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Would you eat George Clooney tofu?

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PETA, the animal-rights group we want to like, but sometimes goes a little too far for their own good, has come up with another hair-brained scheme. George Clooney tofu. You’ll recall that recently they suggested Ben & Jerry’s use human breast milk for their ice cream, so consider that as you read on.

The idea for Clooney tofu, or CloFu, came to PETA when they somehow got their hands on a gym towel soaked with the actor’s sweat, and that thanks to some bizarre technology, they could harvest the perspiration into a some type of flavoring. PETA contacted the star and informed him of theor research. “Of course your fans would swoon at the idea of eating CloFu,” their letter explained. “But what interests us most is that we would attract many people who don’t try tofu because they worry that it would be bland or that they wouldn’t know how to cook it.”

As someone who was a vegetarian for six years and still includes plenty of tofu and soy-based products in their diet, I’m completely horrified. Only Nasoya Extra Firm non-sweat flavored tofu for me, thanks. Clooney himself seems to agree. “As a mammal, I am offended,” he said.

Are you grossed out by PETA’s latest publicity stunt, or are you a Clooney fan salivating at the thought of sinking your teeth into a juicy CloFu steak? If you are willing to try such a thing, are there any other celebs you’d rather have flavor up your food? [E!]
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  • __A_YAHOO_USER__'s Avatar
    Posted by __A_YAHOO_USER__ Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:44am PDT

    I would like to be a member of your PETA,but don,t know much of what you do.All I know is my two little dogs are my life.They have given me more company and help to making me happy watching them be happy and watching them love me too.

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  • IBCHEFT's Avatar
    Posted by IBCHEFT Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:26am PDT

    Wonder why is it when a good thing comes along, some people just take the whole process way to far and ruin it for everyone, the PETA idea to begin with was not bad, but today, they have really gone over the edge. It needs to be disbanded, or reorganized and done so with realistic goals and means.

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  • Bmac's Avatar
    Posted by Bmac Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:02am PDT

    I guess the friends at PETA flunked high school biology. Ben and Jerry's are using "breast milk" for ice cream. All milk comes from lactating mammary glands whether they are from human or animal. Hence, we are mammals just like Mr. Clooney.

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  • Spam I Am's Avatar
    Posted by Spam I Am Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:40pm PDT

    Hahahaha! I love PETA, they're so over the edge, they're always enter-

    taining. In high school a friend of mine once commented on apartheid

    supporters in South Africa. "They're not only mean, they're cheap.

    They collect their sweat and use it as salt!" he said. Well, now some-

    body is serious about it.

    Hmmm...wonder what sweat tastes like deep-fried?

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  • jalal's Avatar
    Posted by jalal Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:23am PDT

    אני פשוט חזרתי מלהביט במה שאני מרגיש הצגה האהובה שלי בין ההרבה הגרעין הזה במשך שנים

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  • Liz's Avatar
    Posted by Liz Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:54am PDT

    I'm a fan of PETA simply because they get people's attention when it comes to making us think about where our food comes from. That said, no, I wouldn't eat CloFu.

    I wish that there was a way to make people eat more sustainably and less cruelly without offending or becoming violent (in some PETA cases), but we're just not there yet. I also wish non-leather bags and shoes and belts weren't so ugly, expensive and non-lasting.

    Oh, dare to dream of a perfect world. Until then, it's Nasoya for me to :)

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  • mighty_mouse's Avatar
    Posted by mighty_mouse Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:32am PDT

    they are a bunch of radical freaks who need to get a life.

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  • Elise's Avatar
    Posted by Elise Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:52am PDT

    ewwwwww!!!!

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  • Question girl's Avatar
    Posted by Question girl Tue Mar 17, 2009 3:55pm PDT

    Thats just disgusting. PETA definatly has some crackpot ideas

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  • Annoyed's Avatar
    Posted by Annoyed Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:48pm PDT

    Only if George's 'tofu' was a code word for his luscious lips! LOL

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