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Liz Kelly: Because a week without Alec Baldwin and Rosie O'Donnell is a week without sunshine, I'll be streaming a continual loop of Baldwin's voicemail and Rosie's Trump rants through to everyone's desktop while we're chatting today. I kid. I wouldn't subject anyone but myself to that kind of extreme psy-op. If by the end of the chat, I've made any references to "pigs" or "bunnies," we'll know the experiment failed.

I'm a little worn out and punchy today. What with "Lost" requiring my full attention, Britney taking to the stage again and pix of Lindsay Lohan going wild at Coachella, well, I'm feeling a bit of sensory overload. Which is why I'm trying to think of a nice, soothing Friday list to lull us all into a zen weekend. So if anyone has a fab idea, please send it my way.

Earlier this week, a friend sent me this hilarious Onion send up of a tabloid cover. I haven't been paying enough attention to parodies of celeb news. I'm curious, does anyone have any daily go-to sources faux-celebrity news or gossip?

Oh, and breaking news -- TMZ.com claims to have obtained some docs saying that the LA city attorney would like to put Paris in lockup for 45 days. This is like a Cinemax latenight movie waiting to be written. Get Shannon Tweed on the horn.

Because of the brain-cramping nature of last night's "Lost" (here's the weekly analysis) we can start talking about it at 40 minutes after the hour this week. That'll give us plenty of time to argue some of the more debatable points of last night's episode. (Remember, though, we can still talk about general Celebritology items in the last 20 minutes, too, so don't leave if you're not a big "Lost" fan).

This week's bev of choice is genmaicha tea. Lovely blend with just a hint of toasted brown rice. It cuts through the allergy-related post-nasal drip quite nicely.

Let's do this...

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Washington, D.C.: I feel like that flower picture doesn't look like Brit. Do we have confirmation that's her?

washingtonpost.com: Celebritology (washingtonpost.com, May 3)

Liz Kelly: I think that's Brit... note the ubiquitous fedora she's been wearing all the time lately and the characteristic lack of decorum. All that's missing is Sean Preston in the background playing with a bow and arrow.

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McLean, Va.: Liz - Any thoughts on the arrival of HRM Queen Elizabeth II?

I just hope Paris Hilton has the common sense to stay far, far away.

Liz Kelly: Well, I haven't been following the run-up to QE2's visit closely. As a properly-raised Irish girl, I'm loathe to give a relatively inconsequential old bitty too much off my attention. As a Celebritologist, I am of course watching closely to see what American entertainment icons -- if any -- will be trotted out for her majesty's pleasure.

Darragh Johnson, however, wrote an article in this morning's Post about how this area -- from Richmond to D.C. -- is prepping for the arrival of herself. Women are wondering if slacks are OK when meeting HRH and the first lady of Virginia has purchased a hat especially for the occasion. Virginia also has built a Web site devoted to the Queen's visit, where I just found out that she'll be treated to a sampling of Virginia music, including the bluegrass stylings of Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys.

According to Betty's official itinerary, she'll also be attending the Kentucky Derby, always a hotbed of B-list stars, so look for pix of QE2 with Sanjaya Malakar.

I think the visit would have been much more exciting if they'd sent Helen Mirren in Elizabeth's stead. She's ever so much more interesting.

And Paris Hilton's common sense has nothing to do with it. I'm sure she doesn't even meet the dress code required for an audience with the Queen's Corgis.

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Pittsburgh, Pa.: For any Americans who might get to meet the Queen during her visit:

Do observe protocol, of course, but PLEASE DO NOT CURTSEY to her. Curtseying implies subjugation to the British Crown, and America fought two wars (if you count 1812) to get out from under the Royal thumb.

Liz Kelly: Thanks for the timely reminder. Might I recommend this instead?

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Brooklyn, N.Y.: I just read that Lauren Bush is dating David Lauren, son of Ralph of Polo fame. This is ridiculous. If they get married she?d be Lauren Lauren. Isn?t that one of those things were the couple simply has to admit from the get go that it would never work out?

