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Tuesday, May 23, 2006 12:00 AM

The Fix

Paris, secret genius? Moola the real reason Britney dumped Kabbalah? Plus: Will Bush see Gore flick?

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Tuesday, May 23, 2006 07:42 AM

Celebrity IQ Challenge

Here is my idea for a wonderful reality show (feel free to take it and run, execs). Open call for A/B listers to take a Stanford-Binet IQ test, and each week's winner gets 50 grand donated to their charity of choice. Madonna claims to have a 150 as does Geena Davis. Well, hot shots, come prove it for charity! Paris could squash all rumours that she is moron (she just acts like one). There could be theme weeks (Britney vs. Christina, Jessica vs. Ashlee, Roseanne vs. Tom, Kobe vs. Shaq, Rosie vs. Star, Feldman vs. Haim). As for the title, I am thinking "Not As Dumb As I Look" or "Am I Legally Retarded?". Any takers?

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 07:48 AM

Love it!

Love your idea Christy... if only I had the power.

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 08:24 AM

I will kill you

Everytime I see Paris Hilton's name in Salon I feel like somebodoy walked into my office, farted, gave me the finger and then left. Thanks, Salon.

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 08:33 AM

penultimate==next to last

since i think this is supposed to be the finale of american idol (thank god) it would be the ultimate episode

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 09:01 AM

Game show

They actually already made that game show, believe it or not. It was on a few years ago...don't remember the name.

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 09:02 AM

American Idol

Tonight is indeed the penultimate episode. The final installment is on Wednesday, and will likely be about 115 minutes too long.

That said, GO KATHERINE!

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 09:47 AM

Testing?

I really like the IQ test idea. I'm going to be thinking about it for days.

Eamonn Keane

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 09:53 AM

Paris/Fox/Smarts

Forget for a second that the Fox folks also think Bush is brilliant . . .

I don't suppose this Fox 411 mope ever considered that Ms. Hilton has an agent for setting up all these lucrative appearances? Or does he really think she negotiates all these deals herself?

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 02:28 PM

money = genius

Using Fox 411's logic anyone that makes a lot of money is a genius. Does that inlcude super-models, pro athletes and a lot of Hollywood actors, or only the celeb ass they're kissing that day?

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 03:31 PM

Oh the irony!

Who would have thought that the producer of "Girls Gone Wild" would have more decorum that the heir to an oil fortune?

Brandon Davis reminds me of the old adage "shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations." His appalling tirade against Lindsay Lohan, besides showing a unbelievable lack of understanding of basic anatomy, makes me think if that is his personal level as a human being, his family fortune should soon be gone once it rests in his hands.

Wednesday, May 24, 2006 09:38 AM

I knew it

I had a girl in my high school who was very very attractive (blonde, full figured, etc.) but acted very dumb, all the time. But I'm almost positive it was just that, acting! I think it may be an act of convinience for some people so they don't have to deal with others expecting a lot of them. Well, expecting anything else than good looks.

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