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[the Spartan]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Tuning into BB5 this week, I noticed a distinctly bluish effervescense emanating from the sleeveless shirt collars of the hunks and babes populating the house. There is not one single white collar person on this show. The closest thing is a yogatrix named Lori, but I really think that is a collarless profession. Its as if it has officially become socially unacceptable to have your life filmed on tv for a one in thirteen or is it sixteen chance for a mere half million bucks. It seems that at this point, it has become shameful to whore oneself on tv unless

1) it is a top notch Burnett project and

2)you are the first person in your family to have received a college degree or college degree plus

While one could see the tide was turning, like when Roddy the "writer" from New Jersey started banging or not banging Chiara the "marketing rep" (cold calls?, work from home?) ho from NYC, the genre is only really bottoming out. Here we hava a houseful of Eric Niew wannabes lifting weights and shaving their armpits while sporting sleeveless shirts to show off that de rigeur bicep tattoo that Pam Anderson invented. Its just so prole.

Now I cannot get through Amazing Race. I am sorry, I just cannot, as much as I try. Given the dollar prize and exciting and exotic travles, I would guess there are still a few token white collars playing, but really, I think that the Amazing Race too in destinted to end up in a lazy boy in rural Pennsylvania. Springer doesnt pay as well.

I really should have gotten that audition video together while reputaable Curtis types still played the game and I wouldnt be derailed from p-track. Thanks for playing, indeed.

OK, Salon, I will look for your coverage on this topic in about two weeks since you cannot invent anything.

PTL! You Rock!