HOMER Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute. Lisa, honey, are you saying you're never going to eat any animal again? What about bacon?LISA No.
HOMER Ham?
LISA No.
HOMER Pork chops?
LISA Dad! Those all come from the same animal!
HOMER (laughing) Yeah, right Lisa. A wonderful, magical animal.
The Simpsons, "Lisa the Vegetarian," episode 705, 1995
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