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You are here: Home / Popular Culture / A Littler Secret

A Littler Secret

by Michael D.|  December 22, 200711:06 pm| 50 Comments

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Ok. Time to inject a little homosexuality into this blog. Paul Rudd is hot. He just is, Discuss.

Update: I am with Joshua – who is apparently not gay. Jim Sturgess is even hotter. Now, back to your regularly scheduled programming. It’s 5:30am. I’m watching Doogie Howser in Starship Troopers. Also hot.

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  1. 1.

    demimondian

    December 22, 2007 at 11:30 pm

    Ron Paul is hot? Really?

    Well, I guess it explains why you like the fair tax, if it’ll get a hot guy elected.

  2. 2.

    Joshua

    December 22, 2007 at 11:31 pm

    Not as hot as Jim Sturgess, in my opinion. But as I don’t have The Gay, I’m not sure how much my opinion counts for. ;)

    (Although I just started browsing his IMDB photos, and it seems he’s not quite as hot outside Across the Universe.)

  3. 3.

    merciless

    December 22, 2007 at 11:32 pm

    Well, ok Michael, whatever floats your boat. I’m a Bradley Whitford fan myself, but of course I’m a girl and so it doesn’t count.

  4. 4.

    wasabi gasp

    December 22, 2007 at 11:36 pm

    Word is his tax is really flat.

    And Joshua, The Gay. You. So are.

  5. 5.

    dougie smooth

    December 22, 2007 at 11:49 pm

    Michael, you know how I know you’re gay?

  6. 6.

    John S.

    December 23, 2007 at 12:34 am

    Michael, you know how I know you’re gay?

    You have a bumper sticker that says “I like balls in my face” on your car?

  7. 7.

    myiq2xu

    December 23, 2007 at 12:53 am

    I guess this is a good time to come out of the closet and admit that I am a flaming heterosexual.

    I hope you librulfascists won’t persecute me for being straight.

  8. 8.

    Chuck Butcher

    December 23, 2007 at 1:08 am

    I’m at a loss for words…hot?

  9. 9.

    Carlo

    December 23, 2007 at 2:10 am

    I’ve never commented here before. But on this matter I feel compelled to register my complete agreement. SO hot.

  10. 10.

    The Grandest Panjandrum

    December 23, 2007 at 2:44 am

    I’m pretty sure this thread endangers my marriage so I won’t join in on the gaiety.

  11. 11.

    myiq2xu

    December 23, 2007 at 2:56 am

    I’m pretty sure this thread endangers my marriage so I won’t join in on the gaiety.

    I’m not married but even though it’s Christmas I ain’t donning any gay apparel.

  12. 12.

    Cain

    December 23, 2007 at 3:56 am

    Will at least “fah la la la”?

    I’m not sure that guy is hot. He’s okay I guess.

    cain

  13. 13.

    myiq2xu

    December 23, 2007 at 7:24 am

    Is this place turning into “Queer eye for the straight guy?” It’s okay just as long as you understand I’m not switching teams.

    Seriously though Mikey, your posts this weekend ain’t eggzactly stimulating any discussions.

  14. 14.

    borehole

    December 23, 2007 at 8:54 am

    Yeah, Rudd’s hot, but he’s also smart and funny and picks his projects well, so fuck that guy.

  15. 15.

    Michael D.

    December 23, 2007 at 9:43 am

    Seriously though Mikey, your posts this weekend ain’t eggzactly stimulating any discussions.

    Paul Rudd supports the Fairtax. Discuss, :-)

  16. 16.

    farmgirl

    December 23, 2007 at 10:20 am

    About Doogie Howser … an unexpected benefit to Neal Patrick Harris coming out was that “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle” suddenly became that much funnier.

    Just sayin’.

  17. 17.

    Libby Spencer

    December 23, 2007 at 10:31 am

    Meh. Those kids are more like lukewarm. They’re just pretty boys.

    Now, Hugh Laurie is HOT.

  18. 18.

    Raenelle

    December 23, 2007 at 10:41 am

    The 50s were the gold standard for the Form of hot-iness. No woman was ever prettier than Marilyn Monroe, and no man was ever more devastatingly handsome than Marlon Brando, circa “Streetcar Named Desire.” The magazine, “Gay Times,” had a feature once–30 sexiest men ever. The guy on the cover? Marlon, of course.

  19. 19.

