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    Image of adiam7 adiam7
    02:37 AM

    In reply to Jersey Shore: Mating Rituals
    I know your day job Brian or should i call you J.W.

    [www.anthro.ucdavis.edu]
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    12/11/09

    In reply to Jersey Shore: Mating Rituals
    I need to know if Ronnie (after a steroid induced, bodily spastic fit of gyrating dry-heave motion on the dance floor, which looked as if you tasered his brain stem while underwater) went home to cry after the Quizno's Sammie starting batting her Genoa ham at the Mike Cop? Because it sure looked like he went home, took off his Ed Hardly shirt, and flopped on the bed in a good old fashioned sob-out.
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    Image of Brian Moylan Brian Moylan
    12/11/09

    @Spirit Fingers: I think that Sammi's new nick name is Quizno's. After all, she's been browned like their sandwiches, she's cheap, and you'd only eat her if there is nothing else around.
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    Image of TriedandTrue TriedandTrue
    12/11/09

    @Spirit Fingers: That's how I knew it was a serious situation for Ronnie - because the shirt came off as soon as he stepped out of the club. Angry Man Walking
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    Image of FitnessMadeSimple FitnessMadeSimple
    12/11/09

    @TriedandTrue: I think he's just allergic to cotton. There is no other explanation for the amount of time he spends shirtless.
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    12/11/09

    @Brian Moylan: And don't forget all guidettes smell like luncheon meat!

    Ham!
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    Image of TriedandTrue TriedandTrue
    12/11/09

    @FitnessMadeSimple: I just noticed in his dancing clip that he is waving that shirt around. You KNOW he wanted to whip it off then.
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    12/11/09

    @TriedandTrue: I was thinking maybe he needed something to mop up the tears from his shattered Sammie-scarred heart (From all of three days). Divorce!
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    Image of TriedandTrue TriedandTrue
    12/11/09

    @Spirit Fingers: But it was REAL. They were feelin' it.
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    Image of marin79 marin79
    12/11/09

    In reply to Jersey Shore: Mating Rituals
    I also loved when the Situation and Sami were talking before her date & the whole time he was posing shirtless on the bed like he was in a Playgirl spread circa 1985!
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    Image of TriedandTrue TriedandTrue
    12/11/09

    @marin79: That's 'cause he does not care, he can get any girl he wants, he doesn't need no Sammy SoSo. As a matter of a fact - he's got TWO girls in the hot tub right now, waiting on the Situation because that is what the Situation is right now. (Note how he didn't mention that one of those girls was Snooki!)
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    Image of TingoMonkey TingoMonkey
    12/11/09

    @marin79: I think the situation is secretly in love with Ronnie.
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    Brian Moylan promoted this comment TingoMonkey was starred TingoMonkey was unstarred
    Image of Brian Moylan Brian Moylan
    12/11/09

    @TingoMonkey: No, it's the other way around.
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    Image of overunderover overunderover
    12/11/09

    In reply to Jersey Shore: Mating Rituals
    The only thing that could make this show more compelling is if one of those Orange Men acted on their obvious latent homosexuality. That crescendo could, perhaps, be unparalleled.
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    Image of Unsolicited Advice Unsolicited Advice
    12/11/09

    @overunderover:

    It feels like MTV made a pact with Devo in the 1980's about their social theories and now one side is being forced to deliver on the terms of the bet. Ideally, "Mongoloid" would just play on a loop throughout every episode.
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    Image of overunderover overunderover
    12/11/09

    @Unsolicited Advice: Ha!

    We're clearly watching de-evolution before our very eyes. This much is true.
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    Image of FitnessMadeSimple FitnessMadeSimple
    12/11/09

    @overunderover: I hadn't thought of it until reading your comment, but now that you mention it, I'm pretty sure the situation is that The Situation has a thing for Ronnie. Have you noticed he doesn't get mad at Ronnie for being with Sammi? Ever! This is not normal. Guys always get angry at other guys who hook up with girls they want, regardless of whether or not they have a shot. Instead, he's angry at Sammi...clearly, because he really wants Ronnie and is jealous of HER.
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    Image of manchops manchops
    12/11/09

    @overunderover: Ah yes, when will the world change and straight men will realize that by getting it on with each other in a hot tub in front of women, they will in fact turn on those women even more!

