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Transformational point Connie! As an A/A of the non-12 stepping variety, one could consume a Bacanator a day and have no Armageddon-like apprehension of the eventual Judgment Day, er, I mean, the Day of Baconing (one may only have to fear the condemnation and wrath of their cardiologist).

It doesn't take a cardiologist to condemn the Baconator! Any family practice doctor would give you h-e-double toothpicks for eating that porky delight.

STRICTLY BACON INTOLERANT RELIGIONS AKA BACON LOATHING THEISM (BLTs)

ISLAM
JAINISM
JUDAISM,ORTHODOX
RASTAFARIANISM

(NOTE: many adherents of the following religions abstain from eating pork and/or all meat):

BUDDHISM
HINDUISM
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISM
SIKHISM

Okay, it is easy to see why some religions (and many non-affiliated individuals) eschew (as in do not chew) any meat or fish/shellfish or other animal products as many adhere to the principles of ovo/lacto vegetarianism. However, there is one religion whose strict adherents make the other religions' dietary practices look like cannibalism.

You see, strict followers of Jainism, (an ancient non-violence praticing religion based in India), transcend ovo/lacto vegetarianism to higher levels of respect/harmony with nature as they aspire to maintain a cooperative coexistence with all living beings. Believing that roots and some fruits contain living beings, they abstain from eating them. Consequently, foods like potatoes, yams, carrots, onions, garlic, figs and honey are prohibited from being consumed.

As a lifelong addict of vegetable and fruit carbohydrates (to the extent that multiple times per day I religiously, compulsively and fervently recite a mantra of "one potato, two potato, three potato, four potato, five potato, six potato, seven potato, more..."), based solely on its dietary restrictions, Jainism is at the apex of the religious dietary restriction hierarchy that I would never consider being a follower of.

Thus I will never be a Jain, plain or otherwise.
(Talk about a shaggy Jain story!)

LOL....Restrictions like these would never work for me either!

Thanks Debbie, as one of my personalized Atheistic Agnostic credos is:

“but now it's just another show
You leave 'em laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know
Don't give yourself away”
(or was that Joni Mitchell’s or was that Judy Collins’?)

Now, randomly thinking onto something else...

TOP ELEVEN (almost rhymes with heaven, er, I mean heathen) REASONS TO BE AN A/A MEMBER

11. Religious-based guilt will not drive you to drink.
10. One never has any tithing obligations.
9. The higher power (knowledge) can be within yourself.
8. No “Sunday best” to worry about or even have.
7. You can write your own “bible,” especially including your own code of ethics.
6. There is no need to fear an angry (or apathetic) god.
5. No need to be concerned if free thinking is a sin, mortal or otherwise.
4. Being damned to hell can be viewed as an ultimately unrequited and fanciful wish of others.
3. You can be a conscientious objector to every Holy War (is there any other kind?).
2. Truth seeking can be your daily/lifelong pursuit.
1. There are no mandated dietary restrictions.

Hi sless13, edwardd1 and all. Just wishing (but definitely not praying, prostrating or chanting) that the full reply scream, er, I mean screen issue which was related on this thread on 6/5/2013 was resolved (or at least an explanation as to its status provided) as I find it quite EGO ALTERING IF NOT SHATTERING!

A totally Random Thought in the form of a question.
The answer to this demonstrates a major difference in political corrctness and perhaps history and culture between the two "distant neighbors," Mexico and the USA.

In Mexico, what is a Bimbo Negrito?

(hint or maybe not coming from a person who does not spill his guts on open forums: I will be experiencing some this afternoon)

To my knowledge, a Bimbo Negrito in Mexico is a snack cake.

Debbie is definitely with knowledge about Bimbo Negritos ("negro" being the Spanish word for "black") as they are snack cakes. Grupo Bimbo (the word bimbo in Mexico being the joining of two words does not carry any negative connotations, unlike its English non-cognate counterpart) is the largest Mexican owned bakery and is a major player in Mexico, other countries in Latin America, the USA and elsewhere internationally.

Based on its packaging and marketing these chocolate covered and filled snack cakes, from a U.S. perspective would be perceived as being, to say the least, politically incorrect. That is not the case in Mexico.

Do you know how they are merchandised?