Queer Eye for the Straight Guy

“I still only watch old MASH reruns over at Jerry Brown's house.”

“tell em you want a craftmatic adjustable bed! hehe”

“New show concept --- MONSTER GEAR CLOSET”

“Well, after 3 episodes of QEFTSG, I have to say their scouts know how to find really clueless dudes to shape up; the latest, the long haired guy with the NJ surfer girlfriend was living like he'd been raised by street people...and he wondered why she might be hesitant about moving in with him, lol.

Bravo channel, by its "artiness," is apparently the de facto gay channel (well, along with Style Channel). Keeps balance in the universe with Pat Robertson and the 700 Club, the EWTN, and Ispiration channels.

I've become a big BBC America fan over the summer, since everything on it is new to me. I work in the yard many days, so I've become a "Ground Force" aficianado (it's a landscape makeover show -- 2-day surprises for homeowners), and I just discovered "Red Cap," the crime show set among British Army investigators stationed in Germany. As for the "gay" element that started this show, I get a real kick out of "So Graham Norton." His Christmas Show visit to Dolly Parton at Dollywood wasn't as naughty as his shows in Britain, but it was a campy hoot nonetheless.”

“What's amazing about QEFTSG is - aside from the gay angle - how old fashioned American it is. Romance, marriage and committment are valued. Courtship is calued. There is some innuendo - but people are kind and helpful. Hard work and effort are supported. Ingenuity and consumerism, the ability of people to change themselves are big themes. Much of it harkens back to a "kinder gentler" era of TV and American culture in general.”

“Things don't really change that much.”

“New episode in about 22 minutes. Going to get a "cowboy" ready to propose to his gal.”

“Lucky for the good people of Idaho, KTVB has saved them from the wrath of God by deciding not to run the show. (The last letter to the editor is a hoot.)”

“good grief! that last one is hilarious. i guarantee there must have been quite a few letters written to that station asking them not to air the show. sometimes i go to the FCC to do research for work, and stations are required to keep all their mail and send it to the FCC. there are some real freaks out there with nothing to do but obsess over the wrath of God and what's on TV! i think one person must have written about 100 letters, all about one news anchorperson.”

“"Is KTVB worried that Idahoans will finally learn that the mullet and fanny-pack are fashion no-no´s?"


noooo! Dear Jesus, please, not the fanny pack!!”

“Right Lyra. I just do not understand why people have to knock TV like this. Sure I may this the show stinks, but the banning of it out right? Come on.

Cannot people make the simple decision to either watch or not watch? Of course not! They must make stupid comments like the last fellow in the article. Sorry to have to say this, but this country will be a better place to live after this generation dies off, or at least the knuckleheads that think this way.

OK, let me have it.”

“I thought the point of the last guy in the article was that he should be allowed to make his own decisions.”

“I watched it the other night and while it had its moments, I was horribly offended by the unabashed promotion of an openly consumerist lifestyle.”

“hehe, you consumerophobe!”

“it was, stickman! i was just saying that for every letter like that, there were probably 50 written by people who don't want the show to air, and who write their letters from mental institutions! LOL!

i saw it once, and the only thing i really thought was that the girlfriend the guy was trying to get to move in with him sucked.”

“Sadly, it will take the passing of generations for Americans to move forward and away from zealots trying to police the morality of the masses.

It could be worse.
In Iran they have Morality Police patrolling the ski slopes to keep boys and girls from holding hands.....or worse yet, kissing!?!?!!?!”

“Here, here! Vile man. It promotes consumerism, work, pride in appearance and home, marriage, romance, committment, hygeine - all these middle class American values.
Save us from this pro-American, pro-consumtion propaganda.”

“Right on, brother!”

“now idahoans shall forever be fashion inept, with outdated haircuts, and tacky interior decorating!!! we must save them!!!”

“A plague of tornados on your trailer park!”

“Not my fanny pack! Yikes!”

“OK - I know this is not PC, but when I saw that very first episode and saw the sense of humor those guys have, I was sure that some people in this project weren't talking about the "Fab five" but were calling 'em:

"The fairy godmothers."”

“"In Iran they have Morality Police patrolling the ski slopes to keep boys and girls from holding hands.....or worse yet, kissing!?!?!!?!........" I think that's how my wife got pregos, so they might have something there :)”

“silly faggots”

“Thanks, ViOlIn!!”

