>Yup. I like Larissa much better
>than Melanoma.

Melanoma! lol Great name for her! he he

I'd rather get a smile from Larisa than a lap dance from Mellona.

So would I. Larissa's smile alone is more genuine, honest, real, down to earth, beautiful, hot and sexy than anything Melana could do.

>I'd rather get a smile from
>Larisa than a lap dance
>from Mellona.

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I like both of them equally. They are both very nice person and followed their heart when they make the decision which guy to pick.

I know a lot of people don't like Melana because she picked someone based on his look. I think she picked Jason because she followed her heart. So I'm ok with that.

"As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality." - Einstein

I think Larissa is FAR prettier than Melana. Strangely enough, though, Larissa seems like more of a "player" to me than Melana did. Larissa seems to be kissing EVERYBODY; yet, she got jealous when Brooke Burns was caressing Brian Worth. (BTW, can you imagine what a hot ticket that guy must be with the ladies at the Dept. of Homeland Security these days?)

Also, I get more of a sense of cynicism from Larissa. Maybe it's because she's doubling in the role of "hostess," which Melana didn't have to do (thanks to the immensely untalented Kathy Griffin). It's hard to believe Larissa's bleats of sincerity when she's setting the AJs up to get slaughtered in dodgeball!

>Brian Worth. (BTW,
>can you imagine what a
>hot ticket that guy must
>be with the ladies at
>the Dept. of Homeland Security
>these days?)

Yep! lol

> It's hard
>to believe Larissa's bleats of
>sincerity when she's setting the
>AJs up to get slaughtered
>in dodgeball!

Not sure about that. Did she set up those games or did the producers set them up?

>> It's hard
>>to believe Larissa's bleats of
>>sincerity when she's setting the
>>AJs up to get slaughtered
>>in dodgeball!
>
>Not sure about that. Did
>she set up those games
>or did the producers set
>them up?

Well, obviously the producers set the scenarios up. What I meant by "setting them up" in the dodgeball game was coming out in a cute gym outfit and introducing the game (hostess duties). She seems to switch in and out of two characters: hostess and "object of affection." Her "hostess" character has led me to suspect the sincerity of her "object of affection" character.

Interesting comment. Not sure I agree with that, but what the hey ... everyone has the right to their own opinion.

Would it make you feel better if there were a seperate host?

>Well, obviously the producers set the
>scenarios up. What I meant
>by "setting them up" in
>the dodgeball game was coming
>out in a cute gym
>outfit and introducing the game
>(hostess duties). She seems to
>switch in and out of
>two characters: hostess and "object
>of affection." Her "hostess" character
>has led me to suspect
>the sincerity of her "object
>of affection" character.

It's not really a question of what would make me feel better. It just makes me suspicious when a woman can switch from character to character with the facility that Larissa has displayed. Makes me wonder which one is the "real" Larissa, and, for me, it casts a shadow on her sincerity. That's all.

Sorry dude, I just don't see that at all.

>It's not really a question of
>what would make me feel
>better. It just makes me
>suspicious when a woman can
>switch from character to
>character with the facility that
>Larissa has displayed. Makes me
>wonder which one is the
>"real" Larissa, and, for me,
>it casts a shadow on
>her sincerity. That's all.
>

Again, I totally agree.

She realized what a mess she had gotten herself into as soon as the second Joe came off the bus (one Joe could've been a fluke, but not two).

She is now making the most of a lost cause, and I admire the way she has conducted herself. I also believe she is doing what almost any girl would do, given that they thought far enough ahead to realize how the producers would likely be editing the show. The entrance of the Himbos was a clear invitation for her to paint an ugly picture of herself, and she has thus far failed to take the bait.

>Well, obviously the producers set the
>scenarios up. What I meant
>by "setting them up" in
>the dodgeball game was coming
>out in a cute gym
>outfit and introducing the game
>(hostess duties). She seems to
>switch in and out of
>two characters: hostess and "object
>of affection." Her "hostess" character
>has led me to suspect
>the sincerity of her "object
>of affection" character.

I agree completely, and have felt that way for several shows now.

I like her and think she is a nice person, but I also think she is quite inteligent, too. Inteligent enough to realize how badly she has been set up by the producers, as well as how to gracefully wade through the minefield that she has been placed in. She knows that if she ends up with a himbo, she'll be portrayed as shallow and vapid, so she plays the game and picks a Joe in the end.

This way, she comes off to America as a good-hearted girl who saw the prince in the frog, and her reputation is saved.

Two days after arriving back home, it's back to business as usual, and she writes off the whole adventure as a life experience. And I don't mean that as a knock against her. It's just that I don't see any of the Joes having what it takes to be her man for the long haul.

