Idiots Guide To Dieting

I was visiting my father in hospital, while i was waiting to see him i picked up a magazine, I spotted something in it which I thought might interest a friend of mine, I was going to take the page from the magazine which i have never done before, but decided to take the magazine, which again I have never done before. The following day I visited my friend, she made us coffee and we sat in her garden, I took the magazine out told her what I had done, and read out what I thought might have interested her. We carried on chatting and i continued to flick over the pages of the magazine, we where complaining about how bloated we felt and how we could eat what we wanted when we where young , she then jokingly said, which side of the family do you get your fat gene from? I jokingly replied oh that is my fathers side, I then turned another page of my stolen magazine, and there was a full spread article of my cousin with a before and after photo of herself after dieting, incidentally I have not seen or spoken to her for over thirty years, and had no idea she wrote books. This one was called Idiots Guide To Dieting. I checked and double checked it was her, while at the same time trying to tell my friend to give her, you know what a chance. I then turned to her, "oh yes by the way she is very laid back", and said "oh" its my mothers side as well, I have no change. I showed her the article explained who she was and she carried on as if it was a normal day to day situation. I on the other hand carried on walking up and down the garden in total shock. When I told everyone else they to where shocked by the way it all unfolded. Six years on my cousin is unaware of what happened. I have another situation much like this one I will send it on another page it will be titled Officer and a Gentleman