Liz Kelly: Well, she can always just keep her current last name, though "Lauren Lauren" does have a certain ring to it. I once knew a guy named James James. He went by "Jimmy," of course.

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Port-of-Spain, Trinidad: Dear Liz,

If you could call up any three celebs from all of history and invite them over for dinner, who would they be? And what food/drinkies would you serve?

Liz Kelly: Well, this is constantly changing depending on what's currently cycling through my psyche.

Right now, I'd have to say Madame Tussaud, Cary Grant and Tiny Tim. Now that would be quite a dinner.

I'd serve a whole wheat pasta with homemade pesto and some kick-butt cupcakes for dessert.

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Lexington, Ky.: So long Peeper! Sad to hear of Tom Poston's passing. It's like losing the friendly neighbor next door.

Liz Kelly: Agreed. A moment of silence.

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Methinks: Liz,

What kind of a name is "Tin" for a child? Was it not difficult enough that he would be adopted and his last name would be Visnijc or however it's spelled?

Soothing Friday list ... great songs to make out to?

Liz Kelly: I'm guessing Tin is a Croatian name, since that's Goran's background.

And, indeed, according to Wikipedia Goran named the little bundle of joy after Croation Poet Tin Ujevic. Duh.

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Brangelina ... Over?: Liz,

Is it over? I don't subscribe to or purchase the gossip mags -- but I do look at the covers and read as much as I can in line at the checkout. For about the last two months the mags have been referring to just Angelina and her kids -- no Brad. Now they are publishing rumors that the love is gone. What do you think is going on? Or am I just behind the times and they broke up?

Liz Kelly: Over the past week, I've been thinking of developing a new section of the Morning Mix. I'd call it Split Screen or Double Fantasy or somesuch. The idea would be to feature stories published on the same day about the same celeb that totally contradict each other.

This morning, I could have juxtaposed this report about the happy Brangelina clan relocating to Prague (complete with pix of a romantic mommy/daddy dinner) where Angie will be filming "Wanted" with this dire report that has Angie saying it's all over with Brad.

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Washington, D.C.: Queen Liz took her name after the first Queen Liz, after whom Virginia is named ... because she was a virgin. Ahem, right.

Anyway, and Jamestown was named after some relative of hers too, right?

What are the relations? How many greats before grandfather and mother?

Liz Kelly: Really, does anyone keep track? Seriously, the peerage is not realy my cup of tea. Stay tuned to the discussion channel thingy here because we hope to book a guest to talk about all things royal tomorrow.

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Re: Snoop Shocker: Let's just hope the Queen doesn't know some of the meanings of the 'shocker.'

The urban dictionary awaits your arrival ...

Liz Kelly: Oh. I thought that meant "Welcome to our country, fab to have you. Why not stay for three months?"

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Fairfax, Va.: When is Britney a mother? She's never home, it seems.

Liz Kelly: Well, since her release from rehab, Britney has thrown herself into reigniting her career -- she's apparently working out every day, assembling her own dance routines and -- as we saw in this morning's mix -- performing some test runs at the House of Blues.

But, last week, we did see some pix of the kids when Brit took them with her to the dance studio. According to the captions, Sean Preston wears "Polo Ralph Lauren Kids Sail EZ Canvas" -- dismissed as coincidence.

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Jamestown: Named after King James (the same one as the King James bible) who followed QE1 to the throne. He was not a Tudor but heck if I can remember what he was.

Liz Kelly: Thank you.

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New York: Maybe Tin is like whoever named Topher Grace to be short for Christopher(guessing his parents).

Tin could be short for Justin. Like Tin Timberlake.

Liz Kelly: Or maybe "TINnitis." That would be unfortunate.

