MOUTHING OFF  

VEGETABLES, SCHMEGETABLES

Then again, there are some people out there who think it’s absurd to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle.

“VEGETARIANISM: YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT, AND WHO WANTS TO BE A LETTUCE?”

—Peter Burns

“IS A VEGETARIAN PERMITTED TO EAT ANIMAL CRACKERS?”

—George Carlin

“Vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, the vegans, are the enemy of everything good and decent in the human spirit.”

—Anthony Bourdain

“Meat isn’t murder. It’s delicious.”

—Johnny Rotten

“I love animals, especially with barbeque sauce.”

—J. Richard Singleton

“I was a vegetarian until I started leaning toward the sunlight.”

—Rita Rudner

“Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.”

—Fran Lebowitz

“There are two types of vegetarians: Those who have beef with chicken, and those who are too chicken to have beef.”

—Mokokoma Mokhonoana