Apparently, it's an old story, but I had never heard it before.
It makes me wonder if that's what Anthony Bourdain always pronounces her name "Podma".
Mercy is the mark of a great man. Guess I'm just a good man. Well, I'm all right.
Mal ,'Shindig'
Non-Fiction TV: I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own
This thread is for non-fiction TV, including but not limited to reality television (So You Think You Can Dance, Top Chef: Masters, Project Runway), documentaries (The History Channel, The Discovery Channel), and sundry (Expedition Africa, Mythbusters), et al. [NAFDA]
Amy - Mar 28, 2011 6:45:27 am PDT #16442 of 23273
Because books.
Jessica - Mar 28, 2011 6:48:59 am PDT #16443 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
India Killer Fatigue Syndrome
So true! Still, Luke's attitude has annoyed me in two seasons now, so I'm glad they're gone.
Jesse - Mar 28, 2011 6:50:43 am PDT #16444 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, I've heard that about Padma, and been unsurprised.
Amy - Mar 28, 2011 6:53:18 am PDT #16445 of 23273
Because books.
Just to be clear, I don't judge (at all). But it does make some of her dreamier deliveries of Quickfire instructions a little more understandable.
TAR: I'm rooting for Flight Time and Big Easy. They're completely charming. I did love the people at the tea challenge hugging and cheering Luke when he finally finished, though.
erikaj - Mar 28, 2011 8:37:22 am PDT #16446 of 23273
Always Anti-fascist!
"Knowing" Bourdain as I have recently started to, that would be my guess...Bourdain never met a drug reference he didn't like.(including standing around a bunch of grandmas buying cannoli, noticing he had powdered sugar on himself, and sighing melodramatically "Ah...the eighties,")
I also had read that she had either:
a. Gone to some kind of "legalize it!" event.
b. been interviewed by High Times
I don't really know which. And I don't know why it stuck in my head, since I'm not really a Top Chef viewer...I watched it for a season, probably. But I probably thought something wiseassed myself, about Funyuns challenges, or something.
le nubian - Mar 28, 2011 9:43:13 am PDT #16447 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
What is it about Nerve that isn't SFW. I opened it and am merrily reading the web pages.
If there is a sudden silence, I have been kidnapped.
Amy - Mar 28, 2011 9:49:59 am PDT #16448 of 23273
Because books.
Nerve has a bunch of sexuality columns and some nude photography, although that might be for pay now.
Liese S. - Mar 28, 2011 10:21:09 am PDT #16449 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
India Killer Fatigue Syndrome
Yeah, I definitely thought this. I felt for the workers, too, and was glad when they cheered for him. You could tell they didn't expect it to be nearly that difficult a challenge. Smell was the key issue here. It's much easier to tell a distinct difference with the odor of tea than the taste.
I was okay with seeing them go, too, but I'm glad he finished and didn't quit.
le nubian - Mar 28, 2011 10:22:57 am PDT #16450 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
dammit. I'm missing the nudes!
Jesse - Mar 29, 2011 5:06:13 pm PDT #16451 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ooh, anyone else watching Drag Race on VH1 on the DVR like I do might have missed the big twist at the end -- Michele and Santino (and anyone else?) get to bring back an eliminated queen!