    Krista

    December 23, 2007 at 10:44 am

    Paul Rudd is indeed tasty. Hugh Laurie — never got the appeal. But then again, taste is very subjective. I’m sure some women would go “Eewwww!” when finding out about my unrequited lust for Alan Rickman.

  20. 20.

    Scott H

    December 23, 2007 at 11:27 am

    “Inject a little homosexuality?” Now, that’s just tacky (and, Michael, no worries, not everyone is a size queen.)

    Still, tangential to the subject: Hoover Planned Mass Jailing in 1950. Yay!

    Fifty years on, Dick Chainey Cheney in a red frock isn’t so awfully incredible after all (esp. considering his enthusiastic, public championing of anal autoeroticism – “go fuck yourself” for the slower folks in the audience), and Karl Rove always manages a passable Roy Cohn.

  21. 21.

    Punchy

    December 23, 2007 at 11:28 am

    an unexpected benefit to Neal Patrick Harris coming out

    WHAAAAAAAA??

  22. 22.

    ThymeZone

    December 23, 2007 at 11:30 am

    I’m sure some women would go “Eewwww!” when finding out about my unrequited lust for Alan Rickman.

    His King Philip in King of the Hill “Joust Like A Woman” was quite wonderful.

  23. 23.

    DougJ

    December 23, 2007 at 12:40 pm

    As long as this is getting so gay, can someone answer a few of my fashion questions? My main one is this: is the current acceptable tie width of today the same as it was before the wide-tie ear of the late nineties/early oughties or should they be even narrower now? I need to know if I can just wearing my old ties again or if I need to get new ones.

    Got some shoes and pants questions too.

  24. 24.

    ThymeZone

    December 23, 2007 at 12:47 pm

    is the current acceptable tie width of today the same as it was

    That depends on where you live. If you are in NYC or Chicago, maybe not.

    But if you are in … well, you know …. then nobody is going to care.

    Probably the only way you can raise an eyebrow would be by wearing a bolo tie.

  25. 25.

    gregg

    December 23, 2007 at 12:49 pm

    I wouldn’t kick him out of an airport bathroom stall.

  26. 26.

    p.lukasiak

    December 23, 2007 at 12:57 pm

    Paul Rudd? Hot? Are you kidding? I mean, he’s cute, but hot?

    One word for you…

    Viggo

  27. 27.

    myiq2xu

    December 23, 2007 at 12:59 pm

    Probably the only way you can raise an eyebrow would be by wearing a bolo tie.

    Because bolos are only worn with ass chaps, which should answer Doug’s question about pants.

    Stilettos are generally okay unless you’re drag-racing, because it’s hard to run in heels.

  28. 28.

    ThymeZone

    December 23, 2007 at 1:15 pm

    Because bolos are only worn with ass chaps

    Oh no, out here you can wear them with shorts or just about anything. Or if you’re gay, with a bathing suit.

  29. 29.

    jp

    December 23, 2007 at 1:35 pm

    Rudd does nothing for me, though he is a decent actor. I’m female, by the way.
    Agreed with the other wimmins on Alan Rickman and Hugh Laurie. Adrien Brody, anyone? Mmmmmmmmm. And, of course, Viggo.

    Interesting discussion. So who wants to share their hetero girl-crushes?

    Billie Piper tops my current list. Kate Winslet. Lauren Ambrose. Yowza.

  30. 30.

    rawshark

    December 23, 2007 at 2:08 pm

    Ok. Time to inject a little homosexuality into this blog.

    John took care of that a long time ago with the Hola Fruit and box wine.

    an unexpected benefit to Neal Patrick Harris coming out was that “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle” suddenly became that much funnier.

    So true.

  31. 31.

    michael

    December 23, 2007 at 2:12 pm

    he is really just ben afflek lite.

  32. 32.

    myiq2xu

    December 23, 2007 at 2:13 pm

    Fuckola! The Raiders are down 28-3 and there’s over 6 minutes left in the first half.

  33. 33.

    demimondian

    December 23, 2007 at 2:35 pm

    bolos are only worn with ass chaps

    No, no, no — bolo ties go around the neck with a clip. It’s reins which go into the mouth with a bit.

  34. 34.

    Libby Spencer

    December 23, 2007 at 2:36 pm

    …no man was ever more devastatingly handsome than Marlon Brando, circa “Streetcar Named Desire.”

