And so it begins. 15 avatars, one house, one month. And this is my confessional.

Of course, there's every chance my fellow houseguests will read this, and I'll be strung from the ceiling like a festival pinata. But you know what they say, no pain, no gain. So here it is, the unvarnished thoughts of Gideon Television, Superstar™, as I make virtual history.

Time to play the YesBut Genius Contest - Luch Hour Veg edition.

1) First one to email all ten correct answers to comments@jellio.com wins a brand new, unopened Elmo TMX
(write "Elmo Contest" in the subject line)
2) All answers are based on November Lunch Hour Veg posts
3) With your response, please answer the following question...What's your favorite thing about YesButNoButYes.
(We can use the feedback, and we'll post some of the answers)
4) If no one has all ten by end of day, the winner will be the first one with the most correct answers.

Good Luck!

With Bug DNA 4000 you can play around with the genetic materials of real live insects!

"Turistas" ** (out of four): Neither gory enough to be a full-on horror movie nor exciting enough to be a full-on thriller, John Stockwell's vacation-gone-horribly-awry film is stuck somewhere in between.

“Turistas” is the first American production to shoot entirely in Brazil and, by the light in which Brazilians are portrayed, it may be the last. According to “Turistas” – John Stockwell’s dark tale of tourists running afoul of (what else?) a madman in the Brazilian jungle – the famed country of beaches and loose morals is every bit as dangerous as you’ve heard…and much, much more. Having been to Brazil, I understand the lure of its exotic, beach-going lifestyle. I also remember hearing tales of violence against tourists – particularly white American tourists. Mr. Stockwell’s film preys on those fears. Well, those and the fear of getting your organs stolen.

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Today on the veg...drunk Santas

So, remember a while ago we talked about Big Brother in Second Life? Run by Endemol, the creators of the Big Brother franchise, 15 avatars will enter a house on an island in Second Life, and slowly be eliminated until one remains. At the time we made the comment "I wonder if Gideon will apply".

For those who are not regular readers. Gideon is our ascerbic Second Life correspondent, and now I can finally reveal somthing I've know for a few days. Not only did Gideon apply, but from a list of hundreds, he has been accepted, as can be seen from the list of participants posted on the Big Brother Second Life website. 12 girls and three guys - it's either going to be nirvana or hell on earth.

Today at 2pm EST, Gideon will enter the Big Brother house, and will be giving us daily exclusive updates from inside the glass box until his elimination (or he wins, I guess). Watch for his first report later on tonight.

But don't stop there - we need your help.

Contestants get to stay on BB by popular vote - everyone who visits the Big Brother island in Second Life can watch the contestants, and even talk to them, and then vote for which one you want to stay. One vote per visitor per week.

So, if you have a Second Life account (and now is as good a time as any) please PLEASE stop by, say hello to Gideon, and give him your vote. And if you can be in world at 2pm EST, come along to the Big Brother island, watch the event live, including the walk up the red carpet into the house.

From all of us here at YesButNoButyes, we wish him good luck.

A real, official, Big Brother contestant on our writing team. I'm so geeked out.

The quiz will be posted today at 3:00.

If you haven't already noticed, top ten lists are big with me (and about a dozen cable channels). Nothing like putting together a meaningless list of ten things, and ranking them in some arbitrary order to give myself a false sense of empowerment...I'm all about it. And as I get all festive during the holidays, I thought I'd put out a few of them...like twelve, maybe. Lot's of subjects to choose from...TV, movies, food, gifts, songs. Tons to choose from. And so, for this Monday morning, I give you the first list of Christmas...

Top Ten Christmas TV Villains

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You knew someone would come up with this sooner or later. The OhMiBod vibrator: A whole new way to plug 'n play! Its a vibrator powered by your iPod that moves to the rhythm and intensity of whatever music you are playing. Optional accessories include a garter belt. Soon to be featured in lots of letters to Santa.

Do people still get advent calendars for their kids? It was a yearly thing at my house.

- Is there anything you can't make with Legos? You can count the days and build stuff too.
- No time like the present to get-em hooked on caffeine. Use the Starbucks calendar for that.
- And here's one I'd buy. The White House calendar has 24 characters who've come and gone.

- Start with the Daily Show. Ten fucking years looks at a long history of political endorsements.
- Who would have sex with a thirteen year old first...Predator or Alien? Here's your answer.
- Do you Zarf? No, wanna play Zarf? No, have you been to Zarf? No, and what the hell is a Zarf?
- Have you heard about this Bush/Jim Webb feud? This Webb guy doesn't take any shit...nice.
- And I probably wouldn't wear the "I am a terrorist" or "bomb" versions, but this, I'd wear.