I pass an extra, a showgirl or earnest studio guest and I double take.
The latest use of the signifier was on the Sean Hannity show, where, in response to a description of town hall protesters as "brown shirts," a guest made an earnest and laborious comparison of the Obama administration with Nazism.
Guachipelín, which already accommodated the occasional traveler to Rincón de la Vieja, opened in earnest to tourists three years ago with 26 guest rooms.
Unlike Americans, who can look comfortable divulging details of their private lives on Dr. Phil's stage set, the guests on "Psychology Sessions" favor earnest, if hasty, disguises.
And, out on the water most days, it was only at mealtimes that we noticed the arrival and departure of other guests; a few young backpackers, earnest German nature lovers and only the occasional Argentine.
It also means that you won't have to rush to finish any last-minute food or drink preparations once guests begin to arrive in earnest, which frees you up to welcome people, start conversations, and be a great host!
The polite conversation skates over race and the idea of foreignness, with each guest trying to outdo the next with their earnest political correctness.
Cahill, the adorably earnest Chicago youngster, mouths Jeremih's lines, and then a special guest drops in for 50's verse: 50 himself.
And looking back, the deadpan, not-too-bright Nigel seems the essence of other characters Mr. Guest would go on to play, from Corky to Harlan Pepper, the earnest bloodhound owner and would-be ventriloquist in "Best in Show".
Guest judge Ryan McGinness (looking like Andrew McCarthy in "St. Elmo's Fire," i.e. greasy and earnest) asks Jaclyn if she masturbates standing up.
