Ah, but you’re not necessarily the driver…
I’ll take the vegan. He/she can flap their yap all they want. I’m going to eat as many critters as I can on the way to Florida. Everyone one of which will be as rare as possible without making me sick.
Well, I’m not a big tough guy and can’t imagine a more unpleasant cartrip than one which is full of confrontation constantly. I love driving, it’s very relaxing, I don’t want anyone harshing my mellow.
Give me Ms. Preggers. she might be bitchy and uncomfortable, but at least she wouldn’t be trying to make ME bitchy and uncomfortable.
I got stuck sitting behind an evangelical vegan* for about 2 hrs once on a bus trip, and by the end of 2 hours hearing about how it’s unfair that I support cattle farming which is ruining… RUINING the environment with overgrazing and cow farts just so I could have my leather purse and shoes I was just about homicidal. Don’t even wanna THINK about going LA-Miami with one.
*I have no problem with people who choose to go vegetarian/vegan. In fact I admire them because it takes a lot of discipline and it ain’t easy. I just draw the line at them telling me my bacon cheeseburgers and Tignanello handbags are teh evil.
I picked vegan, because if I had to deliver a baby there would be a good chance that one or two people might die. The vegan I can just humor (“Dairy farms are like rape factories, huh? How interesting…”) until we get to our destination. I’m good at humoring crazy fanatics; medical emergencies, no.
I’d be fine with the food as well–in fact, somebody who actually knew vegan restaurants along that route could make for a great foodie experience… but the hypothetical claims he “has absolutely nothing else to say about any other subject whatsoever,” which is incredibly boring and certainly not normal.
Whereas delivering a baby beside the road, or getting a police escort to the hospital, or whatever ends up happening there, makes for a good story later. And all the rest of the trip won’t be guaranteed tedious.
Right. It’s not like I have to deliver the baby myself. So basically I’d have to travel with someone who has to piss a lot and might go into labor. Great, let her pee and if she does end up popping, I get her to a hospital and let the doctors do all the work. If I’m dealing with devoted hard-core vegan, my entire trip is filled with nagging. No way, ma’am.
On the other hand, I’d ride with MeanOldLady any day, pregnant or not. I bet she’d be fun! 
So long as you agree to be the designated driver. 
Not a problem. A) I don’t drink more than 1-2 drinks a night. I love foofy drinks so they are not even strong, and never get drunk, and B) There is nothing funnier than being around drunk people when you are sober.
Pregnant lady.
I’ve spent time with vegetarians and vegans and don’t have an issue with them. I’ve also spent time with militant evangelicals of several types - including vegans, and DO have a problem with them.
If pregnant lady goes into labor, the average labor lasts plenty long to get to a hospital (clinic/fire department with an EMT) - even if you are in West Texas.
I initially read this as “chances are that I can get her high BEFORE she pops.”
No, if I had to deliver the baby, I’d be the one getting high, I think.
Pregnant lady. I have to go all the time too so it would work out fine.
While I know this thread is more than a little tongue in cheek, I am surprised that no offended vegan is in here defending their ilk.
Apparently they find them as obnoxious as everyone else does.
It’s the ‘aggressive’ part of the vegan option that swings it for me. I’ve met one.
I voted ‘pop’!
Pregnant lady. She has at least a 98% chance of being a better conversationalist than the evangelical vegan. I can deal with medical stuff and detouring to the nearest place with an actual medical professional. She is also guaranteed not to try to drive, since there’s no way she’d fit behind the wheel of my Subaru. I only drive long distances with people I know are good drivers and won’t scare the shit out of me, and even then there are times when I have to drive or else I will ralph (thanks a lot, vestibular system). I can look for birds/relieve myself/stretch my legs/get a snack when she has to pee for the millionth time. She’s also less likely to mind that I blast the AC - pregnant people tend to be hot, whereas whiny vegans are more likely to be perpetually cold from not having any body fat.
TLDR: Just call me The Stork.
I’m vegetarian and often eat vegan, and I would still choose the pregnant woman. I know a lot of vegans, and none of them are like that. It wouldn’t go well.
Are you sure she was pregnant before you entered her?
The vegan. I’ve known and dealt with evangelical vegans before. I’d still eat meat, and wear leather, and they would deal with it. I could quite happily spend several days explaining to them why they are wrong, and if they refused to eat where I wanted they’d starve.
I’ve never met a vegan who wouldn’t eat meat if they were hungry though, they are the biggest bunch of hypocrites out there. Worse even than religious types.
The pregnant woman, on the other hand, would cause serious practical problems.