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Isn't falafel a wonderful thing. I bet you guys didn't even know that falafel can be a deadly weapon. Falafel KILLs!! yes you heard me correctly I am positive that Falafel kills.
Anyway, they tried to burn down my dorm today, they being Kassie and her evil doers. Or maybe just Kassie... Stupid girl left her falafel in the oven for over two hours setting our kitchen on fire.
Have no fear though the beloved hamster Skuff wasn't harmed.  But yeah falafel is explosive it should come with a warning or something.
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What the heck is falafel?
I believe in Karma....what you give is what you get returned........
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Greetings-
The simple answer is that it is a veggie sandwich made out of ground fried garbonzo beans (chick peas) with spices and served in pita bread. In the case of Alex and Anna - I haven't a clue!
Simon
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Ewwwwwwwwwww Vagens
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Brian1407a wrote:
Ewwwwwwwwwww Vagens
Watch it, young man. You are heading for trouble!
First of all, I think you meant Vegans.
Second of all, I am a vegan.
Third of all, in my country everyone eats felafel - rather like hotdogs in USA and fish & chips in UK. You can get a half-pita or a whole-pita and they come with a cold drink included. You choose your own condiments. (A whole felafel is a lunch.)
Worst of all, if you have never tasted a falafel from the felafel stand at the end of our road you have never tasted something approaching the taste of paradise.
PS. Do you know the difference between a vegetarian and a vegan?
The paradox has often been noted that the United States, founded in secularism, is now the most religiose country in Christendom, while England, with an established church headed by its constitutional monarch, is among the least. (Richard Dawkins, 2006)
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Greetings
Never had one in the middle east, but Dearborn, Michigan has a large enough population of both Christian and Muslim Arabs to qualify as a center of Arab studies.
When I lived there it was often lunch. Since moving, I have tried to make my own with rather limited success. Pita is also hard to find.
My mouth is watering!
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Yep, Vegitarians eat no meat, well cept eggs, havent figured out how they get atound that one. do not use eat wear, etc anything from an animal. Ive seen some news things about what vegans have done. Personally I do my thing and let other people do theirs.
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Probably be really good with a big ole slice of beef in it.
I believe in Karma....what you give is what you get returned........
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Brian1407a wrote:
Probably be really good with a big ole slice of beef in it.
Then it wouldn't be felafel; it would be Shawarma. That's further down the road 
The paradox has often been noted that the United States, founded in secularism, is now the most religiose country in Christendom, while England, with an established church headed by its constitutional monarch, is among the least. (Richard Dawkins, 2006)
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Falefel sounds good. But then i grew up in a city with hippies & a brother who worked at a cool sandwhich shop that made things like that. Most anything in a pita is good.. that i've tried.
So what is the difference vegan vs. vegetarian?? hhhmmmm? Like brian said eggs vs. not? If i ever knew i've forgotten. Thought they were about the same. Thought personal choice was the deciding factor in diet.. Teddy
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In this case falafel is sort of like a falafel casserole where you have the veggies on the bottom in an oil seasonin mixture with the pita bread dough type stuff on the top and you bake it till warm. Not exactly your typical falafel but you get the point. It's a rather silly american invention of the falafel.
Very flammabal. They are downstairs cleaning out our entire kitchen with gas masks on. Apparently the fire fighters had to put down some kind of yellow powder shit o ver the entire kitchen that you aent supposed to breathe.
Last night they were here washing all the floors and walls. Our dorm has never been this clean. ironically all it took was a small fire to get them cleaning.
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Vegetarians are reasnoble, Vegans are out of their minds  Actually my last room mate was a vegan and she was out of her mind so I am a bit tainted in my view. Vegans don't eat any animal products including honey if your a fanatic. Vegetarians dont eat straight up meat but usually do cheese and milk
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What Insight! Sure it will, silly guy!
Just like jumping in front of a train will fulfill your exercise requirements!!
BTW I don't eat any pork products for a multitude of reasons, health being foremost!
Teddy
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I flat our refuse to be lying in a hospital bed about to breathe my last without the flavor of a nice greasy pork chop smothered in sirloin steak on my lips.
Further more, I will have the pleasure of knowing why I am lying there when in the bed next to mine, the man that ate ALL the right things, never drank a drop, smoked not a puff, excersized twice a day.... will lye there moaning "why meeeeeeeeee"
Life is great for me... Most of the time... But then I meet people online... Very few are real friends... Many say they are but know nothing of what it means... Some say they are, but are so shallow...
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Falafel is the one true gift from the Gods......
Yummy..... But it has to be from a vender...... Never a sit down restaurant....
Life is great for me... Most of the time... But then I meet people online... Very few are real friends... Many say they are but know nothing of what it means... Some say they are, but are so shallow...
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Vegens are a myth.....
If the intent is to eat only vegetables and other foods such as legumes, nuts, berries and so on..... then I think it is not possible....
Look at a well washed lettuce leaf and you will still find livestock of one type or another....
After all, at least in spirit, is not a microbe as animal as a cow?
