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Judge John Hodgman on Haphazardly Abandoning Vegetarianism
Garrett writes: My wife and I have been vegetarians since we met in 2001. I brought home burrito bowls tonight, and the order was wrong: One bowl contained chicken. I want to go ahead and eat it rather than throw it away. She thinks I’m giving up on years of dedication too easily.
This kind of error is exactly why all vegetarians should have dogs. Morally speaking, nothing will bring that particular chicken back to life. Ethically, you’re right that food waste is irresponsible. Personally, my guess is that after 18 years of no-chicken, you really want to eat that chicken. I think you’ve earned this transgression, but I am not the one who has to kiss your chickeny mouth after. For sake of marital harmony, I would suggest picking out the chicken and feeding it to your or another vegetarian’s dog. But now that you’ve waited two weeks for my reply in a print magazine, both bowls are garbage. Toss ’em.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/magazine/judge-john-hodgman-on-haphazardly-abandoning-vegetarianism.html
This kind of error is exactly why all vegetarians should have dogs. Morally speaking, nothing will bring that particular chicken back to life. Ethically, you’re right that food waste is irresponsible. Personally, my guess is that after 18 years of no-chicken, you really want to eat that chicken. I think you’ve earned this transgression, but I am not the one who has to kiss your chickeny mouth after. For sake of marital harmony, I would suggest picking out the chicken and feeding it to your or another vegetarian’s dog. But now that you’ve waited two weeks for my reply in a print magazine, both bowls are garbage. Toss ’em.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/magazine/judge-john-hodgman-on-haphazardly-abandoning-vegetarianism.html