“OH MY LoRD !! Thats show is rindiclous !!What NORMAL Personage would want a QUEER Person to touch theyr'e clothes and Food to show the NORMAL Personage how to dress and eEAt ?Did any some an other of You notice that the Queers al l ways like to watch the NORMAL Personages get dressed ?”

“how would you know?”

“I have seen parts of these queer redecorating shows. The room always looks worse when they finish with it.”

“Thith thread justh hath to go!!”

“Hey minstercrick.....what gives? Get a dictionary and use it. Your usage of that "personage" crap is rindiculous.”

“I don't think it is as bad as that one show with the Granny talking about 'johnson rings' that double as braclets and multifuncial VB's.”

“Joe ,this Personage thinks most an other Persons here would apprecate it if You would Please add Words to this MessageBoard thats are relavent to the Topic and are'nt just manfestetations of Your'e fixation on wet Dreams .”

“LMFAO you rindiculous crazy speller guy.

Moronage”

“come on I think it's a funny show.

there is a show with a Granny?”

“I watched that show once. The little blonde guy bothered me. He seemed to take all the worst possible traits of a woman and develope them into some sort of ubber-annoyance-man. I just can't watch that twit.”

“My wife turns it on, I watch a little. They seem to do ok with the interior decor, but their makeover makes the straight guy look gay!”

“It's funny as hell! I expect soon all men will think waxing their backs is a good thing. And just think of the repercussions of that: More beauty shops will need to open or expand staffs... women will try to recover from the horror of having a rug next to them in bed...”

“Yeah, I guess American society isn't cosmetic enough. We need to think of new ways to accomplish this...”

“Like trimming the rugs, lmao!”

“My girl friend still adores it... does't miss an episode. It's her #1 show.

Sometimes its wonderful. It's usually really funny, but sometimes the product placement effort bugs me. I'm still amazed at how mainstream American it is... it reminds of 50s and 60s TV in many ways: 1) consumerism... reinventing yourself through products, 2)valuing romance, committment and marriage, 3) importance of respect for parents and family, 4) dress for success, 5) push for acheivement.”

“I trim my ear hair seldom enough.
Who duh @&%$ needs bother with back hair.
Or rather, what MAN need be that fastidious about grooming.”

“pedxing, your observations are good.

I've seen little of that show but it is funny.

How about a "Black Eye For The White Guy" knock-off?

A crew of black dudes could do a make-over for a similarly inept white dude with emphasis on hipness and cool and teach the dork to dance for "success".”

“lmao! Precious, Tom! Just f'in precious!”

“That would be funny. Tank McNamara had a "Sports guy for the queer guy" with pot bellied Sports fans introducing the queer guy to the joys of beer kegs, remote control TV watching and calling out for pizza.”

“Thanks, Treebeard !

Maybe we could collaborate on a script!”

“This Personage wonders if the Amercan Queers have had about this news that I Cutted and Paste from somean other webSite----Http: //www.heraldsun.news.com.au /common /story_page /0,5478,7361585^1702,00.html


Warning on ice cube enemas
By Judy Skatssoon
24sep03

DRUG and medical experts have issued a warning following evidence that would-be first aiders have been using ice cube "enemas" to revive people from drug overdoses.

Experts say putting ice cubes up the rectums of unconscious people has no physiological benefit and can even lead to seizures and stroke.
According to Paul Dillon, research officer with the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), some people have been attempting to insert ice cubes into the anuses of friends who have become unconscious after taking the party drug GHB in the mistaken belief that it will revive them.

But GHB overdose expert David Caldicott, of the Emergency Department of Royal Adelaide Hospital, said the practice was potentially hazardous.

Quoted in the gay community newspaper the Sydney Star Observer, Dr Caldicott said putting an object into the rectum of someone not expecting it could cause a "vagal" reaction.

This occurs when the vagus nerve, which slows the heart, is activated.

On top of the blood pressure-lowering effects of GBH, a vagal reaction can potentially stop blood flow to the brain.

The matter should not be treated as a joke, Mr Dillon said.

"An overdose in a club is embarrassing enough for the person involved," he told the Star Observer.

"The sight of the incapacitated person with their pants around their ankles having people inserting ice cubes is beyond humiliating and potentially dangerous.

"Some of the people doing this should know better and should not pretend to be trained medical professionals."

The procedure could also result in charges of sexual assault, he said.”

“i'm addicted. I have seen 5 or so episodes and am addicted. Carson is soooo funny.

- words of a conservative”

“scorch, you were right!”

“And your spelling has improved, Tea.”