Not Another Reality Show

Are you familiar with Patricia Krentcil?  She is the lady who was accused of taking her 6-year old daughter into a tanning bed with her.  And the bottom line to that story seems to be that overzealous school workers were a bit hasty in making their accusations.  And you know me.  I'm always up for a good public lynching.  But in this case, I'm not getting the sense that anything actually happened to the daughter.  Now Ms. Krentcil on the other hand...well...there are other reasons to despise her, most of which I'm about to get into right now!  Ms. Krentcil has been dubbed the "Tanning Mom".  Have you seen her?  Brace yourself.  Behold! 

 Yep.  That's her.  That piece of bacon in a blonde wig is Ms. Krentcil.  In case you haven't figured it out, the woman likes to get her tan on.  She's clearly not well in the head, not to mention in the epidermis.  Good Lord, how can anyone think that looks good?  I guess to each their own, but seriously?  We all know that can't be healthy.  The ugliness of it all aside, that's just not good for you.  And do we really want to be encouraging people to end up looking like shoe leather?  I don't think we do.  But I fear that is the message that will be sent if what I read is true and this woman might be getting her own reality show. 

That's right.  According to, well, her, when asked if she is going to be doing a reality show, she replied, "There are a couple of people that want me."  Holy crap.  I certainly hope that isn't true.  And really, I think that I would probably lean more toward this woman being a bit delirious as opposed to functioning in reality.  Why in the world would anyone want to produce a reality show about a woman who looks like an old shoe?  (Not the old woman who lived in a shoe.  That's been done before and was, to my recollection, quite successful.  This would be about a woman who looks like a shoe.  It just doesn't have quite the same playful charm as the former.)

Why would anyone want to portray this woman in a TV show?  According to CBS, Ms. Krentcil "...has reportedly been banned from at least 63 tanning salons in the tri-state area."  Some tanning salons "...have taken extra precautions and have placed "wanted" posters behind their counters informing employees to keep her off the premises."  Really?  You need a picture of this woman for people to reference?  You couldn't just say to your employees "If anyone comes in looking like a piece of beef jerky, do not allow them to "tan" here"?  I don't blame them for not wanting her in their establishments.  She isn't exactly a poster child for tanning responsibly (if there is such a thing anymore).  But at least two people want to put her on TV?  Fabulous. 

Like I said earlier, her claims seem dubious at best.  But if you're still thinking that maybe she's telling the truth, let's look at another one of her delusions.  She said that she would absolutely consider posing for Playboy.  Now, wouldn't you think that in order for someone to say something like that, there should at least be some element of truth or desire to the statement?  Like if someone was in the condition that Playboy might actually fancy, then you could state your position on whether or not you'd want to participate or if you'd decline.  But does she really think that Playboy is going to come a-callin'?  (For the record, Playboy has stated "It wouldn’t even be considered.”)  Maybe she could pose for something else, though.  Like a company that makes shoes or leather products.  Slim Jim has some tasty dried meat snacks.  Maybe she could be their spokeshole? 

I'm just not ready to accept that questionable lifestyles can lead to full-time employment.  That's all.  Jersey Shore.  16 & Pregnant.  Jon & Kate Plus 8.  This woman.  It's just not something that makes me want to stand up and shout "U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!"  You know?  How about a show that follows the individual through several therapy sessions?  Something.  Anything other than just letting them live their weirdo life in front of an audience whilst reaping in a large check. 

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Punk'd - Iraqi Style

American reality shows are brainless, but at least they're somewhat amusing. There's a small slice of entertainment that can come from them. Come on, American Idol? Dancing With The Washed Up Stars? America Has Weird Talent? So You Think You Can Dance, But You Really Can't? They take our mind off of our problems or our daily lives. They remind us how lucky we are that we're not on some dumbass show like that. Most importantly, they remind us how lucky we are that we're not a celebrity in Iraq experiencing the equivalent of Punk'd, only instead of a wacky incident taking place, they plant fake bombs in celebrities’ cars, have an Iraqi army checkpoint find them and terrify the celebrities into thinking that they are headed for maximum security prison or execution. Wait. That's a TV show?

Correct. That is a TV show. In Iraq. For the purpose of entertainment. I'm not sure who thought this was a good idea, but someone did. According to the NY Times, the show is called "Put Him in [Camp] Bucca”. And in case you were wondering, Camp Bucca is "...the large American-built high-security prison ...that held thousands of Iraqi detainees and was closed in September 2009." Sounds charming. And of course, hilarious. Uh, or not.