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Baltimore, Md.: Re Tom Poston's death: When an older show biz person dies, it's always a treat reading about the special skills they used to get a foothold behind the footlights. In Poston's obit (can't remember whether it was in the Post or NYT) it said that he was an amateur boxer as a youth and also an acrobat. So when he auditioned for a role in Cyrano de Bergerac, he was the only actor who enthusiastically did something the script demanded -- namely, fall 10 feet and land seemingly on his head.

Would Lindsay Lohan do that? I mean, on purpose?

Liz Kelly: I don't think she would and that is why she is no Tom Poston.

Though she did take the time earlier this week to blame the media for coming between her and an Oscar.

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Louisville, Ky.: Maybe Larry Birkhead will meet the Queen at the Kentucky Derby. He supposedly met ANS here in 2003 at a Derby party.

Liz Kelly: Well, then I hope Prince Phillip keeps a close eye on his wife. Surely she won't be safe in Larry's vicinity.

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Calgary, Canada: James was a Stuart, of course. A Canadian knows these things.

Liz Kelly: Thank you, north of the border friend.

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Tiny Tim: My freshman year of college a few friends took me to Spooky World, a Halloween-themed carnival in western Maine. The featured performer that night was Tiny Tim. Forget the haunted forest, his fans were the scariest things around. Women of a certain age were chanting his name without a trace of irony. May he rest in peace.

Liz Kelly: I don't know why, but this reminds me of a Simpsons episode where Mr. Burns was pretending to be a hippie. When he revealed himself he said something like "I'm not Wavy Gravy at all! All this time I've been smoking harmless tobacco."

Good times.

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Methinks: I was wondering if you remembered what it means to "hit for the cycle"? Also, would you please explain the infield fly rule.

Liz Kelly: Did Gene put you up to this or are you also sadistic?

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New York City: Don't mean to be cold, but it's hard to feel very sorry for TV stars who pass away. Thanks to syndication we keep seeing them on TV for so long after they pass it's hard to know who's dead or alive. It sure is an easy way to deal with grief.

I have no idea if Matlock is still alive or not.

Which reminds me of a fun game to pass the time: Dead or Canadian. Ever play it?

Liz Kelly: According to producer Rocci Fisch, Andy Griffith -- who is so much more than a TV star -- is not only still alive, he's actually in the newly-released indie movie "Waitress," directed by Adrienne Shelly... who herself was murdered before the movie's release.

And for some great old Andy Griffith, rent "A Face in the Crowd." He's downright chilling.

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Arlington, Va.: Seriously? To the reader who wrote in "who names their kid 'Tin'" -- get with it. Did it even cross their mind that it was a cultural thing and not so much a novelty? It's also a common Vietnamese name. Sorry, had to vent against ignorance.

Liz Kelly: Thanks. I fear I fostered that ignorance and for that I apologize.

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Hartford, Conn.: Not just Tom Poston, but Kitty Carlisle as well. Who's next? Arlene Francis or Orson Bean?

Liz Kelly: Orson Bean? Bite your tongue! (Though how weird is it that he's married to the mom from the "Wonder Years"?)

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Brangelina relocating: Is it just me or are they always relocating?

Liz Kelly: Well, they are big time stars with movies to make. I'm sure they have enough scratch to make sure they take all the comforts of home wherever they alight.

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The Queen: I hate to nitpick. Heck, I'm upset that I even know this but it is HM (Her Majesty), not HRM, or HRH. HRH (His or Her Royal Highness) is reserved for those below the Queen, i.e., HRH The Prince of Wales.

Liz Kelly: I'm sorry, obviously you've confused me with someone who gives a fig.

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Boston, Mass.: I once knew a fellow named Richard Richard. Last name pronounced like the French -- Reeshard.

Liz Kelly: Quelle interessante.

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Waitress: Just read about that and have to say it creeps me out for some reason. Don't know the details but the little I know was horrific enough.

Liz Kelly: Initially, the police thought it might be a suicide, but quickly moved on to connecting Shelley's murder to a construction worker with whom she'd recently quarreled.

