I was eating at a BBQ joint with my ~30 year old friend, when I had to break the news that the pigs don’t survive if you “only take their spare ribs.”

[–] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 76 points 5 days ago (2 children)

This is definitely something he was told by his jokester dad or uncle when he was 8 and then never had the idea challenged since then.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 33 points 5 days ago

That’s entirely possible. He didn’t know where the thought originated, just that he “always thought that’s how it worked.” He saw the flaw when I asked him about piggy surgeries. His face was priceless.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

That's still a shocking amount of willful ignorance.

[–] Blaze@sopuli.xyz 30 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What 😅

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 55 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Dude legitimately thought it was more ethical. At one point in the conversation, he compared it to eating eggs. It’s a real challenge wiping tears away when your hands are all sauced up.

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 23 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It’s like bacon and eggs. The chicken is involved, but the pig is committed.

[–] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 13 points 5 days ago

"A morning's work for the chicken, a lifetime commitment for the pig" as they say

[–] Blaze@sopuli.xyz 8 points 5 days ago

Ha ha ha

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 14 points 5 days ago

I think we have a winner.