FIVE GUILTY PLEASURES: As with Zorak, “When I first considered doing this, I thought: ‘Maybe it would be easier to post five non-guilty pleasures.'” But like her, I will take the plunge–in no particular order:

1) Disturbing Search Requests

2) Polyester! The fabric of happiness!!

3) ’80s pop. Like, well beyond good music–we’re into Pat Benatar “Fire and Ice” territory here…

4) El Cheapo stuff. For example, I really like McDonalds coffee, and I can’t tell the difference between 99-cent coffee and funky exotic expensive imported stuff lovingly hand-ground by a peasant family and their pet wombat. In fact, to the extent that I can tell the difference, I would rather just have the McDonalds. Similarly, although I certainly don’t prefer cheap spirits to fancy ones, I do generally prefer even hideola, “good for mixing!” liquor in plastic bottles to very nice wine. (Except for chilled peaches in white wine–I’ve only had that once, but it was terrific.)

5) I’ll see Zorak’s love of awful puns, and raise her a love of yo’ momma jokes…

I would list blaxploitation movies (Coffee–it’s the color of her skin), but that seems somewhat bobo, thus these days I guess it’s not a guilty pleasure. “Critters IV,” on the other hand…