By the way, I read a review of "Waitress" last night in EW's Summer Movie Preview issue and it received very high marks. I plan to be there opening weekend.

Speaking of movies -- anyone doing the "Spiderman" thing?

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Rockville, Md.: Well, we know that Liz II isn't directly descended from Henry VIII (Homer Simpson) since neither Liz I, Edward (Bart Simpson) nor Mary (Lisa Simpson) had any kids.

Liz Kelly: Thank you for adding some authority to this discussion.

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Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C.: Liz,

You mentioned that you were totally green last week and that got me thinking about my obsession with organics and recycling that drives my boyfriend up the wall. I like to think of myself as a neo-hippy: passionate about nature and the environment, meditation and yoga, anti-development and fiercely liberal. Yet all of this is coupled with a love of all things Internet (despite understanding the disconnect between the openness of the internet and the reality of human interaction), obsession with celebrity and, dare I say, Lindsay Lohan, and I can't say I wasn't excited to get my black Chanel nail polish a few weeks ago. My "old school" hippy friends like to make snide comments about people who care about stuff like this and go out of their way to not care about popular culture but I'm pretty much okay with the seemingly disparate sides of my life. What do you think?

Liz Kelly: I think anyone who says they aren't interested in pop culture is basically in denial and probably missing out on some important cultural bellwethers by not paying attention.

Last week I gave a presentation about celebrity news and found an interesting opinion piece by Mick Hume that I quoted to my audience:

"What happens in the phony world of celebrity is often symbolic of developments in the real world that affect us all ? and rarely for the better."

Do we give Us Weekly as much credit as David Broder? No, but there's room for everyone in my news hole.

Okay, that came out wrong. I think you know what I mean... And maybe the next time your crunchy friends get on your case for caring about celeb news, why not send them a link to ecorazzi.com, a blog devoted to the intersection of environmentalism and celebrity.

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Arlington, Va.: Where's the Liz/Jen tag-team "Lost" commentary for last night's episode? I look forward to this (I know, I'm easily amused and slightly pathetic)every Thursday!

washingtonpost.com: Celebritology: 'Lost' Dueling Analyses: 'The Brig' (washingtonpost.com, May 3)

Liz Kelly: Apologies for the tardiness of today's post. As you can see, it's approximately as long as the Starr Report, so it took some time wending it's way through the editing process.

Liz Kelly: We've got about 10 minutes till we start talking "Lost."

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Philly: Jimmy James? Aw, I miss Newsradio! Or, uh, do you mean you knew an actual person Jimmy James, and not just the boss of WNYX?

Liz Kelly: Actual person.

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Chevy Chase, D.C.: It's not just that I am disappointed in that you refuse to learn what "hitting for the cycle" means but did you not infer that Mr. Liz wouldn't know either? And you call yourselves Americans! It's not the infield fly rule Liz.

Liz Kelly: Mr. Liz and I are united in our general disinterest in professional sports. I've tried, but it just doesn't stick. I bear you and your fellow stat-spouting hot-dog-eating compadres no ill will, though.

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Also died ...: The pastor from Little House on the Prairie -- 90 and never married!

Liz Kelly: That's right -- let's have another moment of silence please, for Dabs Greer.

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Washington, D.C.: How in the Hank Hill are you going to launch a comeback tour and not actually sing (I use that word lightly) I've read a couple reports where Britney was lip synching (sp?) and not very well?

Liz Kelly: Well, she's got to get the dancing part down first, I guess. Apparently she can dance and chew gum, though, and that's a big step forward.

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Names: I know I guy named Rob Raub (pronounced rob). He's actually Robert Raub, but the third, so his grandfather is Robert Raub, his dad is Bob Raub, and he is Rob Raub. I'm not making this up.

Liz Kelly: Puts me in mind of Ricky Bobby.

