bringmyfishback posted:

No, but you can do that anytime you think the monk in question is not-a-monk.

Stretching must have different meanings to different people. Since the definition of a scam, according to Google, is "a dishonest scheme; a fraud," I don't consider my example "stretching." I don't see why I should be getting poo poo for posting it, either, especially since as a former Tokyo resident I knew quite a few naive tourists/new English teachers who fell for it. But hey, whatever, man.