A Sucker for a Pretty Face

Andy and I occasionally browse the frozen snack/meal section of our grocery store, looking to see if something catches our interest. When Andy does see something, he always says as he puts it in the cart, “I’m just a sucker for a pretty face.”

He’s correct, the actual food doesn’t look nearly as good as it’s portrayed on the box. But we never regret buying it. Either we like it and will buy it again, or else we chalk it up to “experimental money”. It’s an easy and inexpensive way to have an adventure.

Unfortunately not everyone has as much luck with pretty faces as we do. A Syrian rebel thought he was conversing with a young woman who shared his views about the war. When “she” sent him a picture of herself it turned out to be laden with malware that stole valuable information, including details about battle plans, from his laptop. Apparently pro-Assad hackers have been doing this a lot. Some pretty faces are more dangerous than others.


 

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11 Responses to A Sucker for a Pretty Face

  1. tammy j says:

    wonder how long before they make a movie out of it.

    and i enjoy browsing the frozen food section too! they’re really getting innovative!
    nice for those of us who no longer ‘cook.’
    i’ve tried both ways… buy supplies and cooking … or buying frozen dinners and ‘doctoring’ them up with my own fresh salads and fruit for dessert. great for one lazy person. and actually… in the long run … cheaper too!

    • Jean says:

      We doctor ours with extra meat and vegetables, plus a salad and fruit. Also French bread for Andy. It’s easy, tasty and nutritious.

  2. Rummuser says:

    CM, I can honestly say that I am a huge sucker for pretty faces! More the merrier. And if they come with sense of humour, I can even levitate.

  3. nick says:

    I can’t say I’ve ever been fooled into something by a pretty face (either male or female). If I’m fooled into anything, it’s not from looks but from some slick sales patter that I don’t see through until it’s too late and I’ve already bought whatever it was. Like a wooden bed that looked great in the shop but creaked and groaned so incessantly that we had to return it and get a refund.

    • Ursula says:

      But what about being fooled by an ugly face, Nick? Would that make you feel even worse (or better) about your foolishness? And you falling for sales patter? I don’t believe a word of it. You of all people? I imagine you as suspicious as a cat to be poisoned, cautiously circling the bowl and sniffing where the wind is blowing from. Your bed creaking and groaning? I’d have thought you’d lie perfectly still – at all times. Thanks for making me laugh.

      U

    • Jean says:

      Nick,
      Unless you tried it out in the store, it would be hard to know that it was so poorly constructed. At least it was returnable.

  4. Cathy in NZ says:

    great comments 🙂

  5. Rummuser says:

    I will get my blog back in the next few hours. I am shifting it to a different host with better capacity to handle the kind of traffic and storage space that my blog needs.

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