I would like my DH to get the haircut that JohnS ended up with. What would I tell the stylist??????
VGG

This was a good episode. It definitely had a Soprano’s feel to it. And not only was John S. the USG, he was the UNYSG. At least with this epi, I didn’t feel like I was watching my life being played out on television like I did with Wayne last week. I still love ya, Wayne!

Kyan is so right. “This” just does not happen. Being handsome takes work. We women have known that for years and years. Is there any woman here who doesn’t feel a bit of wicked glee that now it’s the men’s turn?

Why oh why, didn’t someone stop Jai? Do you think maybe the camera operator was going to but one of the Davids yelled into his ear piece to let him do it? Poor Jai but great television. Now, I love Carson soooo much but if he came near me with an axe, I would so pull a Jai and run in the opposite direction. “I’ll live with it. I’ll live.” That's right, Jai, you'll live if you get away from the axe-welding Carson.

I wonder how Carson explained the bleach stains to Salvatore Ferragamo? Or maybe no one has to explain. “How did Comet get on here?” “Well, Carson was—“ “Stop. Carson was wearing this? Say no more. Say no more.”

And how adorable was Ted in the kitchen. First, some brief calisthenics and then a little soft shoe routine. You rock Ted!

Excuse my ignorance but when in the H*E* double-hockey-sticks in a fluffer nutter? {{shrug}}

Did you know that if you look up “genius” in Webster’s dictionary, they have a picture of the F5. And if they don’t, they should because I feel each of them hit the nail on the head with this SG.

Jai was perfect. You can’t change guy’s night but you can make it better. Ahh. Great of him to have Phil Gordon come in to offer a few tips (not that John was sober enough to pay attention!). Build up one aspect of a person’s life and the resulting confidence will spill over. And mucho kudos to Jai for thinking of the girls’ night out. That’s right Jai, we’re not gypsies.

Loved the clothes that Carson picked out. Casual but still sharp and snappy. And I j’dored Carson’s shoes. Those suede tan Ferragamo’s looked like buttah!

Thom selected great things for their house. I didn’t much like the curtains in the store and would have walked right past them but the genius that is Thom...well, you know.

Great haircut, Jason & Kyan. And thank you for not touching the salt ‘n pepper hair.

And I would never have thought to take this guy to a brewery but Ted saw the educational value in the trip. Of course, Ted did have to pull JS away from the beer.

Let me interject here with a commercial reference (hope I’m not treading on Note’s territory here). If I’m not mistaken, this is the first time that Benjamin Moore paints has advertised during QE. Considering how long Thom has been promoting their product on the show, I think its about darn time!

QE-UK? Okay, just this once but then I want my guys back! It would be cool if they had our F5 in their loft commenting on the other F5.

Back to the show.

Thom, Thom, Thom. I loved the casual but classy design you added to the house but you are just enabling this man’s drinking problem with those door handles!

Some people here complained about the way Wayne thanked the F5 last week. What do you say about the lack of one on this show? Hmmm. I know he’s the USG but come on! A little something would have been nice.

Kyan: Poker? I don’t even know her. LOL!

And during the reveal, the suits the guys wore were Fantastic. Again, Carson’s shoes were to die for. And how proud was Carson when he finally belched? FOC-LMFAO!

Now everyone sing, 99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer, take one down, pass it around, 98 bottles of beer on the wall. And yes, that F******* song has been in my head all day.

Did anyone else notice during the shaving, the striking resemblence of John to Kyan. For a brief second, I could have sworn it was Kyan. So this is what Kyan will look like in about, oh, 40 years!

Carson: Men are pigs but I love pork! How does he come up with these?

Poor Jai. First Thom handcuffs him to the lamp and then Kyan tries to bet him. I feel your pain, Jai. I’m the youngest in my family too.

If hot guy who won the poker game doesn’t want to take the F5 up on that “special evening” I’ll do it!

Enough! I'm sure this is too long already. Some people, who will remain nameless, are having a verbose influence on me. BBB, you know who to blame

Great job, everyone! Cheers!

notevayas summarized:

"He's probably a good guy who could be a great guy not just cleaned up on the outside, but on the inside as well..
So here's my first Impression. Don't hurt me too much.. I have to work today."

*****

You hit the nail on the head. Unfortunately, until he sees his drinking patterns as destructive and has a desire to change, the behavior will continue. I speak from my own experience as a recovering alcoholic.

I have some other concerns as well and want to see the episode again. It seemed as if some of his facial expressions and body language did not jive with the words coming out of his mouth. Perhaps it's just my perception of them. In any event, I want to check them out again.

SA

I'm sure somebody has answered this by now (can't tell with the delay) but a "fluffer-nutter" is a sandwich made with Marshmellow Fluff & peanut butter.

