tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post54191287209804102..comments2024-03-28T10:36:00.148+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: LobstersSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-60724004447000301452009-12-12T23:33:22.550+00:002009-12-12T23:33:22.550+00:00I can't bear to eat lobster. And yes, for me p...I can't bear to eat lobster. And yes, for me personally that's a hypocritical position, since I do eat poultry, fish, and occasionally pork and beef. I too would probably not be able to eat those things if I saw them alive moments before. I absented myself for "Slaughter Day" from the farm I lived on for a summer in my 20s...<br /><br />F.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-41971825740180826132009-12-12T12:58:56.260+00:002009-12-12T12:58:56.260+00:00No, I've never heard of it. I'll check it ...No, I've never heard of it. I'll check it out, though! Thanks, Lettuce!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-742133133744420372009-12-12T11:49:32.212+00:002009-12-12T11:49:32.212+00:00i think our emotional responses to animals - like ...i think our emotional responses to animals - like reactions to the lobsters frantic struggling - are to be taken seriously. Steve did I ever recommend The Philosophers Dog by Raymond Gaita? I think you might like it.lettucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872380339261609060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-62103172014307292682009-12-11T19:26:58.053+00:002009-12-11T19:26:58.053+00:00Yes indeed -- apparently they are the garbagemen o...Yes indeed -- apparently they are the garbagemen of the sea!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-75208225443886634202009-12-11T18:31:20.231+00:002009-12-11T18:31:20.231+00:00I stopped eating lobsters when I saw a documentary...I stopped eating lobsters when I saw a documentary --a lobsterman found a woman's dead body--with a group of lobsters feasting on it. Apparently they will eat anything. Food for thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-61538554333903943122009-12-11T16:34:27.134+00:002009-12-11T16:34:27.134+00:00modifier misplace alert! blue aquariums do not ha...modifier misplace alert! blue aquariums do not have rubber bands on their claws...utahDOG!https://www.blogger.com/profile/04574614138539392895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-32523546770198845432009-12-11T16:33:38.540+00:002009-12-11T16:33:38.540+00:00Poor lobsters. I can't eat lobster at all...w...Poor lobsters. I can't eat lobster at all...weird's me out to see the poor buggers in the boring blue aquariums with rubber bands on their claws. Waiting to be put to the pot.utahDOG!https://www.blogger.com/profile/04574614138539392895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-14896208933489700182009-12-11T13:46:52.742+00:002009-12-11T13:46:52.742+00:00I've long pitied lobsters and crabs that get c...I've long pitied lobsters and crabs that get cooked live in boiling water. It does seem pretty cruel and extreme. Now I'm wondering about live oysters that are slurped down just moments after their shells are opened. I've been thinking a lot about death lately as we wait for death to come to Aunt Zelda, who has far exceeded anyone's expectations in remaining alive but unconscious.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11724807799695867204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-35403790144168784462009-12-11T12:52:06.483+00:002009-12-11T12:52:06.483+00:00Actually, I think the contradiction stems from the...Actually, I think the contradiction stems from the fact that lobsters are still alive when we buy them. I'm sure if chickens were sold alive in grocery stores, I wouldn't be eating them either.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.com