THE LEE CORSO SKIN TONE WATCH

Do you have enough plastic sheeting? It’s an essential part of your family’s preparedness for college football season with many uses: makeshift tailgating shelter, sturdy foodwrap, and a handy sanitary flooring you may put around your vomit perimeter during those long buildups to night games.
Just another reminder from the Department of Homeland Security, who reminds you cheerfully that any instant, someone is thinking about vaporizing you and everything you know and love. Be vigilant. Be concerned. And be happy.

You’re totally going to fucking die.
In addition to the plastic sheeting reminder, we’d like to introduce our attempt to keep America vigilant about the skin condition of a national treasure, Lee Corso. Remember that with variations of outdoor lighting and makeup, Corso’s actual skin tone may vary, but the rules are the same: as it gets either darker or more unnaturally bright, we as a nation should be more and more alarmed for his safety.
Today’s rating: Apricot Stay strong, America. With sunscreen and plastic sheeting, victory will be ours.
Serious thanks to Peter for the graphics.









1
Rival says:
I think I’m being fired for having an image of Lee Corso in sexy boudoir photo on my computer.
Yep, this absolutely violates the terms & conditions of my employment.
July 30th, 2007 at 12:30 pm
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PJ from NU in SF says:
Thanks, now I have to spend the next 5 minutes speedviewing porn to get the Lee-as-Burt picture out of my head.
The bleach, it does not work.
July 30th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
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Aerobab says:
Agreed with #’s 1 and 2. You now undoubtedly owe us a MILF Tuesday posting as restitution.
July 30th, 2007 at 12:47 pm
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PW says:
Re: 1,2,& 3
Also, Michael Chertoff kinda looks like a penis.
July 30th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
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jebushchrist says:
Where does it put me on the homosexual alert watch that I know that picture is actually Burt Reynolds?
July 30th, 2007 at 1:01 pm
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Kahuna says:
Jesus, Orson, that’s the last time I load up this site while on the phone with a VIP (admittedly, I should be paying attention to these sorts of phone conversations at work rather than loading up CFB sites). I almost burst out laughing in the VIP’s ear when I read the Chertoff caption…
July 30th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
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Brian says:
That’s a cigarette in his mouth, right?
July 30th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
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The Conscience of a Nation says:
Jebus-
It just puts you in the group with all the other straight men who read Cosmopolitan on the down low.
Don’t lie, y’all. We women know when you’ve been reading; you start dropping ridiculous hints about this issue’s “WOW HOT STUFF MAKE HIM MARRY YOU HOTT XX SEXX TRICK WOO WOO DIAMONDS CARS CHILD SUPPORT SEXX NEVER WORK AGAIN!!!!!” all over the place and asking us to wear thongs.
On a side note, who knew a magazine could become so successful by advising women to stick their finger in a man’s ass?
July 30th, 2007 at 1:10 pm
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Holly says:
And don’t EVEN say it’s the same thing as girls reading Maxim; it just ain’t.
July 30th, 2007 at 1:13 pm
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Mr. Wrong says:
But, but… I NEED to know the latest sex trick we’re all secretly doing…I have a thing for Yoga instructors, and they’re ALWAYS super-advanced
July 30th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
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sandman227 says:
Wait….she MEANT to put her finger there???
Sigh…..
July 30th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
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Jerkwheat says:
Some of us are just secure enough to flip through that Cosmo while taking a poo. And then we spend a couple of hours on a Sunday at the man spa and buying some things from Lush.
I need to go cut something down or blow something up.
July 30th, 2007 at 1:23 pm
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Holly says:
Lush is entirely more acceptable. Even encouraged. Except for the bath bombs. Only one of us is coming to bed covered in hooneysuckle-scented glitter, and I have a sneaking hunch it’s gonna be me.
July 30th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
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Holly says:
Yeesh. Can I get a “comment edit” button?
July 30th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
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babaoje says:
The husband/wife swindle team of disturbing things i cannot unread.
July 30th, 2007 at 1:28 pm
