animal anything or were processed with any sort of fish
bladder or animal blood whatever.

not that you said you were going to be vegan....but you know
it may concern you.....


 

offline jenf from Toronto (Canada) on 2003-08-05 20:08 [#00810854]
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i was a vegetarian for 6 months and i did go for a check-up
at the doctor during that time - and blood tests came back
completely healthy.

so those people who think vegetarians are risking their
health, should probably realize that a healthy vegetarian is
very observant about what they eat on a day-to-day basis.
just like someone who eats meat, vegetarians also have to
take into consideration what not to eat and what to eat -
the only concern is the b12 issue (most of the other
vitamins are taken care of in grain, dairy, fruits, nuts,
vegetables, etc) - but you can drink soy milk which contains
said vitamin.

being vegan is different from being vegetarian - veganism
avoids eating anything produced by animals; vegetarians
still drink milk and eat eggs, etc.


 

offline jenf from Toronto (Canada) on 2003-08-05 20:12 [#00810862]
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if you plan to become a vegetarian, go for it if that's what
you really want to do. don't try to justify it with
idealistic ethical and moral debate because nobody wins. a
meat eater will stay a meat eater and a vegetarian a
vegetarian. do what you please and ignore the rest :)

go look around google or any other decent search engine and
research various vitamins, where they come mostly from and
you can get an idea of what to buy at the store. one thing i
learned through being a temporary vegetarian was that
parsley contains a lot of important vitamins.

anyhow, im not a vegetarian at the moment, and probably eat
a lot shittier now than when i was. i just eat meat to get
myself a full stomach, rather than try to manage a balanced
diet :)

hope this helps..


 

offline od_step_cloak from Pleth (Australia) on 2003-08-05 20:23 [#00810872]
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Key_Secret
"there are always someone VS someone, I learned that from

Street Fighter II."


LOL, good call!


 

offline plaidzebra from so long, xlt on 2003-08-05 21:51 [#00810980]
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the fact is, it is not possible to eliminate use of
animal-derived products unless you completely sever any
connection to mainstream western culture. the vitamins in
enriched bread? byproducts in blacktop pavement? shampoo?
medicines? chemicals used to process sugar? etc etc etc
all animal derived. so the absolutist approach is not
really viable.

a vegetarian diet is not necessarily more healthy than a
meat-based diet. then again, meat eaters don't necessarily
get all of the necessary vitamins. vitamin C, for example.
you should be aware of your b12 intake. if you do eat
cheese and eggs, though, you've little to worry about.

maybe a more viable model is to modify your behavior
realistically to incorporate responsible, humane food
sources. organic, free range eggs and dairy, for example.
eat cheese from free range cows that's made with vegetable
enzymes. vegetarian diets are better for the environment,
which means *everybody*.

certainly, the more you learn about industrial scale
farming, the less you will want to promote the abuse that
goes hand in hand there. it is truly appalling.



 

offline plaidzebra from so long, xlt on 2003-08-05 21:53 [#00810981]
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much of the criticism of vegetarianism is transparent
resentment of going against the grain (pun not intended).
you'll be called a "hippie," and "leftie," and other silly
names implying you are an "outsider". others resent your
choice because they believe that you will judge them as
wrongdoers for eating meat; your choice to deviate from
their choice is seen as implicit criticism. they'll attack
any deviation from absolutism as hypocricy. if you judge no
one, what concern will you have for their judgements?

i wouldn't become a vegetarian to fulfill some moral
imperative. if you are so inclined, follow your heart.
don't waste your time with rationalizations, or think that
if you can't go 100% you shouldn't go at all, or that you
owe anyone an explanation, or that you're saving the world.
do what's right for you.

i've been a vegetarian for nearly fifteen years, and
currently i eat free range eggs, cheese and half and half.
if i eat at a restaurant, i will eat whatever cheese or eggs
they have. i would choose to not eat meat unless survival
depended on it. i'm very healthy. i have no interest in
judging anyone else's behavior. they do as they will.


