A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Fist pumpin’ with the best of them.

We all have a thing we like to do that may or may not embarrass us if word got out that we did them. Well my thing is watching terrible TV shows on MTV, and it don’t get no worse than this show here. Its like watching a train wreck, its terrible but you can’t peel your eyes away.

In any case, I wanted to talk a little about my favorite “guido” in the house: Pauly D. He has so much going on with him it’ll make your head spin. He has a full arsenal of tattoos, has a penis piercing (although his website doesn’t specify which type) and he may or may not have suspended (in one of the episodes it looks like he is wearing hooks on a chain). That plus some of the other non-permanent modifications like the deep tan, perfect blow out and big oily muscles. This guy has it all!

Now I want to know, since I shared my secret with you, what is your dirty little secret indulgence?

More fist pumping action after the break


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Comments

200 responses to “Fist pumpin’ with the best of them.”

  1. angie Avatar

    good to know i’m not the only person who can’t even handle watching this show.. hahaha

  2. angie Avatar

    good to know i’m not the only person who can’t even handle watching this show.. hahaha

  3. Magdalena Avatar

    #11: ahahaha awesome

    and yes, the show is totally junkfood for the brain, and this post is obviously for pure amusement, nothing more. lighten up guys.

  4. Magdalena Avatar

    #11: ahahaha awesome

    and yes, the show is totally junkfood for the brain, and this post is obviously for pure amusement, nothing more. lighten up guys.

  5. h3cknot3kno Avatar
    h3cknot3kno

    Hm.. the one in the middle of is back is semi-interesting.
    His hair kinda freaks me out.
    >__>;

  6. h3cknot3kno Avatar
    h3cknot3kno

    Hm.. the one in the middle of is back is semi-interesting.
    His hair kinda freaks me out.
    >__>;

  7. Honest To A fault Avatar

    I love that Lily posted this. So many of us watch this show. Have you guys looked at the ratings? Even if you watch it because its TERRIBLE, you still watch it. I like the Cadillac tattoo. I doubt he copied anyone. I have an artichoke tattoo, if someone else has it did they copy me? Stop being ignorant. Cadillac is a brand and it looks better the way Pauly and Travis have it. Regardless of that, this modblog post made me giggle and it was great. Hopefully if you have nothing good to say you can learn to not say anything.

  8. Honest To A fault Avatar

    I love that Lily posted this. So many of us watch this show. Have you guys looked at the ratings? Even if you watch it because its TERRIBLE, you still watch it. I like the Cadillac tattoo. I doubt he copied anyone. I have an artichoke tattoo, if someone else has it did they copy me? Stop being ignorant. Cadillac is a brand and it looks better the way Pauly and Travis have it. Regardless of that, this modblog post made me giggle and it was great. Hopefully if you have nothing good to say you can learn to not say anything.

  9. psych Avatar

    i live in woodbridge, ON
    but who cares right? well, woodbridge is predominantly italian. the teenagers are mostly spoiled. they are also probably suffering from mental retardation.
    my point?
    they surround me everywhere i go. it’s GUIDOLAND OVA HURRRR.

    and then they decide they will be a different kind of guido and form bands like this:

    http://www.myspace.com/abandonallships

  10. psych Avatar

    i live in woodbridge, ON
    but who cares right? well, woodbridge is predominantly italian. the teenagers are mostly spoiled. they are also probably suffering from mental retardation.
    my point?
    they surround me everywhere i go. it’s GUIDOLAND OVA HURRRR.

    and then they decide they will be a different kind of guido and form bands like this:

    http://www.myspace.com/abandonallships

  11. shanwich Avatar
    shanwich

    i watched TV last week ,for the first time in years.. i had to turn it off. the shows on TV are disgusting ,stupid , and loud… there was a reality show on MTV (i think) about teenage chicks getting knocked up , and how badly they regret it … YUCK.

  12. shanwich Avatar
    shanwich

    i watched TV last week ,for the first time in years.. i had to turn it off. the shows on TV are disgusting ,stupid , and loud… there was a reality show on MTV (i think) about teenage chicks getting knocked up , and how badly they regret it … YUCK.

  13. maiiden Avatar
    maiiden

    God, I hate people.

  14. maiiden Avatar
    maiiden

    God, I hate people.

