She Wants A Place Where She Can Get Good Marcs

Could Chelsea Clinton have chosen Stanford University based on hormones, not academics?

“I don’t think so - I think she’s too smart for that,” said former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky, D-Pa.

She should know, because the speculation involves her 19-year-old son, Marc Mezvinsky, a Stanford freshman. He and Chelsea met four years ago at a Renaissance Weekend, and spent “quite a bit of time together” when Chelsea was visiting Stanford last weekend, Margolies-Mezvinsky told the Philadelphia Daily News.

But despite Washington Post reports that the pair engaged in “some cozy chats” at this year’s Renaissance Weekend, Margolies-Mezvinsky insisted there’s nothing romantic about their relationship.

“They’re really good friends, just dear friends,” she said.

Loose talk

Bill Clinton, on his daughter leaving the nest (at the White House Correspondents Dinner): “The bad news is our only child is going off to college. The good news is it opens up another bedroom.”

Now, is that the name of a liqueur, or a car?

Pia Zadora turns 41 today.

I don’t care if he is a victim, evict him

O.J. Simpson nemesis Fred Goldman was held back by Secret Service agents when he attempted to approach the president at the White House Correspondents Dinner, the New York Post reported. “Don’t you know who I am?” he shouted. “I’m Fred Goldman.”

But the prez is always some hack man

Harrison Ford, star of the upcoming “Air Force One,” was the winner with 54 percent of the vote when the World Wide Web site Mr. Showbiz polled vistors on which actor who had played the president of the United States in a movie would make the best real-life president. Among the also-rans, Jack Nicholson (8.2 percent) edged Gene Hackman (7.6 percent).

With Ollie, it’s ‘Let’s get ready to dissemble!’

Boxing announcer Michael Buffer is suing Oliver North for using a recording of Buffer’s trademark “Let’s get ready to rumble!” on North’s national radio show. “We just don’t want to be associated with them,” said Bruce Buffer, the announcer’s brother and agent. “You know, Oliver North is not the most respected person in the country.”

Sort of like what Congress keeps trying to do

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was rushed to the dentist for a late-night emergency filling when he complained of tooth pain after eating Nablusi Kanafa - phyllo dough filled with white cheese soaked in sugary syrup - in the West Bank city of Nablus, known for its sweet desserts. Said the dentist: “We in Nablus restore what we cause to deteriorate.”

Suppose the process works on black sheep, too?

The Telegraph of London reports that Iraqi despot Saddam Hussein has set up a cloning lab in Baghdad in hopes of creating a twin. Hussein turned 60 on Monday, and, according to The Telegraph, “has become obsessed with his own mortality.”

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