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This is a true story. I was at Hey Hey Kebabs (they do the best hot chips with loads of chicken salt), Parramatta Road in Auburn last night, when a man walks in and places his order.

"Can I get a doner kebab with extra mushrooms, lettuce, tomatoes, onion, hommus... oh, and just a little bit of the meat, because I am a vegetarian."

I stared at him in shock.

As the meat was getting sliced he was pedantic in ensuring there was only a few thin slices of the beef. But surely that is not what pure vegetarians stand for?

Dictionary.com defines vegetarian as -
A person who does not eat or does not believe in eating meat, fish, fowl, or, in some cases, any food derived from animals, as eggs or cheese, but subsists on vegetables, fruits, nuts, grain, etc.

But after extensive research, I found that according to the Vegetarian Network in Victoria, he is a 'Semi' or 'Demi' Vegetarian or Flexitarian. A person who occasionally eats meat!

What is it with tight arses these days? I was at Woolworths after work today, and was held up for at least 5 - 10 minutes, in the express lane mind you, because the man infront of me didn't want to pay an extra 16 cents for his 2 cans of tin tuna. He was merely saving 8 cents?!? OK, so don't judge a book by its cover... but how tight must he have been to hold up the entire queue during peak hour? Is it just the satisfaction, knowing that you bought something on sale, whether it's 1 cent off, or 8 cents? Hang on a minute... he should have bought another 48 cans so at least he could save a hefty amount of $4, which then, just maybe, it would have been worth the wait.