what is a Snooki, exactly?

I think I am going to make a t-shirt that says, "I am a Jersey born Italian-American, and I am not ridiculous." Have you seen the MTV show, Jersey Shore? Based on what I know the readership of this blog to be, my guess is most of you will answer "No" to that question, so just click on the link. You will get an instant idea of what it is about. These shows are starting to give Jersey a bad name! (As if it needs anyone's help...) First we had the Real Housewives which, if you don't remember, I quite enjoyed. But in the nature of all things New Jersey (and Italian), Jersey Shore is a little over the top. The flat hair. The excessive hookin' up. The guy who nicknamed himself "the Situation" whose hobbies include tannin' and workin' out. (When did tannin' achieve hobby status?) The giant Italian flag painted on the garage door? Come on, who does that? I mean, sure, every good Italian should have a t-shirt that declares, "Not only am I perfect, I'm Italian, too!" and a gold charm of, "the boot kickin' the stone" and even a nice porcelain fountin' in the front yard. But the flag garage door? Well, that's just tacky.