    Do you hear me Donnie and The Situation? MAKE OUT IN THE FREAKIN HOT TUB ALREADY!

    sorry...
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    Image of saralapua saralapua
    12/11/09

    In reply to Jersey Shore: Mating Rituals
    I'm from the dam Jersey shore and I feel like a befuddled anthropologist watching this show. Fascinating specimens. Fascinating.
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    Image of restless restless
    12/11/09

    @saralapua: Truly. Like Jane Goodall with the chimps.

    What must the midwest think of these tri-state specimens? Rare, aggressive, and marks territory with hairspray.
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    sweet_communist promoted this comment restless was starred restless was unstarred
    Image of saralapua saralapua
    12/11/09

    @restless: Along with being burnt a fine siena orange with hair that's been dipped in a bucket of black ink.

    I'm just grateful that the Drakkar Noir can't be smelt through the TV.
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    Image of sweet_communist sweet_communist
    12/11/09

    In reply to Jersey Shore: Mating Rituals
    I said it last night, but I'd like to reiterate that Sammi's and Ronnie's sad efforts to make each other jealous struck me as the version of "The Gift of the Magi" for hapless idiots.
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    Brian Moylan promoted this comment sweet_communist was starred sweet_communist was unstarred
    Image of FitnessMadeSimple FitnessMadeSimple
    12/11/09

    In reply to Jersey Shore: Mating Rituals
    This could make for a great (read: dangerous) drinking game. Take a shot every time you hear the word "situation." If you can make it through an entire episode, I'll be impressed.
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    Image of jaxdesert jaxdesert
    12/11/09

    @FitnessMadeSimple: Pay per view event!! I am so doing that. I'm done.
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    Image of cpjones cpjones
    12/11/09

    In reply to Jersey Shore: Mating Rituals
    You left out the important information that dearest Trash Bags admitted to previously meeting and sleeping with The Situation before the show. This might be why she ragged on him for having gray hairs when the rest of the cast couldn't give an F if she left or not. [www.usmagazine.com] the show was kind of lame compared to the stellar premiere. The fact that Snooki and the Situation made out sloppily in the hot tub and then asks him to F*** me up the F****** A******, but nothing is shown of their pursuits between one another after that is vastly disappointing and reeks of MTV seemingly cleaning up the debauchery somewhat. We didn't even get a simple, "No thx Snooks, I need another Oompa Loompa hookup instead, bye" from the Sitz either.
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    Edited by cpjones at 12/11/09 2:53 PM cpjones was starred cpjones was unstarred
    Image of HollyQE2 HollyQE2
    12/11/09

    @cpjones: Yes - and how many times did she deny this before admitting it?? What is the point of denying it, watching a clip of yourself denying it, denying it some more and repeatedly calling the other person a complete liar, and then when the attention starts to fade away from you, finally admitting it....

    Oh. Never mind.
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    Brian Moylan promoted this comment HollyQE2 was starred HollyQE2 was unstarred
    Image of TriedandTrue TriedandTrue
    12/11/09

    @cpjones: Just the awkward laugh in his narrative - which really said it all
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    Image of Unsolicited Advice Unsolicited Advice
    12/11/09

    In reply to Jersey Shore: Mating Rituals
    So we've got overcompensating boys being begged and goaded by these women to be fucked as hard as humanly possible. They'll do anything - anything! - to get those putative men to break them in savage, pleasurable ways. Everyone involved wants to be or mate with a bull, and the end result is a whole lot of truly unsatisfying emotional suppression manifesting in grunts and culminating in frustrated face-punching.

