February 14 is approaching, and that can only mean one thing: The annual fake orgasm contest on WOLV TV"s program "Turned On." Much like MTV"s "Loveline," the program, which airs Mondays at midnight, allows viewers to call in with love and relationship queries. The job of answering those questions falls on hosts Andrew "Drew" Short and Kelly Brickner. The Michigan Daily recently chatted with Brickner about the show and her views on the upcoming holiday.

TMD: What are some of the strangest calls you"ve ever gotten?

KB: Just in that (Jan. 29) episode, a boyfriend/girlfriend called up, and she wanted to do the "American Pie" thing having sex on the Internet with her friends watching and he wasn"t sure about it.

TMD: What was the funniest moment on the show, on or off the air?

KB: Last year we did a show about food and sex, and basically we just brought a lot of whipped cream and frosting in to the show. Right before no one had bought any food and we had to run to the store for sprinkles and stuff They covered Seth Seth was the guy host in whipped cream. They covered him with everything and he was in his boxers. A Seth sundae, that"s what we called it. He had whipped cream, a cherry, everything.

TMD: I noticed the Jan. 29 show used cantaloupes. Do you guys always use props?

KB: We like to bring things in. The show on fellatio, we had two girl hosts sucking on lollipops the whole time. Some guys called in and said we were driving them crazy.

TMD: How many dates do you get out of this?

KB: The last show someone did, someone asked for my number, but I have a serious boyfriend If they"re long time viewers, they know I have a boyfriend because I talk about him all the time. Andrew, the guy host, wishes he would get dates out of the show. He says "Why don"t girls call me up?" We might do an episode on that later, trying to get Andrew a date. But I think we have more guy viewers than girls.

TMD: How does your boyfriend feel about being discussed on the show?

KB: To be honest, he doesn"t go to school here, so he"s never seen the show. At first he wasn"t very happy about it, but now he doesn"t care. I try to stay away from personal stories about him and I and stick to stories about friends of mine.

TMD: Since the holiday is coming up, what is your Valentine"s advice?

KB: I would say chocolate strawberries, because that"s what I really want for Valentine"s Day. And watch our Valentine"s Day episode because you could win prizes from the Safe Sex Store and that would make your Valentine"s Day a lot more interesting.

TMD: Who"s the sexiest celebrity, from your expert perspective?

KB: Definitely Brad Pitt. Even my boyfriend thinks he"s sexy.

TMD: What are some of the strangest things your co-hosts do?

KB: Last year Andrew actually had a show where he just begged for dates the whole show We weren"t supposed to have a show that week, so he just locked the cameras in front of him and begged for dates. Maybe two girls called.

TMD: What did the girls say?

KB: I think he maybe went out with one of them and he said it wasn"t an experience he"d like to repeat. But I don"t think that will stop him for begging for dates again.

Oh, and Andrew also showed his bare ass on the show last year. I think he will definitely do that again sometime this season. He likes to do that. He"s not embarassed.

TMD: So what do you think of cable shows like "Loveline?"

KB: The reason I think our show is so appealing, more than "Loveline," I think it"s the fact that it"s local. We talk about local issues, like how everyone wants to have sex in the Grad Library stacks. I think it"s more of a spectacle because you"re hearing true stories about people right around you, rather than "Loveline" which is very national. Also, we can get away with doing certain things on the air that you really wouldn"t expect.

TMD: I must say, I"ve never seen anyone flashing anyone on "Loveline."

KB: No, that"s definitely one advantage of our program.