The word 'Veggie'

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  • trud72
    trud72 Posts: 1,912 Member
    "Veggie Tales" sounds so much better than "Vegetable Tales"

    DO VEGGIES HAVE TAILS THEN? :laugh:
  • missypoo1974
    missypoo1974 Posts: 43
    So hilarious! Am I the only one who is giggling uncontrollably? :)
  • SteffieMark
    SteffieMark Posts: 1,719 Member
    So hilarious! Am I the only one who is giggling uncontrollably? :)

    No! I'm right there with you!
  • jogglesngoggles
    jogglesngoggles Posts: 362 Member
    i refuse to ask for forgiveness!
    [/quote]

    I tried to appologize but my tomato just cuked......
    [/quote]


    bwah hahaha...this thread is hysterical, and this one made me laugh out loud!! I eat my VEGGIES every day, so far they haven't been offended!!
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    So hilarious! Am I the only one who is giggling uncontrollably? :)

    No! I'm right there with you!


    Me too!! Hilarious.
  • Molly_Maguire
    Molly_Maguire Posts: 1,103 Member
    So hilarious! Am I the only one who is giggling uncontrollably? :)

    No! I'm right there with you!

    Absolutely not! This is the most wildly entertaining thread I've found all week. :)
  • GTOgirl1969
    GTOgirl1969 Posts: 2,527 Member
    this is cray cray.

    "Cray cray" and "YOLO" are the verbal equivalents of nails on a chalkboard.
  • smaugish
    smaugish Posts: 244 Member

    *chuckling*
    my hero!

    I'm here to serve, citizen!

    *shooms off into the sunset*
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    I hate the word 'veggie' - does anyone else find it a disgusting word? It repulses me.

    Yes, I hate those words.........

    Veggie - if you are a vegetarian, say vegetarian. If you eat vegetables, say vegetables.

    Brekkie - You eat breakfast, not brekkie. OMG, this one really gets me.

    There are others too, but these 2 send me over the edge.

    But, do you find it demeaning, disgusting and disrespectful?
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    this is cray cray.

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  • GnochhiGnomes
    GnochhiGnomes Posts: 348 Member
    The word 'veggies' and 'vegetables' both make me feel like Satan is licking my armpits. Both words repulse me.
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    I think even the term vegetables promotes a stereotype. Just because they are vegetables doesn't mean that they are all the same. Perhaps it would be better to refer to each of them as individuals and not lump them into one broad group.
  • PaleoPath4Lyfe
    PaleoPath4Lyfe Posts: 3,161 Member
    I hate the word 'veggie' - does anyone else find it a disgusting word? It repulses me.

    Yes, I hate those words.........

    Veggie - if you are a vegetarian, say vegetarian. If you eat vegetables, say vegetables.

    Brekkie - You eat breakfast, not brekkie. OMG, this one really gets me.

    There are others too, but these 2 send me over the edge.

    But, do you find it demeaning, disgusting and disrespectful?

    No. I just find it like nails on a chalk board irritating
  • sirmio
    sirmio Posts: 44 Member
    I think even the term vegetables promotes a stereotype. Just because they are vegetables doesn't mean that they are all the same. Perhaps it would be better to refer to each of them as individuals and not lump them into one broad group.

    Tubers United is always looking for people like you.
  • Picola1984
    Picola1984 Posts: 1,133
    Roast veggies
    Veggie burger
    Stir fried veg
    Mixed veg

    Veggie veg veg veg

    Ooo say it again...more...give me morrrrre veg

    Yes!
  • Damiilla
    Damiilla Posts: 66
    This thread just makes me think of things people would say if they didn't abbreviate words...

    Mother, father, may I please borrow your automobile?

    etc.
  • supplemama
    supplemama Posts: 1,956 Member
    oh good lord! i suppose you still say brassiere instead of bra and pantaloons instead of panties? talk about making something out of nothing.

    Nope, the OP (being a Brit) wouldn't say panties, she'd say knickers. Or maybe pants. But pants are what guys wear. :drinker:

    I dislike the word veggies, mainly because I hear it so often on Food Network I want to slam my head against a wall. I am guilty of saying 'veg' though.

    Also, the person who made the big post about the sociological development of the English language? I like your point, but from a purely anthro-linguistic standpoint, English didn't develop until the start of the last millenium. 2000 years is a bit of a stretch.

    I'm feeling pedantic today.

    Hee hee good point :)
  • CoffeeJunkieMann
    CoffeeJunkieMann Posts: 95 Member
    I think the OP doesn't appreciate the shortened version of the word VEGETABLES to VEGGIES. It is demeaning, disrespectful and disgusting. I agree with her

    How exactly?

    And you are assuming she means vegetables and not vegetarians.

