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09/28/2012 20:44 #56796
Mix and Match BuffetCategory: food
09/23/2012 12:50 #56789
There's burgers in the airCategory: food
I never really thought about how much air pollution comes from grilling but according to this article its more significant than the pollution from diesel trucks in Southern, CA.
For comparison, an 18-wheeler diesel-engine truck would have to drive 143 miles on the freeway to put out the same mass of particles as a single charbroiled hamburger patty.
09/22/2012 22:46 #56787
The Viking Lobster CompanyCategory: food
Went to the Viking Lobster company on Austin and Tonawana with (e:terry) and my parents. The food was amazing, I will definately be back. My mom and I got the Viking Lobster fest for 2. It was so delicious. 2 lobsters, 2 snow crab clusters, haddock, scallops and shrimp with a side of veggies.
They also had this really good clam based salad dressing.
They also had this really good clam based salad dressing.
ExBuffalonian - 09/28/12 15:08
I thought we were agreeing to disagree, so I am surprised at your reaction. I'm sorry if I came off as pushy or preachy. I was trying to be respectful. I didn't tell you not to boil lobsters; I simply provided some factual data and asked you to consider it. You see, some people boil these animals live because they belive lobsters' nervous systems are so primitive that the lobsters don't feel pain. This, unfortunately, is simply not true and some people, when given the facts, might choose to stop boiling them. Some people won't, because they don't care if the lobsters feel pain when they're boiled live. That's fine, and I respect your decision to do what you want to do. It's a free country, and you can do what you like. I just would like people to be aware of the facts and make an informed decision. I do agree with you that it is important to face issues of human injustice, but it's also important to consider the humane and ethical treatment of animals. For me, it's not necessary to choose one or the other. In any event, and I say this earnestly and respectfully, bon appetit!
I thought we were agreeing to disagree, so I am surprised at your reaction. I'm sorry if I came off as pushy or preachy. I was trying to be respectful. I didn't tell you not to boil lobsters; I simply provided some factual data and asked you to consider it. You see, some people boil these animals live because they belive lobsters' nervous systems are so primitive that the lobsters don't feel pain. This, unfortunately, is simply not true and some people, when given the facts, might choose to stop boiling them. Some people won't, because they don't care if the lobsters feel pain when they're boiled live. That's fine, and I respect your decision to do what you want to do. It's a free country, and you can do what you like. I just would like people to be aware of the facts and make an informed decision. I do agree with you that it is important to face issues of human injustice, but it's also important to consider the humane and ethical treatment of animals. For me, it's not necessary to choose one or the other. In any event, and I say this earnestly and respectfully, bon appetit!
paul - 09/28/12 11:48
After all of that I forgotten the pics of the lobster. I can't believe no one mentioned that. I fixed it.
After all of that I forgotten the pics of the lobster. I can't believe no one mentioned that. I fixed it.
lilho - 09/28/12 10:49
It is fine that you choose not to eat animals because you feel they are tortured. However, it is also fine for me to decide that I don't care.
Pushing your opinions and beliefs onto other people is disrespectful and rude. Not sure anyone here is being sensitive, we are just annoyed with you because you are preachy and insistent upon trying to convince others to think as you do.
I tend to think it is more important to face issues of human injustice rather than focusing on the pain of animals that are pretty much sea bugs.
It is fine that you choose not to eat animals because you feel they are tortured. However, it is also fine for me to decide that I don't care.
Pushing your opinions and beliefs onto other people is disrespectful and rude. Not sure anyone here is being sensitive, we are just annoyed with you because you are preachy and insistent upon trying to convince others to think as you do.
I tend to think it is more important to face issues of human injustice rather than focusing on the pain of animals that are pretty much sea bugs.
ExBuffalonian - 09/27/12 14:55
Wow, Miss Sensitivity, it's not so much the killing, since all animals we eat are killed; it's more the torture and extreme cruelty I have a problem with. But, hey, I guess it's a harsh reality that the world is cruel and full of people who can ignore "the pain that these creatures will go through for our enjoyment." But then, there are those of us who can't. Just sayin'. btw, I don't really think that having been vegan for five years at one time in your past means anything. It's not like you earned up credits for torturing animals later in your life, and it doesn't really matter how compassionate you USED TO BE. At least that's my opinion, but I respect that you're entitled to yours. I was just putting this out there for conversation and debate. I don't think you're bad people just because you boil live animals. :)
Wow, Miss Sensitivity, it's not so much the killing, since all animals we eat are killed; it's more the torture and extreme cruelty I have a problem with. But, hey, I guess it's a harsh reality that the world is cruel and full of people who can ignore "the pain that these creatures will go through for our enjoyment." But then, there are those of us who can't. Just sayin'. btw, I don't really think that having been vegan for five years at one time in your past means anything. It's not like you earned up credits for torturing animals later in your life, and it doesn't really matter how compassionate you USED TO BE. At least that's my opinion, but I respect that you're entitled to yours. I was just putting this out there for conversation and debate. I don't think you're bad people just because you boil live animals. :)
hodown - 09/27/12 12:12
If it's delicious, sustainable and not endangered I will kill it and eat it no issues.
If it's delicious, sustainable and not endangered I will kill it and eat it no issues.
lilho - 09/27/12 12:10
clubbing fish and such...
clubbing fish and such...
hodown - 09/27/12 12:08
I actually killed my own lobster a few weeks ago. Dumped it into the pot, held the lid on, boiled it then enjoyed every second of eating it. So yeah can't say that the article will stop me from doing that again. I was vegan for 5 years and I did my time. I have no issue killing my own food, as I have done many times, and then eating it.
