Before Rachael Ray was all over the planet and the known universe, I used to watch her on the Food Network's $40 a Day. On that show, Ray Ray would visit a different city and see if she could eat three great meals with only forty bucks in hand. As you'd expect, she succeeded (let's just say she wasn't the most generous tipper), but that wasn't the most interesting part of the program. What was most interesting was the disturbingly orgasmic reactions RR had to the food she was eating at each restaurant. The reaction was exactly the same, no matter what she was eating: eyes closed, she'd moan "Mmmmmmm" for the exact same length of time, open and roll her eyes back into her head, then smile. Cute the first time, it felt pretty creepy after the first dozen or so episodes.
Which is why I couldn't get through this collection of "Mmmmms" from 30 episodes of $40 a Day, edited together by Naomi Leibowitz for her blog. Hearing RR moan her way through the country's great meals was just too much for me to take. Her Stepford-esque efficiency in making those moans told me that one of two things were going on at the time: either she faked her reactions, or she needed to get laid really, really badly. Maybe she should have taken her now-husband with her on the shoots...
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3-26-2007 @ 2:02PM
Adam said...
I am assuming she is a moaner in bed.
Or is that MMMMMMer.
I shure would like to find out.
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3-26-2007 @ 2:22PM
Walt said...
Good stuff! More responsive than my first wife, that's for sure.
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Can we now get a mashup video with Horatio on CSI:Miami making his line and ripping off his sunglasses -- and then a quick cut to Rachel Ray going "MMmmm!" I think we could get about forty of those interchanges down before your head explodes.
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3-26-2007 @ 2:32PM
Kurt said...
I did the same thing but with Mohinder from Heroes! Good stuff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wztdWlx86I0
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3-26-2007 @ 2:51PM
jo said...
She also turns her plate a 1/4 turn before eating each meal on the show.
Jo
http://www.cerealinsider.com
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3-27-2007 @ 7:01AM
jp said...
mmmmmmmmmmmm thank you added to my collection hott!!
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3-27-2007 @ 7:19AM
Carolyn said...
Your article on RR Mmmmmming her way across the country had me in stitches this morning, thanks for making my day! She does the same thing on her 30 min. cooking show..along with the most annoying little phrases from the 70's like Deeelish and Groovy, GROOVY?? She will burn us all out in no time. Thanks again for the morning chuckle!
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3-27-2007 @ 7:37AM
e Corry said...
I am sick of the small minds with their negative comments. It's a TV show GET IT? TV show. Entertainment. Not real life. Go back to your soaps.
She provides more employment to more families then most of us will ever provide to any one.
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3-27-2007 @ 7:39AM
aptblogger said...
I love Rachael Ray AND her comments - DEELISH, etc. If you are annoyed, you do not have to partake of her very astute eating library and recipes. Your loss!!!
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3-27-2007 @ 7:56AM
Barbie said...
She reminds me of a pig...
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3-27-2007 @ 7:56AM
Yvonne McIntire said...
Rachel Ray is an inspiration to many women. She did it on sheer talent and grit. Try emailing your observation to the Food Network next time for a constructive critique instead of being unkind.
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3-27-2007 @ 8:01AM
janine said...
Get a life if RR's reactions bothers you so much turn the channel, or maybe... it's you that needs to get laid as you put it. I swear some people aren't happy unless they have someone or something to rag on.
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3-27-2007 @ 8:02AM
marcia said...
she also shrieks and calls things amazing no matter if it is a dog walking by or folding a paper napkin or world peace.
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3-27-2007 @ 8:02AM
JESS said...
I ALSO LOVE RACHEAL RAY , IF YOU DONT LIKE HER MMMMMMM'S DONT WATCH HER , GET A NEW LIFE , HELLO.
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3-27-2007 @ 8:02AM
Ginny said...
Those moans were not orgasmic, not even close! If Joel Keller thinks they sound orgazmic then he hasn't given real pleasure to his partner.
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3-27-2007 @ 8:16AM
Ron said...
Rachel was enjoyingto watch on her $40 a day show all though she could have been better with her manners. Took a lot to say Thank you.
But since her new show she has become a horror!
She want's all the attention. Doesn't give anyone a chance to talk. It's all about Her!
And on her show everything is pre planed. She askes guest to tell a funny story ( which was already planed out before the show!
Enough of her now! She's a self centered bitch!
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3-27-2007 @ 8:30AM
maddie said...
People I love RR If you have nothing good to say than don't say anything. I think you have nothing else in your life. Most of you that have put up bad remarks have to get a life. I don't like sports but don't make bad remarks them. Life would be dull if we all like and disliked the same things. Maddie
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3-27-2007 @ 8:34AM
Hate Rachael said...
I cannot STAND this woman anymore. Cutesy cutesy is getting me sick!
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3-27-2007 @ 8:55AM
lp from si said...
Maybe you are watching the wrong program! If you
associate her "sounds" with orgasms you should get your head out of
the oven and change the channel. Some people live to criticize
others, meanwhile they have not contributed anything to society. Get a
life, move on! Rachel Ray:Ignore these lifeless fools.
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3-27-2007 @ 9:05AM
victoria said...
Never is too soon to have to see her fat face and those awful man hands on products I no longer purchase. Needless to say, if that face is on my television I change channels or push the off button.
yech!
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3-27-2007 @ 9:23AM
kat said...
Personally i cannot stand Rachel ray...At first she was ok on TV. Then when she got oprahs attention. Well all hell broke out with RR. Her voice got irritating. Her overall enthusiasm. Her new show on TV stinks she is trying to be oprah. I cant stand her voice nor Her show.. Ya couldnt pay me to watch her since she hit her own talk show..I say get back to the kitchen RR and be yourself dont try to be oprah....
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