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The Most Obnoxious House Hunters Ever

September 21, 2010 By Jeff 129 Comments

Toney and I recently watched one of the most obnoxious episodes of House Hunters we’ve ever seen.  Do you watch this show?  It’s where a couple (usually a couple) tours three houses or condos, and decides which one to buy at the end.  We’ve been watching it for years; it’s a good placeholder for times when there’s nothing “good” to watch.

Anyway, this particular couple lived in Atlanta, and were in their mid-20s, I’d guess.  They were young, but infused with two or three lifetimes-worth of entitlement.  They wanted absolute perfection, and were incredibly judgmental about the most insignificant boolshit.  Both of us were involuntarily yelling at the TV in outrage.

And the woman had the creaking door voice, which drives me straight up the wall.  Man, I hate the creaking door voice…

These two insufferables strolled through super-expensive homes constantly on high alert for some infraction against their yuppie-fried code of acceptable living.  “Oh, I can see the neighbor’s house through this window,” they kept whining.  Yeah, no shit.  It’s a neighborhood, you pretentious cock.  There are other houses out there.  Wow!

And they acted like they were in the know, and kept talking about the “flow” of the floor plan, and how the windows let in the right amount of sunlight, etc.  Like they knew something about it.  Both also grossly overused the word “space,” which made me grind my teeth.  “Oh, this is a wonderful grilling space!” one of them said.  Grilling space?  It’s a patio!  Sheesh.  I found myself laying a death-grip on a couch cushion.

I’m surprised one of them didn’t complain about the lack of natural light and awkward configuration of the upstairs defecation space.

On top of their highly-entitled obnoxiousness, they also trotted out many of the traditional House Hunters cliches.  The guy kept talking about plasma-screen TVs and his “man cave,” where he’ll be able to watch “the game.”  And when they were shown a gigantic walk-in closet, the woman said to her husband, “Yeah, this will be big enough to hold all my stuff.  Where are you going to put yours?”

Hardy-fucking-har. Such a biting wit.  I’m buckled-over in laughter.

And what’s the deal with the entire world, all of a sudden, being obsessed (obsessed!) with having two sinks in every bathroom?  Can you imagine someone living in a Haitian slum, or wherever, watching these assholes declaring it a “deal-breaker” if the master bath doesn’t have double vanities?

By the time it was over Toney and I were hoping for improbable things to happen, that would lead to the couple’s demise.  Like the air being pierced by assassins’ bullets, and whatnot.  Toney seemed to lean more toward a fire-themed solution, but I liked the idea of instant death by sniper.

Incredible.  It’s been several days since we watched that episode, and my hatred for those two hasn’t faded one bit.  Horrible, horrible people….

Do you watch the show?  What are some of the other cliches?  There are a bunch of ’em, and I bet we could come up with a great House Hunters drinking game.  Help me out, won’t you?  Use the comments link below.

Also, what other cable shows do you use as a placeholder, for times when there’s nothing “good” on TV?  Toney and the boys watch Ghost Adventures, but I can’t stand that main guy.  I’m always hoping he’ll be taunting a spirit, and a fork will come flying out of the darkness and stick in his neck.  Is that wrong?

Hey, if you wanna create a Ghost Adventures drinking game too, that’s cool with me.  Have at it.

And I’m going to work now, for the final day of the week.  How great is that?  Tuesday is my last day.  Oh yeah.

I’ll see you guys again tomorrow.

Now playing in the bunker

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  1. WB in OH says

    September 21, 2010 at 1:58 pm

    Damn, I’m gonna have to sign up for cable TV!

    Reply
  2. WB in OH says

    September 21, 2010 at 2:01 pm

    Oh, and a big ol go fuck yourself from me and the rest of the surf reporters who’ll be chained to our desks (or service vans or Mom’s basement) till Friday!

    Reply
  3. Chuck in Belpre says

    September 21, 2010 at 2:08 pm

    I really don’t have a show like that I watch on a regular basis. I’m amazed though that there are so many shows about huge food. And strange food. I always wanted to travel and see different cultures. But, there is no way I could eat some of the stuff they eat in other parts of the world.

    Reply
  4. pnjcofield says

    September 21, 2010 at 2:10 pm

    I love House Hunters, but get annoyed with all the entitled assholes too.

