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Oprah Winfrey, because of the ripple effect. She has so much influence over so many people.
Looks like you got your wish!
I was in the airport last week, and saw a piece on "Going Vegan" on CNN of all places. I couldn't watch it, though, my daughter went running off and i had to chase her. But I was wondering if it was due to Oprah.
I would love it if Al Gore went veg...in some way. Vegan would be great. The guy owns cattle, though, if anyone saw Inconvenient Truth.
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Gotta agree with the folks that suggested Al Gore. How can you spout off at the mouth about giving a damn about the environment when it looks like you have had your face burried in a bucket of chicken wings? Saving the planet and eating as if you mean it go hand in hand. The chubby hypocrite isn't fooling anyone.
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I heard a rumor that Al Gore has said privately that once he no longer has any political aspirations he will become a veg*n. He is afraid he would scare off a lot of beef industry supporters if he were to become one now. Who knows?
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trent reznor or marilyn manson
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Osama Bin Laden:D
And I'd like to see the look on the face of the Membership Secretary, Vegan Society (UK), when she/he sees the completed membership application form that Osama has just sent in. Could make the next Vegan Society AGM rather interesting!:eek:
leedsveg
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Gotta agree with the folks that suggested Al Gore. How can you spout off at the mouth about giving a damn about the environment when it looks like you have had your face burried in a bucket of chicken wings? Saving the planet and eating as if you mean it go hand in hand. The chubby hypocrite isn't fooling anyone.
Not always, David Attenborough has probably done more than anyone on the planet to highlight the effects of humans on the animal kingdom and, more recently, the changing climate!
Anyway, to pick someone to be vegan who would have the biggest influence, i'd gotta go with who has the say in running China's day to day affairs, wheter it's Hu Jintau, Wen Jiabao, Wu Bangguo or Jia Qinglin...........if any one of them ordered the 1.3 billion people to eat vegan that would make a huge difference!:D
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God.
[Come to think of it, wasn't it she who coined the phrase "Thou shalt not kill"?]:)
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Mahk
I heard a rumor that Al Gore has said privately that once he no longer has any political aspirations he will become a veg*n. He is afraid he would scare off a lot of beef industry supporters if he were to become one now. Who knows?
Politicians are all sponsored by corporations, so he's probably right if he still wants to do politics... It's sad it is that way...:(
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George Bush--That means that any selfish crass idiot could do it!!:D :D
Oh-how utterly nasty of me--NOT!!
spo :D
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Gordon Ramsey and Jamie Oliver - David Beckham should go vegan
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Gordon Ramsey and Jamie Oliver - David Beckham should go vegan
I can't even think of a vegetarian footballer let alone a vegan one.
Hmmmm, Phil Babb and Robbie Earl and, before that, Stanley Mathews!!!!
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I can't even think of a vegetarian footballer let alone a vegan one.
There are many vegan athletes, so there must be a few veg footballers??
:)
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There are many vegan athletes, so there must be a few veg footballers??
:)
You would think so, but it appears not!:(
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Ricky Williams - Running Back for the Miami Dolphins is vegan....... oooops wrong kind of football! :D
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I would like to see Billy Corgan go vegan. He's a sort of gentle 6'3" giant, much like me :)
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There are many vegan athletes, so there must be a few veg footballers??
:)
I remember reading about a vegan footballer in The Vegan magazine but that was in the late 80's and I can't recall what his name was now. If anyone else remembers please post it here.
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Jesus - imagine all the christians going vegan, wow!
Alot of people I know would already argue he was vegan! :p
Barak Obama - think what a change that would make?
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^Emzy, he's almost there. Maybe one afternoon talking and listening to you, we could flip him!:) [Turn him to our ways] Listen to his response to a vegan's question at this pre-election rally and notice he has down all the basic concepts excepts "I have to admit I enjoy steak/BBQ now and then".
[But Mr President, your next-door neighbor's baby or dog may taste good too, but you don't eat them, right? Plus, there are lots of other foods you currently enjoy that are vegan, so it's not like turning vegan means no longer being able to enjoy good food.]
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or if that's not working:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt56ER4TSqc
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good question. I suppose the CEO of Tyson's would be brilliant. ^ it is a shame Oprah didn't stick to her "strict-vegitarian" diet. Would have been nice.
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Judge Judy
Then I'd love to see someone try to give her shit for being a vegan mwaahahahaaa.
