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From January 2005 to December 2006 I sponsored the VT Hot Man of the Week on my homepage. It began as a joke when my favorite VT partner in crime, CoAir13, and I, along with our friend UKAmerican, wanted to play a practical joke on our funny British friend grantboone by making him Hot Man of the Week. The response was so enthusiastic, and we were so surprised, that we decided to do it every week, choosing winners by popular vote from amongst a pool of candidates nominated by the women of VT. (Grant took the whole thing very well by the way, at least after we convinced him call off Scotland Yard.)

Soon more VT women joined our voting group, known as Las Amigas, and the page's readership soared. I have no idea how many people read it, but I'm guessing quite a few. The men who were chosen to be Hot Man of the Week were always great and very appreciative. They took the whole thing in good fun.

At the end of each of the two years we held a VT-wide vote for Hot Man of the Year, also a wildly popular contest. The winners from both years, Kaspian and RexBibendi, still make note of it on their pages.

But alas, all good things must come to an end. After two years the heavy responsibility of scoping out hot men week after week proved to be too much weight for me to carry. And I decided to end it with a note of dignity--not wanting to become like one of those old rock bands who should have stopping making albums decades ago. I'm sure you know what I mean.

But who knows, some day the mood may just strike me and the Hot Men of VT could be back!

Until then I'd like to thank all of mis amigas who selflessly volunteered their time to help me choose new hot men each week: CoAir13, UKAmerican, Haldane, Ruffen, Katmosphere, Hexepatty, Hotsauce28, Keida84, Kymbanm, Barbie2138, oisha, Stacyh, Funnybeee, Jojocan, gezbelle, moiraistyx and fairy_dust. You ladies are the best!

I'd also like to give a nod to Homanded, who would have become the very first male addition to our group if I hadn't stopped doing the page. He's better at finding hot men than anyone I have ever met. Even better than me!

Thanks, too, to all of the hot men on VT. We couldn't have done it without you!

Week 1: Grantboone (England)
Week 2: Waalewiener (Canada)
Week 3: 2-pac (United States)
Week 4: Rockaria (Malta)
Week 5: Groverdean (Austrailia)
Week 6: VincentJJ (Netherlands)
Week 7: R100S (Greece)
Week 8: IIGUANA (Chile)
Week 9: Kulprit (Ireland)
Week 10: Giampiero6 (United States)
Week 11: Romanian_Bat (Romania)
Week 12: JohntheFinn (Finland)
Week 13: airasia (Malaysia)
Week 14: Dave_21 (Sweden)
Week 15: johnsakura (Portugal)
Week 16: MedioLatino (Hungary)
Week 17: albateh (Syria)
Week 18: bambino36 (Portugal)
Week 19: ray_d (Austrailia)
Week 20: AndreSTGT (Germany)
Week 21: Orkaena (Argentina)
Week 22: halfdollah (United States)
Week 23: DMRTN (Ireland)
Week 24: blue_eyez80 (United States)
Week 25: rsilva (Netherlands)
Week 26: carlrea (England)
Week 27: EnglishDavid (England)
Week 28: KonstantinII (Serbia & Montenegro)
Week 29: Razmatac (Denmark)
Week 30: Seabiscuit (United States)
Week 31: The Mystery Man from Toronto (Canada)
Week 32: Kaspian (Canada)
Week 33: Rich77 (Italy)
Week 34: CBR_74 (United States)
Week 35: shiran_d (England)
Week 36: frankcanfly (United States)
Week 37: SirRichard (Spain)
Week 38: NC_Ziggy (United States)
Week 39: billshand (England)
Week 40: pakistaniguy (Pakistan)

2005 Hot Men of the Year

Fifth Runner Up: IIGUANA (Chile)

Fourth Runner Up: Razmatac (Denmark)

Third Place: blue_eyez80 (United States)

Second Place: ray_d (Australia)

VT HOT MAN OF THE YEAR 2005: Kaspian (Canada)

(The contest was changed to monthly in 2006 because of time constraints)

January: baronedivandastad (Italy)
February: shohman (United States)
March: seamus_waldr (United Kingdom)
April: RitchiS1 (Germany)
May: acemj (United States)
June: cokes (South Africa)
July: H-townJourneyman (United States)
August: beach_dog (Spain)
September: RexBibendi(Sweden)
October: Johnny_CA (United States)
November: DAO (United Kingdom)
December: Balfor (United States)

VT HOT MAN OF THE YEAR 2006* RexBibendi (Sweden)

The Hot Man page was more than just hot men. It had added value. The page provided invaluable advice to both men and women from all walks of life. Below are some samples:

Badness Q & A for the Want-to-be-Bad-Girl

So you think you might want to be bad like Las Amigas and aren't sure how to go about it? Look no further and let the badness come to you! Take note of these sure-fire badness tips and you'll be ready and baaaad the next time duty calls!

