Where does this come from?
Yesterday I get an email from a friend whose is puzzled over the origins of steak. Not in a profound way, though I am not sure how it could be profound, but in a rather “WTF?!?” sort of way. To be precise, her question was (drumroll) “What animal is steak...pork...beef? I know he doesn't eat pork.” The “HE” she is referring to would be her new male friend, who does not eat pork for religious reasons. Imagine the fallout if she had asked him that question.... The explanation/exchange went something like this:
Me: ARE YOU KIDDING, you really don't know this? Steak comes from cows.
Unknown Meat Eater(UME): No I don't! I knew pork chops, ham and bacon were pork and hamburger was beef. Never wondered about steak. You will be making jokes about this for days!
Me: I can't even joke about it. It is just too sad….
UME: It's not that bad!
Me: It is pretty bad.
UME: I know milk comes from cows and cheese comes from….look I don't have to know this stuff!
Me: OMG! Yes, yes you do need to know which animal died for your dining pleasure. It is only right.
This is a 24 year-old woman. I am not at all a genius, but come on. Why would you eat meat not knowing which animal it came from? Ugh! And what is the internet for? I research all my incredibly stupid questions on the internet. There is no need to let people in on just how stupid I am. But for you, gentle readers, I will share just how stupid my friends are.
Me: ARE YOU KIDDING, you really don't know this? Steak comes from cows.
Unknown Meat Eater(UME): No I don't! I knew pork chops, ham and bacon were pork and hamburger was beef. Never wondered about steak. You will be making jokes about this for days!
Me: I can't even joke about it. It is just too sad….
UME: It's not that bad!
Me: It is pretty bad.
UME: I know milk comes from cows and cheese comes from….look I don't have to know this stuff!
Me: OMG! Yes, yes you do need to know which animal died for your dining pleasure. It is only right.
This is a 24 year-old woman. I am not at all a genius, but come on. Why would you eat meat not knowing which animal it came from? Ugh! And what is the internet for? I research all my incredibly stupid questions on the internet. There is no need to let people in on just how stupid I am. But for you, gentle readers, I will share just how stupid my friends are.
posted by Beta Fishy @ 9:28 AM
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5 Comments:
*snicker* Gosh, that's just priceless! Too freaking funny!
I have all sorts of stories like that about friends of mine. My baby sister is the worst, though. Like when we had a snowfall here last year, and there were pickups driving around with large piles of snow in the beds. Someone asked her, "Do you know why they have snow in the beds like that?" And she says, all bright and bubbly, "So they can take snow to their families?" Oy vey!
*giggle* That is hilarious. I guess I should not laugh too hard. People could be telling stories about me right now.....
Oh, I'm sure there are plenty of stories floating around about me, too. Ahh, well, it's the nature of the beast. At least we know we're not alone in our stupid moments, right?
LOL @ E4C5. Poor thing, are you going to have nightmares now?
OK, I'm a vegetarian and I new that. Your friend has issues. LMAO.
Don't know about the States but in the UK you can now buy "Pork Steaks".
Your friend might not be as dumb as you think.
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