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They were called "vegetarian hamburgers," and admittedly, they didn't appear too appetizing. Tofu and sprouts don't a patty make, skeptics cried. But surprisingly, the overwhelming verdict was kudos to HDS for a fine meal. Even HDS themselves were caught off guard--the patties were gone in Dunster and Mather...
Until that Walpurgisnacht, nothing could divert him from the goal of a new world order. In 1931 Hitler adopted a vegetarian diet, but it did not improve his disposition. Convinced -- falsely -- that he was suffering from a precancerous condition, he had a series of tantrums. "I cannot lose even a year," he cried. "I must come to power quickly in order to solve the gigantic problems in the little time remaining to me. I must! I must...
...witted, she suffers fools not at all and snubs sycophants with an icy glance. But when she is surrounded by sympathetic friends, her conversation expands. She defends her obvious vanity: "This quality continues into old age and drives the desire to remain sexual, slender and fashionable." A self- styled vegetarian with a diet of fish, vegetables and pasta, Lear says, "People think older women who are thin don't work at it. They work harder at it." Each season she buys a new wardrobe of Chanel clothes and cruises about Manhattan on 65 pairs of black flats. "At every...
Growing desperate, I pleaded with the server for the vegetarian alternative. But, alas, there was no more tuna...
Some more duplicitous seasoned travelers order a special meal when they make their reservation, then, if they like the look of the regular meal once on board, deny that the special order is for them. Likewise, there are the "double dippers," who savor the vegetarian entrees but lament the tiny portions. They are known to make two reservations for special meals and then ask the flight attendant if by any chance an extra veggie entree has gone unclaimed. Since special orders are so frequently fouled up anyway, either tactic is likely to beat the system. But even if passengers...