MTV's journalists did the hard work of asking Eat, Pray, Love's cast about Jersey Shore's similarly punctuated mantra "Gym, Tan, Laundry," and Julia Roberts didn't mind acting like a giant grenade and refusing any knowledge of such a Confucian concept. It's Entitled Caucasian Women vs. Fistpumping Umber Humanoids in a battle of spiritual superiority, and the ladies just racked up a big point.
Can you handle the ignorance? This is like a "Jaywalking" segment out of my absinthe nightmares, and I suppose Julia's never heard of the Torah, the Koran, or Jerseylicious either. If I'm not mistaken, Javier Bardem plays something of a gorilla juicehead in this film, so by definition, "GTL" is embossed on a dogchain that he keeps with his mauve party tees. On the other hand, I believe we scored a major victory in Richard Jenkins, who claimed he watches So You Think You Can Dance. Judging by his refined presentation and casual awareness, I'm pegging him as a Lauren Froderman fan. Avast, a "visitor" to my world indeed.
Julia Roberts And Her 'Eat Pray Love' Pals Weigh In On 'Jersey Shore' Mantra 'Gym Tan Laundry' [MTV]