And really, if it's laughs that you're looking for, that's all you need to justify something as horrible as this. According to the producers of this insanity, "...the show was entertainment, that it made people laugh and that no one had gotten hurt." Right. No problem. Because what's really funny is that these poor people really thought that they had a serious chance of going to prison for the rest of their lives and/or possibly being executed. Hysterical.

The set-up goes something like this: A celebrity is "...invited to the headquarters of the private television station Al Baghdadia to be interviewed, but en route to the station a fake bomb would be planted in their car while they were being searched by Iraqi soldiers". But the fun is only just beginning! As the clandestine filming continues (a la Candid Camera or anything else with a hidden camera), the viewer gets to enjoy the reaction of the celebrities as the bogus guards at the checkpoint shout such hilarities at them such as as: “Why do you want to blow us up?” “You are a terrorist.” “How much did they pay you to do it? You will be executed.” Does it get any better than that? I can't imagine.

Look, I know that things are tough in Iraq, but this doesn't exactly seem like the best place to go to for a little humor. It would be one thing if the show was depicting a scenario that was completely unrealistic or unbelievable or something like that. But, sadly, it depicts a scenario that could actually occur. You could actually be thrown in jail for the rest of your life or executed for appearing like you're trying to blow something up (ie, having a bomb in tow) in Iraq. At the very least, can you imagine the fear that would go through someone who knew that there was something seriously wrong, yet still knew that even a misunderstanding could get them imprisoned for Allah only knows how long before things get all straightened out?! IF they ever did get straightened out!

This program is supposed to air during Ramadan, which happens to go on for like a month. The ironic part is that, according to the maybe right, maybe not-so-right, Wikipedia, during Ramadan, one is supposed to "...pray for guidance and help in refraining from everyday evils, and try to purify themselves through self-restraint and good deeds." That show doesn't sound like it does that quite so much. It kind of sounds like it does absolutely the opposite of that. Then again, during Ramadan, they're also supposed to "refrain from eating, drinking and sexual relations from dawn until sunset". Sounds like a heck of a holiday. Maybe "Put Him In [Camp] Bucca" is supposed to help relieve some of the frustrations that must arise during that time, regardless of the irony. Hey! If it takes watching a man fear that he will be executed for something that he did not do in order to cheer those folks up, so be it!

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It's Not About Insurance

I cannot begin to tell you how freaking sick I am of hearing about health care. I am over it. The politicians in Washington have no idea what they're doing and have their own self-centered and power hungry reasons for wanting whatever bill they've constructed to go through. All they're going to end up doing if the thing passes is causing more taxpayers to foot the bill at a higher price. And it's highly unlikely that the higher price will accomplish anything. Unfortunately, it's almost impossible to know because the bill has swelled, at last count, to over 1,900 pages. There is absolutely no way that any given Senator or member of Congress can know precisely what is on every single one of those 1,900+ pages. None. (Granted, I wouldn't trust half of them to know what was in the thing if it were only 19 pages, but with 1,900 I know they don't know what's in there.)

And before you start shooting me emails or leaving me comments saying that things like it must be easy for me to say those things because I obviously have insurance, pipe down. I don't have insurance because I'm uninsurable. I got extremely sick about 10 years ago and damn near died. (I had awesome insurance at the time, but gave that up when I left that particular job.) Since then, whenever I've attempted to get insurance again, time after time I am denied because they dub me to be high risk. Now, my sickness was something that anyone could get, regardless of any particular lifestyle trait or quality, and that over 200,000 people every year come down with. But the fact that over half of those folks die within 48 hours is what makes me "high risk".

The insurance companies can suck it. Would I like those aspects of health care in this country to change so that those with pre-existing conditions or those with past conditions can easily get insurance to access health care? Sure I would. Do I want it done in via this particular health care bill passing? Hell no. In the meantime, I'll just do what I've always done and take care of myself rather than sit around and wait for the government to offer me something to take care of me. I suggest that everyone else do the same.

But my point (surprisingly) wasn't to come here and rant about being uninsurable. My point was to rail on media publications that try to exploit any sort of death out there that they think could possibly be related to someone not having health care. Today's media abomination of exploiting the dead for political gain comes to us courtesy of People.

