Today’s fun TMI Tuesday questions were submitted by Jz from “
A Reluctant Bitch” blog. Enjoy!
Love, Hate, and Guilty Secrets. We never mind telling people about things we love or hate, but how about the things we love, but would hate for anyone to find out about?
Well, it’s time to free yourself of that fear!
For each of the categories below, list one thing you love, one that you hate, and then, take a deep breath and tell us something you hate to admit you love.
Really.
You’ll feel better for it!
Jack’s Answers
1. Food
I love almost everything. Seriously, it’s not the type of thing that I can narrow down. Asking me to choose one favorite food is like asking me to choose one favorite movie. Or, in keeping with the spirit of this blog, one favorite sex act. Which, if I recall correctly, I’ve been asked to choose during some past installment of TMI Tuesday. It’s true, though: I love food. Steak, pizza, hamburgers, fried chicken, baby-back ribs, lobster, hot dogs, tacos, clam chowder, crab cakes, burritos, pasta, ice cream. Just pick one. The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, after all. The way to a man’s cock? Through his pants, if he’s wearing any. (I’m not.)
I hate eggs. Since I was a child, I’ve never been a fan. This makes going out to breakfast problematic, as just about any breakfast dish served in a restaurant incoporates or includes eggs in some way. I suppose I could have them make a substitution, but let’s face it, International House of Pancakes isn’t going to substitute a New York Steak for the two eggs any style I don’t want. I should probably just order the steak.
My guilty secret is Taco Bell. It’s not nutritious. It isn’t really even Mexican food. But there’s something about what’s on their menu that makes hitting a Taco Bell drive-thru after a late night of drinking with friends a no-brainer. Hell, I’ll even eat there sober, though I won’t necessarily feel happy about it afterwards.
2. Apparel
I love plain white T-shirts. They’re comfortable, versatile, and say so much without saying anything at all. Dem Franchize Boyz said it best: “Fuck a throwback, I look clean in my white T.” In fact, the humble white T-shirt is the only thing that can redeem the piece of clothing I hate.
I hate V-necks, unless we’re talking about a V-neck sweater with a white T-shirt underneath.
My guilty secret is actually not a secret. I frequently wear semi-blasphemous T-shirts to church events we attend with Jill’s family.
That, or my banana hammock.
3. Books
I love non-fiction of all kinds: Reference works, history books, how-tos, exposés and tell-alls, and hell, cookbooks too. Nothing against fiction – I’ve read plenty of it – but given the choice I’ll go with non-fiction almost every time.
I hate novelizations of the movies I grew up loving. I was an insatiable reader as a child and a teenager, and liked the idea of getting a bit of background information on the movies I enjoyed. Unfortunately, most novelizations, if not all, are crap, and some actually manage to diminish the films themselves.
My guilty secret is my hitherto unknown love of Archie comics, in particular the Betty and Veronica characters. There’s no way in hell I would have let anyone know I read these when I was a kid. I wasn’t interested in the storylines whatsoever; I just liked the idea of banging both of them at the same time. Or, you know, I would have if they were human beings and not comic book characters.
Makes sense now, doesn’t it?
4. Songs
I love “Keep Ya Head Up” by 2Pac. It’s such a socially-relevant, empowering feminist anthem that belies the usual attitudes of gangsta rap. In this day and age, we need more young urban voices speaking words like these to an audience that may not fully understand how valuable women are to society.
Who did you think I was talking about?
I hate the music associated with most of the children’s shows my daughter watches, in particular anything from Dora the Explorer. Dora is the bane of my existence, and I’m convinced that her theme song will play in my head long after my daughter outgrows her.
My guilty secret is Raffi’s “Bananaphone”. I love it, I frequently make Jill listen to it on long car trips, and because of that she says I have to list it here.
If this guy really tried to “call the White House [and] have a chat” he’d be in Guantanamo Bay faster than you can say “Bananaphone”.*
5. Movie
I love too many movies to choose just one. And you know this; you read my answer to #1. To name a very small sampling: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Pulp Fiction, The Big Lebowski, Dazed & Confused, The Godfather, Aliens, Snatch, Bride of Frankenstein, Goodfellas, Harold and Maude, Clerks, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Taxi Driver, The Empire Strikes Back, Ed Wood, Office Space, Swingers, and Casablanca. Like I said, pick one.
I hate Forrest Gump. Yeah, I know that no matter what else I say here, this is what people will mention in their comments. I didn’t care for the ideology behind the film, which to me says that men and women should fall into a predetermined place in society and be rewarded or punished accordingly. You may say that I’m reading too much into the film – many have – but conservative groups have claimed Forrest Gump for their own.
