Nonset~e<br > ot long ago l was spinning the channel selector on our television<br > set and pau~d momentarily to watch the ;~11 New Newlywed<br > Game." It was a bad decision. Bob Eubanks， the leering host，<br > posed a series of dumb questions to a lineup of flaky brides<br > whose husbands were "sequestered backstage in a soundproof<br >room." He challenged the women to predict their husband s responses to<br >inquiries that went something like this:<br > "Where was the exact spot your husband saw you stark naked for the first<br >time?"<br > "If you and your husband ever separated， which of his friends would be<br > the first to make a pass at you?"<br > "How would you describe the first time you and your husband made<br > whoopee using these TV terms: First Run， Rerun， or Cancelled?"<br > "Where is the last place you would have， if you could have， made love?"<br > Without the least hesitation， the women blurted out frank answers to these<br > and other intimate questions. At times 1 felt I shouldn t be watching， and<br > indeed， past generations would have blushed and gasped at the candor. But<br ><br >