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Clever Veggie Names

If you need proof that language is powerful, here’s some. Researchers at Cornell recently reported that kids are more likely to eat their veggies if they’re told the food has enticing names like “X-ray Vision Carrots” and...

rape rack

rape rack  n.— «Cows who are strapped into what the dairy industry calls a “rape rack” and artificially inseminated each year so they will give milk.» —“I Think; Therefore, I Don’t Eat Meat” by Mark Hawthorne OpEdNews...

luxus consumption

luxus consumption  n.— «Pennsylvania State University professor Dorothy Blair and Cornell professor Jeffery Sobal use the term “luxus consumption” to mean “food waste and over-consumption leading to storage of body fat...

coyote camp

coyote camp  n.—Gloss: an improvised place near the site of a forest fire where firefighters have chosen to sleep. «If travel time to the side (or flank) of the fire where firefighters are assigned, they could be asked to “spike...

Mr. E

Mr. E  n.— «On combat duty, American soldiers are fed on MREs, or Meals, Ready-to-Eat. These are virtually indestructible and long-lasting packed meals of up to 1,300 calories each. Of course, as with all institutional food, MREs are not...

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