Flogging a dead horse?

DefaultM

I'm vegan and no, they're not offensive. I'm considering stopping referring to myself as a vegan, just cos I don't want to be associated with idiots like this.

prowla

PETA - more like PITA...

MattBanshee

I honestly, legitimately hear more omnivores complaining about vegans than I do vegans complaining about omnivores, btw.

Shrews

PETA haven't got a cat in Hell's chance of removing those idioms.

Jimbro66

Shrews said:

PETA haven't got a cat in Hell's chance of removing those idioms.

Is a cat in hell similar to a hotdog?

Shrews

Jimbro66 said:

Shrews said:

PETA haven't got a cat in Hell's chance of removing those idioms.

Is a cat in hell similar to a hotdog? 

Soon to be relabelled Frankfurters.  The acceptance of dogs being hot is surely unacceptable. 

Likewise it should never be normalised that cats should be anywhere near hot tin roofs. I've heard that PETA are petitioning for all domestic roofs to be made of a light perspex to help avoid these circumstances.

manicguitarist

Jimbro66 said:

According to animal rights organisation PETA we shouldn’t be using common phrases like:

Flogging a dead horse.
More than one way to skin a cat
Kill two birds with one stone
Bringing home the bacon
Put all your eggs in one basket
Take the bull by the horns
Let the cat out of the bag
Using someone as a Guinea Pig
Hold your horses
Opening up a can of worms

Peta want’s to see them removed from our language because vegans see them as offensive.

They are very commonly used expressions which, I have to say, I use without a thought for the literal meaning because they are all used metaphorically.

Do we have any vegans here? Are you dismayed by these common idioms?

I think we can count on Emp to be, but anyone else?

Wait... @Emp_Fab ; is a vegatablist?! What has happened to the world?!

manicguitarist

randella said:

not_the_dj said:

Are we still allowed to freeze the balls off a brass monkey?

I believe the officially-ratified SI unit is now "witch's tit".

Reminds me of a girl I once knew....