Life is great for me... Most of the time... But then I meet people online... Very few are real friends... Many say they are but know nothing of what it means... Some say they are, but are so shallow...
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I was gonna say that about Vegans, but didnt want to offend anyone.
I believe in Karma....what you give is what you get returned........
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Ewwwwwwwwww vagens
No offence taken
Simon
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I have inscissors, K-9 teeth and molars. Im an Omnivore. Omnivores eat meats and grain.
I believe in Karma....what you give is what you get returned........
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I've always found it amusing the way vegetarians, or whatever you call 'ems, will proudly take their veggies formed into Veggie burgers, soy milk, veggie butter, soy chicken & all types of imitation animal products...trying to replicate not only the taste & but also the nutrition of real animal products!!
Anyone else noticed this?? to me that's instructive in itself..
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... if we are ever denied the freedom to choose what we eat from the resources available to us, society will be in a bad way.
I even recognise that the anthropological evidence indicates that the earliest hominids were herbivores - which means that they were effectively vegan. But humanity has been omniverous for so many millennia that it seems reasonable to assume from the theory of evolution that it is a preferred option for our survival.
And I, for one, couldn't survive without Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding, Lancashire Hot Pot, Melton Mowbray Pie, Cumberland Sausage, Arbroath Smokies and even a (very) occasional haggis. Excuse me, while I chomp down this pork-and-pickle sandwich!
For a' that an' a' that,
It's comin' yet for a' that,
That man tae man, the worrld o'er
Shall brithers be, for a' that.
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cossie, wtf is Arbroath Smokies? And - Cumberland Sausage? i'll, umm, i'll think about that one.
Cheers
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Oh yeh, like I dont know what wtf means lol. )
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rotflmao - Cheers Brian
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An Arbroath Smokie is a smoked haddock. The fish is smoked over a hardwood fire until it acquires a deep, burnished red colour - and it is delicious! It's often eaten for breakfast in Scotland, and as with Parma Ham, Feta Cheese or Champagne, the name can only be used for Smokies actually smoked in Arbroath.
Cumberland Sausage is a sausage made from pork (which has been chopped rather than minced) combined with several herbs and spices. And as your mind was obviously moving in a deplorable direction, you'll be interested to know that it is considerably fatter than most other British sausages (yes, just about as fat as what was running through your mind!) and it isn't made into links - it's traditionally sold by length and a single sausage can measure up to 18 inches (50cm). Get your mind out of the gutter! Yum, yum!
I have to say that I'm appalled by the way you led Brian astray by using a rude abbreviation. You know that he's a sweet, innocent child who should be cosseted and protected. Consider your wrists slapped!
For a' that an' a' that,
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That man tae man, the worrld o'er
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Definitions
cosset
verb
cosseted, cosseting
1. To treat too kindly; to pamper.
noun
1. A hand-reared animal, especially a lamb.
2. A spoiled child.
Etymology: 16c.
If you are using the word as a noun and defination 2. - Then I agree fully.
Simon
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This is to all here, not just whoever it is I am finally replying to in frustration.
This is just odd. Did anyone ever say a vegan was going to make you or anyone stop eating what you choose?
Did anything happen to use to make us intolerant of minorities?
Am I the only one to see this as very like gay bashing?
It's fun to tease, but there is a point when the teased stop finding it funny and sart to realise it's serious. This is rather like being outed. "Look at the vegan! Keep hold of your plate, boys!". Rather liike "Look at the fag! Backs to the wall!"
I've been waiting for one of you to notice that JFR, our very friendly vegan, has taken no part in this thread since coming out to you all and explaining falafel and the ones with beef. He and I have not spoken about it. I expect he's been teased for being vegan anyway.
Odd, really. Meat is inessential. He and I met in London and ate at a vegan Indian place. I've no idea what we ate, but it was tasy, of good texture and filling. In fact I often eat at such places when I can. The value for money and the flavours are out of this world. I also eat meat. It is no big deal either way for me. It is for vegetarians and vegans.
Ah yes. I am gay. I also have a wife. And I know about friendly bullying by being teased. http://iomfats.org/aboutme/lifestory/outed.html tells you about it.
The falafel fire is funny. But the rest of it feels like smoke dammage.
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I hope JFR and Rutlust & others will forgive us if they've been hurt.
I've enjoyed lots of foods from the "Irregardless Cafe" where my brother worked. That and alot of other places I've frequented serve vegan dishes. Yes, they're delicious & filling. I eat more veggies than anything else, and i include nuts, seeds, legumes, grains ,fruits. i only use meat & carbs sparingly.
I'm not a vegetarian, but closer to one than many. I aim for organic produce which is the bulk of my diet. A large salad with beans etc is my preferred meal.
It just stood out to me the way some manufactured vegetarian products are 'copies' of animal meats, etc.
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... but the sense intended was verbal, equivalent to pampered. And, as I am sure both Jedediah and Brian will have realised, the whole paragraph was a humorous inversion of the truth.
I am a bit concerned about your comments, which - taken at face value - could be seen as very offensive indeed. If you have issues about this, perhaps you could e-mail me to discuss the matter?