Apparently, on Tuesday, a one 37-year old Jennifer Lyon died of breast cancer. Until reading about her passing, I had no clue as to who she was. I'm pretty sure I'd never heard the name before in my life. She was a contestant on the 2005 season of Survivor: Palau. (I wasn't real sure that I had ever heard of Palau in my life either, but then realized that it is a tiny little island that is about 500 miles east of the Philippines. Actually, I didn't realize that, but tomato, tom-ah-to. Whatever.)

And while it's unfortunate that Ms. Lyon passed away at such a young age, here's the angle that People magazine felt the need to include in their article. "It all began in the summer of 2004, when she "felt something in my right breast that didn't feel normal," Lyon told PEOPLE in October 2005. "I thought it was probably scar tissue related to my breast implants. It was right along the ridge of the implant, so I let it go, and I let it go for a long time."

See, now I'm thinking after reading that passage that they're going to go with the angle of how important it is to always get these things checked out. Yeah, not so much. Instead they went with: "Asked why she delayed seeing a doctor, Lyon said, "I didn't have insurance, which is a big part of it. And it really wasn't changing much. But a year later, I felt another lump, and then I felt something under my armpit."

Soooo....if the not having insurance was a big part of it, what was the other part? Um, People? Hello? Oh, that didn't get asked. I see. OK, how about this question: When you had your implants, did you have insurance? Oh, what? Oh, riiiight! Right. Implants would be cosmetic and insurance wouldn't necessarily cover them. Huh. Sooooo....you went to a doctor then, right? So, why didn't you go this time? Oh, that's right. People didn't ask that question either. And when you finally went to the doctor because, after a year you felt another lump and something under your armpit, did you have insurance then? Hard to say because People did go there either. Thanks for the craptastic article there, People. Gee, I wonder what you wanted the angle on this story to be?

Let me take a guess as to what happened her. Again, it has nothing to do with the no insurance thing. According to Wikipedia (take it for what's it's worth, I realize that), for the particular season of Survivor that Ms. Lyon was a contestant on, "Applications were due on June 22, 2004. Around 800 applicants were selected for an interview between the latter part of July and August 2004...48 were chosen as semi-finalists...during September 2004. From these...20 were chosen to participate (on) the show between October to December 2004." I think that her desire to be on Survivor was a huge factor in her putting off seeing a doctor. I have absolutely nothing but speculation to base that assumption on, but it seems fairly reasonable, given as how she had proven in the past that she had no problem seeing a doctor when she wanted something to be taken care of, ie breast implants.

Look, I'm not trying to malign the deceased, all right? My condolences go out to her friends and family. But the other thing that goes out to her friends and family is the utmost hope that this doesn't get turned into something that is about having or not having insurance because it doesn't sound like it is. If this is going to get turned into anything at all (and I pray to God that is isn't) it needs to be on the importance of getting checked regularly and to not put off seeing a doctor when you find some abnormality on your body. No one knows your body better than you do. If you find something that isn't right, go find out why it isn't right.

Lately, so many people are obsessed with being on TV for no other reason than just being on TV. There are a gazillion reality shows out there for people to choose from so that they can claim their fame by being seen as whatever it is that they're portraying themselves as by (unfortunately) millions of viewers. I watch these morons that cannot sing a lick try out for American Idol. They act as if their life will be over if they do not make it on that show. There are things that are more important than reality TV. Priorities people. Priorities.

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MTV's Fakeroversy Shore

Once again, MTV (whose call letters stand for Music TeleVision, but yet whose station doesn't actually play any music) has found itself a pretty good fakeroversy (fake + controversy = fakeroversy), this time in the form of something called "Jersey Shore".

According to the huffy folks over there at The Huffington Post, the show "...depicts Italian-American beachgoers as the "hottest, tannest, craziest Guidos" ." OK, then. One of the ads for the show boasts that the participants "keep their hair high, their muscles juiced and their fists pumping all summer long!" Ooh! How exciting! Um, or not. But see, I hear something like that and I just think "To each their own. Their moronic, brainless, waste of time, own." But not everyone sees it like that.

