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- What’s hot this week in men’s fashion, gadgets, and gear
- Helen Lindes was Miss Spain for very good reason
- This week in celebrity gossip: Ashley Greene back on the market
- 7 of the greatest game show gimmicks of all-time
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| Guyism After Dark: Cassie, Erin, or Leslie??? Posted: 19 Mar 2011 03:00 PM PDT Hot links to get you through the night…
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| What’s hot this week in men’s fashion, gadgets, and gear Posted: 19 Mar 2011 09:30 AM PDT This weekly feature is a round-up, in conjunction with our friend Tim over at CoolMaterial.com of the hot new products appearing online this week. From fashion to gadgets, take a look at your new obsessions.
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| Helen Lindes was Miss Spain for very good reason Posted: 19 Mar 2011 08:00 AM PDT  Yep, I can see how she won the Miss Spain title... Awhile back I introduced you to Spanish model Helen Lindes and I was amazed that out of all the women in Spain she was picked to represent the country. There was good reason for that though. She’s smokin’ hot. This spread she did for the March issue of Man magazine only serves to help me understand even more why she won the title. I’m not sure what the nerd glasses are about in these pics, but I’m kind of liking it. Makes me think she’s smart as well as sexy. Long live fantasy!          | ||||||||||||||||
| This week in celebrity gossip: Ashley Greene back on the market Posted: 19 Mar 2011 06:30 AM PDT
Celebrity gossip items you may have missed this week… — Joining the long list of the recently single Ashley Greene broke up with Joe Jonas. I told you she was underrated. — Kelly Brook is pregnant. You win some, you lose some. — Bradley Cooper and Renee Zellweger also split up. After dating for nearly two years. Her magic spell must have expired. — Alexa Nikolas might be the one leaking the Vanessa Hudgens nude photos. So says some random emailer. — Speaking of leaked nude pics, apparently there is a good chance we’re going to get more since it is also being reported that Vanessa’s pics are the result of hackers. Supposedly 50 different celeb accounts have been compromised including those of Ali Larter, Busy Philipps, Scarlett Johansson, Miley Cyrus, Emma Caulfield, Addison Timlin and Renee Olstead. — Cee Lo Green says he’s nailing two or three chicks a night. He really takes his song title literally doesn’t he?
— Usher and his ex-wife Tameka Raymond have a sex tape coming out. Maybe. — Paris Hilton got breast implants when she was just 14. Her mother made her take them out though. Way to be a proactive parent. — Christina Aguilera’s hit Ain’t No Other Man might sound familiar to you, but that could just be because the beat was lifted from another song without permission. — Katy Perry’s mom is writing a book, but it’s not a Katy Perry tell-all. She says it’s about herself. Riiiiiight. — Dennis Haysbert, who starred in Major League with Charlie Sheen, claims Charlie’s completely delusional about a Major League sequel. — Andrew “Dice” Clay has become the voice of reason regarding everything Charlie Sheen. Well, okay, not really. He’s also a little batshit. – And did you know that Sheen invented a pivoting Chapstick lid and trademarked an anti-drug slogan? The man just never stops giving. — Mel Gibson’s mug shot looks totally not like a serial killer. — Here’s a shocker: Michael Lohan’s ex-fiancee has accused him of punching her girlfriend in the face. — Sandra Bullock gave $1,000,000 to Japan. I have no joke here. That was just nice. This week’s sexy video comes to us from the geniuses over at Sports Illustrated and features none other than our new favorite bikini model Kate Upton. Did you expect anyone else? | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 of the greatest game show gimmicks of all-time Posted: 19 Mar 2011 05:00 AM PDT