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I see your point. That has certainly occured to me a number of times as well.

We will see. Because you know that the press will be talking about whatever happens to the couple after the show.

It should be interesting to find out if you are right or wrong.

>Two days after arriving back home,
>it's back to business as
>usual, and she writes off
>the whole adventure as a
>life experience. And I
>don't mean that as a
>knock against her. It's
>just that I don't see
>any of the Joes having
>what it takes to be
>her man for the long
>haul.

They are both wenches. I would have my way with them then kick them in the butt out the door.

EVERYONE here HAS to know that there is no way in hell that either one of these women would pick one of the average joes before the good looking guys.

It must be in their contracts that they had to keep an average joe on the show the whole time.

Just take a look what went on in the last date. She hardly kissed the guy that won the race for the average joes but she was all over the good looking guy like grease on a McDonalds french fry.

ie. they were and are both very shallow people and there for it would be my pleasure to have my way with them then kick their a$$ out the door.

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Ok .... here we go .... lol

>EVERYONE here HAS to know that
>there is no way in
>hell that either one of
>these women would pick one
>of the average joes before
>the good looking guys.

Yes ... unless of course the good looking guys are total jerks, which is exactly what they appear to be.

>It must be in their contracts
>that they had to keep
>an average joe on the
>show the whole time.

According to an article in TV Guide, Larissa is required by the show to eliminate an equal number of Joes and himbos each episode.

>Just take a look what went
>on in the last date.
> She hardly kissed the
>guy that won the race
>for the average joes but
>she was all over the
>good looking guy like grease
>on a McDonalds french fry.

Actually, her and Tony spent more quality time together than she did with any of the himbos.

>ie. they were and are both
>very shallow people and there
>for it would be my
>pleasure to have my way
>with them then kick their
>a$$ out the door.

LOL ... you'd like to think that Larissa is really as crude as you are, don't you? That way you can justify whatever you want to do with her.

While Steve is correct that many of us men folk would like
to "have our way" with either Melanoma or Larissa, Larissa
is also someone that I think many guys would like for a
real girl friend if this were possible. Her web site,
www.larissameek.com, is obviously the work of a young woman
who wants to be taken seriously for her art, and she is not
just a pretty face trying to get ahead for this quality alone.
Melanoma was your typical airhead Kansas City Chiefs cheer
leader, and as a Raider fan I should have known she was not
going to choose one of the Joes!!!

Larissa has a bigger problem than Melanoma, and that is that
there are no standout really good guy Joes like Adam in the
first series. IMHO, had Adam been in this group, Larissa
might have chosen him........ As it stands, if she chooses
a Joe, it will probably be Tony, based on their mutual
interest in art. If she doesn't choose one of the Joes it
will be because this group isn't that great, and I will still
respect her in the morning afterwards.... (As long as she
doesn't choose the despicable Michael C!!!)

Packard 56

"Ordinary Life is Complex Stuff!"--- Harvey Pekar

Good points, Packard. But personally I think we should keep in mind that what Larissa consideres to be attractive may be different than what some people expect.

>Larissa
>is also someone that I think
>many guys would like for
>a real girl friend if this were
>possible.

Exactly!

>Her web site,
>www.larissameek.com, is obviously the work of
>a young woman
>who wants to be taken seriously
>for her art, and she
>is not
>just a pretty face trying to
>get ahead for this quality
>alone.

Well stated!

>Melanoma was your typical airhead Kansas
>City Chiefs cheer
>leader, and as a Raider fan
>I should have known she
>was not
>going to choose one of the
>Joes!!!

Very true! There is a big difference between jock-chasing airheads and sensitive artists, as I've said from the beginning.

>Larissa has a bigger problem than
>Melanoma, and that is that
>there are no standout really good
>guy Joes like Adam in
>the first series.

Well, In terms of personality, all the Joes are *good guys* this time around, as opposed to Average Joe I, when a lot of them fought among themselves.

I think your point is that In terms of looks, the Joes this time are not as attractive as the first time around. What you may be forgetting is that Larissa seems to like latins and italians, and there are plenty of them among both the Joes and the himbos this time. So attractiveness is in the eye of the beholder.

>IMHO, had Adam
>been in this group, Larissa
>might have chosen him........

Maybe, maybe not.

>As
>it stands, if she chooses
>a Joe, it will probably be
>Tony, based on their mutual
>interest in art.

And that she seems to like latins.

>If she
>doesn't choose one of the
>Joes it will be because this group isn't
>that great, and I will
>still respect her in the morning afterwards....
> (As long as she doesn't choose the
>despicable Michael C!!!)

