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The List of Five
Posted by tgirsch

UPDATED: My wife rounded out her list of five.

Last weekend, my wife and I were out with some friends, and they brought up the “list of five” concept. The idea is, you’re entitled to come up with a list of five celebrities who, in the unlikely event you were ever able to hook up with them, you would be forgiven (by your sigother) for hooking up with. As ashamed as I am to get traction out of anything that was a plot device for Friends, the conversation that came out of this was actually quite a bit of fun. I learned that, among other things, I have unusual taste in women. Anyway, for your blogging “enjoyment,” here is my list of five, in alphabetical order:

There was a time when Alexandra Tydings would have made that list, but that time has passed.

My wife was only able to come up with a list of three, but here it is gives her list here for completeness, also in alphabetical order:

Discuss! Who’s on your list?

P.S. Yes, I know this is completely juvenile. You can spare me the comments reminding me of this. :)

July 21st, 2006 I do too have a life, Weekend Flame Bait | 11 comments

11 Comments »

  1. SayUncle writes:

    I commented but your spam filter ate it.

    Comment 7/21/2006

  2. Brooklynite writes:

    You’ve got a thing for a woman with a strong jawline, don’t you?

    Comment 7/21/2006

  3. KTK writes:

    How does this work? You get to name 5 people that your SO has to accept? Or you propose people until your SO agrees on 5 that he/she will accept?

    And if it’s jawlines you’re after, there’s only one: Jamie Lee Curtis.

    Comment 7/22/2006

  4. Brooklynite writes:

    Oh, okay. I’ll bite. Off the top of my head — Bebe Neuwirth, Helen Mirren, Kirstin Davis, Laura Prepon, Johnny Depp.

    Comment 7/22/2006

  5. Ted writes:

    Modified list: five women whose allure increases dramatically once they speak: Linda Fiorentino, Sharon Stone, Elizabeth Hurley, Christiane Amanpour, Keri Strug.

    Perhaps my list should only be four..

    Comment 7/22/2006

  6. tgirsch writes:

    Uncle’s eaten comment was this:

    Yeah, we went through this (every 30 something does). I don’t exactly recall my complete list but this is probably close:

    Lucy Liu

    Rachel McAdams

    Tyra Banks

    Her friend who shall remain nameless

    And my secretary

    She got mad and said I was cheating. I think she got mad because I had a shot with the last two ;)

    I recall only one from the wife’s list. It was Will Smith. I found it odd because I always thought of him as goofy.

    –
    -SayUncle
    http://www.saysuncle.com

    Comment 7/24/2006

  7. tgirsch writes:

    Uncle:

    The way I understand it, that is cheating (or, at best, ill-advised). See below.  Also, the friends who started us on this path were not 30-somethings.  They’re both mid-40’s.
    KTK:

    Your SO has no veto power over any member of the list, but if you get a list of five, so does your SO. And the way we do it, everyone on the list has to be a celebrity (hence the two disqualifications on Uncle’s list). And at one time, Jamie Lee Curtis would have been on the list, albeit not for her jawline. See below.

    Brooklynite:

    Nah, if strong jawlines were what I was after, I’d have Carrie-Anne Moss (”Trinity” of Matrix fame) on the list. (Also, you chide me about the jawline thing, and then you put Bebe Neuwirth on your list?)

    First and foremost I like ‘em curvy; I also generally like long, dark hair. Everyone on the list meets the former criterion, and 60% of the list meets the latter.

    Comment 7/24/2006

  8. kha writes:

    Lucy Liu

    Michelle Rodriguez

    Nicole de Boer

    Ziyi Zhang

    Sarah Silverman

    Comment 7/25/2006

  9. tgirsch writes:

    Kha:

    Silverman? I know a lot of people who feel this way, and I totally don’t get it. I guess if eyebrows, gums and teeth are your thing… Or maybe if you have a neck fetish. :)

    Comment 7/25/2006

  10. kha writes:

    [quote]Silverman? I know a lot of people who feel this way, and I totally don’t get it. I guess if eyebrows, gums and teeth are your thing… Or maybe if you have a neck fetish.[/quote]
    Well, she’s not bad-looking to start with. I once had a Jewish girlfriend, and I guess it kind of plays into that. Also, humor is sexy, along with her whole personality.

    The runners-up were Rachael Ray and Helen Hunt (the sole blonde). :)

    Comment 7/26/2006

  11. The Phantom City » Hot 5 writes:

    […] Hmm, looks like Maxim came out with its Hot 100 (supposedly straight), and AfterEllen.com responded with a lesbian version. Let’s see how they match up with a…uh…“random” list of five women. […]

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