    I get annoyed when the lack of a “soaking tub” in the master bath is a deal breaker. Most always talk about space for entertaining, or a quiet patio area so they can drink their coffee and enjoy the scenery.

    My place holders are Man V. Food, Clean House and Jerseylicious. Jerseylicious is more for times when I need a good laugh.

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  5. Gary says

    September 21, 2010 at 2:11 pm

    Drinking game triggers:

    Biggest Loser = “journey”
    Any cooking contest show (pitmasters, master chef, etc.) “passion”

    You’ll end up in a cell next to Lindsey Lohan…

    Reply
    • Alana says

      September 21, 2010 at 2:18 pm

      Hoarders = “overwhelmed”

      Reply
    • Uncle_Wedgie says

      September 21, 2010 at 3:01 pm

      Please boycott the Reply feature. thank you for your attention to the matter.

      Reply
      • big blue says

        September 22, 2010 at 9:32 am

        i concur

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      • Dave's not here, man says

        September 23, 2010 at 12:48 pm

        ok

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        • WB in OH says

          September 23, 2010 at 1:40 pm

          will do

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  6. Alana says

    September 21, 2010 at 2:17 pm

    My House Hunters pet peeve: “Bob is a sanitation worker and Jane is a stay at home mom. They are hoping to stick to a budget of $750,000” WTH?

    Reply
  7. Gretchen says

    September 21, 2010 at 2:20 pm

    When nothing else is on to watch there’s always at the ready a Law & Order, CSI, or some show about obesity, hoarding, or a freaky medical condition. And during the summer one can usually find a baseball game on somewhere. Speaking of baseball and freaky medical conditions, in last night’s Phillies game there was a brunette Cousin It sitting in the fourth or fifth row. It was either a costume Fail or he/she has that syndrome where you look like Teen Wolf 24/7. Photographic evidence!:

    tiny.cc/8087q

    Frankly double vanities = more to clean. Take a swig of Jim Beam whenever anyone says “open floor plan”, “French doors”, or “granite countertops”.

    Today is my birthday. I’m 38. I’m eating crab legs tonight and I don’t care who gets hit with shell shrapnel. That is all.

    Reply
    • Gretchen says

      September 21, 2010 at 2:21 pm

      Okay, tiny url failed me. Here’s the obnoxiously long version:

      http://www.philly2philly.com/politics_community/the_omelette/2010/9/21/45107/kolb_starting_sunday_phillies_beat_braves_and_presid

      Reply
      • WB in OH says

        September 21, 2010 at 2:28 pm

        Cousin It’s sister was at the Colts game.

        http://czabe.blogspot.com/2010/09/no-dude-you-dont-get-to-keep-helmet.html

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        • Gretchen says

          September 21, 2010 at 2:34 pm

          And she wanted that fucking helmet.

          Reply
          • madz1962 says

            September 21, 2010 at 2:46 pm

            Happy Birthday, Gretchen! Enjoy the leggies!

            Reply
          • Son of Sam says

            September 21, 2010 at 2:46 pm

            Happy Happy Gretchen! Have a good time with the crab legs. (i love them too)

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        • Chuck in Belpre says

          September 21, 2010 at 8:10 pm

          I thought that was Carrot Top.

          Reply
      • bikerchick says

        September 21, 2010 at 2:51 pm

        I stared at that photo for a while…still can’t figure out what the hell it (?) is.

        Happy Birfday, G! Crab legs are the bomb! Let the splinters fly!!

        Reply
        • Gretchen says

          September 21, 2010 at 2:59 pm

          I KNOW! It completely distracted me from the game.

          Reply
    • dogberryjr says

      September 21, 2010 at 2:44 pm

      Well, happy birthday Gretchen! I pity the crustacean that gets in your way tonight.

      Reply
      • Gretchen says

        September 21, 2010 at 3:00 pm

        Do not pity them, for they go to a much better place.

        Reply
    • Greg says

      September 21, 2010 at 3:01 pm

      Happy Birthday, Gretchen! Wash those crablegs down with a refreshing adult beverage!

      Reply
      • CitizenX says

        September 21, 2010 at 3:10 pm

        Happy Birthday, Gretchen. My favorite place to eat is the all-you-can-eat crablegs from the trough. Enjoy!

        Reply
    • hardoxdan says

      September 21, 2010 at 3:17 pm

      Happy B-day Gretchen.
      Enjoy your crabs.

