Psycho Lobsters Rights Activist
Great conversationalist. We were talking, laughing.... then he said, "Hey, make a death wishlist. List the top 3 things you’d like to do before you die – in no particular order. Just on the top of your head – NOW. What are they?"
I said, “Ring a church bell - like in those old churches where you tug on the string and you fly up with it as the bell comes down.” He smiled and nodded.
I said, “Waking up on Christmas morning, my husband’s arm wrapped snugly around me… our children bursting into our bedroom and jumping on the bed, begging us to wake up so we can open the presents downstairs.” He smiled and nodded.
I said, “Oooh…what else, lemme see….ah yes! Eat lobster! I’ve never tried it and…” He turned purple and cut me off mid sentence.
“Eat what?!” He looked positively repulsed.
“L.…l…lob....ster?”, I mewed.
“How could you! Have you no heart?! Did you know those things take 50-100 years to grow to size? After half a century or more, some fiend fishes them out from the sea and sells them at an extortionate price to some disgusting snob who slurps it up in 20 minutes! Did you know they’re cooked alive and when they are lowered into the cauldron, they squeal? It’s true! They SQUEAL. Squeal, I tell you! How could you!! How can you justify eating something twice your age?”, he glared at me. He wasn’t kidding….he didn’t seem…like he was kidding.
“Mobster”, I croaked. “I said…be… a mobster…. I really …uh… liked… the Godfather….”
I said, “Ring a church bell - like in those old churches where you tug on the string and you fly up with it as the bell comes down.” He smiled and nodded.
I said, “Waking up on Christmas morning, my husband’s arm wrapped snugly around me… our children bursting into our bedroom and jumping on the bed, begging us to wake up so we can open the presents downstairs.” He smiled and nodded.
I said, “Oooh…what else, lemme see….ah yes! Eat lobster! I’ve never tried it and…” He turned purple and cut me off mid sentence.
“Eat what?!” He looked positively repulsed.
“L.…l…lob....ster?”, I mewed.
“How could you! Have you no heart?! Did you know those things take 50-100 years to grow to size? After half a century or more, some fiend fishes them out from the sea and sells them at an extortionate price to some disgusting snob who slurps it up in 20 minutes! Did you know they’re cooked alive and when they are lowered into the cauldron, they squeal? It’s true! They SQUEAL. Squeal, I tell you! How could you!! How can you justify eating something twice your age?”, he glared at me. He wasn’t kidding….he didn’t seem…like he was kidding.
“Mobster”, I croaked. “I said…be… a mobster…. I really …uh… liked… the Godfather….”
Note: Psycho Lobsters Rights Activists (PLRA) are everywhere. Watch what you say. You never know who you're talking to.
7 Comments:
Ha ha ha ha ha... loved your list, and absolutely cracked up with his answer! Glad you didn't suggest freezing the lobster, the 'humane' way of killing one without making it 'squeal', or he would brand you lobster killer for life. Apparently freezing them makes them sleep and die, therefore they die peacefully in their sleep, if you like...
Really? Freeze a lobster, huh? Hey, you're not an undercover PLRA agent are you... what with all this intrinsic knowledge on lobsters and all... *hmnnm...Linda looks at Bec VERY suspiciously*
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ok that will do. nuff said! =)
hehehe, I've eaten lobster and its cousins, marron and crayfish, and would love to have some more!
You may safely count me out of the PLRA. ;)
At least you know about freezing, try using it to counterattack any unexpected PLRA outbursts ;)
oh gosh...could anyone be anymore paranoid about food..
thank God you din say anything abour chinese eating sharksfin or something...
he might just *s-n-a-p*
-jade-
Me mum would prepare the lobster for the afterlife by ramming a chopstick up a hole somewhere in its tail and wiggling it around. I could never stand to watch it when I was a kid...
hey linda, jas here. got hold of your blog thru your sister's blog. funny huh...its been a long time...send me an email when you can...couldn't find it on your blogspot...mine is jasmineisnow@hotmail.com. miss ya heaps...take care! =]
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