# Project Runway 1/18 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 19, 2006, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-1-18/340613 "2006-01-19T04:19:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-1-18/340613/21 "2006-01-20T03:27:42Z")
Tim on Ice was the cutest thing I’ve ever seen in my whole entire life! Oh my goodness! I almost threw my drink at the TV when Santino didn’t get eliminated, again. Of course, that was entirely what I was supposed to do, right? But grr! He did tone his personal attitude down this week, at least. He even enjoyed the skating! Last week his nasty comments to Michael Kors were just unacceptable. Zulema’s outfit was far, far too naked, IMHO. I don’t understand why Emmett’s was “vulgar” but hers wasn’t. I knew Emmett was never going to make it to the final three (and if I heard him say “blah blah menswear” again…) but he seemed like a nice guy and a good sport, and I’m sorry to see him go. ---
**Author:** ![Zahava424](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/76d3ee/32.png) [@Zahava424](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zahava424)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-1-18/340613/22 "2006-01-20T05:00:00Z")
And what was with having Rob from last season show up as the delivery guy? What point did that serve? ---
**Author:** ![Greywolf73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d9b06d/32.png) [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-1-18/340613/23 "2006-01-20T05:43:26Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > Zulema’s outfit was far, far too naked, IMHO. I don’t understand why Emmett’s was “vulgar” but hers wasn’t. I honestly thought the clip in the commercial was referring to Zulema’s outfit once I saw her design. I was shocked when the judge aimed her “vulgar tooty” comments at Emmett. Who says that anyway? Tooty? She might as well had just said “hoohah” as it would have sounded slightly less ridiculous. I loved Santino’s first two outfits but that skate dre…outfi…_thing_ looked like he’d blindfolded 10 5-year-olds and gave them shreds of construction paper and glue sticks and let them go hog-wild on the back of that skirt. We never actually saw him working on that part, maybe that’s what he actually did? ---
**Author:** ![Greywolf73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d9b06d/32.png) [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-1-18/340613/24 "2006-01-20T05:44:28Z")
Oh, and forgot to add-won’t it be awesome to see Jay go off on Santino? I really, really hope that’s who he’s riffing on in the commercials. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-1-18/340613/25 "2006-01-20T15:48:37Z")
> [@Zahava424](#): > > And what was with having Rob from last season show up as the delivery guy? What point did that serve? I guess it was supposed to be like last season’s episode where they all go the Post Office costume packages. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-1-18/340613/26 "2006-01-20T16:02:06Z")
> [@Miss Purl McKnittington](#): > > The more I think about it, and pay attention to his behavior with the other designers in the extra videos on the website, the more I lean towards Santino not being a complete bastard. I think he just has a very snarky and sarcastic sense of humor that can easily be misconstrued as nasty when taken out of context. The editors really are manipulating us quite skillfully in their portrayal of Santino. I’m actually starting to feel bad for the guy, moreso than I did for Wendy Pepper. Watching the videos on the site go a long way towards humanizing him. Now, if he lost the “rabbi down on his luck” look, I’d cut him even more slack. I’ll second this notion. I’ve read an interview with him and he does have a big ego, but he’s not a total ass all the time. He is snarky; but also funny. And he does mention that the show is “well edited”. The extra clips on the Bravo website do make him more sympathetic. He is creative and original; but needs to learn to rein it in sometimes. His skating outfit was almost nice from the front. It was only the back that sent it spiralling out of control. His model warned him. Tim warned him. Hell, he even warned himself predicting the judges would say it looked like a baboon’s ass exploded on the back. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-1-18/340613/27 "2006-01-20T16:48:46Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > Chloe’s christmas tree looked ok stationary, it would not have looked good moving. Not at all. I actually completely disagree with this. I think it would look outstanding on a skater while she is skating, a real snese of movement and nergy. But I don’t think it would work for a competition, I think it is defintely a skating exhibition only outfit. My girlfriend loves Santino. I just kind of say, 'Uh, yeah, he’s great." ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-1-18/340613/28 "2006-01-20T17:00:10Z")
I wonder if Santino when not under a time limit might be less likely to go nuts on the embellishment and such? Maybe if he didn’t feel so rushed he would be much better at self-criticism? Because his designs are definately getting nuttier as we go along. In the beginning I thought he was a shoo-in, this season’s Kara Saun. His designs are getting worse and worse, though (although I can’t really imagine anything worse than the lingerie thing - that was a real WTF moment all around.) ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-1-18/340613/29 "2006-01-20T17:02:46Z")
I’m sure this a really stupid question. What is a “walkoff”? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-1-18/340613/30 "2006-01-20T17:30:06Z")
> [@Honey](#): > > I’m sure this a really stupid question. What is a “walkoff”? 😕 I think it’s because Zulema gets to decide to either keep the model she has been working with, or choose to switch to any of the other models that are still on. Apparently, she’s going to have all the models walk down the runway so she can decide among them. From the previews, they made it look as if she is going to take Nick’s model away from him. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-1-18/340613/31 "2006-01-20T17:43:42Z")
> [@Honey](#): > > I’m sure this a really stupid question. What is a “walkoff”? 😕 They walk. Down the runway. Showing off how they, um, walk. Almost depressingly inane. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-1-18/340613/32 "2006-01-20T18:12:04Z")
Thank you **h.sapiens** and **Liberal**. I was thinking it was something far more exciting. ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-1-18/340613/33 "2006-01-20T18:23:38Z")
> [@Zahava424](#): > > And what was with having Rob from last season show up as the delivery guy? What point did that serve? I think it was just a nod to the fact that he was eliminated during the Postal Service uniform challenge, and as he left, he turned to the Postal Service judge and asked if they were hiring. Just an ‘in-joke.’ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-1-18/340613.md?page=1)