Yes, when The Biochemist and I talk about our bookbuying, we use a justification like that: it's not like we're doing drugs (literally, although books do have a narcotic and addictive effect); we don't smoke; we don't drink to excess (often); we aren't letting our children go hungry (we don't have any); etc.
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Date: 2006-09-01 12:16 pm (UTC)