[bozlax]

Hold on a sec...how do you get from 7 outs (for the spades) plus a half for a 7 plus a half for an ace to 16?

Oh, wait, you're giving yourself 9-10 outs for being ahead on the turn? Ok, I guess that makes a sort of twisted logic (as you point out), but sounds to me like you're trying to justify a loose hand after the fact.

That said, I frequently do the same thing, particularly later in the evening and on weekends when I figure 2-4 people at a full table are drunk. But, I don't try to rationalize it, I just say to myself, "Ok, self, this is a weak hand, and these are weak players. They are going to play the same whether they have me beat or not, so am I willing to lose this pot?" If I've been running well, I'll usually say yes; if I'm running poor, I'll usually say no.