  15. Honest To A fault Avatar

    Shanwich, that is actual reality. Teenage girls all over ARE getting knocked up and regretting it. The show lets you see what they go through and the consequences they have after making the choice of having unprotected sex. Frankly, if that saves even one teenage girl from making the same mistake then I think the show has done a good job.

  16. Honest To A fault Avatar

    Shanwich, that is actual reality. Teenage girls all over ARE getting knocked up and regretting it. The show lets you see what they go through and the consequences they have after making the choice of having unprotected sex. Frankly, if that saves even one teenage girl from making the same mistake then I think the show has done a good job.

  17. DirtyRobot Avatar
    DirtyRobot

    thsi shows hilarious…def a guilty pleasure of mine too haha

  18. DirtyRobot Avatar
    DirtyRobot

    thsi shows hilarious…def a guilty pleasure of mine too haha

  19. DirtyRobot Avatar
    DirtyRobot

    this shows hilarious,haha def a guilty pleasure for me as well!

  20. DirtyRobot Avatar
    DirtyRobot

    this shows hilarious,haha def a guilty pleasure for me as well!

  21. cuntcumber Avatar
  22. cuntcumber Avatar
  23. G Avatar
    G

    im italian from the bronx new york and trust me people like this do exist, fist pumping is an actual dance and yes they do sleep with their hair like that and wake up without a hair out of place cause of all the shit thats in it! its like a hair helmet lol. im so ashamed of them but the show is STILL my guilty pleasure LMAO!!

  24. G Avatar
    G

    im italian from the bronx new york and trust me people like this do exist, fist pumping is an actual dance and yes they do sleep with their hair like that and wake up without a hair out of place cause of all the shit thats in it! its like a hair helmet lol. im so ashamed of them but the show is STILL my guilty pleasure LMAO!!

  25. Ru Avatar

    This is about as stupid as I’m sure he is. Right.
    news.livejournal.com?

  26. Ru Avatar

    This is about as stupid as I’m sure he is. Right.
    news.livejournal.com?

  27. Ru Avatar

    Like really? A cadillac tattoo? You think that’s hot?
    What a horrible attempt at TRYING to find anything to post and TRYING to make it seem relevant.
    Oh my god tv show, tv show, tv show, oh and this is relevant because of these god awful horrible thoughtless tattoos, omg tv show, tv show, tv show.

    no.

  28. Ru Avatar

    Like really? A cadillac tattoo? You think that’s hot?
    What a horrible attempt at TRYING to find anything to post and TRYING to make it seem relevant.
    Oh my god tv show, tv show, tv show, oh and this is relevant because of these god awful horrible thoughtless tattoos, omg tv show, tv show, tv show.

    no.

  29. Ace Ventura Avatar
    Ace Ventura

    Nice going on the ignorant elitism guys, way to make the BME community look awesome.

  30. Ace Ventura Avatar
    Ace Ventura

    Nice going on the ignorant elitism guys, way to make the BME community look awesome.

  31. CIC Avatar
    CIC

    i have never seen this show before…never even heard of it actually because i hate watching the ‘idiot box’
    but this guy looks like a total douche, his tattoos make me want to throw up…..and Travis Barker should have died in that plane crash…..seriously

  32. CIC Avatar
    CIC

    i have never seen this show before…never even heard of it actually because i hate watching the ‘idiot box’
    but this guy looks like a total douche, his tattoos make me want to throw up…..and Travis Barker should have died in that plane crash…..seriously

  33. munin_and_hugin Avatar

    As an Italian American, I’m incredibly disgusted with the stereotype this show promotes. I refuse to watch it, and agree with Ashely Ketchum.

    Now, had this just been a “What’s your guilty pleasure” post, I would have been happy to participate, but now I’m just going to sign off.

  34. munin_and_hugin Avatar

    As an Italian American, I’m incredibly disgusted with the stereotype this show promotes. I refuse to watch it, and agree with Ashely Ketchum.

    Now, had this just been a “What’s your guilty pleasure” post, I would have been happy to participate, but now I’m just going to sign off.

  35. choice Avatar
    choice

    i agree. this post belongs in a ‘personal’ blog.

  36. choice Avatar
    choice

    i agree. this post belongs in a ‘personal’ blog.