      Reply
    • Shiny Rod says

      September 21, 2010 at 5:11 pm

      Happy Birthday Gretchen, I turn 53 Friday. I prefer the King but Snow will do nicely.

      Reply
      • Lori in Cbus says

        September 21, 2010 at 9:40 pm

        Happy Birthday Gretchen!! Have fun with your crabs!

        Reply
        • Jenny Piccalo says

          September 22, 2010 at 12:14 am

          Happy Birthday Gretchen ! I’ve never had crabs ! (not even the legs ) !!!

          Reply
    • valentin says

      September 22, 2010 at 5:20 am

      happy birthday!

      Reply
    • clintcurtis says

      September 22, 2010 at 9:38 am

      Happy Birthday, Gretchen!

      Reply
      • CADude says

        September 22, 2010 at 12:48 pm

        Happy belated B’day, Gretchen! I hope you didn’t OD on the crabs.
        Oh, and so much for “boycott the Reply feature.”

        Reply
    • Kevindust says

      September 22, 2010 at 12:55 pm

      Happy (belated) Birthday Gretchen! Bottoms Up! (Feel free to take that in any way you choose…)

      Reply
  8. icecycle66 says

    September 21, 2010 at 2:26 pm

    Now that “How I Met Your Mother” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” are in syndication those are my go to shows. One of them is playing at any given time of day.

    I hate all the shows on TV that don’t have a “Written by” credit somewhere in them. I refuse to watch them; I absolutely despise them. Usually I’ll sit in my grilling space and drink cheap beer, aging myself at an hour to minute ratio worrying about how I can destroy the lives of everyone involved in the production of such smut. I think I would rather watch a live camera feed in the death room at the pound than watch a bunch of Trust Fund Babies (who think they have worked their way up the ladder) or Kramer’s (who just fall ass-backwards into money for no apparent reason), buy shit they don’t need and won’t use.

    I want to seek these people out and “befriend” them. Then slowly work my magic and destroy their relationships with loved ones and colleagues, wreck their bank accounts beyond all repair, and drive them to suicide…or worse.

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  9. Swami Bologna says

    September 21, 2010 at 2:28 pm

    Man, oh, man, today’s Further Evidence is mesmerizing. I watched the whole thing, couldn’t take my eyes of it (and I really mean “it ” ), trying to figure out its gender. I’m still not 100% sure, but I think it was a chick with a mustache. Youza!!

    Anyway, more on topic — whenever “Intervention” or one of the two “Hoarders” shows are on, I can’t help but stop and watch if I’m channel surfing. They both make me realize that, whatever nuttiness I think I might suffer from, there are plenty of people in the world who are 1,000 times more nutty and fucked up. So I come away feeling pretty good about myself after one of those episodes.

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    • Ginger says

      September 21, 2010 at 3:09 pm

      I agree with you on Intervention and the “hoarders” genre. No better way to make you feel sane, normal, grounded and organized than to watch those shows!

      Reply
    • Seanette says

      September 22, 2010 at 4:53 am

      Glad I’m not the only one who does that, watch shows about hoarding or “World’s Dumbest” to feel better about my own life.

      Reply
  10. Juancho says

    September 21, 2010 at 2:30 pm

    Wife swap pretty much owns me.

    “Grilling Space” made me laugh in that mean sinister way. I feel the same when people talk about a house’s “bones” and when people refer to furniture as a “nice piece.”

    I got their nice piece.

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  11. Randall says

    September 21, 2010 at 2:43 pm

    Extreme makeover is fucked,I worked on the show they shot in Vegas.they tore down a perfectly good house nicer than the one I live in then they put the most expensive fixtures in.moved the family in and then the family sold the house!!!

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    • bikerchick says

      September 21, 2010 at 2:59 pm

      That is such bullshit. “Extreme makeover” to me doesn’t mean demolish and rebuild. Unbelievable.

      Reply
      • tracy in ohio says

        September 21, 2010 at 3:20 pm

        I thought about why they don’t do a follow up to the houses a year or two later. But figured the people probably sell them, lose them to taxes, or tear out those kids rooms they do. Man just because the kid is into horses this year doesn’t mean they want to live in a damn stable the rest of their childhood.

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        • renn says

          September 21, 2010 at 9:50 pm

          My company worked on one of the “Extreme Makeover” projects. I would rather carpet staple my eyelid to a 2×4 than go through THAT again.

