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Pescetarian - A vegetarian who eats... what?

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Oh hello there

Oh, hello there.

My name is Lewis, and I am a vegetarian.

And this is a conversation I've had many times.... ;-)

Fish as vegetables

Speech BubbleHere is a little snippet taken from a typical conversation someone has with me upon finding out I'm a vegetarian:

Me: Yes. I'm a vegetarian.
Dumbo: Really? So you don't eat meat?
Me: No. I'm a vegetarian.
Dumbo: So what do you eat? Like beans and stuff?
Me: Uhh.. I eat everything that isn't made of meat...
Dumbo: So do you eat fish?
Me: Where did you go to school?! I'm a vegetarian! A fish is not a vegetable!
Dumbo: I know, but some vegetarians eat fish...
Me: Well those people are not vegetarians. They are Pescetarians. They eat seafood but no other meat.
Dumbo: But seriously, what do you eat? Like, if I ordered a ham sandwich, what would you eat? Just bread?!
Me: Oh jeez...
Dumbo: So if you went to a restaurant, what do you order? If they don't have salad? Fish?
Me: Please God Save Me From This Man.

A definition for you to, umm.. sink your teeth into:

A vegetarian who eats fish? Also known as a Pescetarian.

"Pesco/pollo vegetarianism", "pescetarianism", and "semi-vegetarianism" are neologisms coined to describe certain lifestyles of restricted diet. Most commonly, these include the practice of not eating certain types of meat (most commonly "red" meat such as beef, pork, lamb) while allowing others, such as seafood.

Pescetarians on Wikipedia

Pescetarians on Wikipedia
Conclusive proof that such creatures exist. Pescetarians. Here they are. They lurk on this page :)

Dear Pescetarians...

We love you.

Some people think vegetarians hate pescetarians. No way! We love every tasty bit of you.

Let's just all be friends, dancing and singing together in a lovely sunny meadow :-)

A Pescetarian Joke

"Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant? I'm halfway through my fishburger and I realize, Oh my God. I could be eating a slow learner." ~Lynda Montgomery

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    MaisyMoo Dec 13, 2011 @ 6:18 pm | delete
    hey guys, what is it called if i eat meat but i dont eat any kind of seafood??? Ive been searching the web for an hour and still nothing!!!!
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    Leo Dec 7, 2011 @ 12:27 pm | delete
    I do not eat meat or fish normally, but I'm not a vegetarian. If I would starve if I don't eat ham I'd eat ham. I just don't see the point killing an animal for stuff that's not really tasty nor healthy in a society where you can eat healthier food cheaper.
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    xxScenexGirlxx Nov 28, 2011 @ 4:46 pm | delete
    I turned into a pescatarian yesterday :\ so anyways Idk how my family will take it my parents are huge meat eaters :( poor animals
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    lin Nov 25, 2011 @ 3:30 pm | delete
    if you really are a vegetarian, the most strong smell you will not able to handle is the smell of fried fish.

