Meal or No Meal…
Today it’s all about playing games - starting off with Meal or No Meal, Rachael’s take on the fabulous Deal or No Deal. An audience member is choosing between platters of food, looking for the $25 plate. It’s not exactly like DonD, of course, but it’s fun, none-the-less. The models in this game are, of course, lunch ladies…
…who capture the imagination of the forever irrepressible Howie Mandel! He’s there as the surprise banker (though really, who was surprised?) and loves the fact that 1 - the game is played with food because while his game is fun, Food can Change Your Life! and 2 - the lunch ladies have rubber gloves on. As a Germophobe, this makes Howie a little giddy as he says “It’s like a prostate exam and lunch all at once - Feel or No Feel!”
I adore Howie!
After winning the crowd lunch at Palm Too, Howie joins Rachael at the Kitchen table to dish a little bit. (The suxtors should note that she did NOT touch him during the segment, maintaining his personal boundaries. See? It can be done!) They dish a little on his stand up (He still performs 200 nights a year!), Bobby (Love him!) and of course the show. All hell breaks lose, really, as things with Howie tend to do - and the result is a very fun interview. He talks with pride about his kids, the show, and all things in between - including the Sit n Spin/Lazy Susan that he wishes DonD had. Haha!
Then it’s Kristan Cunningham’s Biggest Little Project to date - making over a Home Office that’s in a 5×6 closet! She does her magic, of course, and creates a workable space for the very cute older couple who run their own business from ‘in the closet’. “We were gonna come out of the closest” jokes the Mr. “But now I think we’re gonna stay in!” Hit the Giveaway button on the sidebar to enter for a $100 Staples Gift card!
What’s for dinner? Rabe-Stuffed Stromboli Bread.
February 7th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
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February 8th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
*snickers* I’ll make sure and point out the fact that she didn’t touch him to the rest of the gang!!
February 8th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
*LOL* Knew I could count on you, Molly!
February 8th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
February 8th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
You know, I think I alternate those spellings at whim. Dunno why! (aside from the fact that either way firefox spell check says it’s wrong. ha!) I will try to remember that it’s less hoity-toity and thus er vs or. (grin)