# Hypothetical Road Trip: Aggressive Vegan vs. Extremely Pregnant Woman **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 28, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-aggressive-vegan-vs-extremely-pregnant-woman/587160 "2011-06-28T17:20:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-aggressive-vegan-vs-extremely-pregnant-woman/587160/21 "2011-06-28T18:51:09Z")
> [@treis](#): > > Do I care about this person? It’s a total stranger. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-aggressive-vegan-vs-extremely-pregnant-woman/587160/22 "2011-06-28T18:55:57Z")
Trying to find a restaurant where an aggressive vegan and a person following a paleo diet can both eat will be damn near impossible. We’d both go hungry for days. I’ll take the pregnant lady. Nothing a call to 911 can’t handle. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-aggressive-vegan-vs-extremely-pregnant-woman/587160/23 "2011-06-28T18:56:09Z")
> [@treis](#): > > I mean, if I want to be a dick and chow down on a double bacon cheeseburger while taunting her, is that ok? Because realistically, that could be pretty fun for a while. As long as its not my boss, in law, or someone I’m trying to lay, I think I’d be alright. I chose Vegan and this is why. I think the last half of the trip after their stroke would be nice and quiet. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-aggressive-vegan-vs-extremely-pregnant-woman/587160/24 "2011-06-28T18:57:36Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Also bear in mind we’re not just talking about a vegan, we’re talking about an _aggressive_ vegan. You might agree to not eat meat along the way, but they’re still going to be harping at you anyway because you’re still not one of **them**. They’ll be bitching at you the entire way about your food choices, your clothing choices, your everything choices because you don’t live your entire life according to their agenda. Can you really put up with that for 3000+ miles? No. he’s not. He’s going to shut the fuck up, and hope I don’t hurt him. I can be very…unapproachable…when I choose to be. ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-aggressive-vegan-vs-extremely-pregnant-woman/587160/25 "2011-06-28T19:00:40Z")
I’ve been Extremely Pregnant a few times myself, and I could deal with a roadside delivery. I have to pee a lot too so that’s no problem 🙂 I couldn’t deal with an evangelist of any variety, though. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-aggressive-vegan-vs-extremely-pregnant-woman/587160/26 "2011-06-28T19:02:27Z")
Vegan. I wouldn’t feel the least bit guilty about kicking a vegan out the passenger door at 83mph. Plus, I would be morally compelled to eat a bacon-cheeseburger every 100 miles or so. Win-win. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-aggressive-vegan-vs-extremely-pregnant-woman/587160/27 "2011-06-28T19:05:34Z")
Some of you may be missing the point of the question. You don’t get to kick them out or leave them on the side of the road. You **both** have to make it to Miami, unharmed. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-aggressive-vegan-vs-extremely-pregnant-woman/587160/28 "2011-06-28T19:06:21Z")
I’ll take the vegan. Nothing against pregnant women, but I’d rather not take the chance of her going into labor as we’re in the middle of nowhere someplace. As for the vegan, they’ve chosen that lifestyle, so they can figure out what they 're going to eat as we stop along the way ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-aggressive-vegan-vs-extremely-pregnant-woman/587160/29 "2011-06-28T19:06:53Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Some of you may be missing the point of the question. > > You don’t get to kick them out or leave them on the side of the road. You **both** have to make it to Miami, unharmed. Hey I can’t be held responsible for his medical issues. If he strokes out MAYBE he should have been eating better and taking care of himself!😃 ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-aggressive-vegan-vs-extremely-pregnant-woman/587160/30 "2011-06-28T19:08:43Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > I’ll take the vegan. Nothing against pregnant women, but I’d rather not take the chance of her going into labor as we’re in the middle of the Nevada-Utah desert. As for the vegan, they’ve chosen that lifestyle, so they can figure out what they 're going to eat as we stop along the way I am picturing a long stretch of road in the south, where the closest thing to a vegetarian meal (let alone vegan) is a iceberg salad, often with chicken in it. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-aggressive-vegan-vs-extremely-pregnant-woman/587160/31 "2011-06-28T19:10:20Z")
