Tyson: “It would be an honor to be your love-monkey.”
Ha ha ha haaaa!
Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and the world laughs at you, ya whiny little bitch…
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S2, Episode 3: Why is it the male end?
My three picks are still in the game, which unfortunately came at the cost of Tyson and Thais. [Insert crying and sniffling here] On second thought, I better not cry, ’cause Chris thinks that’s girly behavior and he prefers cussing and spitting tacks. If only Tristin had taken her frustrations out on him…
The geeks found that while the “male” end of nails, screws and staples go into the walls, the “female” ends don’t always want to get pounded or screwed—I just hope no one drew blood. (No pun intended regarding Wes’s last minute addition to the wall…) Joe’s room was nice, but all the little candies and stuff on the comforter? I wouldn’t want to organize those on the bed every time I invited someone to my place. If Josh had used a shelf for the bear, okay, but stapling it to the wall? You might as well head back to the store to look for a big cross and turn the thing into a big, fuzzy crucifix with the bear sacrificing itself to redeem all geeks for their awkwardness.
The beauties found that while the “male” end of computer cords want to go into the “female” ends, they don’t always fit properly—when it doesn’t work, no juice, no bright lights, no music… nada. And given that the host said they had to download “a song,” I wonder if there were a couple choices. “Get the Tupac! Tupac!!”
It looks like Cher might be creeping into Chris territory. Back when I had to choose someone to go to the elimination room, I had plenty of time to think about what I was going to say. When she stood in front of the group and said she hoped Brandon and Amanda would come back, that wasn’t off the cuff—she intended to say it and she deserved the same response for her half-assed apology that Chris received down at the hot tub during Episode 2. (I’m a little surprised that she bothered talking to Chris along with Tristin, but… well, I don’t know about her anymore.)
The same goes for her discussion with Josh after they came back from the challenges. “You only did one thing I told you about!” Here’s the lesson of the day, kids: support your partner. If they screw up, help them understand what they could have done better—chewing them out doesn’t accomplish much. If anything, it creates friction and pisses them off. (If you didn’t see Season 1… just trust me, I know what I’m talking about.) Josh said that he’ll end up having a chat with Cher about her attitude—I hope he gets up the gumption to do it.
Nazi Studier Tyson couldn’t hold up against the lead created by Tristin the Invincible (man, I could see the bloodthirsty look in her eyes every time she was on camera—she really wants a piece of Cher, no question).
Note to Tyson about the lesson of the day: give Thais a hug when you walk in the room. It was pretty obvious that you were really intense about being in the elimination room, but that looked seriously harsh—give her some love to let her know you appreciate her best effort.
Another note to Tyson: Way to score with two chicks at once!
A final note to Tyson: Beauty and the Geek, then Leno, now Twins? If you’re not careful, you could turn into a Richardesque media whore… (And I bite my thumb toward anyone who said Rubik’s Cube skills could never get you anywhere…)
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Nimble fingers
On January 24th, the Tonight Show featured Leyan Lo and Tyson Mao, two students at Cal Tech who gots mad skillz when solving the Rubik’s Cube. They were both invited onstage, Leno showed the audience a Rubik’s cube, explained that Leyan recently set several world records and then asked why Tyson was there. While he held some records until Leyan broke them, he was attending the show as Leyan’s mentor. Why did he lose his title in those events, you might ask? In Tyson’s words, “I was spending time in a mansion with eight beautiful women.” What a sneaky plug for Beauty and the Geek… As would be expected, Leno wouldn’t pursue that statement (shouldn’t plug another network’s programming if the person isn’t a featured guest), so he paused for a moment, stared at the Rubik’s cube in his hand and said, “Well, I don’t believe you.”
Leyan was handed a mixed-up cube, they started a clock and he solved it in about 18 seconds. It was definitely impressive, but could he put those mad skillz to use in some other practical fashion? Leno decided to find out, so he brought out a line of real hotties (there were five or six—I forgot to count because I was laughing so hard… oh, and last week, a friend of mine was absolutely shocked that a Mensa member would use a word like “hotties,” so I feel obligated to keep saying it from time to time…). Leno asked Leyan if he’d ever unhooked a bra before—Leyan nodded over at Tyson and said, “He’s probably got more experience.” But Tyson stood to the side and watched as his prodigy went to work, getting them all opened up in eight seconds. Solving bra straps faster than a Rubik’s Cube… I guess it’s all a question of motivation.
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Could I get a small Frosty with that?
I think Wendy’s is the restaurant that’s promoting its Dollar Menu by comparing the food to money (”A speeding ticket for 60 junior cheeseburgers?!”). Aside from the premise being rather stupid, there’s one comparison that could be reeeeeeally dangerous to make: “Honey, you look like a million crispy chicken nuggets!”
Why dangerous? Because the Dollar Menu is really a 99 Cent Menu and some women might take offense to a man saying, “Honey, you look like $990,000! Just add a little makeup to cover the bags under your eyes and you’ll look like a cool million!” And then he’ll be stuck eating alone at Wendy’s for the rest of his life… but at least it won’t be too expensive.
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S2, Episode 2: Rock on!
For starters, I want to reflect back to last season—the teams (especially myself) who did well got the least exposure during the initial episodes. As such, I’m predicting that Wes and Sarah, Joe and Brittany, Ankur and Jennipher… those couples will be going deep into the season.
Chris and Amanda switched up with Brandon and Tristin. Amanda didn’t have to strangle herself, Tristin explained to Chris that he acted like a pompous ass and he discovered that it takes a lot more than a brief apology to soothe ruffled feathers.
I remember thinking, “Karaoke? I would have preferred that to dancing in front of a crowd…” Then I saw the camera moving around, showing a completely filled nightclub and changed my mind. Tyson rocked the house and I haven’t the slightest idea how he worked his Rubik’s Cube into his routine, but it worked.
I was in debate in high school, but we always got to prepare a speech and read from notes while presenting our argument to the judge. We only had one topic to focus on, so we rarely diverted to talking about stuff like our nifty debating outfits. (No offense, ladies.) Cher scored big points by talking about her grandmother regarding Social Security.
That’s one thing I noticed about the scores: both winners got over 70% of the votes, in part because they worked their personal experience into it. Doing something you know about = less nervousness. Whoa… I never would have believed it if I hadn’t seen it…
To-ga! To-ga! To-ga!
Chris knew that if he and his partner didn’t win a challenge, they were headed to the elimination room. He was right. What he didn’t realize was that Amanda, his former partner, would join him there as a member of the other team.
Chris and Tristin came out victorious, so two big questions remain for Episode 3:
1) How will people react when they walk in the door instead of Brandon and Amanda?
2) Even though Chris “saw the error of his ways,” will he follow through with his threat and send the Ty duo to the elimination room if he gets the chance?