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New York, N.Y.: I don't see how Chevy Chase can be disappointed in you when s/he can't even figure out how to use "infer" correctly. Infer is what the listener does ... you meant imply, o' rude poster.

-- Love, a fellow non-sportsian

Liz Kelly: Snap.

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Brangelina: I was watching some profile on Angelina the other day. They mentioned that more than a few of the tabloid mags are waging a print war with Angie in retaliation for her giving People exclusive rights and shutting them out of being able to print the first pics of baby Shiloh. I don't know if that's true, but the timing and the constant negativity of the stories does seem to bear that out.

Liz Kelly: Well, I don't know if it's true either, but that theory has been floated here before. If so, that could explain some of the conflicting coverage. But then one could argue that the tabs must be waging war against practically every celeb.

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Liz Kelly: Okay, we'll now add "Lost" into the mix so if anyone is spoiler-phobic, you might want to avert your eyes.

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Takoma Park, Md: Lost nitpick (from dueling analyses): Dr. Manhattan from the Watchmen experiences all time at once, not Ozymandias.

I'm a fan of the Watchmen and Lost, and the pieces are both similar in some themes and structure. That is, it's easy to see how the creators of Lost used some bits of the Watchmen to construct their show. The theories that posit very specific parallels are usually overblown or just wrong.

Liz Kelly: Yep, apologies. We fixed that reference. At least it wasn't as embarassing as it could have been. Imagine if we'd confused Dr. Manhattan with Gleek or something.

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Richmond, Va.: Our traffic announcer is Rob Roberts and we used to have a city manager named Bob Roberts.

Why does Bush have to change her last name when she marries anyway? I didn't.

Liz Kelly: Good point.

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Re: Cultural sensitivity ruined by celebs: "Did it even cross their mind that it was a cultural thing and not so much a novelty?"

No. Since this is Celebritology, I feel it is perfectly appropriate for us to blame the celebrities, who have made us immediately think their kids' names are in fact novelties, rather than legit names. Really, you can't blame us for not knowing 'every' name in the history of the world and for assuming a celeb would name their kid something foolish, can you?

Liz Kelly: Fair enough.

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Lost-ville: We have a new theory about Lost. Did you ever see the movie "The Game" with Micheal Douglas and how his relative paid a company to torment him in real-life scenerios as a b-day present? I wonder if it is a similar situation -- all the losties have spurned a person at some point. What do you ladies think? I tend to think these esoteric notions of purgatory/dual universes are over rated -- ABC would never put on a hyper intellectual show when the American public has to have plots spoon feed to them ...

Liz Kelly: I think Jen and I have talked about parallels to "The Game" in the past, but I like your idea of the Losties being on the island because they have made someone (someone in a position of power) mad and this is their hell-on-earth reward.

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Re: Lost: In your earlier analysis of Lost you mentioned that Sawyer is the son of Mary and therefore a Christ figure. If that is the case, then Locke is John the Baptist, preparing the Others for the arrival of Sawyer. And when Sawyer arrives, then Locke will probably be be-headed. Just a theory.

Liz Kelly: If that's the case, though, they're really playing it close to the vest. It really looks to me as if Locke is trying to usurp Sawyer's rightful place as the "special one." He's faking it and he'll be found out soon enough.

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Okay, I'm getting old: Does "snap" mean "so there"?

Seems like now it's evolving to mean "darn"

Liz Kelly: Yes... mom?

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Arlington, Va.: I share the other poster's outrage over not knowing what 'hitting for the cycle' means. I know what it means and I know all the celebrity gossip to boot. You can learn both!

Liz Kelly: Certainly, if you happen to be so inclined. I, sadly, am not.

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Tiny Tim: I have an autographed picture of Tiny Tim from a 1979 shopping mall appearance. Wow.

Liz Kelly: Lucky. (said in my best "Napoleon Dynamite" voice)

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Philadelphia, Pa.: Hiya Liz:

Get thy self to: The Gallery of the Absurd -- TGOTA is "the best of many sites that skewer celebrity culture."

