Comments on: Survival Skills: Anthony Bourdain

By: George

George — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 03:16:52 +0000

GW, grow some balls, get off a Men’s website, your acting like a tool.

By: miss T

miss T — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:43:15 +0000

Anthony is genius! Highly entertaining and very down to earth. I can’t take my eyes or ears off of him!!

By: Kyle

Kyle — Sun, 15 May 2011 19:31:44 +0000

“hope one day he gets a taste of his own medicine”? Really? You hope he’s tortured and eaten by armadillos? Harsh. Very harsh.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:03:53 +0000

Humans are part of nature too, and we are “omnivores”, which means that we can eat other animals if we want too. If you are a vegetarian, that is fine. That is a personal choice. If Bourdain wants to eat Armadillos, rats, bugs, whatever, that is his choice, and it is just as natural and ethical for him to do so as it is for you to eat plants. We grow a big garden here, and we also eat a lot of venison…which is the best pure natural protein that you can get. The difference is, we actually go out and kill, butcher, and process our meat. We are not hypocrites. What bothers me more are the morons who talk about the “poor” animals while munching on their steak sandwich. Or the morons who want me to eat nothing but plants. We all kill to live. If you own a cotton t-shirt, and most of us do, then you indirectly condone the killing of animals. Drive by a cotton field sometime, it is a wasteland. Nothing grows there but cotton. Baby quail will starve to death (and do) in large cotton fields. Every poor little bug is killed by the pesticides that are used to produce your clothes. Without pesticides, cotton would be devoured by “nature” and your t-shirt would cost as much as silk (oops, made by torturing caterpillars). Same goes for corn and other crops. There is no way that we can “organically” grow enough crops to feed and clothes ourselves. In simple terms, you directly or indirectly kill things every day. Just because you don’t do it with your bare hands doesn’t make your life any more morally-just or ethical than anyone else’s, including Bourdain’s.

By: GW

GW — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:11:09 +0000

As a human, you have the choice of eating or not eating animals. Wild animals, who are carnivores, don’t have that choice. The fact that humans choose to eat animals when they don’t have to, shows how cruel, pathetic and mean-spirited our species can be. The fact that we have shows that celebrate the killing and eating of other species who cannot defend themselves is one more example. Killing and eating a little armadillo – wow, Bourdain is a hard man, a real hero, LMFOA. Guess we won’t see him taking on the Taliban anytime soon; that “prey” actually shoots back. Another coward.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:30:01 +0000

Wild animals live with “pain, suffering, and fear” their whole lives. It’s just natural. EVERYTHING EATS EVERYTHING all of the time. I guess you’ve never seen a big fish swallow a little fish ALIVE! How do you think the little fish “feels” being swallowed alive? Or a cute squirrel munching on a live baby bird that it just pulled from it’s nest. Yes, they do that! Or hear the dying scream of a rabbit as a fox rips it to shreds. Since my home is built on 40 acres of woodlands far from the city and I have wildlife running all over the place, I see and hear things like this everyday. If Bourdain and his “savages” decided to eat the Armadillo, most likely it was dispatched quickly. Chances are if it was roaming around “enjoying life”, its fate may not have been that easy. You need to get out more and see what nature is all about. As far as Bourdain, if he wants to eat Armadillos, I say, go for it.

Tom
Wildlife Biologist

By: GW

GW — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:01:39 +0000

@Tom

They are a hell of a lot smarter than you. And apparently, your parents who did a horrible job raising you. They were too inbred and stupid to tell you that all animals experience pain, suffering and fear. Or, they taught you that such things don’t matter. Either way, pretty sad and pathetic.

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 22:05:32 +0000

That’s because you are an idiot. Armadillos don’t think or have feelings, you moron.

By: GW

GW — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 03:33:36 +0000

I think Anthony Bourdain sucks. I just saw him on television with a family of savage/bullies. They had a tiny armadillo who was being held by some horrible kid and who was shaking in fear. Some other bullies took the poor animal off to be killed. Then Bourdain and the family of savages/bullies sat down and ate the flesh of the poor creature. I have always hated those who pick on those who cannot defend themselves. That’s why I hate Bourdain and pray that one day he gets a taste of his own medicine.

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By: miriam

miriam — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:25:31 +0000

But I am not agree with impressing a woman by knowing what I am doing. It needs some money with some luck

By: Anna Patrick

Anna Patrick — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:09:39 +0000

No Reservations is by far the best Travel Channel TV show. Tony recently filmed a fantastic episode in Rome, aired in black-and-white. The pictures are amazing, I found some on this website http://www.photographymojo.com/2010/08/no-reservation-in-rome-the-classy-side-of-anthony-bourdain/

By: dave

dave — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:50:35 +0000

I take that as a yes.

By: FTW

FTW — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:30:13 +0000

janna: FAIL

By: dave g.

dave g. — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:18:39 +0000

they covered this on the show. were you in the bathroom?

By: dave g.

dave g. — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:16:08 +0000

you must not have seen the footage! he totally bit it.

By: janna Nikkola

janna Nikkola — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:59:13 +0000

One comment I’d like to make to Anthony about traveling in Muslim countries: NEVER, NEVER, NEVER eat with your left hand! The left hand is considred the “unclean” hand because they use their left hand for toilet functions. To use one’s left hand for eating or touching food is a major taboo, and I saw Anthony eating pidgeon holding it with both hands while in Egypt. The man with him was holding the whole pidgeon with his right hand and his left hand stayed in his lap — it should not even be visible at the table. Shame on Anthony and his staff for not knowing or observing this custom after all this travel in the Middle East.

By: Art Wade

Art Wade — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:57:23 +0000

Great show, however his writing is superb. Seems to have a rhythm and a cadence that can captivate a listener. I enjoy the cultural attachments to his always humorous dialogue.
By far the best food show on TV.

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By: Terri Thrush

Terri Thrush — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:48:25 +0000

Revealing, yet oozes sexiness! This is what every woman wants to hear! A man who is not afraid to say what he truly thinks, yet, his thoughts are profound! For that comment regarding falling down the sand dune, I am surprised he´s still alive! That´s like hitting cement! Dude´s got 9 lives! We need more men like Tony! We should think of him for 007. Dunno if he could pull off the English accent with his NYC brogue! Go Tony! We love you!

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:54:18 +0000

A man how values Integrity could put a value in his life great Interview

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By: scott

scott — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:41:09 +0000

rolled an atv down a hill of soft sand? and almost died? stop being such a pussy!

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