Today, after hearing a representative tout the new hot dog offerings at Busch Stadium during baseball season, a radio personality said she'd heard that each hot dog you eat shortens your life by 30 minutes. She said she could live with that concession, however.
She said she was willing to sacrifice an hour of her life to eat a couple of hot dogs per year.
Her rationale reminded me of a co-worker's reasoning 30 years ago. When he announced he was going to go light up a cigarette, someone across the room reminded him that each cigarette you smoke takes 11 minutes off your life.
"Yeah, but it's the last 11 minutes," he responded.
As long as you're not harming anyone else, that's an individual's choice to make--unwise as it might be.