          Reply
  12. madz1962 says

    September 21, 2010 at 2:45 pm

    In Real Estate Jargon “Cute and Cozy” means the house is about 30 square feet.

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  13. dogberryjr says

    September 21, 2010 at 2:45 pm

    We’ve got The Office on twice a day here, so we let the Tivo collect a few of those for a rainy half-hour. They really don’t seem to get old.

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  14. madz1962 says

    September 21, 2010 at 2:48 pm

    Something is fucked up with my computer today.

    Anyway, I watch Man vs. Food or Snapped when I can’t find anything better. Sometimes, if they have a good Roseanne or Golden Girls Marathon, I’ll wacth that, too. (The Roseanne’s when the kids were young – not the series when they “win” the lottery and Roseanne turns into a twat supreme).

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  15. Ginger says

    September 21, 2010 at 3:06 pm

    I am completely in for a House Hunters drinking game! Sign. Me. Up. How else can we stay-at-home moms make the endless piles of laundry more bearable?

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  16. rpk says

    September 21, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    Let’s see..granite counter tops..stainless steel appliances..walk in closets..minimum 3 bedroom house for a childless couple. The relationship dynamics on that show can be fascinating. Sometimes you can just tell the marriage ain’t gonna make it. Sometimes one of them is so clearly out of the other’s league. Sometimes you just have to wonder “where in the Hell did these two dipshits get all this money??”

    I like Bourdain’s “No Reservations” and sometimes “Bizarre Food”. Fun travel and food and a dude who will eats bugs.

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  17. CitizenX says

    September 21, 2010 at 3:15 pm

    I REALLY enjoy Holmes on Homes. My husband thinks they should start STATING who the bad contractors were that FUBARd the house.

    Cash Cab is another go-to for me.

    Reply
    • Shiny Rod says

      September 21, 2010 at 3:35 pm

      One of my favorites. Make it right!!!

      Reply
    • Tammie says

      September 22, 2010 at 8:23 am

      Cash Cab is a winner in our house too!

      Personally I can sit in front of the TV all day watching “How It’s Made” on the Discovery channel. Great show!

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      • clintcurtis says

        September 22, 2010 at 9:29 am

        Cash Cab is great! Did you guys know that Ben is the cousin of Mike Rowe, the guy who does the show “Dirty Jobs” and narrates “Deadliest Catch”?

        Reply
  18. bikerchick says

    September 21, 2010 at 3:18 pm

    If I’m home alone I will flip through channels and find a movie I have seen a million times. Otherwise, the boyfriend has control of the remote. It just makes life easier. We’ll watch Family Guy, Tosh.0, CSI SVU and Ghost Adventures to name a few fillers….yes I just love Ghost Adventures. Even Zak, the lead guy. But I’m into all that haunted/ghosts/spirit shit.

    I feels sorry for the unassuming people those obnoxious douchebags move in next to. Can you imagine having neighbors like that? Kind of like Christmas Vacation. Holy shitballs. They would be entertainment for the smart-asses us. But since we live in a $2 house and they are looking in $5 neighborhoods, it would never happen.

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  19. tracy in ohio says

    September 21, 2010 at 3:23 pm

    I don’t usually watch TV. We don’t have cable so we don’t get much. If I do feel like watching something I always turn to the PBS Create channel. They always have a cooking show or a home improvement show on and those two things are right up my alley. I like This Old House remodel shows where they are restoring old houses. Not Extreme Makeover tear everything down in sight bool-shit.

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    • tracy in ohio says

      September 21, 2010 at 3:25 pm

      Oh and house hunters sounds right up my alley since I like to yell at the TV and make fun of people which is what I would do with a show like that.

      Reply
  20. kenju says

    September 21, 2010 at 3:25 pm

    I like House Hunters, but I agree with you about all the entitled people who do that show. I suppose they’re trying to impress someone with all their “knowledge and style. ”

    I notice the ones who are being shown a tiny house and they talk about all the space and light, as if it was a mansion.

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  21. Shiny Rod says

    September 21, 2010 at 3:38 pm

    My favorite shows, Two and a Half men, Avatar: The Last Air Bender, Diners, Dives and Drive-Ins and Man vs Food.

    Reply
  22. BoMama says

    September 21, 2010 at 3:40 pm

    Can I just say…… I love Jeff Kay and I love allthe surf reporters who post each day. You guys are always good for a laugh.
    Happy Birthday Gretchen!

