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[Benjamin Zimmer]

Noted on the sports blog Deadspin, in the comments to a post about
flamboyant figure skater Johnny Weir and his website (where he calls
Margaret Cho his favorite comedian):

"well, while all of these items are fairly incriminating, its the
margaret cho that seals the cake."

http://www.deadspin.com/sports/olympics/inside-the-mind-of-johnny-weir-153804.php#c54038


--Ben Zimmer

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