Massachusetts Reality-TV Men, Part One: Mr. Boston's Grooming and Ghostly White Tush

In the latest installment of Massachusetts Reality-TV men, Mr. Boston of I Love New York leapfrogs past Tim Urban of The Apprentice when it comes to shocking moments.

After the elimination of several liars and one guy who called himself "Pootie," Mr. Boston is still fighting for Tiffany Patterson's heart. Tiffany held a "mangeant" in which each cast member paraded himself before her.

Mr. Boston's appearance in the Mangeant was downright disturbing because he came out in a thong and put his fluorescently white fanny on full display. He also had a little trouble putting on a thong. (Are thongs supposed to be complicated?)

That behavior was mind-boggling enough, but Mr. Boston took things to the next level when he performed a striptease for Tiffany. He curled his lip and thrust his hips, and it looked like she was going to laugh him right out of the room. Yet he impressed her enough for an impromptu makeout session. (That's no sign he'll win – she makes out with just about everyone.)

Last, but certainly not least, Mr. Boston was caught on camera grooming himself in strange places. Luckily, VH1 saved those moments for their VSPOT and didn't air it on the regular show.

Now that Mr. Boston is becoming more well known, fans on reality-show websites, namely Television Without Pity, are wondering if he's really from Boston. Whenever he opens his mouth, he sounds more like Ron Howard's lesser-known brother, Clint, which does not mean he sounds like he's from Boston.

However, Bostonist made a trip to the world of mySpace and found that Lee "Mr. Boston" Marks and his twin brother are from Acton. That's not exactly Boston in Bostonist's book, but Acton should be proud.

Image of Mr. Boston grooming himself from VH1's VSPOT. Stay tuned for more on MIT's contribution to Beauty and the Geek.