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Morning Cup of Links: Can vegans eat honey?
by Miss Cellania - July 31, 2008 - 2:04 AM
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A librarian gives a calm and thoughtful response to a complaint about a children’s book. In the process, he explains the underlying philosophy of our free and open library system.
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Vegans can’t decide whether they are allowed to eat honey. Sure, we exploit the bees’ labor, but they don’t die as a result.
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Ten Films That Should Be Broadway Musicals (with song suggestions included). If Legally Blonde can do it, why not Jaws?
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Comments (5)

  1. My vegan cousin doesn’t eat honey, nor will he ride in horse-drawn carriages. Not like it comes up much, he’s not Amish or anything. But a well meaning friend ordered a carriage at his wedding a few years ago to take cousin and his bride from the church to the reception.

    Cousin refused it on grounds that the horse was being exploited.

    I think most vegans would disagree with him though.

    posted by Jen on 7-31-2008 at 4:40 am

  2. I think Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog would make a great stage show. It’s not quite long enough for a full length musical but, I think they could extend it.

    rc: 700 rendered

    posted by nikki on 7-31-2008 at 7:34 am

  3. A group of people did a Jaws musical on the Canadian Fringe Festival circuit last year. (Well a jaws spoof) It’s called Giant Killer Shark the musical and you can find the soundtrack online.

    posted by Tristan Hartry on 7-31-2008 at 10:59 am

  4. i loved and fully support the librarian’s letter. it made for a good read this early Thursday morning.

    posted by the creature on 7-31-2008 at 12:03 pm

  5. I’m vegan and I don’t avidly seek out honey, but I don’t really worry about it if it’s in something (like bread) that I eat. I don’t believe insects are sentient, but I don’t enjoy doing them harm either. My overall goal as a vegan is to do the least harm possible.

    @ Jen, I would agree with your cousin on the horse thing. The animal is made to do work and not given a choice about it. People who ride horses and have a real bond with the horse and treat it like a good friend, that’s cool. Treating it like a machine, not so much. That’s my take on it anyway.

    posted by Celeste M. on 8-1-2008 at 5:06 pm

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