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"You can't help but notice that cute guy at the gym, in the bar or around the neighborhood. You smile at each other. And all you're thinking is one question..."

This the premise that Lifetime Television is betting will be the newest game show sensation since "Let's Make a Deal." Only in this case, the deal is whether a female contestant can meet and interact with three guys and determine which one is "Gay, Straight, or Taken."

And the tagline? "Play the game you already play!"

In this self-proclaimed "new kind of dating game" a woman is sent on a series of encounters with three men. If she can correctly select which one is straight and single, they both get sent on a "luxurious dream getaway for her and this available bachelor." Otherwise, the guy she mistakenly picks wins the getaway. Viewers are encourage to play along with an online scorecard.

While whimsical in some ways, I do think this whole thing is slightly offensive not because of the premise per se but in how stereotypically gays are portrayed in print ads. Snidely quips one, "Is this guy checking you out because: a) you're pretty? b) you look just like his girlfriend? c) he likes your shoes?"

Uh, "...likes your SHOES?"

Who writes this stuff, Sean Hannity?

Especially their so-called scorecard where you rank your "guydar," which I guess is their feeble attempt at spoofing the term "gaydar". Because as everyone knows, gays are not "guys", right?

*rolling my eyes*

Bzzzzzt. Ooh! So sorry, Lifetime. You win a years supply of Rice-A-Roni, The San Francisco Treat.

And, thanks for playing.

- Farmer Ted