NY Encounters: Do As I Say, Not As I Diet

Sheryl and I were waiting in line at our local Rite Aid, debating the question of why Chinese food makes you hungry later. Sheryl said because it's salty, creating thirst, which can be mistaken for hunger. I was skeptical of this, but just then the woman in front of us in line chimed in, "She's right. I learned all about this in Weight Watchers." In classic New Yorker Unsolicited Advice fashion (a la at the Mediterranean restaurant, the strangers dining next to Sheryl and me and Robin and Scott who leaned over and started giving Scott furniture advice), she starts rambling on about this. But just then, a cashier was open, so the woman went over to her and paid -- for her three Rolos and seven Hershey's bars.