Novak, Mayo, Mariotti, McDonalds: Today's Fine Lines

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"He's not dead, that's the main thing." —Bob Novak, who's having the worst week ever, on the pedestrian he hit this morning. Also, Novak drives a black Corvette. [Trib]

"It's not as if there was a Moses of mayonnaise who handed down the first jar." — John T. Edge, director of the Southern Foodways Alliance at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi in Oxford. This whole article is a treat. [Trib]

"I can't wait to see chairman Crane Kenney, on behalf of GM Jim Hendry, try to explain this unexpected financial hit to Tribune Co. boss Sam Zell. In Zell's slash-and-burn world, $500,000 equals the heads of 10 sports writers at Tribune prices." — Jay Mariotti [S-T]

"Whew! They don't do anything like that at my local McDonald's—or in downtown Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, I suspect. But I digress." — Greg Hinz [Crain's]


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Thank you for that mayo article. I liked it.

The mayo thing cracked me up so bad. I especially liked the part where the author wrote, "but if there were a Moses of mayonnaise..."

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Isn't Novak a bit old for a mid-life crisis car?

just came back from seeing a bike messenger (i think?) bomb over a pesestrian. helpful (other) pedestrains grabbed him and detained him while the traffic cop hurried over, already calling the police on her walkie. JUICY!

I liked that Moses of Mayo quote too. People are awesome. If there was a Moses of Mayo I wonder what his name would have been.

Meteorologist: John T. Edge routinely comes up with quips like that. Combined with his love for and desire to preserve the history of Southern Food, it's why he's my favorite food writer.

Still can't stand mayonnaise.

Jay Mariotti still has a job?

Why?

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