Odds and Ends: Thinking Out Loud
This was my first five-day work week since the end of July, and Friday seems to be dragging along at the pace of a three-legged dog. So, let me pose some discussion questions for you.
This Car
Being a cabbie is one of the most masculine professions in the world, behind pro football player and steelworker (except for the gay steelworkers). Pretty pink and purple flowers are just about the complete opposite of masculine. Not every cab in the city has these flowers, but do you think that when they’re all in the holding pen waiting for fares out at JFK, the cabbies make fun of other cabbies who have flowers all over their cabs?
This Dog
My parents must be getting empty-nest syndrome, because they are now dead-set on adopting this dog. “Awwww,” you say, “how can you say no to a face like that?” Easy! You can sneeze in its face as you break out in hives, much like I do when I’m around dogs. Essentially, my parents are telling me that I am no longer welcome in their home. I told them if they got a dog that’s short-haired and doesn’t shed, I could probably tolerate it. But this dog’s name is Fluffy. That’s no dog name. A cat name, maybe. Seriously, what kind of person names their dog Fluffy?
This Guy
I finally watched an episode of this show. You can’t be serious, right? First off, the guys on this show are beyond help, or just crying for attention. One guy “has trouble listening.” Hey, here’s an idea: LISTEN! You don’t need some high school dropout with a wardrobe akin to that of a Barnum & Bailey clown to tell you that on cable television. Of course, this guy must be good at what he does, because if he really does get the ladies, it’s a small miracle, considering he has a face only a mother could love and is probably borderline-retarded. What the hell is the appeal of this show?
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September 14th, 2007 at 11:38 am
joanna says:I must be out of touch with mainstream zeitgeist…..what is that show? Queer As Folk comes to mind, but I thought that went off the air.
September 14th, 2007 at 12:26 pm
samantha says:I think that show is called “The Pick-Up Artist”, and he’s the host. Apparently, he takes a bunch of guys who can’t get chicks (think beauty and the geek) and tries to make them “ladies men”.
September 14th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
Lame_O says:the worst part of that crap are the dungeon & dragon type medallion that is given out to those not eliminated. the 2nd worst part of that crap is the paste-on tatoo of lipstick he had on his neck. hey douche-o-rama- tommylee called and wants his look back
September 14th, 2007 at 1:04 pm
keith says:hey, what’s this bias against gay steelworkers?
a truly great episode that includes one of the better simpsons dialogue exchanges ever.
bart (to obviously gay man wearing a large hoop earring): are you a pirate?
gay man: in a manner of speaking …
September 14th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
keith says:okay, after having read this earlier today, i swear to god i was in that cab about 5pm. is it hack # 4E20? i picked it up at 18th/6th.
just weirdly coincidental.
September 15th, 2007 at 1:46 am
Cait says:I don’t understand how girls on that show are into the guys they have- they’re all skeevy virgins.
And I’m a huge fan of dogs, especially adopted dogs. Especially cute adopted dogs. Can’t you take antihistamines when you go home? I’d have shots every day if it meant I could be with my dogs.
September 16th, 2007 at 8:42 pm
Jesse says:But there’s still two kids at home…
September 18th, 2007 at 5:46 pm
Grace says:I cannot stop watching that show. It is ridiculous yet strangely addictive. Part of the [I don’t want to use the word attraction here] fascination is how weird the host is–he consistently wears eyeliner and goggles, but somehow manages to give not always idiotic advice to the social morons on the show.
September 19th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Annette says:hey! i am loving your blog… what is up with the flowers on the cabbies, by the way!?
September 21st, 2007 at 7:24 am
jason says:what the fuck is up with that guy’s hat? It’s like Richard Petty is trying to hook people up.
December 20th, 2009 at 2:59 am
Meet Women on Twitter Facebook and Myspace says:Great! Thanks for bringing this to the light -Kelly