My guilty secret is undoubtedly ’50s-’60s B-grade sci-fi and horror films. I love these schlocky spectacles featuring bargain basement special effects, ridiculous spacemen, inexplicable monsters, and performers who either underact or overact, but never quite hit the mark, so to speak.
From the 1958 Bert I. Gordon hit Attack of the Pubic Lice
6. TV Show
I love very little of the current crop of television. Sorry, let me rephrase that. I watch very little of the current crop of television, and I love even less. To me, television reached its zenith with The Wire, which aired its final episode in 2008. Though I’ve seen quite a few complex, entertaining, and even enlightening television shows in the years since, nothing even comes close. Nor, do I suspect, will it ever.
I hate formulaic police procedurals. Doesn’t matter if it’s one of the various iterations of Law & Order or CSI, or one-offs like Cold Case, Criminal Minds, or NCIS, I can’t watch shows that present police work as simple and efficient, implying that all parties work together as a well-meaning and cohesive unit for the betterment of society. Nor can I believe in protagonists as unflawed as David Caruso’s Horatio Caine, a one-dimensional action figure of a character. I liked Caruso much better as Detective Kelly on NYPD Blue.
My guilty secret is Pee-Wee’s Playhouse. You got a problem with that?
7. Celebrity Crush
I love being so far out of the loop with regard to current pop culture that I can’t think of anyone to name. Even if I could, I tend not to crush on celebrities. They’re totally unrelatable to me, as I don’t read tabloids, follow celebrity Twitter feeds, watch reality TV, or remotely give a tumbling fuck about any of these people.
I hate the way certain of my friends look down their nose at me because I can’t tell Current Trending Hollywood Starlet A from Current Trending Hollywood Starlet B. Hey, fuck you. While you’re keeping up with Hollywood, I’m getting shit done.
My guilty secret is Asia Carrera. See? The celebrities about whom I do give a shit are porn stars. Retired porn stars, even. That’s how out of the loop I am.
8. Music Group
I love The Red Hot Chili peppers. I’m a huge fan of their music, and I’ve seen them every time they’ve toured since ‘ninety-six.
I hate Third-Eye Blind. I dug Semi-Charmed Life, which was their first release from their debut album. “Graduate” was pretty good too. I thought “Never Let You Go” was decent. But every other song of theirs that got major radio play – sorry, I never liked them enough to buy or even download their albums – was a major whinefest. I’m thinking primarily of “Jumper” and “How’s It Going to Be”, both of which got more airplay in 1997 and 1998 than all their other stuff combined.
My guilty secret is probably Creed. I’m not into Christian rock – to be fair, I had no idea they were Christian rock until they’d been around a few years – but I like a good number of their songs.
Creed or this guy.
9. Sports Team
I love the San Francisco 49ers. They are my team, and there is nothing more that needs to be said.
I hate the Oakland Raiders. Sorry, but you just can’t like the Niners and the Raiders. It’s a classic sports rivalry. You pick your side and you stick with it. End of story.
My guilty secret is something I can’t think of right now. Are there sports-related guilty pleasures? If the XFL still existed and I somehow found it worth watching, I guess I could say that. But if the XFL still existed and I watched it, I sure as hell wouldn’t tell anybody.
Bonus:
Sex Position or Sex Act or fetish
I love sex.
I hate not having sex.
My guilty secret is I occasionally masturbate. Shhh! Don’t tell anybody.
Jill’s Answers
1. Food
I love potatoes. I’ll eat them almost any way you can think of. Mashed, baked, broiled, french fries, potato chips. Anything but scalloped.
I hate liver. Not just the taste and the smell but the color and the texture as well. It’s the one food I hate more than any other.
I don’t care if he does have Chianti, I am not letting this guy cook for me.
My guilty secret is Kentucky Fried Chicken. I don’t eat there often, but just the thought of their extra crispy chicken breast and mashed potatoes and gravy makes me wet. Despite the fact that it’s chicken, I am under no delusion that it’s healthy. That’s why Kentucky Fried Chicken is a once-in-a-very-great-while treat.
2. Apparel
I love flowy blouses that accentuate my breasts. I like looking like I have a nice rack sometimes.
I hate pajamas. They are way too constricting and hot to wear at night. I would much rather be naked. I hate it when we have to share a hotel room with family, or more often when we stay over Jack’s parents’ house. I have to wear pajamas, or at the very least have them nearby so I can put them on when I leave the room in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom or check on the baby.
My guilty secret is I love wearing sexy lingerie under my work clothes. Though I have no way of knowing for sure, I’d bet that most of my teacher colleagues don’t have thongs and demi cup bras under their clothing.