 

offline catharsis from Toronto (Canada) on 2003-08-05 22:54 [#00811031]
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Here are the facts:

Unless you are a freak of nature, you're going to need B12
supplements. There are sublingual (under the tongue) forms
of B12. Take 1000mcg every week to top your B12 stores up.
Unless you eat a hell of alot of marine algae you can forget
about B12. It usually takes up to 5 years to develop a
deficiency though.

Males don't usually have to worry about iron, but it would
be in your best interest to have your blood hemoglobin
checked every year just to be sure. Females NEED to take
iron supplements to prevent iron-deficiency anemia. DO NOT
GET PHARMACEUTICAL IRON, unless you want to stop shitting
for weeks on end. Get a quality brand of iron bisglycinate
(also called ferrous bisglycinate). Take a low dose - no
more than 10 - 15mg per day. Divide the dose up into two or
three days if you have to.

Zinc and calcium can also be trouble-makers on a vegie diet.
If you're young and male you don't have to worry too much.
If you're older and female, calcium supplements are in order
to prevent osteoporsis.

Vegetarian protein quality isn't of the same calibur as meat
protein. If you're a muscular guy, don't be surprised if
you start losing lean mass. I'll give you some more tips
later.

I'm not making this shit up - I've spent 7 years in school
for this.


 

offline catharsis from Toronto (Canada) on 2003-08-05 22:57 [#00811032]
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Jenf.....6 months is hardly enough time to develop a
deficieny in many micronutrients. B12 deficiencies may not
become obvious until 5 years after the time of meat
abstinence. Vegans have it MUCH worse (no dairy, eggs, or
meat).
There are PROS and CONS to every diet.


 

offline catharsis from Toronto (Canada) on 2003-08-05 23:03 [#00811038]
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Jenf. Vegetarian iron sources are drastically inferior to
meat sources. Absorption rates of non-heme iron
(vegetarian) have been shown to be as low as 0.9%, and
averages approximately 2.9%.
Meat-sourced iron (heme iron) absorbs at a rate nearly 10X
that of non-heme iron. Be very cautious with your iron
stores.

There are many noble reasons for becoming vegetarian. I
have considered that diet MANY times (I love bacon too
much). But you must understand that human physiology has
evolved to consume BOTH plant and animal food sources. The
presence of canine teeth alone would indicate that we are
not herbivores. Certain precautions are necessary.

There is the opposite and VERY unhealthy extreme of
neglecting fruits and vegetables. If you want to reduce
your risk of cancer, diabetes, and cardiovasular disease,
you better eat your plants.


 

offline catharsis from Toronto (Canada) on 2003-08-05 23:05 [#00811040]
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Cheese also contains reasonable amounts of B12.


 

offline jenf from Toronto (Canada) on 2003-08-05 23:20 [#00811046]
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although, if you do take supplements for iron and b12 as a
vegetarian, wouldn't it be almost equivalent to eating
meat-based products?
sure it is a supplement, artificial and not from a 'natural'
source, but it is of that vitamin, no?


 

offline catharsis from Toronto (Canada) on 2003-08-05 23:30 [#00811051]
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ferrous fumarate and ferrous sulfate are the most common
forms of iron supplements. They are both vegetarian source.
In fact, I've yet to see a meat-sourced iron supplement
aside from dessicated liver.

For the preparation that I mentioned (iron bisglycinate),
the iron must be "doctored" in a lab. Iron is bound to
bisglycinate through a series of chemical reactions. The
end result is a vegetarian iron source that dissociates in
stomach acid MUCH MUCH MUCH more readily than natural
vegetarian iron, and thus allows for greater absorption.

Many B12 vitamins are sourced from yeast extracts. Many
bacteria and fungus produce vitamins through metabolism. I
hope you aren't opposed to the the death and exploitation of
innocent bacteria. ;)

Your greatest concern should be the pill itself. Capsules
are normally made from gelatin - an animal protein. You can
get vegetarian capsules or "Vcaps" that are made from plant
cellulose.

Rock on Toronto.


 

offline catharsis from Toronto (Canada) on 2003-08-05 23:31 [#00811054]
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"Floradix" liquid iron is one of the greatest vegetarian
iron supplements on the planet IMO.


