Old Ben Franklin, from what I have heard, decided that being a vegetarian was a good idea. But I have read that when he decided to leave Boston, there was an enlightening incident that occurred while he was in a boat off of Block Island. The crew was catching and cooking up fish, and for a while old Ben stuck to his guns and did not partake. But the smell of frying fish evidently finally got to him. Here is how he recalls it.

“I balanced some time between principle and inclination until I recollected that when the fish were opened, I saw smaller fish taken out of their stomachs. Then, thought I, if you eat one another I don’t see why we may not eat you. So I dined upon cod very heartily and have since continued to eat as other people…”

That Ben, what a card he was!