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ashling

(25,771 posts) Tue Nov 19, 2013, 10:54 PM Nov 2013

Mario Batali deftly fends off Twitter morons after raising money for Texas pro-choice charity

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/11/19/mario-batali-deftly-fends-off-twitter-morons-after-raising-money-for-texas-pro-choice-charity/

Mario Batali ✔ @Mariobatali

You seem successful and delightful!

RT. @USSANews: Pro choice? Then choose to eat a carrot once in a while you fat fuck. Just sayin...”
6:30 AM - 19 Nov 2013

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Mario Batali deftly fends off Twitter morons after raising money for Texas pro-choice charity (Original Post) ashling Nov 2013 OP

Love Mario. I watch him daily on The Chew and RebelOne Nov 2013 #1

does he still wear Crocs dlwickham Nov 2013 #2

yes grasswire Nov 2013 #3

K&R This is a great story and he sounds and looks like one hell of a great guy! Thank you Mario! idwiyo Nov 2013 #4

His daytime talk show sucks, but he seems like an awesome guy! Dash87 Nov 2013 #5

He caught hell earlier this year for criticizing Wall Street Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2013 #6

Didn't he say that would have kicked Justin Bieber's ass, had he pulled bullwinkle428 Nov 2013 #7

Knew there was a reason I liked Mario Batali. Arkana Nov 2013 #8

I wish I could remember the ashling Nov 2013 #9

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)

1. Love Mario. I watch him daily on The Chew and

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Tue Nov 19, 2013, 10:59 PM

Nov 2013

the Food Network on Iron Chef.

dlwickham

(3,316 posts)

2. does he still wear Crocs

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Tue Nov 19, 2013, 11:05 PM

Nov 2013

I can't support anyone who wears Crocs

grasswire

(50,130 posts)

3. yes

Reply to dlwickham (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 19, 2013, 11:08 PM

Nov 2013

Orange crocs, a pink or white cotton shirt, and a black fleece vest.

That's his standard uniform, even on The Chew every day.

idwiyo

(5,113 posts)

4. K&R This is a great story and he sounds and looks like one hell of a great guy! Thank you Mario!

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Tue Nov 19, 2013, 11:26 PM

Nov 2013

Dash87

(3,220 posts)

5. His daytime talk show sucks, but he seems like an awesome guy!

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Tue Nov 19, 2013, 11:55 PM

Nov 2013

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(137,388 posts)

6. He caught hell earlier this year for criticizing Wall Street

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2013, 02:38 PM

Nov 2013

Guess a lot of investment bankers ate at his restaurant(s).

bullwinkle428

(20,663 posts)

7. Didn't he say that would have kicked Justin Bieber's ass, had he pulled

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2013, 02:45 PM

Nov 2013

that stunt (where he went into a restaurant kitchen and took a piss into a mop bucket in front of the whole staff) in his own restaurant? He earned my undying devotion right there!

Arkana

(24,347 posts)

8. Knew there was a reason I liked Mario Batali.

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2013, 02:48 PM

Nov 2013

Is it true he and Anthony Bourdain used to do coke together?

ashling

(25,771 posts)

9. I wish I could remember the

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2013, 08:38 PM

Nov 2013

response the Alton Brown wrote on his blog some years back about the Superintendant of Education of Georgia who pulled some bonehead stunt . . .

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