 

offline jenf from Toronto (Canada) on 2003-08-05 23:32 [#00811057]
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actually, i should add that i was a 'pesco vegetarian' at
the time (that is, i still ate some fish ;) )

regardless, ive just been looking at some articles online
about this topic out of curiousity, and it seems that being
a vegetarian can be a healthy choice, but as i mentioned
earlier, you have to research how much of each vitamin you
need in order to maintain a good diet.
some people need more of certain vitamins and minerals than
others - various factors to take into consideration ie.
blood type, sex, etc.


 

offline jenf from Toronto (Canada) on 2003-08-05 23:37 [#00811064]
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hah, well like i said in the earlier posts (yet again!), i
think it's silly to be a vegetarian for 'trendy ethics' - i
mean, it's fine and dandy if you want to be but your
argument with a meat-eater won't win you any trophies - and
vice versa.

i could give two shits about living 'things' dying - heck,
there's things i kill just by washing my hands everyday ;)
but if i look at it from a resource perspective (an acre of
rice feeds more people than an acre cows?), it might be a
more plausible reason. then again, someone might disagree
with me - to each their own.


 

offline Oddioblender from Fort Worth, TX (United States) on 2003-08-05 23:40 [#00811066]
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have you ever tried feeding a hamburger to a cow? it's funny
because the cow doesn't realize it makes up two of the four
food groups.

too bad i didn't write that. a comedian whose name i can't
remember did.


 

offline catharsis from Toronto (Canada) on 2003-08-05 23:45 [#00811070]
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You're right about the resource perspective....in part.

Unfortuately, if we stopped eating meat, world-wide
starvation wouldn't decrease. There is already enough food
available to feed the entire global population even with all
of our meat consumption. Unfortunately, the costs of
distribution are too much of a concern for money-hungry
developed nations. It's an issue of money, not of natural
resources.


 

offline jenf from Toronto (Canada) on 2003-08-05 23:45 [#00811071]
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ah just to follow up, this might be a helpful article for
people interested in the topic:
here

take note of the very last sentence in the article -
therefore, ignore my resource perspective reason :)

plus, on a side (possibly unrelated) note, drinking a glass
of red wine a day can reduce chances of heart disease! :D go
wine go!


 

offline jenf from Toronto (Canada) on 2003-08-05 23:48 [#00811074]
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imbalanced nations, i agree unfortunately :\
what our community of people are capable of doing for each
other globally, is limited to who has and 'wants' to spend
the money to help feed others.


 

offline catharsis from Toronto (Canada) on 2003-08-05 23:51 [#00811077]
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Wine contains oligomeric proanthocyanidins, (sometimes
called OPCs or PCOs.) These bioflavanoids are responsible
for the dark red/blue pigments of many fruits such as red
grapes, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries etc.

Bioflavanoids (of which there are literally thousands) are
among the greatest anti-cancer / anti-heart disease
nutrients. The PCO content in red wine is highly
concentrated, and the alcohol assists in its solubility in
water.


 

offline catharsis from Toronto (Canada) on 2003-08-05 23:53 [#00811079]
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This world makes me sad quite often. The west is domianted
by so-called Christians. I don't see any sometimes.


 

offline jenf from Toronto (Canada) on 2003-08-05 23:56 [#00811083]
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yeah. i think the irony being that probably the most
'christian-acting' types are those who don't even consider
themselves christians :)
i actually said that to create controversy, not really state
a fact. haha. but hey, it could be true ;)


 

offline Oddioblender from Fort Worth, TX (United States) on 2003-08-05 23:58 [#00811084]
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back on topic - vegetarianisisisiism.

don't eat meat.


 

offline jenf from Toronto (Canada) on 2003-08-06 00:02 [#00811087]
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here's a generic diet tip:

drink lots of herbal tea,
a glass of red wine,
don't eat bbq meat 365 days of the year and nothing else,
don't eat lettuce 365 days of the year and nothing else,
exercise,
go get a check-up at the doctor's office regularly,
and masturbate.


 


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