“Love animals: God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled. Do not trouble their joy, don’t harass them, don’t deprive them of their happiness, don’t work against God’s intent. Man, do not pride yourself on superiority to animals; they are without sin, and you, with your greatness, defile the earth by your appearance on it, and leave the traces of your foulness after you–alas, it is true of almost every one of us!” -Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“If a group of beings from another planet were to land on Earth — beings who considered themselves as superior to you as you feel yourself to be to other animals — would you concede them the rights over you that you assume over other animals?” -George Bernard Shaw, playwright, Nobel Prize 1925

Yes, that’s one of my favorite episodes. Often when Jane makes salad, I sing “You don’t win friends with salad….”

Here’s the dialogue to my favorite part of that episode:

http://www.snpp.com/episodes/3F03.html
Homer: Wait a minute wait a minute wait a minute. Lisa honey, are you saying you’re *never* going to eat any animal again? What about bacon?
Lisa: No.
Homer: Ham?
Lisa: No.
Homer: Pork chops?
Lisa: Dad! Those all come from the same animal!
Homer: [Chuckles] Yeah, right Lisa. A wonderful, magical animal.

We’ve co-opted the saying, “A wonderful, magical animal,” and changed it to refer to soy. Soy is used in so many varying ways. It truly is the wonderful, magical “animal.”

Lane