1. Q. You're in a bar and a HOT man approaches you and asks for your name/number/sign/room key. You think you might want to "get to know him" but don't want it to ever get back to your boyfriend/friends/boss/husband/parents/parish priest, so what do you do? A. Create an alias, of course! Just remember this simple Las Amigas formula: Your best friend's middle name + The name of a your favorite cooking spice. For example: Carole Paprika or Janine Cayenne. This works every time. Trust me.

2. Q. You drank 1/2 a liter of Sauza Gold the night before and can not possibly be expected to function as a member of the human race let alone show up for work. What do you do? A. You use a time-proven Las Amigas Calling Into Work Excuse such as: 1. Death of (fictitious) somewhat distant, yet "close to you" family member (Great Aunt Ruth, Second Cousin Bea--you get the idea) or 2. Every mechanical function in your car has suddenly ceased operating simultaneously. ("I just don't know what happened. I mean I turned the key and all of this smoke started filling up the passenger compartment so I got out to lift the hood and 2 foot flames shot out of the tailpipe--severity of story is directly correlated to amount of tequila consumed.)

Check back later for more Q & A, ladies! And if you've got any of your own by all means send them in! I'll be sure to post 'em here with credits! And remember, girls, these are pearls here, so don't waste 'em!

Many men have written to me and asked, "Emi, how can WE become as hot as these guys are? What are we doing wrong?" So I have decided to go ahead and do all of you boys a service by filling you in on a few little-known facts. Pay attention:
1.) A man's hotness is not all about how he looks. Much of it has to do with other important factors: sense of humor, intelligence, wit, ability to get along with women, love of little, cute fuzzy things, along with a nice dose of manliness mixed in. There are many types, sizes, shapes, colors, and ages of hot men.
2.) Women hate it when you touch/comment on/stare at their breasts & behinds. If you like a woman and want to give her a compliment DO NOT discuss these body parts, give her a REAL compliment and if you can't think of one to give her, you don't really like her as much as you thought. Also, do not GRAB a woman's butt, ever. We would much rather you held our hands or put your arm around us. It shows affection apart from blatant sexual intent. That is important.
3.) Hot men are NOT slobs. They do not leave their socks around the house or make stacks of dirty dishes, and they REPLACE the soap in the shower once they have used it up. Yes, I said REPLACE.
4.) This is the big one: Hot men LOVE women. And I don't mean this in a sexual sense necessarily. They love women for who we are and admire and respect us.

So guys, if you can work on a few of these things and manage to lay off the pork rinds you'll be in business. Let me know if any of you have any other questions that I can help with!

Ladies, have you ever been out with a man and had a nice conversation, but gone home feeling like you had no idea what just happened? Ever had a discussion or made a decision with a man that you thought was perfectly clear only to discover later that what you thought and what he thought were 2 drastically different things? Well, now you can stop banging your fists in frustration and ruining your nails. FINALLY there is a reliable source of translation that every woman can understand!

He Says: I don't think we should go there for dinner.
You Hear: He doesn't like Pan Asian Cuisine
But He Means: There is no way that I'm going to pay $13.95 for 4 shrimp.

He Says: That blouse looks nice on you.
You Hear: This blouse looks nice on me.
But He Means: I hope she'll have sex with me.

He Says: I'd like to take you someplace nice for the weekend.
You Hear: He's so romantic.
But He Means: I hope she'll have sex with me.

He Says: I just want to stay in tonight.
You Hear: He must be tired after working all day.
But He Means: There's a football game on at 8 o'clock.

Check back later for more translations! We've got a millions of them! And feel free to send in your man phrases and we'll do all that we can discover their true meaning for you! Our aim is to serve!

One of the things that I miss most about Hot Man of the Week, besides, of course, the men, is meeting so many new and fun people. If you've got any comments or memories about Hot Man of the Week drop me a line, even if it's just to say hello!

Everyone loved the fireman photo, which in it's way became the symbol of Hot Man of the Week. It was sent to me way back in the beginning of the page by VT member VeronicaSunshine. Along the way various ladies laid claim to each of the firemen. Mine was the first one on the left in the front row. :)