Cougars and Steamers and MILFs, Oh My

First and foremost, Boalt's proud Cleveland Steamboats (IM officials have changed our name from Steamers) are now 1-0 thanks to a default by the Social Workers. The highlight of the game: my bloody elbow and 2 RBIs. The other highlight of the game? A certain ASP badass cranking one 200-250 feet.

If you have any sense of decency, you will not read beyond this sentence. But a debate is raging in the halls of Boalt. Those who have taken, or are in Legislation may be called upon to provide their interpretative skills. A certain website that I cannot find, defines a Cougar, and then lists Stiffler's mom from American Pie and Mrs. Robinson from The Graduate as examples of Cougars. The urban dictionary definitions are here.

Some argue that those two are not Cougars. They are MILFs. The contention is that a Cougar cannot be married or have kids. Urban dictionary definitions here.

Personally, I (convincingly) argue that these two terms are the flip sides of the same coin. The core definition of a Cougar is an older woman who preys on younger men. All that no marriage/no kids stuff is superfluous. Similarly, the only core definition of MILF is just what it stands for. The emphasis, however, is on I. It's a subjective label. If she satisfies the M conditional, then beyond that there's very little that's objective about it. The Cougar label, however, can be attached by 3rd parties. Thus, the two are not mutually exclusive.

By way of illustration, Mrs. Robinson was CLEARLY a Cougar because she seduced poor old Dustin Hoffman (who's in love with Robinson's daugher, a Cal student!!!). The fact that she's a mom, doesn't mean I'd like to f*ck her. Anyway, discuss.