    Reply
    • madz1962 says

      September 21, 2010 at 4:57 pm

      Hi BoMama – I’m kinda new to this forum, but yes, these folks are definitely good for a bunch of laughs! I lurked for a while before I jumped on this train to crazyvlle and I’m glad I did.

      Reply
      • Lori in Cbus says

        September 21, 2010 at 9:45 pm

        Choo Choo!!!

        Reply
  23. mi2tall says

    September 21, 2010 at 3:49 pm

    Anything on TLC, (AKA The Midget and Cake Channel) is good for a placeholder.

    Reply
  24. SaucyDeb says

    September 21, 2010 at 4:01 pm

    Happy Birthday, Gretchen! Enjoy the crabs.. there’s somethin’ ya don’t generally hear…

    Anyway… I enjoy Hoarders when channel surfing. Those people kills me with their “oh, well, I just let it get a little out of hand” thing.

    I used to watch House Hunters but then it just started pissing me off. They did an episode not too long ago where one of the houses for sale was in our neighborhood. It was about a $500k house and these people were shitbagging it like it was a shack! “OH, well, it needs some work.. I do like the space but I REALLY wanted more natural light.. blah blah blah.” Some work? For a half mil? Seriously? Pretentious Pricks.

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  25. Elle says

    September 21, 2010 at 4:45 pm

    I love House Hunters, but I’m simply a voyeur. My favorite part is at the end when they come back 3 months later & you see all the shit they’ve changed. The part that pisses me off is when everyone relentlessly insists that “this would be great for entertaining”.

    Fuck you. “Entertaining”. Jeebus.

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  26. Alex says

    September 21, 2010 at 4:59 pm

    What really grinds my gears with the home buy/sell shows is the assholes who come to view the house going on about the furniture, curtains, wall colors… HELLO, you are buying the house, not the fucking furniture shut up and envision your own crap in there… If’n you don’t like the go d damn color, make an offer taking paint into account. Fucking assholes.

    My goto channel, not so much specific show, is the food network. Only a handfull of shows on there make me change the channel.

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  27. Brittney says

    September 21, 2010 at 5:09 pm

    Happy Birthday Grechen:)

    I watch Ghost Adventures avidly. I just found out that Aaron is a collector of my cousin’s artwork, which is cool. (http://www.myspace.com/adamsartbox). So if there’s a drinking game for Ghost Adventures, I’m totally there. Supernatural is another one of my favs too. Season 6 starts Friday and I couldn’t be happier.

    House Hunters has that effect on me too. I hate seeing the young couples go into immaculate castles and complain about everything. When my boyfriend were looking for our first house we were ecstatic about it, the only thing we were looking for was central air, but other than that the house was hideous. It had the most obnoxious shades of green covering every inch of the downstairs walls along with forest green carpet and a gigantic pastel blue sink. Mostly cosmetics, but we didn’t care. We wanted it that way, because that way we got to start from scratch and do what we wanted to it.

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  28. Chuck in Belpre says

    September 21, 2010 at 5:11 pm

    Happy Birfday, Gretchen!!1

    MMMMMMM…drawn butter.

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  29. Yvonne says

    September 21, 2010 at 5:35 pm

    I love to hate “House Hunters”, and the douchey house hunters themselves. My hatred has been lessened a LITTLE bit now that the show has gotten rid of the completely useless Suzanne Whang (sp?)

    My favorite ‘nothing better to do/watch’ shows are any of the Law & Orders (the older the better), and Discovery ID has one I’ve become addicted to called “Deadly Women.” It’s basically an hour-long version of “Snapped,” each episode about a few ‘themed’ cases – gold diggers, revenge killers, black widows, etc.

    Happy birthday to Gretchen!

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    • clintcurtis says

      September 22, 2010 at 9:24 am

      Thanks for that input, Yvonne. I come to the comments section in hopes of meeting my third wife. I thinnk I’ll remove YOU from the list of prospective candidates, lol!

      Actually, if you want to see a really, really cool, funky movie, watch “The Honeymoon Killers.” The actual crimes were featured on one of the cable crime channel shows. The movie is from the 1960s and features Tony LoBianco and Shirley Stoller. The movie is campy and chilling at the same time. I highly recommend it!

