Holly Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 We went to have a special dinner out (steakhouse) and they brought a HUGE live (half-frozen) lobster to the tableside. At the end of the presentation of all the other meats on the tray, the waiter picks up the poor thing and waves it around to show off how big it is. You can see it trying to move it's small legs around. It was covered in frost. (sad) I was just staring at its little black eye buds imaging what it's been through in the past few weeks (months?) being trolled from the sea, frozen, packed, moved, unpacked, shown, re-frozen, etc.. Crap. It ruined my night. I was so upset by it that I completely lost my appetite and couldn't eat a thing. Am I the only one that gets upset by this live-lobster thing? I'm not a vegetarian, but this particular scenerio kinda disturbs me now (used to not bother me so much). ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I like lobster but don't like to meet my food before I eat it. Maybe that makes me a hypocrit, I don't really care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
180Brandy Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Sounds rude to me. I would have left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCR Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I don't want to see it alive, and I don't want my food waived in my face either.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 agreed.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 It's not my favorite thing either, plus I thought the larger lobsters were less flavorful... why brag about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I don't want to see my food kicking and screaming before it dies and I get to "enjoy" it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 That would make me upset as well. On a side note, do lobsters feel pain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JManrow Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 The restaurant should have had the the courtesy to ask you if the would like to first see the live lobster before just bringing to to your table and waving it in your face. You should either write a complaint or at least make a call to the owner about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JManrow Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 On a side note, do lobsters feel pain?According to studies, lobsters probably do not feel pain, but the debate is still on. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/PainManagement/story?id=722163&page=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixty-five Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 The presentation you describe, Holly, is at least insensitive, uncouth and unappetizing -- but so is your anthropomorphism. Maybe the lobster liked it. Point is, you cannot possibly know, so feeling sad or sympathetic in this situation is a waste of your emotional energy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitterbait Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 I may be bad... but if i am going to pay 30-60 for a lobster at a restaraunt then i will be picking it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 That's almost like getting to meet and pet the cow you are about to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVES Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 The presentation you describe' date=' Holly, is at least insensitive, uncouth and unappetizing -- but so is your anthropomorphism. Maybe the lobster liked it. Point is, you cannot possibly know, so feeling sad or sympathetic in this situation is a waste of your emotional energy.[/quote'] wow anthropomorphism, I had to look that one up. Dont forget Bob is in this thread, we have to be gentle (laugh) (love ya bob!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister crabs Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 from what i have read as well fish and inverts lack the development level in thier nervous systems to process and feel pain. Most of what we view as a pain response is actually an escape response. But i agree, i dont want to meet it before i eat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Hey I'm edumicated enough to look that wurd up!!! Feelin' the love there Joel!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted April 23, 2007 Author Share Posted April 23, 2007 I don't see how anthropomorphizing is "insensitive" or "uncouth" .. If anything, I was overly sensitive, not INsensitive. Uncouth means 'lacking refinement,' and since I didn't leap onto the waiter's head or start frothing at the mouth, I wasn't that either. I didn't really do anything but order the smallest steak. Once it arrived, I realized I'd lost my appetite, so I just took it home. I did discover at that moment that it IS "unappetizing" to me to be the one to hand-select the animal to be tossed live into boiled water, though...even if it has no true nervous system. So you're right on the unappetizing part. And yeah, I'm sure the lobster really "LIKED IT" (<--Anthropomorphizing a little there?) :eek: Twitter, that's a valid point. I've always thought lobster was OK-tasting but not fabulous enough to warrant the price for it, anyway. I never order it cuz other stuff always sounds better to me, but that's just my own taste. It also seems kinda wasteful because such a tiny portion of its even edible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biomekanic Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 As someone who as on occassion tossed a bushel baskt or two of live Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs into roiling beer... I shall refrain. (though lobster is okay, and if you're only eating a small part of it, whoever taught you to eat lobster did a poor job ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DChemist Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 As someone who as on occassion tossed a bushel baskt or two of live Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs into roiling beer... I shall refrain. (though lobster is okay' date=' and if you're only eating a small part of it, whoever taught you to eat lobster did a poor job )[/quote'] Yeah- I was keeping my mouth shut thinking about all the live dungeness crab I've caught, boiled and eaten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitterbait Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 That's almost like getting to meet and pet the cow you are about to eat. ummm... when i was in Russia... ummm... nevermind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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