Was it only a kiss?

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Before the Out 100 ate my entire life, I used to run this blog called Popnography. Maybe you've heard of it? I missed you too!

In true Popnographic obsessive fashion, while in New York I did manage to squeeze in a stop at one of Rolling Stone's many 40th birthday parties -- the one DJ'd by Fall Out Boy's Pete "I'm pretty much half-gay" Wentz, of course, and featuring MTV favorites Gym Class Heroes, who in turn featured FOB singer Patrick Stump (left). There is a technical term for this kind of business arrangement. I'll give you a crossword-style clue: Two words. First is a perfectly round geometric shape. Second once referred to the guy who got your soda pop. Gold star to the commenter who gets it right.

Wentz, who was surprisingly clean-looking, does not exactly have revolutionary skilz when it comes to spinning, but he knows a crowd-pleaser and works it for all it's worth. In this case, that turned out to be Nirvana, Def Leppard and, well, attempting to take off his hoodie without stripping off all his clothes at once. Both seemed to be a big hit with the kids.

Yet he still ended up on AOL's Unsexiest Men list, not that he cares:

"I don't really view myself as a particularly attractive person. Like, I see myself looking like Stitch from 'Lilo & Stitch,'" he continued. "So it doesn't really bum me out that much. I have a mullet. I don't care." And while he doesn't have an issue with the list, he is rather interested in the selection process ... because, as he puts it, fellow list members [Josh] Hartnett and Ryan Phillippe aren't exactly unsexy. "My bummer on that one was, those are both kind of hot dudes!" he laughed.

The other major crowd-pleaser from the band's new tour, if my inbox full of "tips" is any indication, is Wentz attacking his singer with kisses during their cover of The Killers' "Mr. Brightside."

Look, Pete, if you're trying to tell us (or him) something, under no circumstances should you pay attention to this lame advice Salon.com is offering today to some poor dude in love with his bandmate. (Blah blah, talk with him about it, blah blah, see if he feels the same, blah blah.) Here is my expert opinion: If you're trying to get in Patrick's pants, just be sure to do it in front of a crowd full of cell-cam-wielding fans. It's like the one-stop-shopping of the modern coming out drama.

And if you're only doing it to get a rise out of your lame fans and a thrill out of your easily pleased ones? You can do better than just a kiss.

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Comments

[Carly]

Not only do I take awesome video of Pete trying to take off his hoodie, but I can answer riddles too: circle jerk

[Katy]

Brilliant. Pete Wentz does some dumb stuff (and some awesome stuff... occasionally), but at least he always does it in front of people with cameras. \o/