Set Up

While in Italy, the cast receives a phone call from a gentleman who works at a pizzeria. He wants them to come work for him. Obviously, the cast did not go out looking to work. They were set up by the producers of the show.

It makes you wonder how much of the show is set up or occurs naturally. 

The Situation with The Situation

Have you ever noticed how Mike is always the one to start drama in the house? That's probably because he's encouraged to.

For example, in one of the episodes, Mike and Ronnie get into a fight. Mike slams his head against a wall and sends himself to the hospital. When he returns, he's wearing a neck brace.

If it weren't for this content, the episode would've been completely boring. While I don't think Mike purposely ran into a wall, I'm sure the producers of the show were ecstatic to use this little clip in the episode.

Dialect for Dummies

While acronyms and specialized lingo are commonly used in today's language, Jersey Shore takes it to a whole other level. The cast has nicknames for everything.

The Jersey Shore Dictionary

• B****: (noun) a friendly nickname female cast members call each other, unless a catfight has broken out. Then, you're just a straight up b**** in the offensive sense.
• DTF: (adjective) an acronym that stands for "down to f***"; used when a cast member wants to smush with no strings attached, meaning they will have a taxi waiting downstairs for you once you two are done smushing.
• Gorilla Juice Head: (noun) a tan, muscular male guido who uses steroids. In the most basic terms, Ronnie.
• Grenade: (noun) an ugly chick. If the male cast members are avoiding you, odds are, you're a grenade. 
• GTL: (verb) an acronym that stands for "gym, tan, laundry"; (noun) a lifestyle that allows one to maintain their guido appearance.
• Pulling a robbery: (verb) to steal a DTF chick from another male cast member. 
• Smush: (verb) to have sex, usually in a casual way.

One of our favorite Gorilla Juice Heads, Ronnie

How To Be a Guido/Guidette

I had never heard the term guido before, until I watched Jersey Shore. Little did I know it was slang that held a bad connotation of an Italian-American. MTV portrays guidos as unintelligent men who are proud of their gelled hair and muscular bodies. Guidettes are obsessed with their tans, their big hair, their large breasts, and their tough talk. They're known for drinking, tanning, and bed-hopping.

The more popular Jersey Shore becomes, the more our lives become infected. We see them on tabloids, in commercials, and even as Halloween costumes.

Now, this might all be fun and games for most people with a brain. However, some people actually admire the cast members and emulate their lifestyle.

In order to be a guido:

1. one must be of Italian descent. (Some of the cast members aren't even Italian!)
2. one must have a New Jersey accent (even though more than half the cast isn't from NJ).
3. males must gel their hair, maintain rippling abs, and wear tight graphic tees; females must tan excessively, maintain the largest pouf imaginable, and wear cleavage-bearing shirts and mini dresses. (As seen in picture above.)
4. one must consider GTL (gym, tan, laundry) to be a lifestyle, not an actvity.
5. one must fist pump like there's no tomorrow. (No matter how much of an idiot you look like.)

Follow these steps and you're well on your way to being one of society's well-rounded individuals.