This morning, Thumper opened his eyes, stretched, looked at me, and said, “Bacon.”
“Bacon?” I said. “Bacon is meat. We don’t eat meat.”
“I want to eat bacon!” he shouted. “Meat! I want to eat meat! MEEAAAAAAT!!!”
I didn’t say anything, just kind of let it go, and soon he changed the subject.
“I want wings!” he said. “I want to fly!”
That, I can deal with. I mean, I want to fly, too. Who doesn’t? But bacon? I smell a meat-eating paternal setup in this. How did he even HEAR about such a thing as bacon?
Bacon. Oy vey.
28 responses so far ↓
1 AmyDe // Aug 18, 2008 at 10:33 am
Too funny (for me anyway *grin*) I could totally be a vegetarian if it weren’t for bacon! In fact I may coin a new word – a be-gan – a vegetarian except for bacon – think it would catch on?
2 AmyDe // Aug 18, 2008 at 10:33 am
Too funny (for me anyway *grin*) I could totally be a vegetarian if it weren’t for bacon! In fact I may coin a new word – a be-gan – a vegetarian except for bacon – think it would catch on?
3 Megan // Aug 18, 2008 at 10:41 am
I lived with a vegetarian for 4 years. Once a year he would permit himself a corned beef sandwich @ the 2nd Avenue Deli in Manhattan. It’d take him days to recover from it, though.
4 Megan // Aug 18, 2008 at 10:41 am
I lived with a vegetarian for 4 years. Once a year he would permit himself a corned beef sandwich @ the 2nd Avenue Deli in Manhattan. It’d take him days to recover from it, though.
5 heather // Aug 18, 2008 at 10:54 am
i swear, we didn’t tell him about it. but we do have delicious, farm-raised, home cured, no-chemicals bacon just steps from your front door … just sayin.’
6 heather // Aug 18, 2008 at 10:54 am
i swear, we didn’t tell him about it. but we do have delicious, farm-raised, home cured, no-chemicals bacon just steps from your front door … just sayin.’
7 Amy in StL // Aug 18, 2008 at 11:11 am
I like to eat vegetarian foods. Just yesterday, I realized my trip to the store only included one non vegetarian food – tilapia. However, I couldn’t be a vegetarian.
Mainly because of bacon.
8 Amy in StL // Aug 18, 2008 at 11:11 am
I like to eat vegetarian foods. Just yesterday, I realized my trip to the store only included one non vegetarian food – tilapia. However, I couldn’t be a vegetarian.
Mainly because of bacon.
9 ToniC // Aug 18, 2008 at 11:53 am
Does he watch TV? There’s the dog food commercial for ‘Beggin’ strips’. Maybe he doesn’t want meat – he just wants to be a puppy?!? with wings?!?!?
10 ToniC // Aug 18, 2008 at 11:53 am
Does he watch TV? There’s the dog food commercial for ‘Beggin’ strips’. Maybe he doesn’t want meat – he just wants to be a puppy?!? with wings?!?!?
11 Katie // Aug 18, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Bacon freaks me out.
12 Katie // Aug 18, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Bacon freaks me out.
13 Steph VW // Aug 18, 2008 at 12:44 pm
I’m shocked that no one has said, “He’ll get bacon when pigs can fly.”
Or when he can fly. Whichever comes first.
I missed bacon when I was a presque-tarian.
14 Steph VW // Aug 18, 2008 at 12:44 pm
I’m shocked that no one has said, “He’ll get bacon when pigs can fly.”
Or when he can fly. Whichever comes first.
I missed bacon when I was a presque-tarian.
15 David // Aug 18, 2008 at 12:49 pm
It wasn’t me, I swear.
I like ToniC’s train of thought though.
16 David // Aug 18, 2008 at 12:49 pm
It wasn’t me, I swear.
I like ToniC’s train of thought though.
17 regina // Aug 18, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Maybe he’s been secretly hanging out in NJ with Mindy? Or maybe he just smelled it somewhere and decided he had to have it? I should ask Teany what brand of vegan bacon they use in their vegan club sandwich as it’s really quite delicious. I think Blossom (on the upper west side) gets it from the same place, so I’ll inquire.
18 regina // Aug 18, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Maybe he’s been secretly hanging out in NJ with Mindy? Or maybe he just smelled it somewhere and decided he had to have it? I should ask Teany what brand of vegan bacon they use in their vegan club sandwich as it’s really quite delicious. I think Blossom (on the upper west side) gets it from the same place, so I’ll inquire.
19 Lizbon // Aug 18, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Two words: faux bacon
20 Lizbon // Aug 18, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Two words: faux bacon
21 joanna // Aug 18, 2008 at 4:44 pm
i’ve been vegetarian since age 13, but am raising my son as an omnivore. however, in the past year, as i’m slowly learning to cook and touch and smell and buy meat, i find myself moving towards omnivore, as well… anemia, low b12, julia child’s my time in france, nourishing traditions/weston a price foundation… as for bacon, http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=428318
22 joanna // Aug 18, 2008 at 4:44 pm
i’ve been vegetarian since age 13, but am raising my son as an omnivore. however, in the past year, as i’m slowly learning to cook and touch and smell and buy meat, i find myself moving towards omnivore, as well… anemia, low b12, julia child’s my time in france, nourishing traditions/weston a price foundation… as for bacon, http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=428318
23 Michelle // Aug 18, 2008 at 4:44 pm
I bet he can smell Heather’s place. I mean, *I* can smell Heather’s place from *here*.
24 Michelle // Aug 18, 2008 at 4:44 pm
I bet he can smell Heather’s place. I mean, *I* can smell Heather’s place from *here*.
25 Sharon // Aug 18, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Oh dear! we are all vegetarian, and I dread the day that they will ask for meat. Hope he forgets about bacon!!
26 Sharon // Aug 18, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Oh dear! we are all vegetarian, and I dread the day that they will ask for meat. Hope he forgets about bacon!!
27 Cate // Aug 19, 2008 at 5:34 pm
You could try THIS:
http://www.baconsalt.com/
28 Cate // Aug 19, 2008 at 5:34 pm
You could try THIS:
http://www.baconsalt.com/
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