Take UNICO. They don't take it that way at all. In case you're wondering (as I was) what the heck a UNICO is, let me just tell you, it's not one of those mythical horses with one horn sprouting from the top of their head. No, that's a unicorn. This is different. UNICO bills themselves as "The Largest Italian American Service Organization In the USA". (Why no, I do not know why everything is capitalized besides 'the'.) For the record, UNICO stands for "Unity, Neighborliness, Integrity, Charity and Opportunity." I'm not sure why the part about them being Italian based isn't in that title. I was betting that part on the "I", but that's not it. Anyway, they're not happy about this Jersey Shore thing at all. According to a letter that they sent to MTV and which they posted on their website “In the name of decency and fairness to millions of Italian Americans....I am writing to your office to demand that you immediately pull this series before it airs."

So, they're talking about "decency" and yet they go on to "demand". I'm not so sure that I'm associating "demanding" with "decency", to tell you the truth.

The UNICO folks go on to complain that Jersey Shore “sends the wrong message” to all as a whole by promoting and glamorizing poor behavior, the use of ethnic stereotypes, racial and ethnic slurs." Now hold on just a minute folks. Let's just simmer down here and look at that argument rationally, OK?

They're basically admitting that the folks in this show (the "Guidos" as the MTV folks call them) are engaging in poor behavior, using ethnic stereotypes and promoting the racial and ethnic slurs. Why is their problem with MTV and not with the people who are acting this way? Is it truly a "stereotype" if that's how people really are? I'm not so sure that it is.

Here's the part that these folks miss: Not everyone in this country is a racist. Not everyone in this country buys into the falsehood that if you see something on TV, then it has to be real. Why can't the people on this show just be seen as the Cast of Dumbasses? (If, in fact, that's what they are; I haven't watched the show, so I have no idea if they're dumbasses or not, though I doubt they spend entire episodes studying for calculus exams at the nation's highest universities or gathered around the kitchen table holding deep discussions about the intricacies of Cap and Trade.)

I don't see why the actions of a few have to dictate the assessment of the whole. Please. Give people enough credit to realize that these folks who are on the Guido Show or whatever it's called are doing so because (and stay with me here) they want to be. They don't care that they're like that. They don't understand that the majority of people are not like that and, more importantly, the don't understand the the majority of people don't want to be like that. What they really don't understand is that people who watch the Dumbass Hour or whatever it's called, aren't doing so for any reason other than sheer entertainment that comes at the expense, not the company, of others.

Lay off the fakeroversy building and the demanding and the attacks on everyone who isn't of the same ethnic background as you are. Could you please give a little bit more credit to those who are not a member of your ethnic group? Please? We're not so dumb that we see one portrayal of a group of people (on freaking MTV no less! MTV! The home of Jackass!) and we automatically assume that it is an accurate portrayal of how EVERYONE in that ENTIRE ethnic group behaves with their every waking breath. I am over you people.

If their behaviors and their attitudes are so detrimental, UNICO can only hope that the participants get a taste of what real life is like when you're like that and that MTV will air it. And from what I've heard, that might actually be happening. From what I understand, one of the cast members was mouthing off with profanities to some dude in some bar and the dude punched her in the face. I'm not a fan of violence, but I'm also not a fan of not understanding reasons why you shouldn't say certain things to certain people. Is it wrong that a guy hit a girl? Sure it is. I'm not saying it's not wrong. All I'm saying is I understand.

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President....Pelosi??

Doomed! That's what we are. Doomed! We are now at the mercy of TV network and cable executives to do the right thing in order to prevent every day life from turning into a potential reality show stunt. That isn't the sort of scenario I was prepared for. Invasion by those from a foreign land? Sure. The bullying pulpit of religious extremists? Absolutely. But how can one prepare to hope that someone who it notoriously known for doing the opposite of the right thing to do the right thing at a time when it's needed most? No one can prepare for that.

Here's the story: By now, you have inevitably heard of a one Michaele Salahi and a one Tareq Salahi. (You can pronounce those any way you'd like, I'm not going to stop you.) They are the couple who inexplicably were able to attend President Barry's State Dinner without an invite or without being on the guest list. That's right. They crashed the White House dinner party. Normally, I am in favor of various stunts which expose the incompetency of various organizations. But in a stunt that had the potential to make the phrase "President Nancy Pelosi" a reality, I'm not so impressed.

