Damn! Damn! Damn!

While we have nothing against the “masculine” Pirates of the Caribbean star, Deep’s coronation means I lost the annual TPH Sexiest Man Alive pool.

Yes, we have a Sexiest Man Alive pool. What else would we bet on? It’s not like there’s an annual super-big football game or a 65-team basketball tournament held in the spring?

Bottom line, we at Things People Hate like to get in on the action so we obvious gravitate towards the cut throat world of sexy men competitions.

I thought this would be my year to win. I studied long and hard. I poured over photo after photo of every sexy man in the entertainment industry. I crunched the numbers. On more than one occasion I even broke a sweat. Yet, after doing all that intense homework, I still lost!

I never would have picked the 46-year-old Depp, after all he was named SMA in 2003. He’s now in the two-timers club with Brad Pitt and George Clooney.

Once again, for the fifth year in a row, ReynsGems won the TPH Sexiest Man Alive pool. He really has a knack for picking sexy guys. Bastard!

Worst yet, we each picked three candidates. ReynsGems was so deep into Depp that he skipped his other two picks. He was fully behind Depp.

I, on the other hand, choose Bradley Cooper, Ryan Reynolds, and Gilles Marini. I can take some solace in knowing that all three made the larger Sexiest Men Alive list. But close only counts in horse shoes and our annual Tony Awards pool.

Celebrity Hater went with Robert Patinson, the Glee Guys, and Adam Lambert. All three failed to surpass Depp but they did make that 2009 SMA list.

The Sexiest Man Alive People is now out on newsstands. Of course, I lost so much in the pool I can’t afford to buy it and I don’t dare borrow ReynsGems’ used copy.

I guess I’ll shift my focus on preparing for out next office pool, wagering on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue—not the model but the designer of her swimsuit.

Come on Badgley Mischka, daddy needs a new pair of shoes!

Depp, Director Michael Mann, and co-star Marion Cotillard all enjoyed a meal and some drinks after a preimer of Depp’s new film, “Public Enemy.”

The group’s bill came to 4,400 dollars and after paying, generous J forked out the hefty tip for waiter Mohammed A Sekhani.

Sekhani told a local newspaper, ”He may be one of the most famous actors in the world but he is a very humble guy and a really cool dude.”

A really humble dude that can afford a $4,000 tip?

The waiter said Johnny and his pals dined on shrimp cocktails and clams and said the star “ordered some 500 dollar bottles of Italian wine”.

Sekhani said the unexpected windfall was split between several members of staff at Gibson’s Steakhouse.

Ah, come on man now you’re being too humble. You should have said he gave you a $100 tip and pocketed the rest.

Sometimes it’s nice to see some stars are actually cool and humble enough to help out the average-Joe.