On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:16:42 -0800, Mark Thorson wrote:

> I finally figured out the concept behind the
> bizarre food show _Totally_Vegetarian_, which,
> of course, specializes in vegetarian food.
> (However, if you watch it often enough, it
> becomes quickly apparent that they are actually
> vegan -- but they don't come right out and
> say that, so as not to scare you off.)
>
> The concept is like the old Jack Benny show or
> the Bob Newhart show. Host Toni Fiore is the
> only normal person on _Totally_Vegetarian_,
> and her co-hosts are obvious freaks. There's
> DeeDee, the tall, disturbingly thin blonde
> who doesn't wear a bra (though she hardly
> has anything that needs protecting) and the
> emaciated Connie (who I suspect is not only
> vegan but macrobiotic). I almost wonder
> whether the meat industry is secretly funding
> this show, to promote certain stereotypes of
> vegetarians.

judging from the posts seen around here, stereotypes about vegetarians
hardly need promoting.

your pal,
blake