Average Joe 2

A few months ago, after watching a so unsyateesfying finale to a miserable season of Average Joe, I promised myself to avoid the next installment, Average Joe 2. For the most part, I kept this promise, but I guess in the last week I got suckered by the hype about the Average Joe 2 finale. Something about the girl revealing some "shocking secret", combined with idle curiosity to see whether this girl would actually choose the Average Joe over the stud, compelled me to watch last night's final episode.

Well, I guess I got what I deserved, because this time the show was even more retarded than the last. First of all, they spend like half the show playing up the relationship between the girl and the Average guy. For like 20 minutes straight, they show her getting emotional with him, gushing over how sweet he is and what a gentleman he is, and how she's never met anyone like him. Then you get to the moment of truth, and in the exact same way the last chick did, this girl fakes everyone out by acting somber to the Stud guy at first, and then choosing him anyways.

I seriously thought that this time, the girl would be smart enough to pick the Average guy. Okay, so there was basically zero attraction between her and him, and at times it was seriously painful to watch them hanging out together. It was almost like she was doing community service or charity work, like someone helping retarded kids learn how to read or something. But couldn't she at least do it for the sake of the viewers? Was that Stud guy really that great and exceptional that she couldn't pass on him just this once? I didn't watch most of the season, but he seemed like a tool to me from what I did see. Instead, she provided further evidence supporting the rule of hot girls in America: The hotter the girl, the worse her decision making is in choosing guys.

Oh, but the retardosity of it all didn't end there this time. It turned out that she had a shocking secret: her ex-boyfriend was Fabio. After all the buildup, the commercials, the "I have something about my past that you should know" in a grave tone, her big shocker was that she once dated Fabio. When I heard that, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It was definitely funny though. Something about a girl dating Fabio, and then having to live in shame for the rest of her life as if she was some sort of leper, is so funny.

Almost equally as funny is how the guy reacted after getting the news. He was so pissed that he broke up with her, saying something like "any guy would know how it feels in this position". You know, I honestly have no idea how I would react if that situation. First of all, I would think that she had to be joking because that just sounds so ridiculous. "Honey, don't get mad, but I think honesty is the most important thing in a relationship, so I have to tell you that my ex-boyfriend was Fabio." I mean, Fabio?? Of all people in this world, Fabio??? You gotta be kidding right? Just picturing a girl dating Fabio is almost as hard as imagining Arnold Schwarzenegger being a governor. It's like something so weird that it must be made up. I guess truth really is stranger than fiction.

In the end, I think my conclusion is this: don't watch any more Average Joes (or similar shows). Too bad I think I'm gonna end up tuning into the next series, when they have Adam from the last show picking the ladies. Also, don't pay attention to NBC's commercials promising "shocking" things on their reality shows. They keep telling me that there will be "shocking betrayals" on the Apprentice too, but it always ends up being so dumb. The Apprentice is at least a halfway decent show though, so I don't mind as much.

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Yesterday I gave the Double Filet 'O Fish a try. I've always been a big fan of the original F'oF at McDonald's, so I figured while they have this special going on, why not double my pleasure.

Well, I'd have to say that the double is definitely not as good as the single. Even though it's more filling, it's just less enjoyable. The whole sandwich seems more dry and less tasty.

Now that I think about it, I bet the bigwigs at McDonalds just made up this idea because they had too much fish and had to find some way to get rid of it. So they concocted this promotion and made it seem like it was some awesome special that everyone should rush out and get for a limited time only. Those guys are some geniuses.