3. Books
I love mysteries and detective novels by authors such as James Patterson, Michael Connelly, and Janet Evanovich.
I hate the Twilight series. I got halfway through the first book and quit reading. To be honest, I knew it wasn’t for me way before that.
My guilty secret is erotica. Well, it’s not a secret to anyone who reads this blog, but I’m sure there are those who would be very surprised to find out that a bookcase in our bedroom is filled with books on human sexuality and erotic fiction.
4. Songs
I love just about anything by Billy Joel. I’ve been a fan of his for years, and I enjoy his entire catalog. In fact, he’s the only recording artist I’ve seen in concert more than once.
I hate country. There are a few random country songs that I like, but it is definitely not my preferred genre.
My guilty secret is Neil Diamond’s album You Don’t Bring Me Flowers, because it brings back happy memories of car rides with my family.
5. Movie
I love Field of Dreams. I enjoy the story, I like the characters, and it always makes me cry.
I hate Cry Baby, John Waters’ 1990 film starring Johnny Depp. My friends and I attended a free screening when it was in its theatrical release, and the projector broke down halfway through it. We really should have left right then and there, but they eventually fixed it. I found it to be a horrible waste of time, and to this day I mourn those couple wasted hours that I’ll never get back.
Somehow, I have no problem with John Waters’ earlier, less-mainstream works.
My guilty secret is Poison Ivy, a TV movie from 1985 starring Michael J. Fox and Nancy McKeon. I watched it on TV when it originally aired, taped it during a repeat broadcast, and watched it over and over again. A few years ago I found the tape and watched it again. It’s still as great as it was the first time, more than twenty-five years ago. I’m not sure why I love it so much, but I do. I’ve got to have it transferred to DVD.
6. TV Show
I love police procedurals. The same shows that Jack hates, I watch as much as I can. Sometimes, especially after a night of little sleep and a long day of work, I really want an easy-to-follow story that I don’t have to think much about and that is completely resolved in an hour. My favorite police procedural at the moment is Castle. I love Nathan Fillion.
I hate CatDog, a late 1990s cartoon that aired on Nickelodeon. The premise, involving a cat and dog hybrid with two heads, always seemed so stupid to me.
My guilty secret is probably Pretty Little Liars. It’s such a trashy soap, but I like it. That, or old game show reruns on Game Show Network.
7. Celebrity Crush
I love Mark Ruffalo. You people should know this by now!
I hate anyone who’s ever appeared on Jersey Shore, or for that matter most people whose claim to fame is having appeared on a reality TV series. I don’t believe in glorifying sleaze or stupidity, so I’ll pick any one of these losers.
My guilty secret is Joshua Jackson. I followed him from Dawson’s Creek to Fringe, and even watched the Mighty Ducks movies because he was in them.
Here’s Pacey, back when he was the captain of a scrappy team of hockey-playing misfits.
8. Music Group
I love The Beach Boys. Their music is fun and happy, and reminds me of simpler times, and summer days at the beach. Party anthems like “Barbara Ann” and “California Girls” never fail to put me in a good mood.
I hate techno music. I know it’s not a group, but there aren’t many groups that I actively dislike so I’m going with the entire techno genre. It’s loud, repetitive, headache-inducing, and it goes on and on all night until the drugs wear off and you wake up in an alley behind the club.
My guilty secret is The Barenaked Ladies. I like their mellow style of alternative rock. I never said I was cutting-edge when it comes to music.
I prefer these barenaked ladies though.
9. Sports Team
I love the 49ers. I grew up in a very large, very passionate football family, and Sundays were spent watching football, either on TV or at the park. When the Niners made it to the Super Bowl (and inevitably won every single time), my neighborhood always came together, and families gathered at the homes of whoever had the biggest televisions to watch with excitement. I used to love tailgating with my family in the parking lot at Candlestick, and when I was around seventeen I got a job there selling concessions. The Niners have always been my favorite team, and they always will be.
I hate the Raiders. Forget the fact that there is a long-standing San Francisco-Oakland rivalry, I take the defection of several of my favorite players (including Roger Craig, Ronnie Lott, and Jerry Rice) from the Niners to the Raiders very personally.
Here’s another reason.
My guilty secret is I love it when we’re in the park and we see old Italian men playing bocce ball. There’s something so cool about watching them standing around the court, laughing and sharing stories while they play. I imagine my brothers standing around a similar court in thirty years, having the same kind of fun.
Bonus:
Sex Position or Sex Act or fetish
I love doggy style.