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May sound cheesy, but, my spouse. He's the only person that directly effects my life on a daily basis... yes, I'm also quite self-centered ;)
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Judge Judy
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well...there is one person...but she already did ^^
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Adolf Hitler (vegetarian) So I could have stopped the suffering of millions of people in Europe.
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Adolf Hitler (vegetarian) So I could have stopped the suffering of millions of people in Europe.
actually his vegan for the last 64 years
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Adolph Hitler you say? Mmm. Better than that to relieve the suffering of millions, why not Adam and Eve? (I know that technically they are 2 people but I'm hoping that as Eve sprang from Adam's rib, they can for the sake of argument, be counted as 1.)
lv:D
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leedsveg
Adolph Hitler you say? Mmm. Better than that to relieve the suffering of millions, why not Adam and Eve? (I know that technically they are 2 people but I'm hoping that as Eve sprang from Adam's rib, they can for the sake of argument, be counted as 1.)
lv:D
actually adam and eve were veg. the first human who ate meat were noah and his offsprings (10 generation after adam&eve, according to monotheist mythology).
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Adolf Hitler (vegetarian) So I could have stopped the suffering of millions of people in Europe.
I was very confused for a bit there. Did you read the thread as "Which significant person would you like to become, (vegan) overnight?"
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I misread the post , I thought it said which signifigant person would YOU LIKE TO BECOME OVERNIGHT.....IM SORRY , I thought the question was if i could become someone overnight who would it be....I didnt see the BECOME VEGAN part...My mistake....Im such a dork.
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Adolf Hitler (vegetarian) So I could have stopped the suffering of millions of people in Europe.
Except for occasional times of vegetarianism for intestinal upset reasons, Hitler was never a vegetarian. His PR people may have promoted this myth, i.e. he had a healthy lifestyle filled with exercise, clean air, and good food, but the chefs of various Berlin restaurants have all commented that he always ordered squab (pigeon), sausages, schnitzel, etc.
There's an entire book devoted to dispelling this common myth.
Rumors that Hitler was a non-smoker apparently are true, however, so the next time a non-veg*n incorrectly associates vegetarianism with Hitler you can similarly associate their decision not to smoke with Hitler and actually be correct.:thumbsup:
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Im such a dork.
No! On a vegan forum it makes sense that the word 'vegan' turns quite invisible.
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Except for occasional times of vegetarianism for intestinal upset reasons, Hitler was never a vegetarian. His PR people may have promoted this myth, i.e. he had a healthy lifestyle filled with exercise, clean air, and good food, but the chefs of various Berlin restaurants have all commented that he always ordered squab (pigeon), sausages, schnitzel, etc.
There's an entire book devoted to dispelling this common myth.
Rumors that Hitler was a non-smoker apparently are true, however, so the next time a non-veg*n incorrectly associates vegetarianism with Hitler you can similarly associate their decision not to smoke with Hitler and actually be correct.:thumbsup:
there's a funny video about that argument on youtube (but it's in hebrew)
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the fat kitty guy: [bla bla bla] hitler was veg too!
the next guy: you're right, i dont want to be like hitler, that nazi...i'll start to eat meat...hitler also slept. from now on i'll never sleep. hitler didn't smoke...i need to start smoking...hitler also wore clothes. i'm not wearing clothes any more so i won't be like that damn nazi! hitler breathed. from now on i'm stopping to breath. that's it. *hold his breath for several seconds then take out a gun to shoot himself*
third guy come and stop him from shooting himself
third guy: no! don't do it! hilter suicided. you wanna be like hitler?!
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The guy that I have a massive/insane-o crush on. Him going vegan would be kickass; although it wouldn't do my not-so-little crush on him any good! HA!
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Richard Dawkins. He's so close! Okay, not really. He gets the ethics of it. However, he gives the pathetic excuse that it's so easy to be a meat-eater, to conform with society, etc. He acknowledges that it's "probably wrong", but he does it anyway. I'd like to see him change his ways. He's such a voice of reason regarding religion, and is very influential; I think if he went vegan that would get more of his fans considering making such a change as well.
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Oprah Winfrey and/or Ellen Degeneres!
ROFL I just saw this. It was posted five years ago. Ellen is now a vegan and Oprah did it for a month but it didn't work out for her...
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You know i really don't understand how Ellen is vegan. She is a spokes person for Cover Girl cosmetics. That always baffles me.
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Her gf is vegan, so I think she's just vegan-esque*, by association.
*not a word... no offense to vegans intended :D not sure how else to word it.