For a' that an' a' that,
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I think the concept of good flavours is universal. We eat things because we enjoy them. This means that a non meat eating person may wish to emulate the flavours and textures of meat. Nothing wrong with that. It is harder to make meat emulate the flavours and textures of a vegetable.
Gay people emulate heterosexual people by marrying, or by wishing to. And some people feel that is unusual. The parallels are easy to see.
My point is simply that the teasing was not mellowed by, well, anything.
I don't imagine anyone has been hurt. It is I who am saddened. I feel as if I just watched a lynching. I'm really not into burning lower case 't's on people's front lawns.
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... I hear what you say, Timmy, but I don't honestly see that there is much of a problem here.
JFR has a well-developed sense of humour - as well as a strong commitment to pedantry! - and past exchangess make it abundantly clear that he is highly respected by our regular band of posters. He is very obviously a man of considerable scholarship and of liberal and almost limitless compassion. I have seen the skill with which he has responded to conflicting opinions in the past, and I am certain that he would be more than capable of an appropriate response here if he thought anyone had gone too far.
I agree entirely with the parallels you draw between being gay and being vegan - in both situations, those who are not have difficulty in understanding those who are - but in this case I don't detect any sense of malice in the responses. It's just reasonable reaction to a concept which is not properly understood.
Incidentally, JFR, if you are ever back in the UK, I'd deem it an honour to join you for a meal - even if I have to travel to London to do so!
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That man tae man, the worrld o'er
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My point, as so often, is not for those who participate, but for those who lurk. JFR has a great sense of humour. He is robust. Until he is not, of course. But he who lurks and is increasingly concerned, what of that person?
The board is created by us all, but is it for us?
I often feel that it is for the lurker. We are just the characters on the stage. It is when we move from repartee and banter to something with a personal edge, as you have illustrated so well by your reaction a little further up this whole thread, that I become concerned.
I'm as imperfect as anyone at judging the point past which offence will be taken. So I am simply asking us to think.
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... and I very definitely agree that this board means as much to lurkers as it does to posters - a check of the relationship between the number of times a post is read and the number of actual responses makes this abundantly clear. But I think most lurkers will visit as habitually as the posters, and they will thus have had an opportunity to judge JFR's resilience for themselves.
Put another way, I abhor flames - but not QUITE as much as abhor the strait-jacket of political correctness!
As things stand, this board has a better balace of serious discussion and silliness than any other board on the net. You may justifiably be proud of it, and long may it continue in its present form.
For a' that an' a' that,
It's comin' yet for a' that,
That man tae man, the worrld o'er
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I'd think Simon Rutlust just has a dry sense of humor (like the English??).
He should speak up or email you, but I think it was another attempt at humor. That's the way I took it & I laughed at it. rotflmbo !!
Was sorta poking fun at your name though...
You be the judge.. You better than I know the tone of his replies to you.
"Can't we just all get along??"lol ;-D
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cossie wrote:>
> As things stand, this board has a better balace of serious discussion and silliness than any other board on the net. You may justifiably be proud of it, and long may it continue in its present form.
Amen! So be it!
Glad to hear that said. I suspected same but hadn't proved it yet.
I tend to think the board reflects favorably on it's originator timmy. I sense he is a quite special human being...
Thanks timmy for this forum! I L Y V M !
Teddy the not-so-reserved Bear! 
(Hate to leave the forum but I just received a call to go jump-start a car for a hungry woman in distress..though it's bedtime it's hard to turn down a request from a friend! BYE! Love y'all. You all brighten my days & nights! Teddy )
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Im sorry if I offended JFR. I appologise. Hope were still friends
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I was away from the MB for a day - well, I do have other things to do in life, you know! And I return to find that I am a weirdo. Well, that's true enough.
Timmy is right that we must be careful not to let our humour denigrate other people. But let me assure you all that no offence was taken by me.
Just to clarify: I became a vegan more for health reasons than anything else; before that I was a vegetarian because, from childhood, I have not liked the taste of meat. I told you I am a weirdo. So I am a hedonistic vegan, not a fundamentalist vegan .
London is one of the most expensive cities I have ever visited, so to find a restaurant (the one that Timmy mentioned) where you can eat as much as you like for only 2 pounds (!) was a near miracle - and the food was as good as Timmy says it was.
The paradox has often been noted that the United States, founded in secularism, is now the most religiose country in Christendom, while England, with an established church headed by its constitutional monarch, is among the least. (Richard Dawkins, 2006)
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cossie wrote:
Incidentally, JFR, if you are ever back in the UK, I'd deem it an honour to join you for a meal - even if I have to travel to London to do so!
Cossie - you're on! It'll prolly be some time in 2007. Maybe. Hope so. )
The paradox has often been noted that the United States, founded in secularism, is now the most religiose country in Christendom, while England, with an established church headed by its constitutional monarch, is among the least. (Richard Dawkins, 2006)
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I hate political correctness. If I were politically corect I woudln't be running this place
All I ask for is what has now happened. Thought and consideration that our jests (very much allowed and encouraged) may cause hurt if they persist too long.
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