I hate breath play. I know it’s not unsafe if done with a trusted partner who knows what he or she is doing, but it still scares me. I once nearly drowned, and the thought of my airway constricting is not something I would care to revisit on a recreational basis. A lot of my orgasms do involve shortness of breath, though it isn’t as extreme as having my breathing deliberately restricted.
I know it intensifies the orgasm. I just wouldn’t trust someone like Homer to do it properly.
My guilty secret is tasting Jack’s cum after he ejaculates inside me. I’ll slurp it up right off of his cock, but I really love it when he fingers my pussy after he cums and lets me lick them clean.
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*I wrote that joke in 2008, when Bush was in the White House and Camp X-Ray was still an operational entity. I guess it didn’t age well.
I’m with Jill – LOVE cop shows!
And I hate the Raiders too…because they’re not the Steelers…but those Raiders fans! They throw things at the opposing team! That’s just rude.
I got to have my dose of Criminal Minds solely for the beauty of Shemar Moore and how he treats the women.. makes me weak in the knees. I used to love the original CSI for Grissom.. smart, cute, and ooze sexual appeal with a mind, I would be lying if I didn’t say I would romp in the sack with him or Warrick..
Jack.. Pee Wee really??Really?? although I do admit he was a little better then Barney or Dora.
Jack I sympathize about Dora, but even Raffi gets overplayed in our house. My son will dance around to some song “about a girl from france, who doesn’t know how to dance” over and over and over.
I hate the Raiders too, I’m a Broncos fan since I was a kid, it’s the same thing, you choose the Broncos it means you hate the Raiders by default.
i like it raw, so i’m in
great stuff as always, from the foodstuff which unites all humanity: the Taco Bell Locos Taco, to pubic lice, which unites us all in a battle of good vs. evil, to that Archie porn which made my day, it’s all very thrilling indeed
signed,
the lab worker who created Bieber
Jack:
You and me both – foodies through and through! I too have a hard time with eggs ever since I did a low carb diet and ate the shit out of them.
Awesome list of movies! And I won’t mention that you hate Forrest Gump. Wait…
I think it’s hysterical that the shows you listed that you hate, Jill listed that she loves (which I do too. Well, the original CSI, anyway.) We hate David Caruso. Who the fuck talks like that?!
I’m surprised Semi-Charmed Life got as much air play as it did, given the subject matter of the song.
Jill:
I agree – liver is nasty! It’s like eating chalk. Ick. We don’t do KFC often at all, but I love those bowls they have. SO GOOD!
I hate to sleep in pajamas too, but to wear around the house – oh yeah!
We love James Patterson too. I didn’t mind the Twilight books. They were simple reading, but a good story.
Now, Poison Ivy… Is that the same premise as the one with Drew Barrymore? THAT movie is hot.
You like Mark Ruffalo?!?! 😉
Wow! You two really spent some time on this! Interesting find out peoples likes & dislikes. Thanks for giving me a glimpse! 🙂
Jack-
re: clam chowder.
Ah, but what kind???
Jill-
I’ll catch Snooki before she sends you that baby shower invite, shall I?
😉
A true foodie!!! I love it!!!
@Jack:
I don’t like the taste of plain eggs. I put garlic in all eggs. Sometimes I’ll also add other herbs–thyme, basil, cilantro.
Clean white Ts – me too. I have 3 of them all different fits.
Archie comics…LOL. I think you’re not alone.
Bananaphone. I laughed til I cried. My friend and I have a joke about this. We always call each other and sing it. If we don’t answer, we’ll sing it to the voice mail message. For his birthday I made a little bananaphone out of plastic toy fruit and phone.
http://youtu.be/S83qcVr2xjg
w00t! Love the B-grade sci-fi stuff and the over-the-top Scifi stuff like Bruce Campbell makes. But of course I knew this about you. It’s why I love you.
I really enjoyed Caruso on NYPD Blue.
Squeal!! You know I <3 PeeWee. And as I’ve confessed, I have the entire PeeWee Playhouse series…on VHS. LOL
Yes! Red Hot Chili Peppers.
I do like “How’s it Gonna Be”. I’ll turn the volume up if it’s on the radio.
Creed? Bow your head in shame.
I secretly hope that the 49ers move to Oakland and the teams merge…they end up being called the Oakland Raiders…LMAO
Bonus: Honey! It’s NOT a secret.
~smooches~
-H
Goodness I have so much to say. I love Law and Order. I’m happy to hear Raffi is still played as I grew up on him. White t-shirts are so hot on men, but I don’t understand why men hate V-necks? I love v-necks… I digress. The banana-hammock picture- hilarious. Loved it. I so agree on hatred of Jersey Shore – how in the world can so many people like them to keep them in business? And YES, licking my own cum off someone else’s fingers is so very sexy.
