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   XPost: rec.food.cooking   
   From: zed@is.dead   
      
   On Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:29:21 -0600   
   Bryan Simmons  wrote:   
      
   > On 2/18/2026 11:21 AM, Mars Sellus wrote:   
   > > On Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:43:19 +0000   
   > > "Kerr-Mudd, John"  wrote:   
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   > >> Please post vegan recipes here.   
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   > > No.   
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   > >> FU to alt.food.vegan only   
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   > Originally posted about 25 years ago:   
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   > You've heard of omnivorous   
   > You've heard of vegetarianism   
   > You've heard of vegan   
   > You've heard of fruitarian   
   > But now, straight from the twisted brain of yours truly, here comes   
   > Amputarianism. Amputarianism fits in between omnivorousness and   
   > vegetarianism.   
   > You can eat meat, but only if the animal is not killed to produce the   
   > meat. You are allowed to eat animals that have died of natural   
   > causes, but also parts of animals that have been removed from the   
   > animal in such a way that it does not cause the death of the animal.   
   > Example: Chicken wings. Chickens really have no use for wings, since   
   > they don't fly anyway. An amputarian can enjoy the delicious flavor   
   > of Buffalo-style wings, guilt-free. Egg laying chickens don't really   
   > *need* legs either. Heck, they just sit in a cage all day anyway.   
   > Voila! drumsticks!   
   > Chickens are not the only animals that can do fine w/o certain body   
   > parts. Domestic turkeys don't need wings either. Pigs should be able   
   > to get along fine w/ one peg leg. Can you say "HAM"???? The ears on   
   > pigs, cattle, sheep, etc. are completely superfluous in an environment   
   > where there are humans to protect them from predators. Tails too can   
   > be bobbed to make fine soup bones.   
   > Believe it or not, liver tissue grows back if a portion of it is   
   > surgically removed. Mmmmm, liver and onions.   
   > Amputarianism, remember, you heard it here first.   
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   sounds like moralistic rationalizing   
      
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