Stupid Pita heads.

A certain extremist organization for animals, or Pita, as I like to call them, has just become more stupid in my eyes. I would have thought their use of pornography in their ads to draw attention to their feelings about animal issues would have been the dumbest they could get. Nope. They can get dumber.

If you know Seattle at all, you have heard of Pike Place Market. You know, the farmer's market down near the waterfront in downtown Seattle. The most familiar image associated with this attraction would be the Public Market sign mounted near the south side of the main market area. If you watch Grey's, you might recognize this as the place they sometimes pretend is located right next to the hospital, along with the Space Needle. I like to laugh at those episodes. Just ask JennaL, only crazy people walk from one landmark to the other unless they have really good walking shoes on and are prepared to walk uphill for what might seem like a very long time. She knows because she walked there with me. That was at least 5 or 6 years ago. She might possibly forgive me soon. Maybe? Right, Jenna? But I digress.

One of the most famous attractions at Pike Place Market, besides the booths with local artists and craftsmen, and fresh produce and flowers, is the fresh fish market, where fish are thrown from man to man (not being sexist here, just have never seen a woman working there, not that it might not happen) when someone places an order for fish. Tourists (and okay, we'll admit it, locals sometimes) can be seen gathering around this area, waiting to see the fish thrown. It's really fun to watch 50 people or so gather, and the guy at the counter reminding them that someone needs to buy something before anything will get tossed. Great marketing ploy, if you ask me. Considering how slippery and heavy a fish can be, it's amazing to me that I've never seen one dropped. It's quite a fun way to entertain yourself for free (assuming someone else pays to buy the fish so they will toss it). I also think it's cool that they have it set up so tourists can have fish packed and shipped to them, or packed to take on the plane. Fancy.

So now, party pooper Pita is complaining because the fish are dead. Okay, fine, they would complain if live ones were tossed too. I personally would not want to see that either. But fish are tasty and meant to be eaten, especially fresh.* (And I have my own personal fisherman, who brings me fresh Salmon occasionally, which is THE BEST, so I know.) A bunch of Veterinarians are getting together for a conference, and they wanted to have a demo from the Pike Place fish fellas. Poopy Pita caught wind, and they sent a letter complaining about dead fish being treated "as toys." Um, no. Not toys. Flying food. And who doesn't dream about their food flying from time to time. And apparently the Vets backed out and are no longer having the demo. But you can bet if the conference is in Seattle, they'll all be going to the market to see them fly on their own time anyways. So neener, neener Pita.

* Don't get me wrong, I don't think animals should be mistreated or abused. They should be treated with respect, down to the way they are killed and used afterwards. But I believe in eating meat. It is good for you, and it's here for us. I read that on the Internet. Just kidding. I read it in the Bible. I am not saying that we should kill and eat it all, or that it should be all that we eat, either. Balanced diets are good. And part of a balanced diet includes a little bit o' meat from time to time, at least in my world. My vegetarian friends find ways around that, and that's cool. But I will never love tofu or beans or the like that much.