@Jill:
1. ~deep sigh~ Me too. But not good for me in the quantity I want to eat.
2. You do have a nice rack.
Oooh, I’m hot for teacher.
5. Cry Baby? Oh no…watch The Man with One Red Shoe. You’ll feel those hours at Cry Baby were well worth it.
Oh Jill, the Poison Ivy bit made me laugh. I have tears in my eyes. (Tell me you’re joking so I don’t go try to find and watch this).
Cat/dog was weird. I saw it once. My niece used to watch it.
7. Mark…yes, yes we know. ;-p
8. Me likey your “art” for BareNaked Ladies
Oh, there have been defecters from the 49ers to the Raiders. My dream has already been realized. ;p
Yes, oh yes…I love doggy!!
Hahaha! Um yeah. No breath play with Homer. He has trouble breathing and walking on his own.
“…but I really love it when he fingers my pussy after he cums and lets me lick them clean.” Fuck yeah! You two are so HOT!
Happy TMI Tuesday.
Hugs (oh, sorry if I lingered a little long 😉 )
-H
*snicker* Hey, I don’t remember Betty and Veronica ever being like that!! damn…
Many kiddie show themes are forever emblazoned in my brain :s
As usual, I was giggling at your photos throughout…
~Kazi xxx
Hello Jack and Jill,
We (briefly) met via Red’s on-line journal and I thought I would sneak over here and read your TMI.
Jack, you do not like eggs? I do not think I have ever heard of anyone not liking them. Very interesting indeed. Oh, plain what t-shirts. Really is there anything better? Especially ones that are pulled from a clothes line smelling like fresh air? Okay I have to chuckle because Archie comics rock and I am happy to learn I am not the only one who like them. Also I could not agree with you more, some novels really are meant to stay as literature and not up on the big screen. I do not know the Bananaphone song but I do know, “This is the song that never ends and it goes on and on my friends. Some people starting singing it not knowing what it was and they’ll continue singing it forever just because…this is the song that never ends”. hehe Now get that out of your head!
Whoa, whoa, whoa. You hate Forrest Gump? See rarely do I ever view a movie as anything but that: a movie. I look at it as entertainment only. For me I just like the simplicity of it and how I wish more people were honest like Forrest was. I completely agree with you about the B movies. Hilarious! Oh and Jack your answers about sex, best by far.
Jill, you like potatoes that much? That truly fascinates me. I am not a fan of the spud although every now and then a really good baked potato hits the spot. You photograph complimenting your distaste for liver made me chuckle. One of my favourite movies with one of my least favourite foods. I could not agree with you more about the Twilight series. I tried to read one, once. I actually think I lost brain cells. Okay when it comes to music, Billy Joel is awesome as is Neil Diamond, so cheesy is he; however, you hate country? How can anyone hate such sappy feel good music? I was raised on it which is probably why I like it so much but then I can not stand classical. We all have our interests. Crybaby was a creepy movie but Johnny Depp is just so sexy to me. It is in his eyes. Have you seen One Week with Joshua Jackson? I thought it was a beautiful movie and I had a crush on Pacy not Dawson. No way, no how. And one last agreement: doggy style rocks.
Thank you for sharing such fun information. Pleasure to meet you both.
~a
Oh my ever-loving God, I have so much to say about this post.
Jack first.
I’m completely with you on your foods answers, except eggs which I LOVE. My wife however, would agree with you completely.
And a rap fan? Serious? I most definitely am as well and love that 2pac song. Just didn’t expect it out of you, for whatever reason.
Can’t get with you on Creed though. Just the sound of his voice. It’s like Nickelback to me…both just make me want to jam pencils in my ears.
Now Jill…
Love a woman who won’t wear pajamas. I feel the same. Hate having to sleep with other people around because it means I have to wear clothes. Blah!
Charlie Duck? I mean, Joshua Jackson? REally? haha…that one made me smile.
I’m also a fan of Barenaked Ladies (both the music group and the literal group of naked women). And I don’t feel guilty about either one little bit.
And your guilty sex secret is outrageously hot…but I’ve come to expect that sort of behavior out of you 2!
**
BTW…49ers? Sorry. The three of us should stick to other topics of discussiuon LOL.
Coincidentally, I also often sit around not wearing pants listening to the Beach Boys and blogging. I have not, however, sat around not wearing pants and watched Casablanca. Hawai’i Five-0… yes. Definitely watched that sans-pants.
so many things i can relate to in your lists. fun reading!