See, these two jokers didn't just crash the party. They shook hands with President Barry. They were right next to that other guy, what's his name? Right. Vice President Biden. They were right there with President Barry and Joey Veep. (I'm still working on a catchy nickname for Joe Biden. So far I've ruled out Veepy Joe, but bear with me. It could take a while.) Now, I don't know much about anthrax or any of those other biological weapons, but if they were using their sneaky powers for evil instead of asshattery, couldn't they have very easily anthraxed ol' President Barry and that Joe guy right there on the spot? I think they could have! And then where would we be? That's right! President Nancy Pelosi. God help us all. (You want to be scared even more than that? You know who is FOURTH in line for the Presidency? That's right. Robert Byrd! The barely conscious, semi-aware, 182-year old Robert Byrd! Good Lord...)

How these two ass clowns were able to make in into the party is inexplicable. It is completely without splick. Oh, and how did the world find out about it? Do you think that the Secret Service realized their own mistake on their own? No, of course not. The world found out about it because these two ass clowns posted the photos on freaking Facebook, for cryin' out loud! See, this Michaele Salahi, yeah, she is auditioning for the Bravo reality show The Real Housewives of DC. Shocking, I know. I guess that having "White House Gate Crasher" on your resume is a plus in that situation? I can't imagine.

Of course, initially the Secret Service denied that it was a problem and according to a one Ed Donovan, a spokesman for the Secret Service, "It's important to note that they went through all the security screenings - the magnetometer screening - just like all the other guests did...And, Obama and others under Secret Service protection had their usual security details with them at the dinner." Um, what now? Clearly they did not go through all of the security screenings, otherwise the one that showed that they weren't on the list would have prevented this! And it's good to know that President Barry and others had their security detail with them during this security breach and still had no idea what was going on. HOW does that help the situation to tell us that?! It doesn't seem to!

Since then, the Secret Service has retracted their audacity and admitted that they blew it. According to the huffy folks over there at The Huffington Post, "Director Mark Sullivan told the AP that his agency failed to verify whether the couple was invited to the party and expressed his deep concern and embarrassment. He went on to say that measures have been taken to ensure this will not happen again." There are also being criminal charges considered against the pair.

Now, I can't say that I support them being charged criminally. After all, they were allowed in. That's hardly trespassing. If you go to someone's house and they open the door and you say, "Can I come in?" and they say, "You betcha" (I'm apparently envisioning Sarah Palin's house in this example) are you trespassing? I don't think you are. The Secret Service might be annoyed with these folks, but they hardly have grounds for a case. And that's and opinion coming from someone who is not a lawyer, doesn't play one on TV and didn't even stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. I have watched a lot of Law and Order, however.

I am SO dying to know what they said to get in. I am also SO afraid it's going to be something like, "Yuh-HUH! We are SO invited to this, dude!"

But back to the doom. What do you think these assclowns are doing now? That's right, they're preparing to make the rounds on the talk show circuit. Oh, but they're not satisfied with just having their faces on TV for ten minutes. No, they want to be paid an amount of money that is rumored to be mid six figures. These guys want $500,000 at least to appear on talk shows. Are you kidding me?

Do you see the dilemma? These network execs are going to want this interview. People are going to be pissed off if they pay them that much for it. But I guarantee you, someone will. Some sleazy network out there is going to do it. And when they do, be prepared for the onslaught of gate crashers at every public event that every public official is attending. Real life will be turned into an episode of Jackass.

I can understand wanting the interview, but seriously, what do you think that you're going to learn from an interview that the public doesn't already know? I can't imagine anything. If currently they are considering criminal charges, I highly doubt that the lawyers that these folks have hired (and don't kid yourself; they have plenty of lawyers on this one) are going to allow them to speak about anything that anyone wants to know. If they haven't already explained what it was that they said to get into the Presidential wing-ding, I don't know that they're going to be talking about it on some national TV show. I can see them sitting there and talking about things that we already know, but I cannot fathom how they could have any new information to share with us that their lawyers would allow.

Any network that pays these sleazebags a dime for what they did is simply encouraging breaching national security for monetary profit. And seriously, do you really think that your little interview with these two is going to propel your ratings into the next stratosphere? I can't imagine that it would. I can't imagine that paying $500,000+ for an interview would net you a profit that would make it worth it. It's just economically impossible.

Anyone who says that this was just a "harmless prank" is a moron. It's only a "harmless prank" because nothing happened, you moron. The potential for disaster was HUGE. I mean HUGE. Must I say it again? President Nancy Pelosi. God help us....

