Generally, meat is for eating and not to be used as a toy. In this case, however, I think we can make an exception. Sweet Meats sells (vegetarian!) meat plushies, all made from and stuffed with a super-soft fleece. The varieties they sell include ham, t-bone and pork chops, as well as ribs and hot links. Most of the plushies are available in a "family size" for those who like their meat larger, too.
It seems like they would make an amusing gift for vegetarian friends, since no animals were harmed in the making of these meats, or a cute alternative to a teddy bear for a young carnivore-in-training. Can you imagine a little kid carrying around a plush steak instead of a security blanket? Adorable!

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6-27-2006 @4:13PM nika said... love this - too cute
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6-27-2006 @4:13PM Joanne Mitchell said... "...an amusing gift for a vegetarian friend"??? If someone gave me one of these, I would think he/she was expressing hostility to my feelings, not friendship. It wouldn't be as nasty a gift as real animal flesh, but it would not win prizes for sensitivity.
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6-27-2006 @7:55PM suburban misfit said... Yeah, I wouldn't find that funny, seeing as how I believe that eating meat is unnecessary and sometimes cruel. I would expect that my omnivorous friends *know* that about me and wouldn't give me meat plushies as a gift.
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7-12-2006 @12:56AM Shane said... While a long-term vegan, I have a warped sense of humour (e.g. "I love red meat" sticker on the back of my motorcycle helmet), and would find it amusing. However, giving this to a vegetarian is the equivalent of giving cartoons of child porn to a parent. Hilarious! No children harmed! etc
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