I actually killed my own lobster a few weeks ago. Dumped it into the pot, held the lid on, boiled it then enjoyed every second of eating it. So yeah can't say that the article will stop me from doing that again. I was vegan for 5 years and I did my time. I have no issue killing my own food, as I have done many times, and then eating it.
lilho - 09/27/12 11:49
ok exbuffalonian.... clearly none of us care. i will speak for (e:paul) (e:hodown) and myself and say that we would all willingly kill our own meat and seafood despite the pain that these creatures will go through for our enjoyment. not to say that we don't like animals(well i really don't unless in a zoo or the wild), but some animals just really aren't that beneficial or exciting to humans and the biggest benefit is the delicious of the meal they can provide for us. so, no we don't really care that lobsters have pain, we love to eat them and will forever and ever amen.
ok exbuffalonian.... clearly none of us care. i will speak for (e:paul) (e:hodown) and myself and say that we would all willingly kill our own meat and seafood despite the pain that these creatures will go through for our enjoyment. not to say that we don't like animals(well i really don't unless in a zoo or the wild), but some animals just really aren't that beneficial or exciting to humans and the biggest benefit is the delicious of the meal they can provide for us. so, no we don't really care that lobsters have pain, we love to eat them and will forever and ever amen.
ExBuffalonian - 09/27/12 11:34
So does that mean you didn't click on the link?
"Contrary to claims made by seafood sellers, scientists have determined that lobsters, like all animals, can feel pain. Also, when kept in tanks, they may suffer from stress associated with confinement, low oxygen levels, and crowding. Most scientists agree that a lobster's nervous system is quite sophisticated. Neurobiologist Tom Abrams says lobsters have 'a full array of senses.' Lobsters may feel even more pain than we would in similar situations. According to invertebrate zoologist Jaren G. Horsley, 'The lobster does not have an autonomic nervous system that puts it into a state of shock when it is harmed. It probably feels itself being cut. ... I think the lobster is in a great deal of pain from being cut open ... [and] feels all the pain until its nervous system is destroyed' during cooking."
So does that mean you didn't click on the link?
"Contrary to claims made by seafood sellers, scientists have determined that lobsters, like all animals, can feel pain. Also, when kept in tanks, they may suffer from stress associated with confinement, low oxygen levels, and crowding. Most scientists agree that a lobster's nervous system is quite sophisticated. Neurobiologist Tom Abrams says lobsters have 'a full array of senses.' Lobsters may feel even more pain than we would in similar situations. According to invertebrate zoologist Jaren G. Horsley, 'The lobster does not have an autonomic nervous system that puts it into a state of shock when it is harmed. It probably feels itself being cut. ... I think the lobster is in a great deal of pain from being cut open ... [and] feels all the pain until its nervous system is destroyed' during cooking."
paul - 09/25/12 16:56
I considered it for five years of being vegan. Now I just consider them delicious. I would kill and eat just about any sea animal and most land animals. I have no problem killing themself as I demonstrated eating live fish out of a lake a few years back.
I considered it for five years of being vegan. Now I just consider them delicious. I would kill and eat just about any sea animal and most land animals. I have no problem killing themself as I demonstrated eating live fish out of a lake a few years back.
hodown - 09/25/12 12:32
Lobster is too delicious to consider not eating.
Lobster is too delicious to consider not eating.
ExBuffalonian - 09/25/12 12:25
Consider the lobster. I am not always onboard 100% with PETA, but this is interesting. Click: :::link:::
Consider the lobster. I am not always onboard 100% with PETA, but this is interesting. Click: :::link:::
lilho - 09/23/12 12:24
omg.... i know what i wanna do next time i visit! food fest 2012! we will have to have food and exercise plans for each day...
omg.... i know what i wanna do next time i visit! food fest 2012! we will have to have food and exercise plans for each day...
matthew - 09/23/12 08:00
Yeah, I was just there. Beat lobster I had in a long time. No chlorine taste this time.
Yeah, I was just there. Beat lobster I had in a long time. No chlorine taste this time.
09/19/2012 14:50 #56779
Loco Moco at SeabarCategory: food
It gets better every time I get it. This time it came with two eggs on top. Was it always that way?
lilho - 09/23/12 12:25
omg.... i super love this. it reminds me of hawaii... and food. two of my fav things.
omg.... i super love this. it reminds me of hawaii... and food. two of my fav things.
matthew - 09/20/12 15:45
Oh, I thought it was Asian. It sounds good, if you put a boiled tomato and baked beans on it, it'd be like an English Breakfast.
Oh, I thought it was Asian. It sounds good, if you put a boiled tomato and baked beans on it, it'd be like an English Breakfast.
paul - 09/19/12 20:45
It is a pile of fried rice with a freshly ground hamburger on top. Then two fried eggs on top of that and then gravy over the whole thing. Its like a heart attack special but its so amazing.
It is a pile of fried rice with a freshly ground hamburger on top. Then two fried eggs on top of that and then gravy over the whole thing. Its like a heart attack special but its so amazing.
matthew - 09/19/12 20:43
That looks so good! But, what is it?
That looks so good! But, what is it?
09/18/2012 23:50 #56778
Why I Hate the Iphone 5Category: mobile
Its not just because you can't change the battery or upload files in the browser. Its way more selfish than that. I hate it because now all of the regular folk are going to be on LTE and I am going to have to share the amazing bandwidth I have had for the past few months. Its just like how 3g was awesome till the iPhone 3g came out.
lilho - 09/23/12 12:27
oh paul.
oh paul.
metalpeter - 09/21/12 17:39
:::link::: Yeah that is a You tube link for a recent samsung ad that I thought you might like :)
:::link::: Yeah that is a You tube link for a recent samsung ad that I thought you might like :)
mmmm burgers in the air.
Oops, this comment was supposed to go under the Viking Lobster Company article. Sorry. :)
Consider the lobster:
:::link:::