PETA moment (1 Viewer)

[Ditkaless Wonders]

My daughters dog has need of a specialized, prescription, yes prescription, diet.  It needs hydrolyzed protein, whatever that is.  Went to Petsmart to pick it up.  While at store I wondered over to the fish section.  I do not want the hassle of a tank myself, but I thought I'd have a look while the in-house vet service got the food from somewhere in the back. 

As I wondered over I was immediately confronted by a hairy female unacquainted with personal grooming or with clothing fiber options other than burlap.  She started berating me for supporting the cruel and inhuman industry of fish capture for enslavement.  Taken aback I assured her I had no intention of exploiting the fish to enslave them for their beauty.  I told her my use for them was far darker and would lead to their deaths.  I walked away.  She yelled at me as I collected the dog's food, paid, and left.  She shrieked that I am a monster and if she could she would kill me.

I probably should have handled the situation with more understanding and compassion.  What shocked me was that the store was familiar with her and it was apparent that she regularly comes to berate customers and they simply tolerate her presence.

Apparently her ethics allow killing of primates who engage in insensitive humor but not the capture or farming, and then display, of fish. 

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

For many years I did keep fish in our pond out back.  They eventually were all taken by wading birds.  Well one passed away in the pond after a neighbor over sprayed pesticide.

 

[AAABatteries]

I told her my use for them was far darker and would lead to their deaths.

 

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

Going to have to stop by Petsmart for more hydrolyzed protein this afternoon.  I wonder if this same woman will be there.

 

[Henry Ford]

Going to have to stop by Petsmart for more hydrolyzed protein this afternoon.  I wonder if this same woman will be there.

I recommend taking a hempseed cookie or pot brownie.  Hold it over your head where it is clearly visible to her, and gently but firmly tell her to sit.  Do not give her the treat unless she complies. 

 

[ProstheticRGK]

I recommend taking a hempseed cookie or pot brownie.  Hold it over your head where it is clearly visible to her, and gently but firmly tell her to sit.  Do not give her the treat unless she complies. 

I knwo this is old school, but some people would recemmend a swat with a rolled-up magazine. Say... Forbes.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

I recommend taking a hempseed cookie or pot brownie.  Hold it over your head where it is clearly visible to her, and gently but firmly tell her to sit.  Do not give her the treat unless she complies. 

I think I need to make a point of wearing my leather coat and my Ducks Unlimited ball cap, at the very least. 

 

[Chadstroma]

Sleep with her dog.

 

[Henry Ford]

I think I need to make a point of wearing my leather coat and my Ducks Unlimited ball cap, at the very least. 

Also effective: “Hey, my wife has that shirt.  It’s made in a Chinese sweat shop where the workers are served dog meat during their ten minute break on a 16 hour shift.”

 

[TheFanatic]

The last two years, at an event in St. Louis called Q in the Lou which is all about celebrating BBQ the anti meat people showed up. Q in the Lou basically brings in the top pitmasters from around the country and allows you to sample all their great BBQ without having to head to their various restaurants. Each pitmaster brings probably a team of 20 and they proceed to sell a few tons of meat, EACH, for 3 days. 

The first year, it was 2 guys on a street corner just outside the event around 7:00 on a Saturday night. College age kids. One berated people via bullhorn (an outstanding way to start a dialogue) for going in while another tried to hand each person a leaflet that nobody took. I tried to think back to my college days and what motivated me to do, well, just about anything. Then it hit me. As I was one of the coordinators for the event, I had an all access pass to the pits and each ones beer cooler. So I offered the two of them a beer from inside. They did not accept my hospitality. I asked if they would like some ribs and they both declined that as well, this time a bit more vociferously. Part of me thinks if I would've done a better job of getting the two of them a beer they might have figured out that college was really just about beer and #####. Sure, there's causes to get riled up about, but only get riled up with the ones that have hot chicks also riled up. As these two dorks were by themselves and trying to score with a bullhorn and leaflets, they obviously have no grasp of what college is all about or how to pick the right causes.

