Vegan zombie shirt

Dennis sez, "My totally sw33t vegan zombie shirt got accepted to Threadless!" I agree -- super-sweet! But "grains?" Some of us are low-carb vegans, you know! Link

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peternz

While I realise it’s a pretty straightforward gag, it could be based on a Real Life comic from 2000.

http://reallifecomics.com/archive/001030.html
http://reallifecomics.com/archive/001031.html
mincus

Reminds me of Tofu The Vegan Zombie

and of my dream vegan t-shirt that I hope to one day make – Vegetable Junkie
jesgrew

If not Grains there’s always Brraaannn.
Emmanuel Goldstein

damn,

I thought it was going to be a zombie that ate vegans.
mikaellanger

If not Brraaannn there’s always Beannns!
paulthekindd

Why does everyone make fun of vegans?!

Vegans are cool. I know because I am one, and I am very cool. ;)
WowCool

That same idea also showed up in an episode of Tony Carrillo’s F Minus strip last year, which is distributed online and in newspapers by United Feature Syndicate.

F Minus – http://www.fminus.net/

The similar cartoon – http://www.sliceofscifi.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/fminus2007062036730.gif
strider_mt2k

Tropical Vegan Zombie: Plantaaaaains!
Anonymous

why is a VEGAN zombie wearing a LEATHER belt.
hahaha
pleather? oh well great shirt anyways… i want it. =]
torriem

seriously, i must have that shirt. i work at seattle children’s theatre and we’re doing a production of “night of the living dead” in october, and i’m a vegan–perfect! when, where, how can i get one?
insect_hooves

Tof-ains!!
strider_mt2k

Chevy Vega Zombie: Braaaaakes!

Mass Transit Vegan Zombie: Traaaaaains!

Unapproving Vegan Zombie: Distaaaain!

Vegan Zombie who is into some really cool artwork , much of it featuring robots: Despaaaaain!

http://www.imphead.com/

Okay I’m done. :)
Axx

@3, Strider

Does this mean you gather the vegetables that you eat at nighttime? Or do you insist on reaping your food only when the sun is at it’s zenith? I don’t get it.
Samizdata

Voted 5 and I would buy it as a tee.

Seriously.

DO WANT! NOW!
Randwulf

@23, Axx

It’s a Simpson’s reference.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_the_Tree_Hugger
ideakitchn

Here’s some more for your enjoyment…
Broadway Zombie: Faaamee
wifebeater zombie: restraaaain
presidential candidate zombie: McCaaaain
vampire zombie: Veeein
TSA zombie: detaaain
Sienfield Zombie: elaaanie
Jackson 5 zombie: Jermaaaaaine
Anonymous

Lo-carb vegan? Holy crap…how can you live???
Xopher

Cory…how does one eat low-carb vegan? I’m asking because I don’t think a person can live on tree-nuts and Napa cabbage indefinitely, and because I’d like to get low-carb again (I’ve pudged out recently), but can’t eat so much Gouda anymore. I’m ovolacto, but cutting down the cheese would be good for me.
GonzoMultiverse

C’mon people! Would meat-eating zombies make fun of their vegan brethren? I think not!
GonzoMultiverse

Run, cucumber, run!
strider_mt2k

5th level Vegan here.

I don’t eat anything that casts a shadow.
Kennric

Ha! Just recently, my girlfriend immortalized this joke in self-portrait photography:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyan_del_mar/2629768635/in/set-72157601230285131/

It’s all Zombie chic on the internet today.
jbdc

Anorexic appearance, greenish skin, bad teeth, open sores… looks like a regular vegan to me.

Mmm… steak.
DemonJuice

PLANTAINNNS!
sonipitts

Re: low-carb veganism, lots of beans (soy and others) and other veg are high in protein and low in carb. And the starch in beans tends to be the non-digestible type, so you get a lot of fiber without the carb load. Plus lots of dark green leafies, as well. I remember reading somewhere that spinach has more usable protein per ounce than steak.

Sticking to whole grain when you do eat grains helps, since a lot of high-carb diets tend to get that way thanks to heaping helpings of refined wheat and corn. And you can de-carb this even further by eating gluten products like seitan, which are wheat proteins without the carbs.

Add to that your basic whole fruit and veg (again, a lot of the starches in fresh produce are fiber, not carbs – see this link: http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/whattoeat/a/whatveg.htm).

Basically, you’re just avoiding white flour stuff, white rice, white potatoes…well, almost anything white (except cauliflower, which is low carb), “sugary” veg like beets and carrots and processed, de-germed/de-branned grains.

Just for the record, I’m a vegetarian, not a vegan (I gots too much love for the cheese, baby). But it’s basic nutritional science that works across the board.
doggo

“But officer, I’m a vegan!”

“Yeah, yeah, and I’m a Klingon. Get in the car!”

“Vegan” – [vay-gan] just sounds like a science fiction alien race. [vee-gan] does too. Hmm… come to think of it…
Perla

Yum, meat.
aixwiz

“Low-carb vegans”? Hmmmm….
Instead of “Grainnns!”, how about “Nuttts!”
Mulligan

I think he chose “grains” because it rhymes with brains?
HPHovercraft

…and suddenly I’m having an uncontrollable urge to host a marathon viewing of ‘Bunnicula’ and ‘Night of the Living Bread’.