Opening Theory and Vegetarianism are both OVERRATED.

He looks like one of the muscleheads from the gym.

Speaking of which, there was a fight at my gym tonight (verbal not physical). It was pretty loud and nasty.

What were they fighting over?

One was the teacher of the zumba class. The other was a gym member waiting for yoga class to start (which is immediately after zumba). I didn't see the beginning of the fight, but the teacher was yelling at the girl telling her not to disrespect her, that the classroom was her space, and demanding the girl tell her her name. It was really bizarre. The girl was obviously mortified and rushed off crying.

Maybe the girl was telling the teacher to hurry her zumba ass up...oops i mean her class

Oh sh*t man!! I've just seen on the news that horsemeat has been found in burgers sold at "Iceland" & " Tescos"....Iceland have taken theres of the shelf..What was i saying about horses having a more productive value?

maybe glue sales have been down ?

Ye they'll do anything to get through the recession..we've got to buy more glue.yuk!  have you ever smelt a glue factory?  they stink worse than vegetarians.  Oh man i feel sick, i had some Tesco burgers about a month ago...Is it to late to become a veggiehead.

I was thinking the same thing Stevie. Gross. Thankfully I never eat burgers.

But, then you'll stink.

Still, the crap they put in burgers, you should be grateful there is actually a bit of meat in them...   

Depends on where you get it.

I have recently decided to jump on the vegeterian ship for a simple argument: humans mostly have developed to a level where they can meet all their nutritional needs without having to kill animals and cause pain and suffering for them, and I'm one of the lucky people who can afford to avoid that. Unless you're living in the poles or some indigenous community or in a prison, you can afford to avoid killing and causing suffering for other animals too.

when I hear ignorant comments from users like stevie65 about how vegetarians smell and should be enslaved etc. I just see why some people need to raise their levels of empathy, not only with other animals but apparently with other humans as well.

It's simple. Humans cause too much suffering for all the animals that they eat, and if they have the opportunity to avoid that and still be able to healthily feed themselves, then they should. It's just a matter of ethics and reason.

Many years ago at the NCAA Judo Championships, in the final round of double elimination, I had the choice between competing for 3rd place (205 lb. weight class) or instead, eating (huge amounts) of my Mom's  homemade lasagna.

Given that I had a sore shoulder, which was later diagnosed as a slight separation, I clearly made the right choice.

Born to Fly, but Live to Eat!

Then, (only later) channel your energy into Chess, and add lots of Veggies.

Do meat eaters typically play sharper opening systems from the white side, perhaps the 4-pawn attack in the KID, and the Austrian Attack in the Pirc?

Are vegetarians better at defense?  Do they use the Philidor, Modern Defense, and the Hippo, and take lots of bathroom breaks?

Inquiring Minds Want to Know.

I would like to quickly agree with this,  before any Burger Manufacturers on here start filing law suits.

Or would a vegetarian go for a more humane mating attack rather than a
vicious slaughter?

there are no inhumane mating attacks or vicious slaughters in chess. nothing even close. it's just that your image repertoire has been filled with way too much violence, and you should try to heal it.

Slavery had been a convienient way of having labourers, so maybe that should continue too?

Would evolution stop if human beings became vegetarians?

Just asking. Are you in favor of government intervention to force people to become vegetarians? You did make a comparison to slavery.

Force people? Nope. I'm in favour of people having the right to choose.