    http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111121005706AAszcL5
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    juliavm Nov 23, 2011 @ 4:25 am | delete
    I love seafood, more than meat. Never knew of or met any pescetarians before. This lens is very informative.
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    sarah Nov 19, 2011 @ 12:00 pm | delete
    i am still in school and people don't understand what a pescetarian is so i call myself a vegetarian its so much easier
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    remy_and_pokey Nov 1, 2011 @ 7:08 pm | delete
    Haha! I get this a lot too when people ask me questions about being vegetarian...whenever they bring up the "so you only eat fish" bit, I just smile and say "since when did a fish become a vegetable?" :)
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    casey Oct 14, 2011 @ 7:53 pm | delete
    i am just now becoming a prescetarion i like it so far i think i dont like eating animals
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    Ty Boogie Nov 29, 2011 @ 8:23 pm | delete
    Nice I just became pescetarian too a few weeks ago and I feel great. Although its still a battle to not eat meat. Every time I drive by a burger joint I'm like man I could really go for a juicy burger, but then I think about how horrible it is. Anyway keep up the good fight.
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    pollo vegetarian Oct 5, 2011 @ 8:32 pm | delete
    i have been a ovo lacto vegetarian for two and a half years, but my parents convinced me to become pollo vegetarian so my diet will be more balanced until im 18. plus i will only eat chicken every once in a while, because i have grown to love my vegetarian ways so. i will still call myself a vegetarian but i will say that i eat chicken every once in a while.
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    Leana Sep 17, 2011 @ 10:34 pm | delete
    I'm a pollo pescetarian. I feel like vegetarians hate me lol because they're like "pollo pescetarians are just vegetarian wanna-be's." Anyway, thanks for not hating me :)
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    verkeerd Sep 11, 2011 @ 10:52 am | delete
    These people ruined my trial to becoming a vegetarian. I'll try again soon, with different tactics - I won't tell people a lot about what I eat, it will surely be easier!
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    katy929 Sep 7, 2011 @ 4:05 pm | delete
    haha that convo is hilarious! I have been a pescetarian for about 6 months now and I dont even bother saying the word anymore ...when I do try to explain it, it then becomes a debate and an interview of some of the stupidest questions I have ever heard of one time I was so annoyed I said "google it and figure it out for yourself I already know what it is" lol
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    mellex Aug 20, 2011 @ 2:54 am | delete
    I've been vegetarian for at least ten years and if I tried to think about how many times I've had that exact conversation my head would explode! It usually doesn't end there though, there's the inevitable... "so, what about chicken?"
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    sallypmoore Aug 14, 2011 @ 1:18 pm | delete
    I've had that conversation many times too, nice one!
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    G Jul 16, 2011 @ 5:45 pm | delete
    Oh lordy... I just had to go pescetarian after inexplicably losing my taste for other meat. I'm just going to LOVE having these conversations with people, I can tell...
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    michaeljshaw Jul 15, 2011 @ 10:06 pm | delete
    Ugg! I hope you've had no more than a couple conversations with this type of brain-dead folk! I was a pescatarian, now am a vegetarian...people i've encountered seem to have at least heard of the former, though they occasionally needed to ask...
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    mnewhall Jul 13, 2011 @ 11:25 am | delete
    Love this lense. I think my daughter and I had the same conversation when she told me she was pescetarian and I think I was Dumbo......but now I get it ;)
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    jeff Jul 5, 2011 @ 3:26 pm | delete
    what do call a person that doesn't eat meat, fish, egs but will eat chesse . also cucumber. chips fried in wat ever, drinks coke, eats yogarts and only eats white cabbage. eats yorkshire puds, cakes , ready salted, salt and viniger and chesse and oinion crisps. garlick bread, margretta pizza.all types of biscuits and sweets and chocolate. so which group does he come under.
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    Joe Jul 12, 2011 @ 5:02 am | delete
    Lacto-vegetarian, if they stick to lacto-vegetarian versions of all the products you listed. Otherwise, omnivore.
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    Mika Sep 14, 2011 @ 2:03 pm | delete
    lacto-ovo vegetarian b/c they eat eggs too
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    veggie-pesci-whatever Sep 19, 2011 @ 8:15 pm | delete
    a Pudding Vegetarian. ;)
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    Michael Dale Jul 3, 2011 @ 11:17 am | delete
    Perhaps one or two quotes to add to the end would be, "I must go now Clarice, I'm about to have an old friend for dinner". Hannibal Lecter.
    "I'll have the roast beef and yorkshire pudding please", waiter, "what about the vegetables madam" "they'll have the same." Maggie Thatcher.
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    PeaceLoveHarmony Jun 29, 2011 @ 12:19 pm | delete
    Hilarious. When I tell people I'm a vegetarian, they sometimes also ask if I eat chicken? Huh? Who knew chickens are vegetables. God forbid what these people think if you tell them you are humanitarian.
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    Autumn Gabrielle Jun 9, 2011 @ 1:08 am | delete
    I have this conversation a LOT and I'm a pescetarian. At this point, I just laugh it off and ignore the completely ignorant questions.
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Although getting a non-vegetarian to read it might prove something of a struggle!
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