I really enjoyed this episode. I liked that it was a change from the "trying to impress the girl" shows that most of them are. I really liked John S. too. He had a really cool sense of humor & I loved it when he started getting snarky right back at the fellas, especially when he was teasing Carson about his driving. "We have this thing here where green means go." HEE!! However, I was glad to see Carson driving after Ted & John had all that beer!

Loved the whole Jai & the handcuff saga! And, could Thom have been more big-brother-like by cuffing the other end to the lamp? I was laughing so loud I thought my neighbors would tell me to shut up.

Kyan's product application lesson must have been edited out, but I loved the look on his face when JS didn't emusify. That shaving made my skin hurt! I kinda liked the beard (had a modern Bob Seger vibe), but he did look better once he shaved.

Anybody else think that Ted was a bit of a partier when he was in college? "DUDE!" I gotta get me one of those drawer handles!

Loved what Thom did with the rooms, but I'm not sure I would have completely covered the wood floors.

GREAT episode. Personally one of my favorites of the new season.

And not only was John S. the USG, he was the UNYSG.

What is "USG" and "UNYSG"?

First, a few words to John: PUT DOWN THE D**N BEER!!!!

Man, that was agravating.

But it was so funny how Thom handcuffed Jai to the lamp... he's always picking on him. And it was great how Jai just dealt with it... no big deal, let's just accept it and move on, though it's getting me down a bit, so I'm gonna have a Fluffernutter.

And I especially enjoyed Ted dancing for a moment in the kitchen.

And oh god, belching contest? Such a straight thing to do -- and too funny when everyone was all proud of Carson for figuring out how to do it on demand. :-D

I received the tape before I left work (I think Mail is getting faster everyday... or it was bc she sent it with some urgent papers that I needed).

And it was one of the funniest episodes I've ever seen. From Carson ("The smallest condom", the bleached cleanser... poor couture and the burping celebration) to Jay (His "S/M" relationship with the lamp) and Ted (The dance in the kitchen... I always do that)
About John: He sure looked like a bum, and they (Our dear F5) converted him into a hon.
OK, maybe he could look for some help about the "Too many" beers (Or is just that Straight guys drink that much?. I don't know... I'm gay and I can't drink any alcohol, anyway)


P.S: If someone teach me how to play poker... could I get Jai as a prize?

I loved this episode. My favorite line was during the reveal when all the guys were so horrified that John S had like 6 beers, except Thom who said "He's a boozehound. I LOVE it!"

Good ep all around.

Nellybell

Does anyone know where Thom got that rug from? I looked in the notes for the episode but it didnt list rugs anywhere. I also checked a few stores they frequent and didnt see it there either.

It was like a green/beige/white striped rug.

Anyway, let me know

Hello everyone. I'm a newbie scuttling in to say how much I really loved this episode! The guys were great, as always, but I especially liked the fact that John was joking right along with them. He seemed like a really great guy, even if he always loses at poker.

I for one am actually really excited to see the UK episode next week. It'll be sad not to see our boys, but I'm curious to see how similar it is. Not to mention they'll have accents. *blush* Gotta love accents. I do hope our US boys are commenting on the show though, that would be so much fun!

Hey all! I am the same person with the 1st post, but somehow the system ate my user name.

I was so excited that I forgot to add to my first post that I have been watching the show since the beginning and this episode was one of the best ones yet.

Good job guys! HILARIOUS!

and Thanks to everyone for the warm newbie welcome!

This episode was a riot!!! John S went from so/so to HOT! WOW! Just cutting his hair and shaving off his facial hair made him look very young. I liked his salt/pepper hair. The outfits...oh sorry the COUTURE (LOL!) that Carson picked for him was perfect!

Jai in those handcuffs was hysterical! I wonder who at Scout Prod. had to take them off! LOL!

I was on the floor laughing with John and his love of beer, especially using the cabinet handles for beer openers! That was classic!

Our Thom did a great job fixing up the house as usual! John must have been thrilled with his new poker table!

John good luck to you, you look great!

Yeah, I took me like 3 hours to get to sleep after watching that episode. All through the show I was wondering how he was going to get the cuffs off. I did notice that he did not have them on at the reveal. But I loved his cute little puppy face during the ax/cuffs scene and his hip tip!

*swoon*

Well, to be fair, all the guys were great in this ep, even the SG. But he really could have layed off of the beer a little. Ok, more than a little.

And i loved ted's little dance in the kitchen it showed the fun/goofy side that we normally don't see much in our food/wine connoisseur.

If I teach you...can we share him?

Excuse my ignorance but when in the H*E* double-hockey-sticks in a fluffer nutter? {{shrug}}
Fluffer-Nutter: whipped marshmallow stuff in a jar.< gack>