Anderson Cooper, silver fox, CNN anchor and king of on-air giggle fits, was surprised by his staff this week, when he realized the "Ridiculist" segment was about himself.
He began the piece thinking that he was about to discuss workplace annoyances, but the camera then revealed his own desk with a lit, basil-scented candle that apparently everyone else on his staff hates.
"Somebody told me I smelled," he said in response. "So that's why I got the candle."
On the left, Hurricane Katrina, circa 2005. On the right, the latest projections for Tropical Storm Isaac. (Embiggen.)
The maps? Seven years apart to the hour.
CNN has already sent hurricane expert Anderson Cooper to New Orleans.
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Sarah Burge, who is in the Guinness Book of World Records for undergoing the most plastic surgeries, appeared this week on Anderson Cooper's show, where the "Human Barbie" told the host about how she was getting her daughter on the same process and encouraging her to pole dance.
Finally, Cooper had had enough, and he gave her the boot:
I honestly have nothing more to talk to you about... I gotta be honest, I gotta just stop. I'm sorry. I try to be really polite to all my guests, but I just think you're dreadful and I honestly don't want to talk to you anymore.
Cooper later admitted: "I regret having her on in the first place, and I regret that that's how things ended."
