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shrieker: Have you ever gotten infections from any of the jobs you had to do?
Mike Rowe: There have been several wounds that have been slow to heal, but at the moment everything seems to be working properly, for the most part — with some exceptions that we don't need to discuss here.
trudee: Hi Mike, watched the show tonight. What plans do you have for those mushrooms?
Mike Rowe: The mushrooms are long gone. If memory serves they found their way onto a frozen pizza that was
in my opinion conspicuously void of adequate topping.
Will Wallace: Mike, LOVE the show! You make it enjoyable! Say, did you wash those pants from tonight's "mushroom farm," or did you just burn them?
Mike Rowe: I did attempt to burn them. Unfortunately, before I could actually put the flame to the material itself they exploded like flash paper. It was alarming and I was asked to leave the restaurant.
pdaustin: Mike, just wanted to say you and the show ROCK, and when I read you were a Travis Magee fan, well, Mike, you ROCK HARDER! What is your favorite Magee book? Mine is "The Empty Copper Sea."
Mike Rowe: I prefer "A Tan and Sandy Silence," also "Bright Orange for the Shroud." You rock, too, because the Travis Magee mysteries are without a doubt the finest pulp fiction ever written. In the words of Travis Magee, be wary of all earnestness.
mish1103: Hi Mike! It is a pleasure to speak with you! Thanks for taking the time to talk to us! You and the "DJ" crew do an incredible job! My question is, what would you say is your best and your worst quality? It can be physical attributes or personality traits. Thanks! Michelle (Mishy) in Pa.
Mike Rowe: My best quality, professionally, is my approach to television. I say this because I feel as though I have had the opportunity to "be in on the joke" for a very long time. I guess what I mean to say is perspective. Perspective in television is hard to find and, at the moment, I really feel as though "Dirty Jobs" has it. On Sunday, I watched the Academy Awards briefly. I flipped around and found that "Dirty Jobs" was being run in a marathon. And it occurred to me that "Dirty Jobs" is pretty much the opposite of the Academy Awards. I like that perspective. And, for the moment, I'm glad I have it. My worst quality is also this same perspective. It gets me into trouble from time to time.
