"... but dhey wouldn't have ta throw it away if you didn't touch it in the first place." Logic was generally not Joey's forte but even he could tell that this was flawed.

When the bagel started to disappear, he had to fight back a whimper. I mean sure it looked like it had been sitting out too long, and that it wouldn't be all that filling but it was still better than nothing.

Joey could have really gone for a few free samples right now himself which is why he was more susceptible to Crowley's dishonest suggestion.

"No, maybe not but..... it still doesn't make it right." There good, solid. So he had his convictions, ..... and an empty stomach.