'Nuff Said. Great stuff!

Liz Kelly: One of my favorite sites. In fact, I love it so much that I did a profile of site proprietor and artist 13 last June.

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God save the Queen: But what about those of us who DO want to see Her Majesty breakdancing and bathing in a vat of asses' milk? Huh? Don't we count for something?

Liz Kelly: All I can say is that Annie Leibovitz failed us all.

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Lost in the middle of the Pacific Ocean: Awesome episode! Finally island Boy Scout Troop 815 has made it back to the beach with the Naomi! Any reason for Kate opening her big mouth about Naomi to Jack? (It made me scream at the TV). I think that secret could have been kept a lot longer. I also can't wait for the tape-recorded-evidence-smackdown next week!

Also -- when did Richard (Nestor Carbonell) make it to the island?

Liz Kelly: Kate seems to have lost all sense of when it is appropriate to share news. Last week she spilled to Sun about Juliet's involvement with island babies and this week she blurted out the news of Naomi's presence to Jack and Juliet in a fit of jealousy. Seriously, she needs an attitude adjustment.

Not to mention the fact that she's using Sawyer in the biggest way.

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Brooklyn, N.Y.: I think we can all agree that celebrities should never go to jail -? no matter what they do. I mean, that?s what ends up happening anyway. So let?s just turn it into a celebreality show where they have to work on a chain gang.

We?ve got Paris, Busta and Spector to start with already.

Liz Kelly: Not to mention Boy George who may be facing kidnapping charges .

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Re: Name Name: My dad's childhood best friend was named Conrad Conrad. They called him "Rad".

Liz Kelly: You could have called him C2.

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Washington, D.C.: Re Andy Griffith and A Face in the Crowd: Absolutely right, Liz. Everyone who thinks of Griffith as Andy Taylor or Matlock should rent this movie and see an absolutely demonic performance as Griffith plays "Lonesome" Rhodes, a country singer with pretensions to politics. It has always made me wonder what would have happened if Andy G. had done more straight acting and less comedic stuff.

Liz Kelly: Thanks for the back up. Great performances also from Patricia Neal, Lee Remick and (one of my faves) Walter Matthau.

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McLean on "Lost": Liz -- I posted a comment on this in your "Lost" blog last week, but based on what I'm seeing again this week I think it bears repeating.

The fact that Naomi is multilingual means NOTHING by itself. Many people seem to take her ability to speak several langages as a clue that she is some secret agent/Other/etc. Guess what folks -- millions and millions of people around the world speak more than one, two, or even three languages. This is NORMAL!

I'll repeat again a classic line by Eddie Izzard -- "Look at the Dutch! They speak four languages and smoke marijuana!"

Liz Kelly: Thanks for the reminder, though when it comes to "Lost" the producers/writers don't often embellish with details that are meant to be throwaways. We've literally gotten to the point where everything means something... so I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss her multilingual abilities yet. Yes, this is a common skill shared by most people outside the U.S., but in the context of the show, Naomi clearly needs that talent to help along the story somehow.

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Washington, D.C.: I remember reading in the newspaper when I was kid about about a couple who got married and he took her last name. His name was Robin Thursday and hers was Tuesday Hood, so he became Robin Hood so she didn't have to be Tuesday Thursday. I guess I should try to Nexis that article ...

Liz Kelly: That's really sweet.

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Port-of-Spain, Trinidad: Dear Liz,

I saw Spider-Man 3 last night. In my opinion, not as good as the last one, although you Topher Grace fans will love it. Personally I miss Doc Ock. Anyway, you have GOT to go see James Franco in his tight black body suit!

Liz Kelly: Thanks, Trinidad.

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Washington, D.C.: Okay, I'm still interested in Lost but the complainer in me has some issues with the episode. Why is Kate such a royal pain (head nod to the Queen)? It's like she doesn't think before she acts, actually I don't think she uses any common sense at all and it's beyond irritating.