I agree, although obviously I think she will chose Tony.

I'm with you Steve...sorta

They are both shallow and Larissa will pick one of the beefcakes and it will end the same way the last show did. Let's face it, it IS a shallow show. I think i keep watching to see if anyone values any traits that are more worthy than physical appearance and judging by the way Larissa throws her self at the himbos, it's all about the hormones.

However, to say that you would have your way with them and kick them to the curb is worse.Does that show any class??

Nobody can pull off wearing purple eyeshadow like Larissa. I do like her personality better than Melana's. I think in real life these two women would be in the same dating pool and neither of them would accept a drink from any of the Joes on this show. I appreciate that Larissa seems to have more personality depth than Melana but I still don't trust her. I have no faith that in the end she'll pick a Joe. And isn't that the only reason we keep watching? If she picks a hunk (please don't let it be Michael C.) then we'll all be hating her whether she is better than Melana or not.

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> I think in real
>life these two women would
>be in the same dating
>pool and neither of them
>would accept a drink from
>any of the Joes on
>this show.

Not so sure about that. In Episode 4, right after meeting them for the first time, Larissa stated that she had never dated guys as hot as the himbos. So perhaps she isn't in the same dating pool that you think she is.

In addition, once she had a chance to date these guys, she questioned their honesty and sincerity because they were so smooth and perfect.

That was clearly why she booted Todd last time. Who she ends up keeping at the end may surprise you.

...as to who she picked may be found at Larissa's web site.
And then again, it may not be a clue, but she clearly admires
Tony C's art work!!!

Observant Packard

"Ordinary Life is Complex Stuff."---Harvey Pekar

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WOW! That's awesome! I haven't been to her website since December, when they announced that she'd be on the show! I will definitely have to go there and check that out!

>...as to who she picked may
>be found at Larissa's web
>site.
>And then again, it may not
>be a clue, but she
>clearly admires
>Tony C's art work!!!
>
>Observant Packard

Could you give us a link for the place on Larissa's website where she admires Tony's art work?

>...as to who she picked may
>be found at Larissa's web
>site.
>And then again, it may not
>be a clue, but she
>clearly admires
>Tony C's art work!!!

Check out www.larissameek.com and then click on "Links" in the menu on the left side. You'll see Tony's name on the list of links that comes up.

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Yeah I saw that. But she also has a link to Mike Spitaletto's website there. So a link for Tony, by itself, is no big deal. I guess what I was really asking about was if she had something on her website (other than a link) that showed how much she admires Tony. But It's all academic now, since she has eliminated Tony from the game.

>Check out www.larissameek.com and then click
>on "Links" in the menu
>on the left side.
>You'll see Tony's name on
>the list of links that
>comes up.

Melana - hands down.

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As my 1st words on this for I'ed like to say Larissa blows Melana out the water. ....thank you. Larissa is as perfect (physically) as it gets.

I think I'm going to have to go with Melena.

Melena didn't totally freak out when she first met the AJ's, she didn't act like the show was one big audition, she didn't kiss EVERY guy, she seemed really interested in both Zack and the guy she chose at the end.

Larissa was a complete jerk right after she met the AJ's, she doesn't seem to connect with any of the guys, she seems so fake.

Conclusion:
Melena = real, but shallow
Larissa = fake, but good actor

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Interesting!!!!

Did you come to that conclusion after tonight's episode with Tony being ejected, the fat suit, the hidden camera, etc?

>I think I'm going to have
>to go with Melena.
>
>Melena didn't totally freak out when
>she first met the AJ's,
>she didn't act like the
>show was one big audition,
>she didn't kiss EVERY guy,
>she seemed really interested in
>both Zack and the guy
>she chose at the end.
>
>
>Larissa was a complete jerk right
>after she met the AJ's,
>she doesn't seem to connect
>with any of the guys,
>she seems so fake.
>
>Conclusion:
> Melena = real, but
>shallow
> Larissa = fake, but
>good actor

Did you come to that conclusion after tonight's episode with Tony being ejected, the fat suit, the hidden camera, etc?

I have thought it for a while, but have been trying to see what all the other posters see in Larissa. Tonight I became convinced that I will not be changing my mind about her.

I appreciate your point of view. After tonite's episode, my sense is that you may be right.

>I have thought it for a
>while, but have been trying
>to see what all the
>other posters see in Larissa.
> Tonight I became convinced
>that I will not be
>changing my mind about her.

Melena=shallow

Larissa=shallow

Although it seems to me that Larissa is considerably *less* shallow than Malena. But she will probably end up choosing a himbo, nevertheless, for reasons already discussed in this thread.

> Melena=shallow
>
> Larissa=shallow