      Reply
      • Yvonne says

        September 22, 2010 at 2:03 pm

        Hey, it’s not like I watch the show while furtively writing notes in my own secret code on how these women got caught so I can avoid making the same mistakes. Or whatever.

        Thanks for the recommendation! I believe Discovery ID also has some show called “Wicked Attraction”, or something like that, about homicidal couples. Haven’t caught that one yet, though. Jeez, I really do sound like a weirdo…

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    • madz1966 says

      September 22, 2010 at 10:18 am

      Beloved can’t understand why I love those shows like “Snapped” and “Deadly Women” I just tell him I’m gathering info and getting ideas LOL!

      Reply
  30. Casey J says

    September 21, 2010 at 5:43 pm

    my go to show is Dr G Medical Examiner. Fascinating and that woman knows her shit. I wish she could diagnose me alive. I hate the house or improvement shows, they just point out what I don’t have. Money and a “grilling space that flows with light” I have a sunny deck though.

    Score

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  31. icecycle66 says

    September 21, 2010 at 6:06 pm

    If you trim your hedges your deck will look bigger.

    Reply
    • Greg says

      September 21, 2010 at 6:56 pm

      You’re darned right!

      Reply
    • Valentin says

      September 22, 2010 at 7:06 am

      Lol. I didn’t get this until I walked away and came back.

      Reply
    • bikerchick says

      September 22, 2010 at 8:34 am

      Quality not quantity. If you don’t know how to use your deck it doesn’t matter the size.

      Reply
  32. Gretchen says

    September 21, 2010 at 6:13 pm

    I am currently stuffed full of crab and smashed of Harp Lager. Awesome. THanks, you guys, for all the birthday wishes. I live you guys,m an!

    Reply
    • icecycle66 says

      September 21, 2010 at 6:23 pm

      I live me too.

      Reply
    • WVKay says

      September 22, 2010 at 1:10 am

      Happy Birthday! Live and kisses.

      Reply
    • madz1966 says

      September 22, 2010 at 10:20 am

      I htink your Harp Lager is kicking in! But that’s cool – we still live you.

      Reply
      • Gretchen says

        September 22, 2010 at 11:01 am

        Yep, it was kicking, at that time. LOL! Nothing like drunk commenting to let everyone know you’re having a wonderful evening. And only a slight headache right now. It was worth it.

        Reply
  33. t-storm says

    September 21, 2010 at 6:34 pm

    I’m currently looking for a house in Cincinnati. One thing about looking for a house is some of these assholes watch too much HGTV and EHM, and HH way too much.
    Faux finishes, granite counter tops, etc.
    To me a pool isn’t a selling feature, your shitty new carpet and paint are not selling features.
    I want a porch that I can sit on 3 seasons of the year, enjoy a beer and chuck my empties at the neighbors who stare at my bare ass when I go out in my snuggie to get the morning paper at noon.

    Also I would like a grilling space, but more than likely a so many cow garage which I would turn into a brewing space.

    Go to show is got to be law and order. I do get sucked into pawn stars, though.

    And from yesterday, I recently started taking a few vitamins. I bruise really easily lately and I’m guessing a lack of iron is part of the problem. Also I eat a few bananas a week. They are my go to fruit.

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  34. Matt K says

    September 21, 2010 at 7:36 pm

    how about this house hunters cliche. “I don’t like the colour of this room”

    BUY A FUCKING CAN OF PAINT YOU LAZY FUCKS! holy shit. people made all kinds of comments about the colours in our house when we sold it, and ok, we’re a little bit bent when we pick our colours, but seriously, it’s twenty bucks a gallon, paint the fucker white you unoriginal pukes.

    and holy shit you should see what we’ve done to the new house!

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  35. t-storm says

    September 21, 2010 at 7:40 pm

    That’s my point. It’s now your house, you can do whatever you want with it jerkwagon.
    Clean slate mother fuckers, clean muther fuckin’ slate.

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  36. Brittney says

    September 21, 2010 at 7:48 pm

    That’s what we did. We had hard wood floors put into our downstairs, got rid of the forest green shag carpet, painted over the puke green in the kitchen and put a few coats of a bright Sunkist color and painted the living room a dark blue. I would also like to get rid of the doily curtains hanging over all the windows, and were working really hard trying to get this yard tamed that wasn’t taken care of for two years while the house was vacant. It’s coming along. I just recently dug up 6 dead bushes out of the front lawn a few weeks ago. We love it here.

