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QUESTION: Have you ever had a really bad sickness from one of the dirty jobs that you've done in the past?
- xxbeinmexx

ANSWER: No, thankfully.

There is, however, a fairly long litany of infirmaries and minor injuries. I won't bore you with a list — it's long. Lately, though, the shooting schedule has made it impossible for me to conceal the slings and arrows of outrageous television. In the coming season, the wear and tear will be more noticeable and you may notice the fruits of my dirty labors in the very visible shape of eye infections, pronounced limps and most recently, a missing tooth.

Do I have a great job or what?

Mike




QUESTION: Mike,

What's up with all the sniffing?

No doubt you've been to some of the strangest jobs and with them come some strange smells ... but why do you have to go out of your way to pick up a whatever and sniff it?

Don't get me wrong — I think it's funny when you do that — but why do you do that? Is it just to keep people like me laughing? Or ... ?

- jack-e

ANSWER: The official answer is this: I am not a host so much as I am a surrogate for the viewer. As such, it is my responsibility to experience the situation/job as completely as possible and share my reactions with you.

The truth, however, is that I just like to smell things. Don't really know why. Always have. Carton of milk two weeks beyond expiration date? I'll sniff it anyway. Can't help myself.

Mike

 
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