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Wooderson says:
wait, TCOAN, when did they suggest that? That seems a bit out there, even for them.
Plus, Cosmo has pics of hot chicks, so it essentially is the same as Maxim. Except for the breast cancer exam articles. And the clearly inferior writing.
July 30th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
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Orson Swindle says:
Wooderson–holy hell, it’s in like every other issue as “the trick to get him HOTTT!!!”
July 30th, 2007 at 1:33 pm
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Ryan says:
Tangelo. Hilarious.
July 30th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
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Jerkwheat says:
Herbalism folks. It’ll keep your face all nice and purty so that you can be a Corso-level sexasaurus.
July 30th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
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beast in 'bama says:
THAT’S why you can’t see parts of Bob Davie when he stands right next to Bevo!! Thanks guys.
July 30th, 2007 at 1:46 pm
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The Conscience of a Nation says:
The scariest part is that Cosmo’s sex tips are half ninja-level moves, and half “What Every Woman Must Know: You Have THREE Holes DOWN THERE!!!!” stuff that kids should know by the time they’re ten.
July 30th, 2007 at 1:46 pm
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babaoje says:
I also learned all the ninja moves by the time I was ten thanks to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
July 30th, 2007 at 1:52 pm
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jebushchrist says:
Why did I start this?
July 30th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
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eric y says:
Jay come on, give the man a break! Whitlow stop all this about “it should be pink” rather than apricot. Can’t you leave it alone for one day? If it’s such a problem go with CNN rather than ESPN.
jay whitlow
eric y
July 30th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
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RaginCajunRebel says:
Jebus–I knew it was Burt, too. But that’s because the last Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue had a huge fold out ad for HD with this picture. Yep…you’re just flippin through, lookin for some bunda in a swimsuit, and SI puts an ad featuring Burt nekkid on a rug. Unfair, to say the least.
Also, if I ever write a book, I think I’ll title it “WOW HOT STUFF MAKE HIM MARRY YOU HOTT XX SEXX TRICK WOO WOO DIAMONDS CARS CHILD SUPPORT SEXX NEVER WORK AGAIN!!!!!”
July 30th, 2007 at 2:06 pm
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Brian says:
So if I freelanced a piece titled, “Wild Sex tricks from a Beverly hills yoga instructor” I’d be in like Flint?
July 30th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
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jebushchrist says:
Dear Cosmo,
If it is you that’s telling women to do that I’d like to say — Stop!
Also, unsubscribe.
July 30th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
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The Great Barstoolio says:
“Hooneysuckle-Scented Glitter” = comedy gold.
ps. so was this post. This IS about football, right?
July 30th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
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Holly says:
Is this a sports post?
July 30th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
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jebushchrist says:
You can keep the glitter, I just wanna be covered in Honeysuckle.
July 30th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
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RedDevilEA says:
TCOAN- you forgot about the one behind the knee.
July 30th, 2007 at 2:51 pm
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sb says:
TCOAN, regarding the Cosmo sex tip, wouldn’t that be a “push on the dirty doorbell”?
Re: the Burt/Corso abomination, in keeping with my anti-reFSU rant, I am so glad those guys picked the claown school to drop their load…
July 30th, 2007 at 3:00 pm
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sb says:
Uh, that’s “clown school”… sorry.
July 30th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
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Never Saw Molly Hatchet says:
I’m thinking the tips are Cosmo’s way of Keeping the Fire. By the way, has anyone seen the keys to my Camaro?
July 30th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
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Orson Swindle says:
Don’t ever betray the smooth, NSMH.
July 30th, 2007 at 4:24 pm
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Never Saw Molly Hatchet says:
If the smooth is good enough for Treach, it’s good enough for me. Smooth it out now, lawya!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No7jdP2A0N0
July 30th, 2007 at 5:04 pm