    That angry-looking, drunken asshole punching that shrieking harpy in the face happened because nobody at the Jersey Shore likes themselves or each other enough to have sex, to say nothing of forming a relationship. It's the other end of the resolution path to an endless mating dance of catchphrases and abdominals that ends in - at best - masturbation. Let's just rename "Armani Exchange" to "Kabuki Kostumes" and laugh at all the silly low-sperm-count orange people's secret tears until an actual culture finally destroys our (America) inexplicable stranglehold on international entertainment.
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    Edited by Unsolicited Advice at 12/11/09 2:50 PM Unsolicited Advice was starred Unsolicited Advice was unstarred
    Image of resipsaloquacious resipsaloquacious
    12/11/09

    @Unsolicited Advice:

    It's safe to assume you are intent on being the turd in the punch bowl for every Jersey Shore commenting thread, yes?
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    Image of Unsolicited Advice Unsolicited Advice
    12/11/09

    @resipsaloquacious:

    We weren't cool with Tucker Max, but we're cool with this. It's the same thing. Discuss.
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    Image of overunderover overunderover
    12/11/09

    @Unsolicited Advice: I think one difference would be the willingness of the women to partake in said hi-jinx. Tucker's cavorting seemed, at least to me, be more lore than actual. Jersey Shore's women seem to be proud of playing along.... sigh.
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    Image of resipsaloquacious resipsaloquacious
    12/11/09

    @Unsolicited Advice:

    I don't see the disconnect or hypocrisy with Gawker's treatment of Tucker Max contrasted to the Jersey Shore.

    But, hey, I am listening....
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    Image of Cunning_Linguist Cunning_Linguist
    12/11/09

    @Unsolicited Advice: So you're saying there's something wrong with me wanting a man to break me in savage, pleasurable ways? Cuz I'm totally OK with that.
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    Image of Unsolicited Advice Unsolicited Advice
    12/11/09

    @resipsaloquacious:

    It seems counterintuitive to be gleeful about this particular misogynist shitshow after roundly condemning the other.

    More amusing is the fact that the women are complicit idiots who have unblinkingly purchased the "oversexed" kit from Forever 21, but then again Tucker Max has female fans too
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    Image of Unsolicited Advice Unsolicited Advice
    12/11/09

    @Cunning_Linguist:

    Nothing wrong with that. Pro tip: not one of these "men" is capable.
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    Unsolicited Advice was starred Unsolicited Advice was unstarred
    Image of resipsaloquacious resipsaloquacious
    12/11/09

    @Unsolicited Advice:

    I consider the show more of a misanthropic shitshow, as both sexes come off worse for wear.

    The fact that the "stars" are complicit is significant. In this case, if the men and women are so willing to play to the stereotypes, who am I not to judge?
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    Image of Unsolicited Advice Unsolicited Advice
    12/11/09

    @resipsaloquacious:

    I think the origin of the dysfunction is the same misplaced sexual pressure that the show does far more to perpetuate than to solve. Tucker Max's whole ouvre is a response to those same pressures. THINK OF THE CHILDREN.
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    Image of Swifter Swifter
    12/11/09

    In reply to Jersey Shore: Mating Rituals
    These people would make for excellent conscripts into the Navy.
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    Image of FitnessMadeSimple FitnessMadeSimple
    12/11/09

    In reply to Jersey Shore: Mating Rituals
    "You guys are such pervs," demured Snooki, who peered out from beneath the brim of her "Pornstar in Training" hat.
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    Image of ms_priestypants ms_priestypants
    12/11/09

    @FitnessMadeSimple: While dousing herself in KY and fellating a pickle.
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    Image of belltolls belltolls
    12/11/09

    In reply to Jersey Shore: Mating Rituals
    Ronnie dances like Elaine.
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    Image of TriedandTrue TriedandTrue
    12/11/09

    @belltolls: And seriously - in that dance circle, other than Vinny, who were those other dudes??? Did they make new friends already? Haven't they only been there two days? And why was it all dudes? Where did all Vinny's ladies go? Did the tie scare them away from Mr. Classy? So many questions!
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    Image of TingoMonkey TingoMonkey
    12/11/09

    @TriedandTrue: This show is so complex! so many layers, and not only of makeup and tanning lotions!
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    TriedandTrue promoted this comment TingoMonkey was starred TingoMonkey was unstarred
    Image of TriedandTrue TriedandTrue
    12/11/09

    @TingoMonkey: like the layers of chip grease in the hot tub!
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    Image of ms_priestypants ms_priestypants
    12/11/09

