Viral Video: Street Talk with The Beards

This could have gone a number of ways. Too bad they chose several of them. 

 -5 points for being way too long. 

+2 points for being Australian. 

--Straight Guy

When Only the Breast Will Do

Straight Guy,


I've been receiving some interesting mail these days. It's obvious that the marketers know nothing about me.


I don't know what I bought or where I bought it, but I am now receiving all kinds of baby-oriented mail. I'm now getting "BabyTalk" magazine. In case you've let your subscription lapse, this issue's content includes such relevant articles as: "Before picking your baby's name," "The peeps every mom needs," and "50 inspiring nursery ideas."


Lots of gay men and women adopt or find other ways of having kids, so the magazine could be relevant to some other gay man.


"BabyTalk" goes into the recycling bin, but I am holding on to a post card. It's a promo with coupon for a bottle for breastfeeding moms. "Your Baby Can Have the Breast, Even When You Are Away" it screams. On the back it bellows, "When Only the Breast Will Do."


I have nothing against this product. I just find it amusing that someone is trying to interest me in it.

At the other end of the spectrum. the Democratic National Committee sent me an email letting me know I can put my name on a NASCAR stock car at one of their rallies or hee haws. It's from the Obama for America campaign. Again, not for me.

SG, anythign interesting in your mail these days?

--Gay Guy

Gee Whiz: Freebird!

Gay Guy,

Yes, this thing plays music. Not for those who suffer from "stage fright." 

Billboard Magazine wins this month's synergy award.

(More GG/SG Gee Whiz entries can be found here.)

--Straight Guy

Source: BuzzFeed & B9

Viral Video: Don Loves Roger (Mad Men Remix)

Mad Men returned after an 18-month hiatus last night. Big numbers. Though not nearly as big as Straight Guy favorite, and AMC's other high- profile hit, The Walking Dead.

Yes, this is about two times too long. But it's a capable take on the man love that provides much of the Mad Men chemistry. Don loves women, but of course he also hates them. 

 --Straight Guy

Things Gay Guy Does Not Need to Do

Straight Guy,

I have a bucket list, but it does not include underwater rope jumping. Nor being surrounded by manatees. 

Not so Mr. Furman.  Read all about it.

Thoughts? Ambitions?

--Gay Guy

Vid: I'm a S-L-U-T

Straight Guy,

I've been laughing at Rush Limbaugh and the pickle he's in. Confirms my hope that sooner or later people catch on to how stupid things are. 

A friend passed this video along. 

--Gay Guy

Vid: Two Peeps, One Closet, Seven Minutes

Straight Guy,

I never went to any junior high school parties where kids played Seven Minutes in Heaven. Or Spin the Bottle. Come to think of it, I'm not sure that there were any junior high school parties. Hey, wait, do you think that maybe there were parties, but I just didn't get  . . . . . .  ? Mom! Mom!

SNL's Mike O'Brien proves that if you wait  long enough, everything comes back around.  He's got Seven Minutes in Heaven.

Some of the conversations are interesting, but content schmomtent, we're all here for the slow lean in that signals the end. Boys guests, too. The ending with Jason Sudekis in this clip is sweet.

--Gay Guy

Viral Video: Poor Peter

You think this video is about the explosive properties of nitrogen gas bubbles. 

It's actually about the current state of Peter's marriage. 

Emerson famously said "Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science." Emerson didn't say anything about garage experiments and Peter's wife, who is probably right, by the way. But great scientists never simply do what they are told to do. Fight the good fight, Peter. 

 --Straight Guy

Gay/Straight Rorschach Test: Cabin

Readers, 

What do you see in this selection from the trending website Cabin Porn?

I noted that the resident was a rugged minimalist who owns four flannel shirts of the same design. 

Gay Guy saw hope in the detailing of the rug. 

How about you? Check out Cabin Porn. There's something for everyone.

--Straight Guy

I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Straight Guy,

I downloaded a few Whitney Houston songs today to add to my collection of exactly one. Whitney was great when I was not much in a pop culture place, so she's not much on my music radar screen.

For me, she's an example of someone with a wonderful voice who gave up control of that voice and her career to someone else. Ditto Celine Dione.

I wouldn't go so far as to say that Whitney is a gay icon. But we do love our dance music. And when Whitney sang happy dance music, nothing was better. Peace to you, lady.

--Gay Guy