Double Trouble at Nathans?

We asked Rabinowitz for comment. "That was a note from me to my editor, never intended for the recipient," she wrote in an e-mail. "It was inadvertently sent to that address as a result of hitting the wrong computer key."

SQUIBS

• MSNBC's Keith Olbermann -- who, as we reported yesterday, considers Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly an "abject failure," which prompted a Fox spokesman to brand Olbermann a "tortured soul" -- would like the last word on this little spat. Olbermann e-mailed us yesterday: "My soul stopped being tortured the day I stopped working for those soul-less clowns at Fox." Over to you, Bill.

• What's that smell? " Paris Hilton!" The randy hotel heiress has signed a deal for her own fragrance, which hits the market at year's end, reports the Trendcentral newsletter. Parlux Fragrances plans to offer Paris Hilton perfume in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Tokyo and Mexico City. Should Washington be offended -- or relieved -- not to be on that list?

This Date in Gossip

• Thirty-three years ago:

In its first season, the groundbreaking CBS sitcom "All in the Family" is the buzz around water coolers and even the topic of banter by President Nixon and his aides. As recorded by the White House taping system, Nixon calls the show "Archie's Guys" and describes Archie Bunker, played by Carroll O'Connor, as a "hard hat . . . looks like Jackie Gleason." He offers this capsule review of an episode:

"Archie is sitting here with his hippie son-in-law, married to the screwball daughter. The son-in-law apparently goes both ways. This guy. He's obviously queer -- wears an ascot -- but not offensively so. Very clever. Uses nice language. Shows pictures of his parents. And so Arch goes down to the bar. Sees his best friend, who used to play professional football. Virile, strong, this and that. Then the fairy comes into the bar.

"I don't mind the homosexuality. I understand it. Nevertheless, goddamn, I don't think you glorify it on public television, homosexuality, even more than you glorify whores. We all know we have weaknesses. But, goddammit, what do you think that does to kids?"

With Anne Schroeder