Monday, April 24, 2006

So, Should I Laminate the Freebie List?

Remember that episode of Friends - the one with the freebie list? And Ross was going to laminate his freebie list and, before he did, he removed Isabella Rosellini from it because she was too international. But then Isabella showed up at Central Perk and Ross put his foot in his mouth and told her that she used to be on his freebie list but that he'd removed her from it and put Dorothy Hamill there instead (note to Ross: what the hell were you thinking???).

Although I know that this term originated pre-Friends because I remember discussing it with others prior to the airing of that particular episode in the autumn of 1996, I do not know the exact origin of the term (and Wikipedia credits Friends with the coining of the term). Anyone know where/how it started?

Well, without further ado - and to keep me honest - I am, essentially, "laminating" my freebie list by posting it on my blog. Alas, the following are "the five celebrities that, should the opportunity present itself, I get to have sex with without causing any hurt or damage to my current relationship."

Freebie List:

1.
Kate Moennig
2.
Fairuza Balk
3.
Johnny Depp
4. Two-way tie:
Constantine Maroulis & David Bowie circa The Berlin Trilogy
5. Three-way (tee-hee) Tie:
Angelina Jolie, Jodie Foster & Jenny Shimizu

OK, now I realize that I have two people listed in slot number four and three (ahem) in slot number five. I know that that's sorta like cheating, but here's the deal: since David Bowie circa The Berlin Trilogy doesn't really exist anymore (unless I figure out how to time-travel), then that opportunity wouldn't really ever arise anyway. Which pretty much leaves Constantine Maroulis flying solo in spot number four. And as for slot number five, well, I can think of reasons to keep or lose each one of them (none of which are because they are too international, though), so yeah, here's how that will have to work: that number five slot will be honored on a first-come, first-serve basis, as it's the only fair way to select just one.

Edited to add: Hey, don't tease me about the Jodie Foster thing! That's sorta leftover from my teen years when she used to be kinda butch! And she's still hot! And smart! And mysterious! Plus, I saw her in person one time on the Warner lot when she was working on Home For the Holidays and she was perfectly, fabulously adorable! That moment cemented her spot on my freebie list for life.

1 comment:

paradigm shifter said...

I find it interesting that a lesbian identified woman has two-fifths of her freebie list taken up with men. Now I get Johnny Depp because he's not hairy, he's "dead sexy" and he has a host of noteworthy qualities...but Constantine?! He's not that sexy. I'd bet money he has to wax his back and he's essentially a reality t.v. show product.

With regard to the women...there is no denying they're all sexy in they're own way...but as an identified feminist I wonder how your idealized sexual encounter comes in the form of stick thin women who look nothing like a typical healthy woman with curves.

and No...I'm not jealous!