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Reality Shows Without Reality Stars

I'm pretty sure that we're all pretty much almost done with reality TV. I mean, if we weren't done with it before the whole Jon-Gosselin-is-a-douchebag-and-probably-uses-Axe-Body-Spray ordeal, we've certainly had our fill of it after above referenced ordeal. So what do we do now that we're all fully aware that reality shows can, just as in real reality, go horribly awry? I think we may have to turn our attention to reality that has already gone horribly awry and we're just enjoying the ride downhill along with it.

Take for example the Twitter account of a one Justin Halpern. But really, he's just Justin. According to the folks over at The Live Feed, Justin's Twitters are so amusing and have amassed such a large following in a relatively short period of time, that they are now developing a comedy pilot TV show for CBS based upon his 140-character pearls of wisdom under a title which he has dubbed "Sh*t My Dad Says". That's right. Sh*t his Dad says. Really, if you think about it, this isn't such a farfetched idea. I am of the bent that everyone needs a crotchety old man in their life to guide them along. And while that's not really how Justin's whole dealio got going, it's still something to think about.

The Bio on Justin's Twitter page sums it all up. "I'm 29. I live with my 73-year-old dad. He is awesome. I just write down shit that he says." And that's all there is to it. It's not like this oldster is spouting out stuff left and right. That would be hard to believe, much less to take. From what I can tell (and so can you if you're interested enough to click the link above) it seems that this man spews genius about once every other day. And what he says is really so awesome that it suffices enough to keep people interested enough to wait for the next one to pop up. Some examples of the Elder Halpern's statements and/or advice to his son are as follows:

"That woman was sexy...Out of your league? Son. Let women figure out why they won't screw you, don't do it for them."

"You sure do like to tailgate people... Right, because it's real important you show up to the nothing you have to do on time."

"The baby will talk when he talks, relax. It ain't like he knows the cure for cancer and he just ain't spitting it out."

"Oh please, you practically invented lazy. People should have to call you and ask for the rights to lazy before they use it."

"Son, no one gives a shit about all the things your cell phone does. You didn't invent it, you just bought it. Anybody can do that."

"No. Tell 'em we're not doing Christmas dinner at a casino...Don't be an ass about it, but tell them why it's a f*cking stupid idea."

Yeah, they're going to need to do a little editing over there at CBS before that sucker hits the air, but I still think it will be awesome. I will definitely give that sitcom at least one look. They'd better not screw it up. That man is a gold mine. Does he have health insurance? Get him some, Justin. Now.

Another website which I could see potential reality show potential is the one Facebook Fails. I have gotten a great deal of amusement out of this website because I take great joy in seeing the multiple ways that people totally set themselves up for complete and utter failure at whatever it was that they were trying to accomplish. It's awesome. (See, it's things like this where I am completely conflicted about not wanting any morons in this world. They're delightful individuals as long as they're entertaining, only on the InterWebs and stay the hell away from me. Oh, and don't vote. Just because you can make someone almost pee because you're so stupid doesn't mean that you need to be making decisions that could potentially effect the entire country.)

Some Facebook Fails samples for you are below. (You might have to click on them to get them to enlarge if they're too small and blurry as-is. Hey! I'm just the messenger. It's not my fault if people can't clean up their screenshots before submission.):

Yeah, that's some awesome stuff right there. I could see a series built around that sort of concept. The characters would all be clueless and overly confident in not only their abilities, but also of their accomplishments. It would, however, be hard to fathom a believable plot in which they were all able to support themselves and not living in their parent's basements. That's a dilemma that could certainly hold up production for a bit.

And finally, while I can't figure out how a series could be made out of this, it would be great if someone else could figure it out because then I'd be extremely entertained at least once a week! Over yonder at the Cake Wrecks blog, fashioned by a one Jen Yates and her husband, John, we get to see what happens when professional cakes go horribly, horribly awry. While there might not be the basis for some sort of TV series, there was enough material for a book and a very successful book signing tour which is still going strong. It's not just the photos of the cakes that are less than one would have expected, but it's also the captions which understand your disbelief and try to help you make sense of it all. (I'm not including the caption in hopes that it will give some the incentive to check out her blog. It really is quite hilarious.)

Yep, certainly wouldn't mind seeing a little bit of reality TV made from any of these, just as long as they're all done with actors and not with the actual individuals involved. Please. Like we need another Jon Gosselin on our hands. There isn't that much Axe Body Spray to go around. Granted, that's not necessarily a bad thing (sounds pretty good, to tell you the truth), but another Jon Gosselin is necessarily a bad thing. Trust me on this one.

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