    Clark Gable in the prison scene in GWTW is on a par with Brando. Something about that white shirt…

  35. 35.

    demimondian

    December 23, 2007 at 2:39 pm

    Clark Gable in the prison scene in GWTW is on a par with Brando

    I confess to being partial to Vivian Leigh in that movie, too.

  36. 36.

    Mary

    December 23, 2007 at 3:14 pm

    Krista, I cannot believe that you do not get the hotness that is Hugh Laurie. I actually shed a tear.

    I am deeply relieved, however, that you get Alan Rickman. Rowwr!

  37. 37.

    mrmobi

    December 23, 2007 at 3:23 pm

    Krista and Mary, you are in luck. Alan Rickman plays Judge Turpin in the new “Sweeney Todd.” I did not know he could sing, but, since anything Sondheim is gold to me, I’m going to see it on Christmas Eve, because nothing says Christmas Spirit like a musical about cannibalism.

  38. 38.

    The Other Steve

    December 23, 2007 at 3:29 pm

    Alan Rickman plays Judge Turpin in the new “Sweeney Todd.”

    I once saw Sweeney Todd performed in community theatre.

    Is the movie anywhere as boring as the play?

  39. 39.

    demimondian

    December 23, 2007 at 3:32 pm

    Is the movie anywhere as boring as the play?

    Yup. Brilliant music, stunningly satiric content, funny dialog, revenge, tragedy, and well motivated violence. It’s every bit as boring as the original musical.

  40. 40.

    ThymeZone

    December 23, 2007 at 4:44 pm

    I once saw Sweeney Todd performed in community theatre.

    Is the movie anywhere as boring as the play?

    That kinds depends on the community theater, doesn’t it?

  41. 41.

    Johnny Pez

    December 23, 2007 at 7:15 pm

    Because bolos are only worn with ass chaps

    Or fluffy white sideburns.

  42. 42.

    Psycheout

    December 23, 2007 at 8:32 pm

    Fascinating. How do you come up with such compelling material Mike D.?

  43. 43.

    demimondian

    December 23, 2007 at 9:05 pm

    He tries to get in synch with the fantasies of you and your ilk, Psicko.

  44. 44.

    Scriblerus

    December 23, 2007 at 9:42 pm

    Krista: Alan Rickman = drop dead sexy.

    Paul Rudd is shaggable, but not hot.

    Hot is Alan Rickman, young Gene Wilder, and Scott Cassell.

    I would love to be Mrs. Cassell. http://away.com/images/outside/200607/scott-cassell.jpg)

  45. 45.

    Phoebe

    December 23, 2007 at 11:12 pm

    Paul Rudd, so very hot. Ben Affleck, not at all, the opposite. Alan Rickman yes, hot, Hugh Laurie you can keep, but much hotter than Ben Affleck, still. Viggo of course hot, and I say to you also hot is Gordon Brown. Who’s with me?

  46. 46.

    Phoebe

    December 23, 2007 at 11:13 pm

    Also hot is Michael Cera, which makes me a chicken hawk, but not as much as if I said Jim Sturgess. That’s just creepy.

  47. 47.

    james_boston

    December 23, 2007 at 11:27 pm

    Paul Rudd is hot. If you find ugly hot. That Jim Sturgess guy is kinda hot…if you like the homeless rent-boy look. Which Michael D. apparently does. If you want hot, it’s still Brad Pitt, wrinkles and all.

    Wonder how many of us lurkers here were finally motivated to post by this gayest of gay topics.

  48. 48.

    over it

    December 23, 2007 at 11:33 pm

    Christian Bale.
    Yummy.
    I’ve crushed on him since he was 12 (he is older than I am so that’s not icky) and starred in Empire of the Sun.

  49. 49.

    james_boston

    December 23, 2007 at 11:36 pm

    Oh…Starship Troopers? Amazing movie…one of my favs of all time! Anyone who loves politics and hasn’t seen it is a douche. Doogie Howser playing a fascist storm trooper type…need I say more? (However, despite the hot fascist uniform he wears, Michael is wrong. Doogie is just not hot. I mean he still looks like Doogie Howser…lots of other hot male and female flesh though.)

  50. 50.

    myiq2xu

    December 24, 2007 at 2:09 pm

    lots of other hot male and female flesh though

    I would have rather seen Denise’s funbags than Dina’s.

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