Trading Spaces Thread

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Violin
02:29:06 PM
11/11/02

"Anybody ever see the "Trading Spaces" where the woman went off-camera and began to cry?"
bitpusher
02:34:07 PM
11/11/02

"hahahahaha!!

i think the part that stresses me out the most is not the horrid "decorating," but the fighting and little sarcastic comments between all the people when they get stressed-out. sometimes it gives me a stomache-ache, LOL! but do i stop watching? of course not. i'm dedicated!"
lyra
02:34:53 PM
11/11/02

"Me too Lyra! I try to make it to my mom's every Sat. for it. I get stressed out when the homeowners get a little hostile to the decorators. Have you ever seen "Changing Rooms?" It's the Brit equivalent. I saw a homeowner on there that starting freaking out. She started yelling that it was, "Complete and utta' craaap!" Funny stuff, but I also felt totally stressed for the decorator."
newgirl
02:37:35 PM
11/11/02

"oohhh, a British equivalent?? sounds even better (and worse), if that's possible!"
lyra
02:38:37 PM
11/11/02

"Oh yeah Lyra, you'll be a total addict to that too. It's on BBC America. My mom has that channel too. I love it. Some of the designers are so hilariously over the top. There's one guy who always wears leather pants and he just about gushes sex vibes all over everything he decorates. It's really funny. Plus, you have the accents and alot more anger."
newgirl
02:43:00 PM
11/11/02

"oh, sex vibes go with everything, dahling! LOL! well, i'll keep a look-out. lord knows i need more crap to watch...
:-)"
lyra
02:52:52 PM
11/11/02

"My wife went to school for Interior Design, so she started watching it because that's what she's into. After a watching a couple of disasters, she's slacked off some, because she actually gets angry while watching some designer destroy someone's home.

Personally, I think Frank's the only one with any actual creativity. The rest are just regurgitating what they were shown in school."
bitpusher
02:59:25 PM
11/11/02

"personally, i think Vern kicks ass. if i were ever on that show, i would make it a requirement that he would have to do my room. Genevieve's not bad either... Doug, now, is a total jerk!

AND...you knew it was only a matter of time...

Which Trading Spaces Cast Member Are You? "
lyra
03:06:38 PM
11/11/02

"Frank gets kinda' hoky sometimes though. My favorite is Vern. That's really funny that your wife gets angry. I bet it would be frustrating though."
newgirl
03:07:39 PM
11/11/02

"Lyra, that is too weird that we both love Vern. I think Doug sucks too. I'm taking the test now. Pray that I'm Ty, k!"
newgirl
03:10:01 PM
11/11/02”

“I'm not sure if I wish I had cable or not....”

“i love vern too. He likes exactelly what I like.

the old dude (what's his name? Frank?) has sugargliders as pets.

saw the show where the women run out and cried about 3 times. thought the fireplace looked much better after the makeover. Did not like the walls though.

too funny, i laught my a$$ of too!”

“I've never watched it before. But I figured I would give them a thread to talk about it on. Seem like newgirl is corrupting evry thread with it.”

“I didn't start this corruption today Binkley. But your right, my love for Ty overflows on all the threads! LOL!”

“"Today" is the key word in that sentance.”

“Newgirl, I think you need a new hobby! :)”

“I know Smiley. I'm a geek. I'm sorry I destroyed a billion threads w/ Ty talk. I'll keep it under wraps people. LOL! Promise.”

“did you see the shows where what's her name put the straw and moss on the walls? what a bunch of crab. Sorry, but I don't want straw or moss on my walls. I still can't belive she thought that was a cool thing to do.

vern just rules. I don't like frank's style. too country.”

“Way to go, Binkley!

Now we have TWO active Decorating Threads! It's like a nightmare I had once...

LOL”

“I watched the "Tradin Spaces: hey Hated It", special this past weekend. Wasn't as good as I hoped! I finally saw that Ty guy, He's a dorf. He kept screwing both porjects up.”

“Yeah and I CAN spell.... GGGGEEEZZZZZZ”

“My Mom is a Trading Spaces freak (imo). She still giggles about the time when this couple got their living room changed to such an extent (they told them to leave the fireplace alone but the decorator f-ed it up) that the lady cried on the set.”

“Newgirl, I think you need a new hobby! :)"
smiley girl
03:27:38 PM
11/11/02

That or a "Ty"bratory device.”

