I don't think you're alone in this sentiment. I found myself on the wikipedia article for cons and found this witty quip in the Usage in Conversation section[0]

I don't think you're alone in this sentiment. I found myself on the wikipedia article for cons and found this witty quip in the Usage in Conversation section[0]: > I sped up the code a bit by putting in side effects instead of having it cons ridiculously. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cons#Use_in_conversation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cons#Use_in_conversation