This really happened Monday when I was returning from San Antonio and the woman sitting next to me asked if I was on a business trip.
When I told her I heading home to Tucson after interviewing a Texas bowhunter who had hired me to ghostwrite his memoirs, she went into a tirade about hunters killing God's creatures and ended by proudly announcing she was a vegetarian.
"Really?" I asked. "I hope you are taking the required supplements."
When she asked what I meant, I explained that humans are omnivores, and that a strict vegetation diet can cause APD. When she asked about APD, I said:
"It's Animal Protein Deficiency. It can get ugly. Being overbearing, opinionated and downright rude are the early symptoms. You might want to check with your doctor."
She never said a word the rest of the trip.
Bill Quimby