Liz Kelly: Yes, she's become increasingly intolerable and irrational. Remember, this is a woman who knows how to keep a secret and was able to successfully elude federal marshalls for a good long time. All of a sudden she's got no filter and she's endangering people all around her. Maybe it's high time she's kidnapped by the Others.

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Liz Kelly: To the person who just sent the note about knowing someone with the surname "Doe" -- nice try.

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Spider-Man Widow: My beloved and I bought tickets to the midnight showing of Spider-Man tonight. He made me put the tickets in a common, safe place in case I am kidnapped, suffer some sort of freak medical accident or am otherwise incapacitated. That way, he'll still be able to see the movie to "ease his pain over losing me."

Liz Kelly: You are obviously an exceptional mate.

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LOST -- Jack and Juliet's Surprise: My first thought when Jack and Juliet revealed to Kate that they had a surprise was the scene earlier this season when Tom warned Jack that his conversation with Kate in the Others' rec hall was being monitored. I think we could see a coup d'etat against Ben in the works. It would tie together the "book club" from the season opener, Jack's tattoos about being a leader, Locke being "undercover", and other disparate ideas this season.

Liz Kelly: Could be, though I think Locke and Jack are far from the same page at this point.

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SPF: Poor kid. The presence of hair has not made him cuter. I hate to be mean about a baby, but that child is ... let's say sweet. Not cute. He makes Violet Affleck look like America's Next Top Child Model.

Thank God he'll have money -- provided his mother doesn't blow it all on anti-lipo injections or something.

Liz Kelly: Oh come on -- he's hardly old enough to bear serious critique. In fact, Billy Joel's daughter Alexa had some thoughts about this very subject earlier this week. She called Perez Hilton "dangerous" after he published a photo of her on his blog and "picked apart" the appearance of her eight-year-old sister.

Girl's got a point.

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Hitting the Cycle: Don't worry Liz, I forgot what it means too!

Liz Kelly: I am not alone.

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North Carolina: I went to law school with a guy named Carl C. Carl. Full name: Carl Carl Carl. No kidding.

Liz Kelly: Fascinating.

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I'm with you Liz (and Mr. Liz): One of the things my wife likes about me is my total lack of interest in professional sports. Here's my sum total of annual sports watching/attending: the last half day of The Masters (even though I don't golf anymore myself), the Super Bowl (for the commercials), and usually about one baseball game at the ballpark. But, I am celebrity obsessed.

Liz Kelly: You're right at home here. Maybe we can get together on Super Bowl Sunday to watch some John Hughes flicks or something.

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"Lost" has eaten my Thursday: Liz, do you think that Ben/the Others will actually accept Locke once he (presumably) deposits his dead father at their feet? Or was Ben just playing games with Locke? I'm inclined to think Ben will never accept him as an Other. And shoot, was last night's episode a hum-dinger.

Liz Kelly: I'm still suspicious of Ben's motives. He has not yet been out-maneuvered, so why would we believe that Locke could so easily overthrow his seeming dominance over the Others?

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Annandale, Va.: I'm married to a Tom Thomas. His real name is Walter Thomas III, but he hates the family name and just goes by the nickname Tom. But it always raises eyebrows. Thankfully we have spared our son becoming the IV.

Liz Kelly: My father wanted to name me Belle.

Belle Kelly.

Thank god my mother was able to veto that one.

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Washington, D.C. : Friday List suggestion: Top 100 soothing songs of all time. Nevermind that might create the opposite effect.

Liz Kelly: Hmm, you know, that may just work.

Summer breeze, makes me feel fine...

And on that warm, fuzzy note we close today's session. It's been real. Virtual "shockers" to you all. We'll be back next week for more of the same and listen for me now every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning at 8:20 a.m. on Post radio -- 107.7 FM/1500 AM.

Bye!

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