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  37. t-storm says

    September 21, 2010 at 7:58 pm

    Sometimes you just have to dig up some old bush and tame the yard.

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  38. Greg says

    September 21, 2010 at 8:28 pm

    Youre darned right!!

    Reply
  39. Brittney says

    September 21, 2010 at 8:31 pm

    Lol, the bushes were really old, and yellow.

    Reply
  40. icecycle66 says

    September 21, 2010 at 9:03 pm

    And dried out i bet.

    Reply
  41. Brittney says

    September 21, 2010 at 9:16 pm

    Dry as sandpaper.

    Reply
  42. renn says

    September 21, 2010 at 9:58 pm

    I can handle about 10-15 minutes of HH before wanting to go on a “Slap the Wannabe” binge.

    Go to drinking words would be:

    Travertine, transition, space, granite, surround, plasma, natural…

    I also like to play “You should read the manufacturer’s exclusions” while watching. It’s amazing how quickly people void warranties on new house stuff, simply because they made assumptions and refused to read.

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  43. Evil Twin's Wife says

    September 21, 2010 at 9:59 pm

    I had to stop watching the “baby” shows on TLC. Seeing stupid hippies wanting a home birth in a baby pool when the pregnancy was too complicated made me want to barf. Who is most important here? Your “dream” birth or your infant’s life? GET A CLUE MORONS!

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    • WVKay says

      September 22, 2010 at 1:12 am

      Yes! And don’t forget “I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant.” Bullshit, I say, bullshit.

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      • Seanette says

        September 22, 2010 at 4:58 am

        I really don’t understand that show. I’ve never been pregnant, but seems to me that by the third trimester, you’d NOTICE you haven’t had normal periods for six months, all your clothes are too tight in the waist, you’re in the bathroom every couple of hours due to lack of room for your bladder, and you’ve got a gymnast kicking your internal organs.

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        • Casey J says

          September 22, 2010 at 12:34 pm

          I just saw one this morning, Homeless and Pregnant!! No shit, this poor chick is(supposedly)living in a tent. I thought there were programs in place…tohelp?? Why do they not work?? 🙁 Made me sad.

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  44. hot fuzz says

    September 21, 2010 at 10:13 pm

    Gretchen, Happy Birthday Sweetheart – hugs and kisses. I love when you sound happy – all y’all for that matter.

    Shiny Rod – Love Triple D – I bought the cookbook from season 2… lots of Italian, BBQ rubs and meats. I think the best part is Guy seems to love his job…. and what’s not to love?

    t-storm bare assed in a snuggie… thanks for the visual

    It is FUCKING STORMING out there. The lightning crashed right when I typed “t-storm”… nice timing.

    Brit – we moved from our appt to a new home in ’88 when we started out. at 26 – $120k at 11.5 % for 1250 square ft but we loved it and still do. It was simple, clean, the trees are huge, I had a nice big garage, a fenced in back yard for Farley (aka White Fang – Lone Hunter of the Tundra), a fireplace, we learnt how to paint, lay tile, do wainscoting, do crown molding, built a great cedar deck and what we wanted for the next house (been in the “new” house for 9 yrs). The whole pretentious crap I see on the shows just makes me think those folks have seriously missed out on some really satisfying good times but not doing what you or I did.

    I remember overhearing a builder’s salesman talking to someone buying a 4000 sq ft home at $650,000 (expensive at the time when we were buying ours for $120k) and hearing him say “ok, you ordered the upgraded paint, the upgraded carpet, the upgraded….” and I was thinking for that price, you shouldn’t need to upgrade.

    Uncle Wedgie – hopefully the novelty will wear off.

    When I hear :entitlement” I think of Filthy Rich Cattle Drive… here’s a sample
    http://www.videosurf.com/video/filthy-rich-cattle-drive-143931245

    you had to see some of these pukes to really appreciate my self control at not trying to Darth Vader Choke them through the TV.

    Greg’s darned right.

    I really can’t get enough of the Aquarium Channel (the summer replacement for the Yule Log Channel)

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  45. hot fuzz says

    September 21, 2010 at 10:21 pm

    ETW – you somehow reminded me of Toddlers and Tiaras. Sorry, I ‘m not in to abusive parents. Some folks seem OK but they wouldn’t have a tv show at all if not for the nut bars.

