Could We Redefine Hooking Up?

Radar Online is jabbering away about how Vanessa Lemon Jello and Topher Grace hooked up over the weekend. I think the tabloids need a consistent definition of what constitutes a hook up and what is messing around and what is what Lindsay Lohan does with a roomful of guys? See? Different things.

Apparently Topher and Vanessa kissed a little and did some dirty dancing. They left a party at the same time also. So, does that mean they hooked up? I think they messed around a little, exchanged phone numbers and quite possibly hooked up. I think hooking up implies sex or we should at least get the idea there was some sex involved that night. Messing around is a little kissing and groping at a party that may or may not be alcohol motivated. There could be lots of it with lots of people, or it could just be one couple. When I think of messing around, I don't think it involves sex.

Now, what Lindsay Lohan generally does is mess around with lots of guys and then hooks up with one at the end of the night. In the always equal opportunity world of scuzzery I would say this is the typical night of Jeremy Piven as well.