Howie Mandel

[Amerigo Vespucci]

'Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me' Howie Mandel wears a surgical mask to book signing to meet fans
December 2, 10:47

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December 2, 2009 -- Howie Mandel was at the the New York City Barnes and Nobel to sign his new book 'Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me' yesterday (December 1).

At least we think so.

The man catering to fans at the Fifth Avenue bookstore looked as if he was about to go into surgery. Wearing a mask like doctors wear in the OR made it difficult to identify the television host, let alone take pictures with the newly published author.

Howie Mandel was signing books, but he was wearing a surgical mask and rubber gloves to meet fans who waited in line so he could comfortable interact. While the title says it all, in case you didn't know, the host of 'Deal or No Deal' has some serious germ issues. A self-proclaimed germ phobic, Mandel gets very nervous around unfamiliar people and environments, using extreme caution when he meets his fans one-on-one.

After looking at the picture, you may be asking why Howie is covering his hands and face while leaving his arms and head exposed. It would be nice to offer an answer, but there isn't one. At least he came out to personally meet the fans instead of getting into a giant hamster ball so he has no physical contact as does happen during his Las Vegas Shows.

[kentauros]

1. Wow. I'm not used to him being bald.

I hope he gets some psychiatric help.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

2. I was stuck at the auto dealer's for a while the other day...

...they had "Game Show Network" on the TV, and they were running a marathon of "Deal / No Deal" (hosted by Mandel). I don't know where hosting a game show lands on the Department of Homeland Security's color-coded career peaks & valleys bar chart, but wherever it is, that's where Howie is in 2009.

[kentauros]

3. I guess it's been so long since I've seen him in anything

that I just don't care anymore ;)

Wasn't he one of the doctors in St. Elsewhere?

[Happyhippychick]

4. He has very severe germ OCD, it's pretty sad.

[phasma ex machina]

5. Hmmm. Howie's germ OCD seems sorta selective.

[rebel with a cause]

6. He says that it is mostly limited to his hands.

That is why e wears cotton gloves all the time. :shrug:

[petronius]

7. If he really has germ issues, then kudos to him for working through them

But if it's a feeble attempt to get some 'weird-celebrity' publicity then he's an ass. Either way, my interest level is extremely mild...

[pinniped]

8. Howie's a douchebag and that game show sucks.

.

[MilesColtrane]

9. He would be funnier if he took one of those gloves, pulled it over his head,...

and inflated it by breathing into it.

Why hasn't he thought of that?

[BlueJazz]

10. I like the Man.