But then last year happened and I realized that this movement attracts only the worst and dimmest. Last year, they show up with almost a crowd. Maybe 10 people, all sporting signs about meat being murder and one had a bullhorn. Might've been the same bullhorn, but since I am no bullhorn expert, I'm not sure. They get there about 8:30 and line up in the middle of the street about 6 feet apart and face all the pitmasters and start yelling through the bullhorn. I pour myself a nice bourbon and am about to go out and engage the leader with the stat I had heard just a few days prior which was something like 94% of all vegans return to eating meat and then ask how she liked her steak. I take one drink and head for the chick in the center with the bullhorn. At this point the protester next to her is whispering in her ear. See, the event ended at 8. They were preaching to about 200 people that make a living selling delicious BBQ. At this point, we here her say meekishly, "oh," while looking around at all the pitmasters and their crews who are moving from casually drinking for the last 6 hours to seriously drinking and laughing at them. 

On a side note, I'm SOOOOOO glad I didn't actually get into a "discussion" about meat with a bullhorn toting vegan. There would've been no winning in that situation. How I thought that was a good idea is beyond me. Oh, right 

 

[Henry Ford]

Final suggestion: agree but be twice as crazy. “Oh, I know.  Tell me about it.  This is why I only take in rescue fish.  Do you volunteer with the local fish rescue organization?”

 

[Tom Servo]

I knwo this is old school, but some people would recemmend a swat with a rolled-up magazine. Say... Forbes.

 

[Henry Ford]

I knwo this is old school, but some people would recemmend a swat with a rolled-up magazine. Say... Forbes.

I think if you do that you’re obligated to watch three hours of shark week with her. 

 

[fantasycurse42]

Should've asked her to a nice steak dinner, IMO.

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

Final suggestion: agree but be twice as crazy. “Oh, I know.  Tell me about it.  This is why I only take in rescue fish.  Do you volunteer with the local fish rescue organization?”

"Not the one you're probably familiar with.   I spend most of my time with the special needs fish rescue, , to which the regular fish rescue group routinely shuffles it's problem fish.   It's a ton of work and sometimes the heartache is greater than the reward, but it's so fulfilling!"

 

[Koya]

My daughters dog has need of a specialized, prescription, yes prescription, diet.  It needs hydrolyzed protein, whatever that is.  Went to Petsmart to pick it up.  While at store I wondered over to the fish section.  I do not want the hassle of a tank myself, but I thought I'd have a look while the in-house vet service got the food from somewhere in the back. 

As I wondered over I was immediately confronted by a hairy female unacquainted with personal grooming or with clothing fiber options other than burlap.  She started berating me for supporting the cruel and inhuman industry of fish capture for enslavement.  Taken aback I assured her I had no intention of exploiting the fish to enslave them for their beauty.  I told her my use for them was far darker and would lead to their deaths.  I walked away.  She yelled at me as I collected the dog's food, paid, and left.  She shrieked that I am a monster and if she could she would kill me.

I probably should have handled the situation with more understanding and compassion.  What shocked me was that the store was familiar with her and it was apparent that she regularly comes to berate customers and they simply tolerate her presence.

Apparently her ethics allow killing of primates who engage in insensitive humor but not the capture or farming, and then display, of fish. 

You might be pushing the envelope with this one, DW. 

 

[AAABatteries]

FISH ARE FRIENDS, NOT FOOD!

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

Sleep with her dog.

I doubt she would enslave an animal.  If she is from Boulder she would call it a "companion animal", if she had one.

I think I am going to walk in with a bag of Antelope jerky in one hand. 

 

[Henry Ford]

"Not the one you're probably familiar with.   I spend most of my time with the special needs fish rescue, , to which the regular fish rescue group routinely shuffles it's problem fish.   It's a ton of work and sometimes the heartache is greater than the reward, but it's so fulfilling!"

"There's really nothing like the feeling the first time you see one of those adorable fish that's lost its fins swimming while wearing a tiny little stabilization vest made out of recycled soda can six-pack rings."

 

[Henry Ford]

I doubt she would enslave an animal.  If she is from Boulder she would call it a "companion animal", if she had one.

I think I am going to walk in with a bag of Antelope jerky in one hand. 

Title of your sex tape.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

"There's really nothing like the feeling the first time you see one of those adorable fish that's lost its fins swimming while wearing a tiny little stabilization vest made out of recycled soda can six-pack rings."

You may be as disturbed as am I.  I dig that about you.

 

[Koya]

FISH ARE FRIENDS, NOT FOOD!

This is half true for me.  Can't stand seafood.  

 

[Henry Ford]

You may be as disturbed as am I.  I dig that about you.

