Hot Tub Funnel Cake

Sometimes there is an amusing synchronicity to the news of the day. In News Item #1, Portfolio.com rated the Allentown metro area as the 54th "most fun" in the US, well behind NYC, Chicago, and Miami but beating out Provo, Utah by a considerable margin. News Item #2 notes that MTV's "Jersey Shore" crew is currently filming Season 2 in South Beach.

Clearly, the hit MTV show is working its way down the list of "fun" locations. It may take 54 "seasons", but Snooki, The Situation, and the gang will be setting up their hot tub-equipped pad on Hamilton Street at some point. In many ways, the "Jersey Shore" gang will fit right in here. Big '80s hair? Check. Tendency to underdress? Check.

Problems may arise when the Jersey Shore guys invite their Lehigh Valley guests into the hot tub. "What is that, guys? Can we fill it with cooking oil and make really big funnel cakes? Didn't I see something like that popping out fastnachts at the Trexlertown Fire Company? You want us to go in it? Ew-w--w"

The Jersey Shore gang takes pride in their svelte physical appearance. After a season's worth of Yocco's hot dogs and Ezra Groman's baked goods, they may have to don the Lehigh Valley uniform of stretch polyester.

Will Jersey Shore survive the Lehigh Valley? I can't wait to find out.