Who says “Joe Millionaire” is trash TV?
Or worse, that Evan “Joe” Marriott is a dimwit? People just aren’t listening carefully. We, for instance, have learned a lot from Marriott’s many pronouncements — about him and about life:
On world affairs: “I think we ought to turn Iraq into Arab Disney. We got Japanese Disney, we got Euro Disney, we got American Disney. What’s wrong with Arab Disney? It’d be a great place for Aladdin.”
On his lifestyle: “You can say I’m gay until you’re blue in the face, you can say I hate women until you’re blue in the face — which aren’t true.”
On the meaning of life: “I’m just a 28-year-old trying to find myself.”
On his past: “To have people take potshots and go, ‘Oh, it’s impossible you made $19,000 a year,’ well, where were they when I was eating Beanie-Weenies morning, noon and night?”
On regrets: “I’m ashamed of not finishing high school.”
On women: “I like redheads. Looking at girlfriends I’ve had in the past, some are short, some are tall, some are bitchy, some are nice. But if there’s a redhead in the crowd, I’ll go there.”
On etiquette training: “It started out kind of odd, [because when the instructor put her hand out] I wasn’t sure if I should lick it or kiss it or just shake it.”
On dating: “My father always told me, there’s two things you always look for with physical attraction in a woman: What her mother looks like, and what she looks like without her makeup on.”
On entertainment: “I’m not a big fan of reality shows.”
