Jersey Shore

I know, I know...not another Jersey Shore blog.  But I am just so fascinated appalled by this slice of current Americana.  Paul flipped to Jersey Shore the other day and turned it off after 5 minutes in absolute disgust.  I, on the other hand, dvr it and watch it in secret shame when Paul's not home (or in 5 minute snatches when he goes upstairs for something). 

I have to think that the parents of these adults who are starring whoring in Jersey Shore have to watch their prodigy and think "I am so proud."  I am not sure which would make me prouder as a parent...watching my 20 something year old daughter getting into a physical altercation with her roommate night after night, watching my 20 something year old child on television bang some random stranger he/she met in a bar, seeing my 20 something year old child get arrested for (fill in the blank), watching my 30 year old child live with 20 year olds and forgo a real job, or watching my son refer to himself in the 3rd party (The Situation) and get turned down night after night because even the girls of the Jersey Shore are too classy to have sex with his skeezy ass. 

The other thing I laugh about comes more from the Miller Lite commercials.  I wonder if their ad team just watches the Jersey Shore for inspiration.  It is 2011--who wears a dragon t-shirt like this?  Oh that's right.  The men boys on Jersey Shore. (FYI if you do have appliqued t-shirts OR jeans it's time to clean out the closet and pay a visit to the Good Will with your donation.  Neither are a good look on anyone.)

I was happy to see whiny Sammi and JWoww hug it out on the last episode as all the fist fighting was getting a little old.  I'd really like MTV to send Dr. Phil into the Jersey Shore house for a day.  I think it'd be like a steel cage death match between Dr. Phil and the cast.  I am not sure who would come out victorious though.  Dr. Phil deals with a lot on his show and yet part of me believes the Jersey Shore cast may actually break him.  It'd be a sad sad day to see Dr. Phil running down the boardwalk in the throes of a nervous breakdown after a day with this bunch of super troopers.

Must be nice to have your only aspiration in life to GTL (gym, tan, laundry for you intellects out there who don't cheapen yourself by watching reality television).  Oh, and spend 3 weeks a summer working at a touristy t-shirt shop (as much as I wonder what the hell the owner of this store is thinking he really is a marketing genius for hooking up with these losers.  I'm sure he gets a ton of business just because of his affiliation with the 7th circle).  I, personally, would like to see the Jersey Shore cast go work for the Cake Boss for the summer.  He would kick their asses.  I think a meet and greet between Jersey Shore and Jerseylicious would also be hilarious. 

Okay, perhaps it's time for me to pay a visit to Dr. Phil to discuss my reality tv addiction.