The Swimsuit Issue

Jumped the shark around the time Inside Sports started doing a swimsuit issue.

SI swimsuit was the pre-Playboy step back when Playboy still had meaning to horny young males.

Of course, the second part of the cliche is the letters to SI, which always include drooling frat boys wanting some model's number, a feminist who chastises SI for not covering Ivy League field hockey, and an outraged parent who just cancelled junior's subscription.

 

I think the phrase "jumped the shark" has jumped the shark.

And Pitor, I read an article the other day that addressed the regression of the modeling world when it came to women of color. There was a great quote: "There are no blacks on the cats." Even the Brazilians like Gisele are out of style in favor of the European-heroin-chic types.

 

Its funny that of the 4 "player" wives, two of the players had definate rumors about them.

Maybe these fine ladies were enough to turn them.

 

Thought the Romenesko-featured bitching about this piece hilarious.

You don't like it, lady? Just look upon it as paycheck insurance. This specific issue of the book makes a mint, in ads (especially) and newsstand sales. It's infinitely more tasteful than Hustler. Get over it.

 

Looked at it for about three minutes, then chucked it into the recycling.

It's the magazine equivalent of our bridal or home and garden tab, a cash cow with no journalistic value. At least there wasn't a stupid RR column tagged on at the end, although Patrick's interview with Danica Patrick was pretty much drivel.

Now we get to watch the "Making of the Swimsuit Issue" video and have these Stepford models tell us how hard they worked.

 

I'd love to take over that issue. I've got some definite ideas about how to bring back the magic.

 

Does it involve your porn actress friend?

 

Fair commentary.

 

I've got a couple smoking Inside Sports swimsuit issues in a box in the crawl space. Should dig those out.....

 

C'mon, Luggy. A hint? A little taste?

 

Big whoop. Wait for this year's Olympic athletes to start doing their cheesecake.