    In reply to Jersey Shore: Mating Rituals
    How did I miss Snookie saying that? And how could you tell what she was saying since I imagine it just sounded like "I want you to bleeeep bleeeep bleep in bleeeeep"?
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    Edited by ms_priestypants at 12/11/09 2:47 PM ms_priestypants was starred ms_priestypants was unstarred
    Image of Brian Moylan Brian Moylan
    12/11/09

    @ms_priestypants: That's what it sounded like, but they gave us a nice subtitle, so it was easy to figure out.
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    Image of sweet_communist sweet_communist
    12/11/09

    @ms_priestypants: I missed that, too, but I noticed that Brian quoted it (without context) in last night's thread. I naturally assumed that he was merely dispensing with coyness and asking the commenters to show him some love.
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    Brian Moylan promoted this comment sweet_communist was starred sweet_communist was unstarred
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    12/11/09

    @sweet_communist: When coming from me, kind of talk is reserved for Cheyenne Jackson.

    Our friends over at Jezebel have a clip for the curious.
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    12/11/09

    @Brian Moylan: Hey Brian, can I lobby for @sweet_communist to get a star on Gawker? She's primo Gawker material and my only girl-crush on Jezebel. Just a wee bit of nepotism never hurt anyone, yes?
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    Image of ms_priestypants ms_priestypants
    12/11/09

    @snugbug: I also support this. But I"m sad I have to register to comment on Jezebel, that part gets a big boo.
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    Image of ms_priestypants ms_priestypants
    12/11/09

    @Brian Moylan: I saw your all caps exclamation but I thought you were just 'mo-ing out.
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    Edited by ms_priestypants at 12/11/09 3:24 PM ms_priestypants was starred ms_priestypants was unstarred
    Image of ms_priestypants ms_priestypants
    12/11/09

    @Brian Moylan: I just watched it. Wow. That Shnickiz is a real lady.
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    Image of ms_priestypants ms_priestypants
    12/11/09

    @Brian Moylan: Not to be overly dramatic, but I think what we are seeing in Snookie is the inevitable result when a young girl is raised by a Girls Gone Wild video, Maxim, and a Von Dutch hat. She becomes a parody of femininity and her self-loathing is so internalized as to pop out externally and become her personality. Everything she does is designed, and cunningly, to attract the male gaze and simultaneously cause herself as much shame as possible. Even when she has tried to shut her mind off with alcohol she still begs to be humiliated as explicitly as possible, all in the hopes that someone will like her even a little bit, or just not hate her as much as she hates herself. It's like permanent puberty with bronzer and cameras.
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    Image of Conchie Birdie Conchie Birdie
    12/11/09

    @ms_priestypants: Development Arrested.
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    Image of TriedandTrue TriedandTrue
    12/11/09

    In reply to Jersey Shore: Mating Rituals
    "Unlike gay men, they never remove their shirts in the sacred space of the nightclub"

    EXCEPT DJ Drama - ShamWoww took his shirt off at the club twice and left with said shirt once.
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    Image of BettyCrocker BettyCrocker
    12/11/09

    @TriedandTrue: And then had WAH-tuh and ham. HAM! thpppbbbthtp!
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    Image of FitnessMadeSimple FitnessMadeSimple
    12/11/09

    @BettyCrocker: The "...eat ham and drink water. Ham." quote is tied with "...I'm a bartender. I do great things." for my favorite quote so far.
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    Image of Brian Moylan Brian Moylan
    12/11/09

    @FitnessMadeSimple: I'm DYING for when Snooki says "I invented the freakin' poof." That's still my favorite.
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    Brian Moylan was starred Brian Moylan was unstarred
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    12/11/09

    @Brian Moylan: I'd like to request that you compile a video montage of the show's greatest quotes at the end of the season, set to some appropriate song (Sandstorm? Castles in the Sky?).
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    12/11/09

    @FitnessMadeSimple: Sandstorm? HAHAHAHAHA. Perfect. Darude, I belive. Holy shit that takes me back to 1998.
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    Image of ms_priestypants ms_priestypants
    12/10/09

    In reply to The Final Harvest: A Tragedy in Four Dishes
    That screen grab of Tom is warming my heart. He is like an adorable, mischievious, sexy elf.
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