Pregnant woman. I can’t even comprehend people who would pick the other one. I could have a mean, obnoxious passenger, or someone who might end up being a wonderfully pleasant conversationalist who happens to be pregnant. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-aggressive-vegan-vs-extremely-pregnant-woman/587160/32 "2011-06-28T19:11:21Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Some of you may be missing the point of the question. > > You don’t get to kick them out or leave them on the side of the road. You **both** have to make it to Miami, unharmed. Which brings us back to that whole shutting the fuck up thing. I will be making it to Miami. Driving. He might not. Or he might find his ass riding in the trunk. You completely ignore the reality of dealing with a large and angry male that simply is not going to put up with his bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-aggressive-vegan-vs-extremely-pregnant-woman/587160/33 "2011-06-28T19:12:59Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Some of you may be missing the point of the question. > > You don’t get to kick them out or leave them on the side of the road. You **both** have to make it to Miami, unharmed. Define “unharmed.” I mean, if I punch the vegan in the face, he’ll be okay. Do I get to punch him a lot? Otherwise, please give me the pregnant woman. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-aggressive-vegan-vs-extremely-pregnant-woman/587160/34 "2011-06-28T19:15:58Z")
Pregnant woman, she’s got a probability of being a pain but the vegan is a pain for sure. And there is a probability that the vegan has recently been to Germany and got E. Coli of Doom which is still incubating… ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-aggressive-vegan-vs-extremely-pregnant-woman/587160/35 "2011-06-28T19:16:47Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Pregnant woman. I can’t even comprehend people who would pick the other one. I could have a mean, obnoxious passenger, or someone who might end up being a wonderfully pleasant conversationalist who happens to be pregnant. I’ve travelled while heavily pregnant and it’s not pleasant. Between the many many bathroom stops and not being comfortable staying in one position for very long it’s not a fun situation. And I’d feel mean being a bitch to a pregnant woman. I did assume however that I wanted to get to Miami in a hurry. If I had all the time in the world I would probably change to the pregnant lady. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-aggressive-vegan-vs-extremely-pregnant-woman/587160/36 "2011-06-28T19:19:24Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Define “unharmed.” I mean, if I punch the vegan in the face, he’ll be okay. Do I get to punch him a lot? No. The point here is who would you rather have to put up with/deal with for an extended period of time in an enclosed place? If the road trip part of the question is messing people up, you can think of it as being trapped in an elevator or a bank vault or a submarine. It doesn’t matter. That’s not the important part of the question. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-aggressive-vegan-vs-extremely-pregnant-woman/587160/37 "2011-06-28T19:22:17Z")
Heh, I got the point. Just making ha-ha by suggesting the only way I’d want to be trapped with an aggressive vegan is if I got to put my fists on him repeatedly. Seriously now, I’d rather go on a road trip with a woman going into labor _right now_ than drive to the other side of town with an obnoxious vegan. This is a no-brainer. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-aggressive-vegan-vs-extremely-pregnant-woman/587160/38 "2011-06-28T19:22:50Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > No. > > The point here is who would you rather have to put up with/deal with for an extended period of time in an enclosed place? If the road trip part of the question is messing people up, you can think of it as being trapped in an elevator or a bank vault or a submarine. It doesn’t matter. That’s not the important part of the question. Uh…that’s very different. Presumably if I am traveling with the pregnant woman I can, eventually, get her to the hospital or even a clinic or a freakin hotel and chances are high I can get her there BEFORE she pops. In an elevator? I am stuck delivering this rugrat, with whatever I have around me. All I can say is, she better name the kid after me, even if it is a boy. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-aggressive-vegan-vs-extremely-pregnant-woman/587160/39 "2011-06-28T19:25:25Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > I’d rather go on a road trip with a woman going into labor _right now_ than drive to the other side of town with an obnoxious vegan. This is a no-brainer. Yeah, that’s pretty much the way I see it. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-aggressive-vegan-vs-extremely-pregnant-woman/587160/40 "2011-06-28T19:26:43Z")
I’d still pick the vegan over the pregnant woman. I don’t care how aggressive they are about their beliefs - they’re wrong and I will take great pleasure in taunting them about that every mile of the way. The car will stop to eat only where there is no vegetarian option, and I will enjoy being very carnivorous in their presence. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-aggressive-vegan-vs-extremely-pregnant-woman/587160.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-aggressive-vegan-vs-extremely-pregnant-woman/587160.md?page=3)