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Tracy Chapman sings O Holy Night.
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"The quickfire challenge will be based on Top Chef... →
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Listed below are a few of my favorite comments from our last Top Chef commenter live blog on Gawker. (Join us for the next one tonight! The post will go up at 9 pm Eastern, and the show starts at 10.)
Capt.Snarky These Top Chef seasons are shaping up to be like Star Trek movies: Every other one is full of awful humanoids that no one likes.
bread_and_potatoes I’ve got three categories...
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thedailywhat:
On-Air Blooper of the Day: Try as she might, Ann Curry just couldn’t help but blurt out the word “semen” while talking to Bill Clinton.
(Also: Clinton and Kelly sharing the same spotlight? Christmas has come early.)
[guyism.]
This is pretty gratifying.
“President Clinton, cigar of you to — I mean, so good of you to stain in — to stop in and...
misterhippity:
Now Christmas is come and our...
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10 Random Descriptive Phrases from Forbes’ “30...
Harvard girl, natch
wrap their heads around the future
sponsored by Virgin Mobile and Bing
moonlights as a magician
Harvard guy, obvs
moonlights as a comedy writer
eponymous political talk show
undercover auteur
sleep is for chumps
inevitable Huffpo-like liquidity event
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So when will the anti-anti-Hitchens backlash to...
I’m thinking probably tomorrow, right?
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Things that weren't around when the U.S.-led war...
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inothernews:
Facebook
Twitter
Tumblr
The iPhone
The Colbert Report
Things that were around:
~4,500 American soldiers
Also:
~ 100,000 Iraqi civilians
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"The guest judge will be Texas chef and k.d. lang... →
thingsiatethatilove:
“It is not a markup. We charge what the publishers ask for the books. We simply can’t strongarm the publishers into giving us better discounts like B&N or discount every title deeply enough that we lose money on all of them in an effort to cut out our competitors, an effort alleviated somewhat by the money we make selling goddamned refrigerators out back.”
—The Towering...
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Pasted below are a few of my favorite comments from our last live blog of Top Chef on Gawker. (Join us for the next one tonight! The post goes up at 9 pm Eastern, and the show starts at 10!)
chatcat2000 Contest Time: Guess how many of Beverly’s tears are in the jar and win a free therapy session!
bread_and_potatoes Whoa. Wait. Don’t believe you’re allowed to cook French...
Tomorrow is Monkey Day
From Wikipedia:
The holiday is primarily celebrated with costume parties intended to help draw attention to issues related to simians, including medical research, animal rights, and evolution.[9] Often there are competitions to see who has the best costumes, who can act like a monkey the longest, or speed knitting of monkey dolls.[7][10] The holiday cuts across religious boundaries and provides...
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Thinks that make me do math
misterhippity:
“The man, who was joined by nine friends at his table, also left a £10,000 tip on top of the £7,966 service charge on his bill for £71,000.60. The tip will be split between eight waitresses.”
10,000 + 7,966 / 18 * 1.5581 = $4,499.10 per waitress
Well, Shinola….how many goddam mints do you have to leave on the little tray with the bill when they tip like that?
Before you...
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Thinks that make me do math
“The man, who was joined by nine friends at his table, also left a £10,000 tip on top of the £7,966 service charge on his bill for £71,000.60. The tip will be split between eight waitresses.”
10,000 + 7,966 / 18 * 1.5581 = $3,499.10 per waitress
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aatombomb:
Ugh, why is everyone posting their follower count today? So tacky.
Both of my followers are very important people. I’d say who they are, but I don’t want to drop names.
"One time I asked Choire The Elder how I know when... →
This is definitely making my “Top Quotes of 2011” list.
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"The chefs will create steak dishes for the Dallas... →
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Pasted below are a few of my favorite comments from our last Top Chef commenter live blog. I’m hosting another one on Gawker tonight, and you’re invited! The post goes up at 9 pm and the show starts at 10. Hope to see you there!
The_Obvious I’ve watched enough TV to know nothing good ever comes out of being in a cornfield.
BabyJane So dirty rice isn’t rice that you...
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