Perhaps wear a tshirt that says "If you use fish hooks, you're no better than a fish hooker."  With a picture of a really skanky carp on it or something.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

Perhaps wear a tshirt that says "If you use fish hooks, you're no better than a fish hooker."  With a picture of a really skanky carp on it or something.

Maybe I could tell her that my compassion for aquatic life depends on that life form having a blowhole.

 

[Henry Ford]

Maybe I could tell her that my compassion for aquatic life depends on that life form having a blowhole.

The trick is to wait until it comes up for air...

 

[Chadstroma]

I doubt she would enslave an animal.  If she is from Boulder she would call it a "companion animal", if she had one.

I think I am going to walk in with a bag of Antelope jerky in one hand. 

You are right.

Sleep with all 100+ of the feral cats she feeds. That will show her.

 

[Henry Ford]

Go in a fish costume.  Grab one of the fish bowls and scream into it "Larry?!?! Larry, I found you!  Two years, Larry!  Two years, but I told you I'd never stop looking!  You won't have to spend another minute in this hell hole, Larry!"  Then go purchase the fish and leave.

 

[E Street Brat]

Sea Kittens.. They're called Sea Kittens 

 

[Johnny Rock]

Going to have to stop by Petsmart for more hydrolyzed protein this afternoon.  I wonder if this same woman will be there.

They only sell enough hydrolyzed protein for three days at a time? This could get expensive and time consuming quickly. 

But seriously, why would the business allow that? I would revel in trespassing her from the property. Ludicrous really. 

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

Sea Kittens.. They're called Sea Kittens 

Its funny because it is true.  I looked it up.  I wonder if that is on the flyer she is trying to hand out.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

They only sell enough hydrolyzed protein for three days at a time? This could get expensive and time consuming quickly. 

But seriously, why would the business allow that? I would revel in trespassing her from the property. Ludicrous really. 

Normally my wife has a steady supply from our vet.  Lately our vet is out and my wife was hoping to buy few enough cans at $5.99 a can at Petsmart to get us by until we can resume getting the case price from our vet.

Me, I think the whole thing is a scam cooked up by my wife and the vet to cause me to stroke out and die so they can split the insurance and so that my wife will have more closet space.

 

[Chadstroma]

Normally my wife has a steady supply from our vet.  Lately our vet is out and my wife was hoping to buy few enough cans at $5.99 a can at Petsmart to get us by until we can resume getting the case price from our vet.

Me, I think the whole thing is a scam cooked up by my wife and the vet to cause me to stroke out and die so they can split the insurance and so that my wife will have more closet space.

I agree. Sleep with the vet. That will show her.

 

[NutterButter]

Your daughter's dog is lucky to have you.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

I agree. Sleep with the vet. That will show her.

The vet is fairly hot. Maybe an 8.5 with a bit of the naughty librarian thing going on which is weird, what, with her not being a librarian but rather a vet.

You know, presuming the vet got into the profession because she had compassion for poor dumb animals, maybe I would have a shot, were I the sort to seek adventure beyond the bounds of marriage.

 

[Henry Ford]

The vet is fairly hot. Maybe an 8.5 with a bit of the naughty librarian thing going on which is weird, what, with her not being a librarian but rather a vet.

You know, presuming the vet got into the profession because she had compassion for poor dumb animals, maybe I would have a shot, were I the sort to seek adventure beyond the bounds of marriage.

See, now you have a second use for a fish costume.

 

[Henry Ford]

Also:  I've always assumed every vet is a furry.

 

[ProstheticRGK]

See, now you have a second use for a fish costume.

Careful what you fish for

NSFW, MILD CARTOON ADULT SITUATION

 

[Josie Maran]

*wander

 

[DallasDMac]

PETA - People Eating Tasty Animals.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

So if you clothed her, bathed her and shaved her, would she be kinda hot?  Just curious.

Shaved, waxed, exfoliated, conditioned, made up, plucked, combed, and clothed properly she might be hot but I think it would still require a ball gag to truly get there with this lass.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

Also:  I've always assumed every vet is a furry.

Raising the question of medical providers at Furry conventions, vet or general practitioner.  And if someone there gets out of control from illness, animal control or E.M.T's?

 

[Henry Ford]

Shaved, waxed, exfoliated, conditioned, made up, plucked, combed, and clothed properly she might be hot but I think it would still require a ball gag to truly get there with this lass.

Oh, come now.  Surely a muzzle would do the trick.