Free Lunch: Freegans Prove There Is Such A Thing As They Dumpster-Dive for Food

Houston Press ^ | November 25, 2004 | Keith Plocek

[MississippiMasterpiece]

Patrick Lyons stands in the middle of a Dumpster, staring at a can of meat. "I don't know who eats this stuff," he says. He chucks the can aside and keeps on digging.

Who says freegans can't be choosy?

[RockinRight]

Sick people. I should find some of these people and throw a few raw t-bones at them...

[Ichneumon]

I think I speak for most of us here when I say, "....ewwwwww."

[RushCrush]

Funny. I'm eating a lovely meal from McD's as I read this.

[camle]

wonder who they sue when their health goes sour? no I don't.

[TheBigB]

Craaaaaaazy.

[fishtank]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Freegan

[CobaltBlue]

Doesn't appeal to me, but I don't have a problem with it, either.

It would be better if stores gave away the food they can't use or sell to homeless shelters.

[fishtank]

[kahoutek]

"Lyons is a freegan"

Lyons is a freegan "_______________" - insert word of choice.

[fishtank]

They can't.

Expiration dates and trial lawyers prevent that.

[Finny]

The most deadly, agressive, irrational beasts on the planet are vegans. Dairy bulls and hippos are among them. So, once upon a time, was Adolph Hitler!

[sgtbono2002]

As Long as these nuts are fairly scarce they might make it, But 200 million Americans cant survive living off Dumpsters.Not that they would want to. And a lot of good products are thrown away because the sell by date is reached. Not a thing wrong with many of these products.

[Chad Fairbanks]

I'd have a lot of enjoyment poking fun at these people, except that in the mid-80s, I was homeless in Florida, and was eating out of dumpsters to survive... So, I guess I'll just say that I disagree with their politics, but they ain't really hurting anyone, so...

[YankeeinOkieville]

I think I speak for most of us here when I say, "....ewwwwww."

Yep, you do. I couldn't even finish reading the article, my stomach was churning and my nose was crinkled just from what I did read. And how does the guy claim it's organic if it's in a dumpster with motor oil? Does the oil clean away the chemicals from the farming? That's just......sick/gross/disgusting/eewwwwww.

[wideawake]

Eating garbage and violating other people's property rights while wrecking government vehicles.

It's a wealthy society indeed that can afford such parasites.

[AppyPappy]

"I was tortured three times and beaten 13 times in San Francisco," he says.

Yeah. Sure. And they watch you with satellites too.

[Paradox]

More power to them I guess, but just wait until some Freegan decides to sue a business owner because he got sick by eating the owners trash..

[AppyPappy]

The Tekes at my school used to dumpster dive at McDonalds all the time.

[retrokitten]

Society's view of garbage is that it's no longer anything but trash; it's dirty."

Oh come on. Is this tool attempting to say that we need a PC term for GARBAGE??? What makes garbage dirty is that it's in a dumpster! Mingling with other garbage!

BTW, isn't there a charity called Second Harvest that stores can donate food?? It's basically the same idea without taking the stuff out of the dumpster!