I think that would be more of a scam than a con, ita, but that's just my gut reaction.

Which all adds up to me as having a creepy undertone of "...and if you still prefer bacon to oatmeal for breakfast, it's because there's something wrong with you."

I didn't get that from it. And I do prefer bacon to oatmeal, in general, but I don't want bacon every day, which is what she's saying is okay. I think.

Dude on the train explained to his girlfriend that having sex for 30 minutes was like running 10 miles, and if she were here, he'd be running, like, 10,000 miles a day!

I desperately wanted to lean over and say, "a) I think you'll find that your math is deeply flawed, and b) gross."

I'm a big convert to eat what makes you feel good, but it does take paying close attention. But then you can get lazy with it (see my ridiculous salad habit. It is because it is easy and requires no thought.) Ad it is why I don't keep pasta around. Because I could be lazy with that too, but it makes me feel crappy. Still haven't given up my cheese habit, but keep it in moderation.

I am not looking forward to the weather tomorrow. I'll probably come home when it starts looking iffy, swim (in case the Y closes early) and then telecommute. My officemate was laughing that my big concern over the weather? OMG pool closure! Not the commute, not the shoveling, the exercise.

But I did go out and fill up my gas tank as I was pretty close to empty and I hate filling up a filthier saltier than it is now car.

And I do prefer bacon to oatmeal, in general, but I don't want bacon every day, which is what she's saying is okay. I think.

Yeah, that's what I took from it.

Obviously I don't have a problem with being "officially" overweight, because it means I eat what I feel like, and my weight doesn't change much. And I'm pretty healthy (cholesterol test results pending). But I have learned that I REALLY dislike feeling overfull, although I'll still do it once in a while.

Actually, this relates to a conversation I had recently about knowing the calorie counts at restaurants -- it made me feel fine about my occasional McD's meal, because on those days, it is the bulk of my food, and that actually works out to a reasonable calorie number in the end. Not a weight loss number, but I don't care about that.

Meh.

I think that would be more of a scam than a con, ita, but that's just my gut reaction.

But why? I mean, drawing from fiction isn't the best example, but on a recent episode of Hustle they had a con where "something for nothing" meant the mark offered 500 pounds. But an honest person might have seen the same setup and offered 5000. Would it have stopped being a con and then become a scam just because the mark was honest and offered full market value?

A swindle is a swindle. There's nothing I can find in the dictionary definition that makes it not also a con.

If I had the money, I would look into installing one of these in cutiehead sarameg's basement: [link]

Hah. Don't think I haven't idly had the same thought. Except it would be ridiculous and INSANE and asking for trouble. Besides, I like going to the Y.

Sarameg needs her pool boyfriends and girlfriends. She's got it going on, dog.

Kim Clijsters? Still cute.

Would it have stopped being a con and then become a scam just because the mark was honest and offered full market value?

That's a really good question. I don't think I saw that Hustle (there are recent episodes?), so I'm not sure what my answer would be.

The whole thing is pretty fuzzy - I don't think it's wrong, as such, to refer to a swindle as a con, but I do think it's an evolution of the term and that saying "you can't con an honest man" refers to the older and more specific usage.

shrift, sympathies and good guiding wishes.