    I meant I hate the way people shorten the word vegetables to veggies. Its a horrible word. Why can't they use the full original word?
    Cannot is a full word too :D
    Just Saying

    LOL definite WIN
    CANNOT is indeed a full word, i do wonder why it does not get the same respect as vegetables
    *thumbs Up*
  • icemaiden17_uk
    icemaiden17_uk Posts: 463 Member
    Trekkers don't like being called Trekkies, either. Maybe it has something to do with -ie then. I need to talk to a vegetable about that.

    Erm, I am British and I am Trekkie!! And I eat veg and mash and veggies as well!! In fact I use a lot of shortened words! I type more though because I am lazy!! I don't say preggers for instance but I do type it!! It is mostly if I am unsure of a spelling as I am Dyslexic! I did teach my daughter to say vegetables though! You should know the full word bofore you start saying the shortened one!!
  • kaotik26
    kaotik26 Posts: 590 Member
    Having a bad day?

    Haha right? Who cares? I say it and everyone understands what I'm talking about.
  • smaugish
    smaugish Posts: 244 Member
    oh good lord! i suppose you still say brassiere instead of bra and pantaloons instead of panties? talk about making something out of nothing.

    Nope, the OP (being a Brit) wouldn't say panties, she'd say knickers. Or maybe pants. But pants are what guys wear. :drinker:

    I dislike the word veggies, mainly because I hear it so often on Food Network I want to slam my head against a wall. I am guilty of saying 'veg' though.

    Also, the person who made the big post about the sociological development of the English language? I like your point, but from a purely anthro-linguistic standpoint, English didn't develop until the start of the last millenium. 2000 years is a bit of a stretch.

    I'm feeling pedantic today.

    Hee hee good point :)

    :D;)
  • tripitena
    tripitena Posts: 554 Member
    I'm fine with veggies. I've been calling them veggies over 40 years and they've never mentioned anything to me about feeling demeaned or disrespected. Seeing as how I've had a nearly monogamous relationship with them for over 20 years, I think they would have said something by now.

    :flowerforyou:
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    Ok, this whole thing is so hilarious. I like the word veggies because vegetables just makes me think of tables made out of veggies.
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    I think the OP doesn't appreciate the shortened version of the word VEGETABLES to VEGGIES. It is demeaning, disrespectful and disgusting. I agree with her
    #firstworldproblems
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    On a related note, Beef burgers recently told me they're demeaned and disrespected by being called Hamburgers.
    QFT: "I'm not Ham!"
  • healthychanges1
    healthychanges1 Posts: 110
    i refuse to ask for forgiveness!

    I tried to appologize but my tomato just cuked......

    HAHA that made me giggle :laugh:
  • LondonEliza
    LondonEliza Posts: 456 Member
    I'm fine with veggies. I've been calling them veggies over 40 years and they've never mentioned anything to me about feeling demeaned or disrespected. Seeing as how I've had a nearly monogamous relationship with them for over 20 years, I think they would have said something by now.

    :flowerforyou:

    I'm a veggie. Have been for 20 years.

    I've also been with veggies for nearly 30 years. I would class it as an intimate relationship (I swallow) and I have not heard a single complaint from myself or the edible plants I have chosen to imbibe.
  • Irish_eyes75
    Irish_eyes75 Posts: 475
    I'm fine with veggies. I've been calling them veggies over 40 years and they've never mentioned anything to me about feeling demeaned or disrespected. Seeing as how I've had a nearly monogamous relationship with them for over 20 years, I think they would have said something by now.

    :flowerforyou:

    I'm a veggie. Have been for 20 years.

    I've also been with veggies for nearly 30 years. I would class it as an intimate relationship (I swallow) and I have not heard a single complaint from myself or the edible plants I have chosen to imbibe.

    Oh yes!!!! A fellow swallower!! Nice to meet ya :bigsmile:
  • LJCannon
    LJCannon Posts: 3,636 Member
    "Veggie Tales" sounds so much better than "Vegetable Tales"

    If you like to talk to Tomatoes :happy: If a Squash can make you Smile
    If you like to Waltz with Potatoes :heart: Up and Down the Produce Aisle
    HAVE WE GOT A SHOW FOR YOU!!
    Veggie Tales, Veggie Tales, Veggie Tales, Veggie Tales
    Veggie Tales, Veggie Tales, Veggie Tales, Veggie Tales
    Broccoli, Celery, Gotta Be
    VEGGIE TALES
    Lima Beans! Collard Greens! Peachy Keen!
    Veggie Tales! Cauliflower! Sweet and Sour! Half An Hour!
    VEGGIE TALES!
    There's Never ever, ever, ever, ever, been a show like Veggie Tales
    There's Never, Ever, Ever, Ever, Ever Been a Show like Veggie Tales!!

    :laugh: IT'S TIME FOR VEGGIE TALES!!
  • shanice_22
    shanice_22 Posts: 202 Member
    the 2 people that don't like it are from england. is there a brit slang word that is similar or something?

    now i'm actually curious if its a regional thing!

    No we just say the whole word. Vegetables.


    I'm from England and I use term veggies :indifferent: or veg. Depends how I feel. I rarely call them vegetables.

    I am lazy though :laugh:

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