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What Billy Joel is to other musicians? Where are you getting your info? Billy Joel fans include Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Ray Charles, Pete Townsend, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Leonard Bernstein, Paul MacCartney, Dave Brubeck, James Levine,and many, many other well-respected musicians. Get your facts straight.

I don't think it's her talent (or lack thereof) that's the issue, but her personality. She's just so annoying, I can't stand fake perky people like her. She just tries too hard.

This i think makes the Billy Joel metaphor allowable. A good musician at times, but also a smug New York uber-douche.

Perhaps you've heard of the Rachel Ray Drinking Game. It's not for lightweights.

For words or phrases:

1 sip “EVOO”
1 sip “Guys”
1 sip “Sammie”
1 sip “Healthful”
1 sip “Goin’ on”
1 sip “Hang out”
2 sips “Stoup” (combining “stew” and “soup”)
2 sips “Spoonula”
3 sips “Fry-o-lator”
+1 sip any of the above followed by an explanation of what it stands for, thus making the abbreviation useless
1 sip “Yummo”
2 sips any exotic variant of Yummo, like “Yummilicious” or “Yummerific”
1 sip “Delish!”
1 sip “Awesome”
1 sip “Beautiful!”
2 sip “Chop and drop”
2 sips “Shimmy shake”
2 sips “Worcester-sheer-shire sauce”
1 sip “It smells good in here already!”
1 sip “How _____ is that?”
1 sip “I’m all about _____”
1 sips “Room to groove”
1 sips “You can seriously entertain with this!”
2 sips “Some of that action”
2 sips “Back in the day”
2 sips “Daddy”
1 sips “Give it feet”
Whole drink when she creates an all-new and completely unnecessary abbreviation

For when she’s cooking:

2 sips when she comes back from refrigerator carrying too many ingredients
3 sips when she drops something on her way back
4 sips when she drops something, laughs, and says something like “potato overboard!”
whole drink when the thing she drops is a knife!
1 sip when she fails to provide a measurement and tells you to “eyeball it”
2 sips when she praises “salad in a sack”
2 sips when she uses a “secret ingredient”
3 sips when the “secret ingredient” is nutmeg
1 sip when she mentions “the thing that makes you go Hmmm”
3 sips when “the thing that makes you go Hmmm” is nutmeg
2 sips when she praises the virtues of Worcestershire sauce
2 sips when she creates a “healthful” meal that clearly contains over 50g of fat
2 sips when she does way more work than is humanly possible during a commercial break
3 sips when she makes a “gourmet” dish out of cheap ingredients (e.g. Tiramisu with nilla wafers and whipped cream)
2 sips when she expresses how good something tastes while she’s still lifting the fork to her mouth
2 sips when she takes such a big mouthful of something it takes several seconds before she can talk again
3 sips when she ruins something and tries to play it off as no big deal
3 sips when she makes a dish with a name more than 10 words long

For when she’s travelling:

2 sips when she leaves a crappy tip
2 sips when she shoves her nose in something to smell it
2 sips when she claims a dessert by itself is somehow a legitimate lunch or dinner
2 sips when she gets something for free (e.g., her boyfriend buys her a sundae)
3 sips when she wears anything midriff-revealing
Whole drink when she gets up on stage with a band

This is not a fight about Billy Joel. It's about Rachael Ray. The Joel metaphor is not perfect but that said, he is a divisive figure to the point Slate called him "the worst pop singer ever." http://www.slate.com/id/2209526/pagenum/all/

Rachael Ray is the same type of divisive figure and she's got many fans. Hell, I might be becoming one.

Hey, what can I say. Familiarity ain't the only thing that breeds contempt, success does too. She's putting herself out there, she's going to get knocked down but as she said in the interview, she doesn't really care so good for her. Also, I have to defend DLC. I've met him in person and he's the opposite of smug or a d-bag. I've never met Billy Joel so the jury's still out on that one.

As for the Rachael Ray drinking game, I can't believe its legal. Someone would die about 10 minutes into that game if playing strict rules.

Then I'll have to defend Billy Joel. I've met him in person too, and he is neither smug, nor an "uber-douche". I've never met DLC, but I'd be willing to take your word for it. Fair enough?

Aw, thanks guys! Flame war avoided.

I'm really glad Jerry B was here to defend Billy's honor.

Firs,t I love Billy Joel. Second, I love Rachael Ray. Two years ago I couldn't even brown ground beef for spaghetti sauce. R.R. is good to watch for those of us just learning. She's sort of a stepping stone, but a really happy, very do-able stepping stone.