Psycholinguists argue about whether language reflects our perception of reality or helps create them. I am in the latter camp. Take the names we give the animals we eat. The Patagonian toothfish is a prehistoric-looking creature with teeth like needles and bulging yellowish eyes that lives in deep waters off the coast of South America. It did not catch on with sophisticated foodies until an enterprising Los Angeles importer renamed it the considerably more palatable "Chilean sea bass. Hal Herzog
A fit, healthy body–that is the best fashion statement
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Jess C. Scott
My love is pizza shaped. Won’t you have a slice? It’s circular, so there’s enough to go around.

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Dora J. Arod
She asked if I loved another woman, so I answered honestly and said, “Dinner was great, but I could go for dessert.
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Unknown
My love is meatloaf flavored. I just wish my meatloaf was also meatloaf flavored.
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Dora J. Arod
Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.
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Ruth Reichl
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The inconsistencies that haunt our relationships with animals also result from the quirks of human cognition. We like to think of ourselves as the rational species. But research in cognitive psychology and behavioral economics shows that our thinking and behavior are often completely illogical. In...
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The only consistency in the way humans think about animals is inconsistency.
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Psycholinguists argue about whether language reflects our perception of reality or helps create them. I am in the latter camp. Take the names we give the animals we eat. The Patagonian toothfish is a prehistoric-looking creature with teeth like needles and bulging yellowish eyes that...
