tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738516321598278692.post2653594975787047108..comments2023-11-03T11:10:05.152+00:00Comments on JOST A MON: Vegetarian GeniusFëanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101113676992105240noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738516321598278692.post-18287404221302894762010-10-20T22:08:27.442+01:002010-10-20T22:08:27.442+01:00NN: welcome back, sir. Was it a good movie?
KM: n...NN: welcome back, sir. Was it a good movie?<br /><br />KM: no, no, St Francis was not a vegetarian. I hedged in the blog by saying 'likely was'. I unhedge now.Fëanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17101113676992105240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738516321598278692.post-70169583174137499332010-10-20T15:11:37.519+01:002010-10-20T15:11:37.519+01:00St. Francis of Assisi starred in a Malayalam movie...St. Francis of Assisi starred in a Malayalam movie? What? When did this miracle happen?<br /><br />//Read a biography of St. Francis a couple years ago. Don't remember him being described as a "vegetarian".kmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16040339235134145847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738516321598278692.post-51058324947360398572010-10-20T06:35:25.536+01:002010-10-20T06:35:25.536+01:00Interesting as usual. Was off the grid for sometim...Interesting as usual. Was off the grid for sometime. Need to catch up with the backlog here.<br /><br />Aside: St. Francis of Assisi was there in a recently released Malayalam movie- Pranchiyettan and the Saint. Even this saint did not impose vegetarianism on his followers. That's for sure.<br /><br />-Nikhil<br /><br />-NikhilNikhil Narayananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01925886537201353625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738516321598278692.post-39367368433600450952010-10-19T17:00:14.178+01:002010-10-19T17:00:14.178+01:00When he dissected animals, it was to draw them, bu...When he dissected animals, it was to draw them, but when he dissected vegetables, he felt a bit peckish. Hence the lack of attention to the latter's suffering, eh?Fëanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17101113676992105240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738516321598278692.post-38493328243836640002010-10-19T15:48:53.849+01:002010-10-19T15:48:53.849+01:00Interesting, that bit about the "guzzarati&qu...Interesting, that bit about the "guzzarati". <br /><br /><i>he considered it a sin to harm any living creatures.</i><br /><br />Clearly Leo wasn't tuned into the suffering caused to fruits, nuts and vegetables.kmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16040339235134145847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738516321598278692.post-61583478598461596282010-10-18T10:48:23.549+01:002010-10-18T10:48:23.549+01:00Didn't know da Vinci was a vegetarian. Althoug...Didn't know da Vinci was a vegetarian. Although medieval vegetarian food for the poor was mainly pottage. Not very appetising!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com