“Susan is a Trading Spaces junkie. I watch it sometimes with her but don't go out of my way to see if it's on.
Amy Wynn is a much better carpenter than Ty. Ty is pretty hip but whines too much about being overloaded. Amy gets the job done.
Page Davis is a HOTTIE but the 1st host (Alex), now she was EVEN HOTTER!”

“The British show "Changing Rooms" came out first. "Trading Spaces was spawned from that.

That show is pretty entertaining but as far as the decorating it's self. It's total crap. I wouldn't want my house looking like anyting I've ever seen from any of those shows.”

“who in the heck would want SOMEONE ELSE decorating your house???”

“I like changing rooms better. More dramatic results, more people getting upset.

I LOVE Ground Force best of all. They redo someone's "garden", while they're gone to surprise 'em. Birch likes Charlie (chick who does the water features, wears no bra and always gets wet, lol). The whole cast is pretty funny.”

“Sass, I love Ground Force too. Me and my mom always make fun of No-Bra-Water-Feature-Charlie. Hilarious!”

“"Birch likes Charlie (chick who does the water features, wears no bra and always gets wet, lol..."

.....and what wrong with that?? :)”

“ut-oh, i am missing out! this must be remedied.”

“HEY! i just remembered a very important issue i wanted to bring up. why does everyone on Trading Spaces wear the exact same clothes on Day 1 and Day 2? it seems like they really do film it on two different days, but i've noticed that everyone, even the decorators and Paige, wears the same thing for an entire episode.”

“Do they really? I've never noticed that. Oh, yum, I bet Ty's clothes smell like manly man on Day 2! (I'm one sick bastard.)”

“Oh no! Lyra's uncovered the truth!

Trading Spaces is completely staged! It's all a lie!”

“blecth!!!”

“everyone calm down...i'm sure there's a reasonable explanation!!

puke, newgirl!”

“nothing wrong with it at all Q. If it means I can watch Ground Force all the time,(or I could-when we had satelite service), I don't care if he spends every episode oggling Charlie's boobies. =)”

“LOL @ Sass! See there are others dedicated to re-decorating TV.”

“Just when might this show be on?? :)”

“Do you have BBCA? Maybe I'll come on over (bring you your bear can), and partake in a show or two with you. ;) I surely do miss my satelite tv, now that the weather has turned cool and wet.”

“Ah, I believe I do! That's the channel they show the old Monthy Python TV shows on? I'll have to look. Speaking of: I was think 'bout, if schedules would allow, having a Thanksgiving MM'ers get together, or maybe a hike or both!”

“Sounds cool but, we will be up in Clare for the weekend.

I want to do a Xmas party this year! Maybe I'll start a thread...”

“Christmas would be cool too! Turkey, Chestnuts, Open Fires, MMer's, what a way to spend the Hoildays!”

“I'll be out of town too for Thanksgiving, not sure about Christmas yet. Keep me posted, Q!”

“BBCA... hmmmm......”

“Big Boobie Club of America?”

“This is one mystery I'd rather not unravel just yet.”

“British Broadcasting channel, America.”

“British BROADcasting Corporation America”

“Oh Violin, Birch will be eternally grateful.”

“What a hottie, thanks Violin.

So how does one become a stalker??? This is just a hypothetical question of course...”

“WOW! Nobody told me she was a redhead. Very nice! I think that show has gotten a new fan!!”

“check it out...Trading Spaces is auctioning off some stuff signed / worn / made by the cast! (as in the illustrious TY PENNINGTON!!!) on ebay, that is...

check it out!

the goggles with Ty's sweat on them are all the way up to $365.”

“Ty told Paige off this weekend. I was waiting for that.”

“Oooooo, and I missed it! What'd he tell her? To get out of those four-inch-high clogs before she topples over breaks something?”

“damn, i missed it!! i'm always wondering if she's just kidding, or if she really is harping at them to hurry.”

“You know how she buzzes around asking why it took so long to do something? Well Ty, looking like he had been up all night working, was peeved at having to explain why he took longer to build something than originally planned.”

“Ever watch "While you were out"? it's a new show on TLC, same kinda thing as trading spaces, but way stupider. But, Holy Handyman(Pant, lol) they have a fine speciman, by the name of Andrew, on that show.”

“I watched "While You Were Out" once. I don't like the "Newlywed Game" aspect of the show, you know, where they ask one of the spouses a question about the other, and if they get it right they get a Fabulous Prize, but otherwise not.

It was pretty funny, though, when the guy came home and kept asking, "What are you people doing in my house?" and "Who are all you people?" He reminded me of what I'd be like if I came home to that.”