Since we crank out so many stories each week some really good ones get lost in the cracks. And since so many new people visit Guyism every day (thank you), we thought we’d start taking some time on the weekends to share some classics that many of our newer readers may have missed. Game shows have been a staple on our televisions for as long as there’s been, well, television. Occasionally though, a game show comes up with a hook or a gimmick that makes it stand out from the crowd. And even when these shows go off the air, these gimmicks remain embedded in our memories forever. Below are seven game show gimmicks that have achieved pop culture icon status. 7 The Aggro Crag – ‘Nickelodeon Guts’ This colossal plastic mountain served as the final physical obstacle for the game’s three contestants, and required them to navigate through avalanches, blasts of sparkly confetti and “lightning storms” all while pushing a series of actuators on their way to the top. 6 Come on Down – ‘Price is Right’ Over the show’s near 40 years, three men can be attributed for shouting this legendary game show gimmick. Most of us identify the phrase with Rod Roddy (RIP), who took over for original announcer Johnny Olson in 1985. Since 2004, Rich Fields has done the duty. 5 The Briefcases – ‘Deal or No Deal’ 4 Obstacle Course – ‘Double Dare’ 3 Whammies – ‘Press Your Luck’ 2 Answering in the Form of a Question – ‘Jeopardy’ 1 The Wheel – ‘Wheel of Fortune’ For taking the simple game of Hangman and giving it a hook that was good enough for close to 30 years of entertainment (and counting), The Wheel earns the coveted title of greatest game show gimmick of all-time. | ||||||||||||||||
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In the 1990s, Nickelodeon was a breeding ground for some of the greatest kid-centric game show gimmicks of all-time. While one could make a case for Olmec from Legends of the Hidden Temple or the virtual reality of Nick Arcade, there was no gimmick bigger or cooler than the Aggro Crag (which later evolved into the Mega Crag and Super Aggro Crag). 
Price is Right wasn’t the first game show to pull contestants straight from the studio audience (Let’s Make a Deal). However, the gimmick of asking contestants to “Come on Down” quickly became the show’s catchphrase and helped give it that lovable campy charm the show has come to be known for. 
Incorporating the gimmick of opening briefcases on stage was genius for one reason – it provided an excuse to have 26 gorgeous women stand on stage. When you think about it, Deal or No Deal is a pretty boring game. There’s no trivia, no competing contestants and no physical stunts. Replace the briefcases and pretty ladies with a simple computer board, and it’s safe to say this game would not have been nearly as addictive or popular as it was. 
Picking through the “snot” of a giant nose in order to find a flag? Now that’s genius. Double Dare is the godfather of all Nickelodeon game shows, and it helped teach kids that it was okay to get out there and roll around in the mud (or green slime) every once in a while. The obstacle course required the contestants to maneuver through eight sloppy obstacles within 60 seconds. Make it all the way through, and the contestants usually won a trip to Space Camp. How Mark Summers – a complete neat freak and germaphobe – managed to host this show from week to week is beyond me, but I’m glad he did. 
The cartoon Whammies in Press Your Luck took the boring old trivia show and gave it a whole new life. The game asked contestants to answer trivia questions, and then “press their luck” by spinning the board to win cash and prizes. The only thing keeping the contestants from big winnings? Those greedy Whammies, who would steal all the contestant’s accumulated prizes at any moment. With over 80 different animations and a personality you loved to hate, these little buggers single-handedly gave Press Your Luck a big enough of a gimmick to air 757 different episodes. 
This is one of the simplest game show gimmicks of all-time, but it’s also one of the best. By taking the classic “question and answer” game format and turning it around, Merv Griffin and NBC immediately had a hit on their hands. As legend goes, the idea of having the contestants answer in the form of a question came from Merv’s wife, Juliann, during a flight to New York. Today, the idea of answering trivia in question form has become so common, that contestants on non-Jeopardy quiz shows sometimes slip and instinctively put their answers into an erroneous question form. 
Is there any other game show prop more iconic then The Wheel? Wheel of Fortune, along with Jeopardy, is one of the most profitable and popular game shows of all-time. Much of this popularity can be attributed to the big wheel, which each contestant must spin in order to attribute a cash value to his or her letter guesses. Along with bonus spaces such as “Free Spin” and “Prize Spaces,” there’s also those nefarious “Bankrupt” and “Lose a Turn” slots that have proven the downfall of more than a few contestants. 
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