All Memes Necessary
By Mitch Berg
What is…:
- …your most unusual talent?: I have an uncanny knack for standing in front of the elevator door that will eventually be the one that opens.
- …The Best Dunn Bros?: I love love love the one on Fifth and Wabasha.
- …the worst holiday song?: Gotta be the very hip lounge-y version of “Sleigh Ride”. Johnny Mathis, maybe? Doesn’t matter – whomever it is, it sounds like Bill Murray doing his classic “Lounge Singer” bit.
- …the most overrated underground singer in history?: Male: Henry Rollins. Female: Peaches (the Canadian X-rated techno “singer”, not the one of “…and Herb” fame).
- …the best Law and Order cop lineup?: There’ve been so many. At the moment, my short list is Jerry Orbach/Chris Noth (L’nO), Vincent D’Onofrio/Kathryn Erbe (CI), Chris Noth/Annabella Sciorra (CI).
- …the best Law and Order attorney lineup?: I will always like Sam Waterston/Jill Hennessey the best, although Courtney Vance/Diane Neal (when she was still a redhead) is moving up fast.
- …your New Year’s Resolution short list, so far?: Same as last year; bike to work every day I can, including all summer. Get into better shape. I’m so far ahead of where I was last year, it’s not even funny; I’m hoping I can make a great year of it this time around.
- …your greatest food weakness?: Garlic bread in any of its many permutations.
- …the most-overrated comedian ever?: That changes very, very often, but this time of year, every year, it’s gotta be Lewis Black. Why does Comedy Central think his dyspeptic end-of-year wrapup is ever funny?
- …your least-favorite holiday food?: Divinity.





December 19th, 2007 at 6:51 am
“Damaged”-era Rollins was great. Rollins Band-era Rollins, not so much. And how could you have two LnO questions and not work in a mention of Angie Harmon? I’ll chalk it up to the hour.
December 19th, 2007 at 9:38 am
Is it because she’s not a lesbian?
December 19th, 2007 at 10:58 am
#9. Margaret Cho or (these days) Eddie Izzard.
Eddie was quite a bit better until folks started laughing before he even set up a joke. Urgh.
It is probably a case of “I liked him before everyone else thought he was cool”. Sue me.
December 19th, 2007 at 11:11 am
I remember the “is it because I am a lesbian” question, but I dont remember which one that was. It was the blond one right?
December 20th, 2007 at 8:37 pm
#7 — Get my back in good enough shape to run another marathon.
#2 — Minnetonka Blvd. Free Ann Coulter books on the tables for reading material.
#8 — Ice cream and (beer)