Should there be veggie meatloaf?

In response to last week’s imponderable question, “Should there be veggie meatloaf?,” my sister-in-law Lorrie concluded, “Sure, that is a mother's dream - mix your veggies with meat and make a loaf.  Now the kids can't separate out the veggies they don't like!”

However, my temple friend Leslie advised, “Edible oxymorons should not be allowed,” to which my temple friend Tracey declared, “Not just no... HELL no!!”  My neighbor Al agreed, “Only in hell.”

My cousin Greg suggested, “Only if Meatloaf becomes a vegetarian.”  (click here for update on his back surgery)

My dad’s beach buddy Bob replied, “Why not.  Will go well with South Beach Mashed Potatoes made with cauliflower. 

When my biz dev friend Ray wrote, “Why not? We have veggie burgers!”, my cousin Dave cautioned, “Yes.  There should be veggie meatloaf and vegan lasagna but they don't taste as good as the real thing,” to which my social media friend Mark note, “Sure, but I just call it a casserole.”

My interfaith friend Ann continued, “Yes, but it shouldn't be called meatloaf to avoid antagonizing the rabid carnivores.  Call it soy-loaf or veg-a-loaf or tof-loaf.  Ummm,” to which my sailing friend Norm agreed, “No such thing. That would be a ‘Veggieloaf’, not a ‘meatloaf ’ ".  

And my managed IT friend Kosol asked, “Please No, then it would be called Veggie loaf.  Doesn’t sound appealing at all.   Back to real food...Why are boneless wings not even wings at all? 

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Hal

        

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Thanks to Demetri Martin, Steven Wright and George Carlin for the inspiration for Hmmm.   I invite you to call or email me to catch up.