# Trading Spaces 11/16: Invasion of the Fop **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 16, 2003, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-spaces-11-16-invasion-of-the-fop/213557 "2003-11-16T16:29:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-spaces-11-16-invasion-of-the-fop/213557/21 "2003-11-22T18:31:26Z")
> [@](#): > > Still got sweaty and bare chested Barry and Carter installing a bed canopy and accidentally falling on the bed together laughing about it, then tickling, then wrestling, then… What _what_ **what**? This happened and I missed it? I demand screen caps and streaming video! ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-spaces-11-16-invasion-of-the-fop/213557/22 "2003-11-22T20:51:57Z")
> [@](#): > > Still got sweaty and bare chested Barry and Carter installing a bed canopy and accidentally falling on the bed together laughing about it, then tickling, then wrestling, then… Ugh. Must bleach eyes and scrub brain to get rid of this image. Bare-chested Carter, okay, but Barry makes me cringe. Speaking of Hot Guys, where the hell is Vern? I miss seeing my Vern in shorts. Mmmm, Vern… ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2003, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-spaces-11-16-invasion-of-the-fop/213557/23 "2003-11-23T01:35:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by BiblioCat \* > \*\* > > Speaking of Hot Guys, where the hell is Vern? I miss seeing my Vern in shorts. > Mmmm, Vern… \*\* Not subscribed to the mailing list at [vernyip.com](http://vernyip.com)? Tsk, tsk! He says he’s taped I think only 3 shows so far this year for the regular Trading Spaces season and has no idea when they’re supposed to show. He’s been busy designing his own line of designer crap and setting up his website/store (as well as with Trading Spaces Family, I presume) so he asked for a light schedule this season I think. There’s a decent story on Vern & Laurie’s homes in the latest issue of **Better Homes & Garden’s: Do It Yourself** (which is a spinoff of the regular BH&G). They’re on the cover if you want to track it down at the grocery store. Vern’s house is actually rather sterile for my tastes. Laurie’s house is overly yellow and crammed full of knick-knacks. ---
**Author:** ![Spiny\_Norman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Spiny\_Norman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiny_Norman)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2003, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-spaces-11-16-invasion-of-the-fop/213557/24 "2003-11-23T02:15:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TeaElle \* > > \*\*He’s had a couple of missteps, theme rooms taken a step further than the homeowner would like – one was garish red with zebra print fabric, the homeowner said it looked like a whore’s boudoir. The other was an Australia theme room that the homeowner just hated, though it was really quite cute and cozy, IMO. \*\* [This link](http://bbcamerica.com/genre/home_living/changing_rooms/cr_video.jsp) has video clips of the HOs’ reactions to both of those episodes (they’re clips #1 & 4). They sure don’t pull any punches over there when they hate their rooms. They put “Crying Pam” to shame! ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Macphisto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Ms\_Macphisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Macphisto)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-spaces-11-16-invasion-of-the-fop/213557/25 "2003-11-23T03:10:12Z")
> [@](#): > > Laurie’s house is overly yellow and crammed full of knick-knacks. So in other words, she’s on a crusade to make the whole world look exactly like her house. Is she even aware there are any colours besides yellow? ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2003, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-spaces-11-16-invasion-of-the-fop/213557/26 "2003-11-23T15:30:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ms Macphisto \* > \*\*So in other words, she’s on a crusade to make the whole world look exactly like her house. Is she even aware there are any colours besides yellow? \*\* She certainly does use other colors besides yellow: mustard, gold, butter, goldenrod, wheat, sunflower… ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-spaces-11-16-invasion-of-the-fop/213557/27 "2003-11-23T20:33:02Z")
Don’t forget blinding lime green! ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2003, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-spaces-11-16-invasion-of-the-fop/213557/28 "2003-11-24T05:42:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TeaElle \* > \*\*Don’t forget blinding lime green! \*\* Oh, you mean citron. AKA citrine, AKA chartreuse, AKA blinding lime green. And don’t forget persimmon and eggplant. Hmmm… I’m sensing a theme here… Butter, citron, eggplant, persimmon… Laurie’s pregnant again and she’s having cravings! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-spaces-11-16-invasion-of-the-fop/213557.md?page=1)