    Billy the Exterminator. Dude, whoa, dude that’s a monster snake dude, whoa…. There was an episode when he almost got bit because rather than say “lookout snake” his brother yelled “dude, bro, man, watch out dude, there’s a big snake there bro…” Can’t watch it any more but it was fun for a while… just like Ice Road Truckers, ice Pilots, Pawn Stars, Dirty Jobs, Undercover CEO, Whale Wars, Deadliest Catch (we miss you Phil).. once you see the pattern it’s hard to get excited any more as they start to get predictable and format bound.

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    • Chuck in Belpre says

      September 21, 2010 at 10:35 pm

      I thought it was just me. As much as I loved Deadliest Catch I just don’t see the point anymore. Or Dirty Jobs.

      Justified and Breaking Bad are good if you want to watch a series.

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      • renn says

        September 22, 2010 at 6:20 pm

        Chuck, Dirty Jobs is on for us girls.

        I would seriously watch Mike Rowe do ANYTHING. And I DO. It’s amazing that he used to be a random schlub on QVC. Get him some abs, get him a little dirty, give him a perpetual 5 o’clock shadow…

        Yessir, I’d like one of those.

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  46. hot fuzz says

    September 21, 2010 at 10:30 pm

    I just had a small spider crawl down my arm. Where did he come from? How long was he on me? If it was a female did it bite me somewhere and lay eggs in me? Was it radioactive? Will I get spidey sense? Will I become a web flinger? Are there others I can’t see? Will I ever stop shaking uncontrollably and will the goose bumps ever recede?

    BTW he’s mush inside of a Kleenex right now.

    Why am I so freaking itchy right now?

    geez

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    • bikerchick says

      September 22, 2010 at 8:42 am

      I would have freaked the fuck OUT, man….. I am deathly afraid of spiders. I’m getting itchy and twitchy just reading your post. AAHHHHHH!

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  47. Chuck in Belpre says

    September 21, 2010 at 10:38 pm

    Sheesh – Elmore Leonard is 85. I’ve read all his books other than the Westerns.

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  48. Brittney says

    September 21, 2010 at 10:40 pm

    Hot-
    That sounds great:) That’s one thing I wish we had or had the money to build was a big deck. We have a small rickety deck right now with a wheelchair ramp that we plan on ripping off one day. It gets the job done when we have company, but I’ve always wanted a big deck. I am lucky to have a dad who is a skilled carpenter though and can come help if need be. We also have a nice big yard and since we’re in an old nieghborhood, we’ve got plenty of ancient trees here too. They were asking 152 for it, but we got it for 137.5. It also has two bathrooms, and a nice master which pretty much sold us 😀

    Off topic, but who was it that said they went and saw Primus recently? We are going to see him on October 2nd and I was just wondering how the show was? I am stoked for this show.

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    • Ed says

      September 21, 2010 at 10:54 pm

      I wish I had a big deck…

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      • WB in OH says

        September 21, 2010 at 11:39 pm

        It’s not the size of your pencil, it’s how well you write your name. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

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      • BoMama says

        September 21, 2010 at 11:41 pm

        Don’t all men want a big deck?

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        • Brittney says

          September 22, 2010 at 10:29 am

          I guess that or a big grill with a smoker.

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          • icecycle66 says

            September 22, 2010 at 10:30 am

            Then there would be smoking deck.

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  49. Brittney says

    September 21, 2010 at 10:44 pm

    I always told myself I will never go to Vegas…but I decided recently that if I did, it would be to visit the Gold and Silver pawn shop, and that’s it. I want to have a beer with the Old Man and Chumlee and watch them argue…and buy something of course. Possibly sell them something, but mostly to watch them argue.

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    • squawvalleyskip says

      September 22, 2010 at 1:32 pm

      Brit,
      My wife and I went in there on time before the show got big. When i go out of town I like to hit pawn shops, that’s how we ended up there. They are a lot friendlier on TV, I can tell you that. They guys that were in there gave us the evil eye the whole time we were in the place. I guess they like you better if they’re paying you 20 cents on the dollar for something that was just appraised right in front of you. Go to the top of the Stratosphere and go on the rides instead.

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  50. Stuart says

    September 21, 2010 at 10:49 pm

    Love Dirty Jobs….Mike Rowe has some classic lines…”Hi Richard….do you prefer Dick?” HA HA.. Richard not amused…

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