Email Author Patrick Strait

2009 Stories by Patrick Strait

• The Wet Spot: Sexy holiday shopping at The Cockpit Project

  published Dec 23, 2009

  rIt's December 23. Of course I haven't bought anything. For fancy gentlemen like myself, little things like "holiday shopping" sometimes get lost in the shuffle, due to the other important and ... More >>

• The Wet Spot presents: Minnesota's Top 9 sexiest scandals of the '00's

  published Dec 16, 2009

  When people think of Minnesota, they don't usually think "sex scandal." How wrong they are.Our state has been known to get into some seriously sexy mischief over the years, and the 2000s might be our ... More >>

• Office holiday parties: A cautionary tale

  published Dec 11, 2009

  rFor 364 days each year, cubicle warriors (like myself) sit in front of their computers, silently wasting away while their hopes and dreams slowly dissolve under high-powered fluorescent lighting.... More >>

• Daughtry signals our failure to rock in the '00s

  published Dec 09, 2009

  In case you missed it, earlier today we shared our votes for the top 10 biggest bummers of the decade for Minnesota. And while there were plenty of bummers that affected us on a national and worldwide... More >>

• The Wet Spot: An open letter to Tiger Woods

  published Dec 04, 2009

  r rI didn't want it to come to this. When I first heard about Tiger Woods getting in his accident last week, the first thing I thought to myself was, "Oh snap! Tiger's got that baby mama drama!... More >>

• The ultimate Thanksgiving survival guide

  published Nov 25, 2009

  rHey kids! Want to know a fun fact about Thanksgivingr It destroys lives. Thanksgiving is the single most dangerous holiday of the year. Every year, hundreds of families are ripped apart on a d... More >>

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  The Wet Spot: The evolution of dating shows

  published Nov 20, 2009

  r rDo you know what I've been thinking about latelyr Television icon Chuck Woolery, formerly of the smash dating show Love Connection.Now, if you're under the age of 30, chances are you may no... More >>

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  3 Tips for adding awesomeness to your office

  published Nov 18, 2009

  rAre you sitting in a cubicle right nowr Is it awesomer Are you having an exciting day filled with magic and intriguer Or are you simply killing time by clicking on any Internet link you can fi... More >>

• The Wet Spot: Adventures in bro-hunting

  published Nov 13, 2009

  rA couple of nights ago I was hanging out, watching an episode of Entourage (because it's totally awesome and exactly like real life) and it got me thinking.See, as a sexy and mysterious gentle... More >>

• The Wet Spot: Sculpting the ultimate erotic facial hair

  published Nov 05, 2009

  rHypothetical question: If you had the chance to bone any one of the three main characters in the time-honored film, Three Men and a Baby, who would you chooser Of course you would choose Tom S... More >>

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  Hulk Hogan rallies Hulkamaniacs, talks to Gimme Noise

  published Nov 02, 2009

  rIn a world where everyone from Balloon Boy to Jon Gosselin can be considered a celebrity, there are very few people who can still be considered legitimate pop-culture icons. Hulk Hogan is among t... More >>

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  Surviving an encounter with Hulk Hogan

  published Oct 30, 2009

  rLook, I don't want to sound like a drama queen or anything, but today is the single most meaningful day of my entire life. Tonight, at 6 p.m. inside the Mall of America (where dreams come true)... More >>

• The Wet Spot: Choosing the right porn name with Vin Vericose

  published Oct 23, 2009

  After I finished reading this week's City Pages cover story about Minnesota's own Chad Fjerstad -- better known as alt-porn star Vin Vericose - I couldn't stop thinking about two things: 1) "If I squi... More >>

• Internet tips for old people

  published Oct 16, 2009

  rThis past week my mom emailed me to let me know that she is sick of storing all of my old He-Man and WWF action figures in her basement and that she plans on selling them using this cool new we... More >>

• The Wet Spot: Zombie sexiness

  published Oct 09, 2009

  rWhat do you get when you combine 5,000 zombies, a few dozen gallons of fake blood, an all day drink-a-thon and the music of LFOr A recipe for sexiness, that's what. This Saturday, thousand... More >>

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  The Wet Spot: Fact or fiction - You have a big package

  published Oct 02, 2009

  rI hate conversations like this. Back on Tuesday I was hanging out with a friend of mine (for the sake of anonymity, let's call him Joey Buttafuoco) who was describing a recent hook-up he had wi... More >>

• The Wet Spot: Scoring the ultimate three-way

  published Sep 25, 2009

  rHere's a completely hypothetical situation that has absolutely nothing to do with me: Let's say that you're a 27-year-old married guy who also happens to be an erotic specialist, lives in Minne... More >>

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  Q&A: Tucker Max brings drunken debauchery to the big screen

  published Sep 21, 2009

  People call Tucker Max a lot of different names. Misogynist. Hero. Asshole. Best-selling author. Now the 33-year-old is adding another title to his resume: filmmaker. Opening this Friday, I Hope... More >>

• The Wet Spot: Snagging a sugar daddy

  published Sep 18, 2009

  rThis has been a very educational week for me. Ever since I dropped mad knowledge about the intricacies of cougar hunting, I've gotten thousands of emails (11) and hundreds of text messages (4) t... More >>

• The Wet Spot: Cougar hunting

  published Sep 11, 2009

  rLook; let's not make this weird. For whatever reason, over the past couple of years the term "cougar" has become cool. What's thatr You don't know what a cougar isr Don't worry; Uncle Patrick ha... More >>

• The Wet Spot: Surviving the pissing trough

  published Sep 04, 2009

  rThis is long overdue. The Vikings regular season starts in a couple of weeks. The Twins are in the hunt for the playoffs. The Monster Jam is coming to town in December (Grave Digger rules!). N... More >>

• The Wet Spot: To pocket p*ssy, or not to pocket p*ssy

  published Aug 28, 2009

  rSERIOUS LIFE DILEMMA ALERT! I got married this past weekend. I'm talking about the real deal wedding with cake, dancing, grandparents and a pocket pussy. And that's where the dilemma begins.L... More >>

• The Wet Spot: Coping with mind-f*ck impotency

  published Aug 14, 2009

  rThis is a real phone conversation I had with a friend of mine this past weekend. Me: HellorJoe Esposito: Hey what's up manr It's Joe Esposito (not his real name, as it has been changed to pro... More >>

• The Wet Spot: Getting aqua-erotic at Apple River

  published Aug 07, 2009

  rOK, confession time: I don't get out of the Twin Cities very often. Whyr Well, because when your life is as AWESOME as mine, you don't have any reason to leave. (*shotguns Coors Light, throws f... More >>

• The Wet Spot: Dance club etiquette - a growing concern

  published Jul 31, 2009

  rHi, Minneapolis club kidsr It's me Patrick. We need to talk. Here's the thing - I used to be a pretty serious club kid myself a few years back. I always had a faded stamp on my hand from the week... More >>