“Becoming a vegetarian is a big missed steak” (a pun on “mistake”) is a popular food joke that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts and posters. “As far as I’m concerned, vegetarianism is a missed steak” has been cited in print since 2006, but the T-shirt saying became popular in 2011.
 
 
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Puns about Food (Misc. Food Puns)
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6. I decided that becoming a vegetarian was a missed steak.
Gabe - Seattle WA
 
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Becoming a vegetarian is a huge missed steak.
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JimW52 - May 15, 2006 - 07:41 AM
As far as I’m concerned vegetarianism is a missed steak.
Jim
 
Winfield (KS) Daily Courier
Muttonhead musings
By John Schlageck
Published: Thursday, July 1, 2010 11:34 AM CDT
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Or I decided recently that becoming a vegetarian was a missed steak. And one more — did you hear about the cannibal who showed up late to the luncheon? They gave him the cold shoulder.
 
I’ll tell you, food gets no respect.
 
Drunken Ninja
I have decided that becoming a vegetarian was a missed steak.
Posted September 15, 2010
   
Google Books
The Mammoth Book of Really Silly Jokes
By Geoff Tibballs
Philadelphia, PA: Running Press
2011
Pg. 119:
Did you hear about the man who decided that becoming a vegetarian was a missed steak?
     
Category Zero
20 April, 2012
Dad Joke of the day
By Category Zero
Q – Why did the vegetarian feel foolish?
A – Because he realised that being a vegetarian was just one huge missed steak.