>>Hmmm, swine. I do think loser would work fine here, kind of generic really, but your right regarding putz; probably slightly more harsh than would fit the situation.
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>No, no. As you'd just been duped, that makes YOU the loser, surely. I'm a gainer. I'm an SOB.

Ok, I'll go with me being the loser and you being the SOB. Or maybe I should be both, and you can just be the innocent bystander... Yeah, I know; I almost couldn't get that typed without laughing. <g>