  37. Doriano Avatar
    Doriano

    fuck ed hardy

  38. Doriano Avatar
    Doriano

    fuck ed hardy

  39. Dominic Avatar
    Dominic

    for one. this show gives a terrible name to all residents of new jersey, such as myself. It also gives a bad name to italians, which I am but do not promote, considering most are arrogant and pompous of their native culture and mix up words like capicolla and gabbagoo or mozarella with mutz or matarell. I hate being italian and I hate guidos more. I also know family members of my friends who are in “jersey shore” many people on it are from staten island and brooklyn. and of course, much of it is staged.

  40. Dominic Avatar
    Dominic

    for one. this show gives a terrible name to all residents of new jersey, such as myself. It also gives a bad name to italians, which I am but do not promote, considering most are arrogant and pompous of their native culture and mix up words like capicolla and gabbagoo or mozarella with mutz or matarell. I hate being italian and I hate guidos more. I also know family members of my friends who are in “jersey shore” many people on it are from staten island and brooklyn. and of course, much of it is staged.

  41. bang Avatar

    you guys are so silly, stop taking everything so seriously (and wishing death on other people, yikes), you might be happier 😀

  42. bang Avatar

    you guys are so silly, stop taking everything so seriously (and wishing death on other people, yikes), you might be happier 😀

  43. Noemi Avatar
    Noemi

    I like the caddilac tattoo. although, I don’t watch this.

  44. Noemi Avatar
    Noemi

    I like the caddilac tattoo. although, I don’t watch this.

  45. Matthew Martyr Avatar

    I’m going to contradict myself here….
    I rolled my eyes when I saw this post too. I’m not a fan of reality television and I’ll leave it at that. I just kept scrolling. When I don’t like something, I just move on. I don’t have to look at it, why would I take the time to bitch about it?
    My $0.02 are barely worth that in real life, let alone on the interwebs. I’m totally being a hypocrite here, but no one cares how much you hate the show, or his tattoos. So, why bother?

    >$0.02

  46. Matthew Martyr Avatar

    I’m going to contradict myself here….
    I rolled my eyes when I saw this post too. I’m not a fan of reality television and I’ll leave it at that. I just kept scrolling. When I don’t like something, I just move on. I don’t have to look at it, why would I take the time to bitch about it?
    My $0.02 are barely worth that in real life, let alone on the interwebs. I’m totally being a hypocrite here, but no one cares how much you hate the show, or his tattoos. So, why bother?

    >$0.02

  47. Jen Avatar

    Ru – There are plenty of posts on ModBlog if ones about a tv show that has tattooed folk on it isn’t your thing, don’t read it.

    I don’t really understand the hate for the variety of posts here. Everyone bitched that the same thing was being posted all the time and now that there’s variety everyone bitches about variety. Oh right, people just want to bitch, I forgot. 🙂

    I like that we’ve got multiple authors with various interests. BME has always covered things like tv shows, movies and celebrities who get pierced and tattooed. Along with the rest of the stuff we cover.

    Also, I don’t watch this show. I watched it online to find out what was going on in one particular episode I heard about. It was painful. I hated it. I will never watch another episode. I’ll stick with Criminal Minds. 🙂

  48. Jen Avatar

    Ru – There are plenty of posts on ModBlog if ones about a tv show that has tattooed folk on it isn’t your thing, don’t read it.

    I don’t really understand the hate for the variety of posts here. Everyone bitched that the same thing was being posted all the time and now that there’s variety everyone bitches about variety. Oh right, people just want to bitch, I forgot. 🙂

    I like that we’ve got multiple authors with various interests. BME has always covered things like tv shows, movies and celebrities who get pierced and tattooed. Along with the rest of the stuff we cover.

    Also, I don’t watch this show. I watched it online to find out what was going on in one particular episode I heard about. It was painful. I hated it. I will never watch another episode. I’ll stick with Criminal Minds. 🙂

  49. sunshowers Avatar
    sunshowers

    Hahaha, this show cracks my shit up. Pauly D is my fave too, he seems to be the only one with the self-awareness to have a sense of humor about being a guido.

    Did anyone see those pics of him giving Michael Cera a guido makeover? O my goodness, THE HAIR!!!

  50. sunshowers Avatar
    sunshowers

    Hahaha, this show cracks my shit up. Pauly D is my fave too, he seems to be the only one with the self-awareness to have a sense of humor about being a guido.

    Did anyone see those pics of him giving Michael Cera a guido makeover? O my goodness, THE HAIR!!!

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