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The Romance Top Ten List

I was digging through my archives of things that need to be posted, and found this entry about romance that I wrote in February 1995.  Considering that Valentine’s Day is this week, I thought it fitting to post anew instead of burying it in the 1995 area of the archive.

THE ROMANCE TOP TEN LIST

Raymond Tucker, a professor of interpersonal communication at Bowling Green State University, did a number of studies on romantic behavior. In one study, he asked adults between the ages of 18 and 79 to complete an open-ended questionnaire on romantic acts. Participants were asked to list specific acts of romance and space was alloted for up to twelve responses. On average, men wrote in 7.8 responses; women averaged 11.8 responses. Here are the overall results of romantic acts that the study participants came up with, in order:

10. Touching (Hand on knee; pat on shoulder or hand; slight caress; petting; caressing; head in lap or sitting on lap; playing with hair)

9. Walking. (In the evening; at night; in the rain; in the moonlight)

8. Gifts (Expensive; diamonds; jewlery; candy; homemade, unexpected, or surprise gifts)

7. Sharing outdoor leisure activities (Picnics; beach; ice skating; skiing at night [“night skiing!”]; moonlight swim or drive; picking apples; fishing; driving to enjoy scenery; walk in the park)

6. The Hug. (In bed after the alarm goes off; unexpected)

5. Holding Hands

4. Talking (Honest conversation; soft and quiet; intimate talking; sharing life goals; being silly; joking; sharing memories)

3. Dinner (Dinner out; at home; making dinner for/with me; with candlelight; with music, wine, no kids)

2. Flowers (Roses, wildflowers, both giving and receiving)

1. The Kiss. (Mostly just “kiss” or “kissing”; several reported “unexpected” kiss; some designated anatomical parts)

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Every Curse Word on HBO’s The Sopranos, ever

Everyone knows that The Sopranos on HBO just wasn’t the same in its censored, rehashed version that was aired on A&E during its so-called “syndication”.

I know that they filmed the series with two scripts specifically for the syndicated market, but the softer censored version just didn’t do the original justice.

So here it is, a 27 minutes-long recap of every swear word used on The Sopranos, shown in chronological order.


the sopranos, uncensored. from victor solomon on Vimeo.

UPDATE:

Looks like the original has been taken down.  Try viewing part one, until it too goes away…

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This Is Why You’re Fat

It’s no secret that Americans are called many names around the world: Fatty McFat, Lardo Plumpenstein, Big Assinator – to name a few.

This has not gone unnoticed by the people who run THIS IS WHY YOU’RE FAT, a photo essay on the crappy, yet tasty, food that we eat almost every day.

Yes, your favorites are here:  bacon, cheese, bacon-wrapped cheese, cheese-wrapped bacon, fried bacon, bacon fries, bacon on pizza, pizza on bacon, bacon-covered bacon, candied bacon ice cream, the bacon donut, and everything in between.  No, not everything shown is bacon-related, but it might as well be that way.

The real question is, how many of these foods have you tried yourself?

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Your Fonts

Sometimes you have a need to add some text electronically (whether it be in Microsoft Word or in a graphic of some sort), and you want to do it in your own handwriting.  Or maybe you want to electronically add your signature, but don’t like having it available as a single graphic.

Before now, your only option was to use your mouse – awkward! – or try to hookup with somebody who has one of those pen tablets that you might be able to borrow.  In other words, there weren’t a whole lot of options.

But now there’s Your Fonts. 

All you need to do is download their single sheet template and write on it with your favorite marker with your special handwriting style.  Use your scanner to scan the template into an electronic form, and upload the form to the site. Your True Type font will be ready for you in minutes, waiting to be used in whatever application you want to put it in.

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Movie Review: He’s Just Not That Into You

Rating: B+
Rated PG-13 for language, adult situations, sex talk, and Scarlett Johansson in her underwear

I was surprised how much I liked this film, as I went in with trepidation about whether it was going to be some cheesy chick flick or bad book adaptation. But to my surprise, there were some genuine laughs to be had. Not belly-busters like you might get with an over-the-top comedy like Borat, but good times had by all.   The film clocks in at a solid 2 hours of entertainment.

It’s a great date movie (for first daters or long-time relationship folks), and shouldn’t lead to any dangerous post-movie discussions about where your particular relationship may be headed.  It’s a great film for the women to hit on Ladies Night Out, but it’s not one for the guys to see on their own.

One thing I found amusing was Kevin Connolly’s part, which is almost a complete 180 from the character “E” he plays on Entourage.  If  you’ve watched the HBO show, you’ll know what I mean.

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Become a World Champion Auctioneer

You’ve seen good auctioneers and bad auctioneers.  But now you can become a WORLD CHAMPION AUCTIONEER yourself, for the low low price of $2,750 for the multi-day course.

See, it ends up that a bad auctioneer is really bad.  We’ve all been to those auction situations where the host ends up saying stuff like “I’ve been bid $50.  Do I hear $100 for this?  Anyone?  100?  How about you sir?  In the back, I see $75. Okay, now we’re at $75.”   I mean, it’s a real bore.  No wonder amateur auctions never raise as much money as you’d think.  Heck, we all saw what happend on The Real Housewives Of Atlanta when they tried to run a charity auction with NeNe, who had absolutely no clue how to run an auction, and they ended up raising practically nothing out of a stated goal of $1million.

A good auctioneer has an auction chant that this course will help get down pat.  You’ve heard it — “fowty-now-fowtyfibe-now-fibe-wiyagimme-fowtyfibe-now-fifty”.  This World Champion Auctioneer school believes in their teaching philosophy so much that they tell you up front that if you’ve never been to an auctioneer school before, you should go somewhere else before trying to become a World Champion Auctioneer.

I know what you’re saying – they may have the course, but does it live up to snuff?  Hell, yeah it does.  Some of their past students include:

  • Jill Marie Wiles, the International Women’s Champion
  • Matt Lowery, the 2008 World Champion Livestock Auctioneer
  • Trent Stewart, the 2007 World Champion Livestock Auctioneer
  • Gene Claft, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Auctioneer Champion
  • Michael Imbrogad, the Pacific World Reserve Champion Auctioneer
  • …and countless other winners and finalists

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The 20 Male Poses of Facebook Photos

For all of you with a Facebook account (or MySpace, or Linkedin, or Friendster, or whatever the next new social networking site happens to be), you will be well served by checking out THE 20 MALE POSES OF FACEBOOK and being sure NOT to find yourself imitating any of these shots.

Of course, if you do find yourself posting a profile picture that fits one of those categories, your best bet would be to claim that it was done purposefully, in a jokey ironic “hey, look at how cliche I am” kind of way as opposed to the “Yo, I’m doing this because it’s cool and unique” way you had originally intended.

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