# Rachael Ray - She's as cute as a speckled puppy! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 26, 2006, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachael-ray-shes-as-cute-as-a-speckled-puppy/377952 "2006-10-26T06:03:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2006, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachael-ray-shes-as-cute-as-a-speckled-puppy/377952/61 "2006-10-27T06:51:54Z")
Giada De Laurentiis reminds me of Penelope Keith. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2006, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachael-ray-shes-as-cute-as-a-speckled-puppy/377952/62 "2006-10-27T07:16:04Z")
Rachael Ray is the [Redbook Recipe](http://redbook.ivillage.com/home/0,,98gmrp1t,00.html) Girl. She has an intuitive style which I agree with and she has the chops as a cook. Plus, she’s accessible and generic in many aspects along with her food, which is not a bad thing in my book (I’m not a food snob, just a foodie.) ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2006, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachael-ray-shes-as-cute-as-a-speckled-puppy/377952/63 "2006-10-27T11:35:14Z")
[QUOTE=Billdo] Giada is one of those lollypop people, giant head on a little, bitty skinny body. And I always refer to Rachel Ray as “Squeeky.” She’s cute as heck, but I’m not sure how long I could listen to her squeeking. [/QUOTE] That’s why you have to make her beg and moan. The contrast is delicious. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2006, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachael-ray-shes-as-cute-as-a-speckled-puppy/377952/64 "2006-10-27T11:42:22Z")
[QUOTE=Sunspace] I’ve never seen either of them in motion on TV, but I just googled Nigella Lawson. :: breaks into sweat :: :: may not be able to sleep :: And she’s around my age, too. 🙂 [/QUOTE] You have GOT to look for some [live action](http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nigella&search=Search) of Nigella. Not only is the way she speaks astonishingly alluring, but when she slowly sucks the sauce from a finger… ::faints:: ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2006, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachael-ray-shes-as-cute-as-a-speckled-puppy/377952/65 "2006-10-27T13:44:28Z")
[QUOTE=Sierra Indigo] Jamie Oliver - Good cook, I’ve got some of his cookbooks and I use them a lot. Kinda cute but more annoying nowadays. [/QUOTE] Gack. Every time I see one of his shows, all I can think is how much spittle he’s spraying into the food with that awful lisp of his. I have to turn it off before someone sampling the meal says how ‘tangy’ it is. _shudder_ Has anyone else noticed that Tyler Florence has gotten puffier and shinier every season he’s been on Food Network? He’s swelling up so fast that I keep expecting him to start turning purple one day and Willie Wonka to turn up and accuse him of stealing the blueberry-flavored gum. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2006, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachael-ray-shes-as-cute-as-a-speckled-puppy/377952/66 "2006-10-27T13:54:45Z")
Rachael Ray is from my area. I frequently see her around since she still has a cabin here. Last Mother’s Day we were out at dinner at a lovely restaurant in Lake George and she was at the table next to us with her Husband, Mother and a couple of other people. She did not shut up for the entire meal. It drove us nuts. She has what I call a “bar voice”. Meaning that no matter how loud the band is, her voice cuts right through. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2006, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachael-ray-shes-as-cute-as-a-speckled-puppy/377952/67 "2006-10-27T14:26:25Z")
[QUOTE=runner pat] Iron Chef America [Flay/DeLaurentiis vs. Batali/Ray](http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_ia/episode/0,1976,FOOD_16696_46737,00.html) Nov. 12 [/QUOTE] They had to pair them up like that. Could you imagine Flay and Ray together? Wouldn’t be much Iron Chefing going on, but the train wreck would have been spectacular! ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2006, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachael-ray-shes-as-cute-as-a-speckled-puppy/377952/68 "2006-10-27T14:46:44Z")
[QUOTE=runner pat] Iron Chef America [Flay/DeLaurentiis vs. Batali/Ray](http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_ia/episode/0,1976,FOOD_16696_46737,00.html) Nov. 12 [/QUOTE] It’s funny; my brother and I used to speculate as to how some of the other Food Network chefs would do on Iron Chef. We figured Rachael Ray would do poorly just because she’d finish all her dishes in the first half hour and they’d get cold before it was time to serve them. Ina Garten would have the opposite problem: 50 minutes into the show, she’d still be slowly peeling apples for her cobbler, _the only dish she’d even started on_. Ever notice how her show follows her around for a whole day? That’s why. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2006, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachael-ray-shes-as-cute-as-a-speckled-puppy/377952/69 "2006-10-27T20:38:47Z")
[QUOTE=Waverly] I have to go with Giada over all others. Giada is to Ray what Guinness is to Pabst Blue Ribbon. [/QUOTE] Two of my favorite beers. You just have to be in the right mood for one or the other, and then they’re both deliciously wonderful. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2006, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachael-ray-shes-as-cute-as-a-speckled-puppy/377952/70 "2006-10-28T03:58:44Z")
[QUOTE=pulykamell] Yeah, she’s got freakish proportions…wouldn’t kick her out of bed for eating crackers, but I’d definitely take Nigella over her. [/QUOTE] The funny thing is that I didn’t mention Nigella when I was writing my post… she’s very much “my type” - pretty, dark haired, big rack, likes to cook/eat, a little plump, seems awfully sensual, etc… I keep telling myself that she’s just a digital creation, and doesn’t really exist. Otherwise I’d have to secretly kill that Saatchi guy and set about wooing her! ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2006, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachael-ray-shes-as-cute-as-a-speckled-puppy/377952/71 "2006-10-28T06:26:15Z")
Mr. Lucky has a massive crush on Rachael Ray. He watches the “$40 a day” show and “30 Minute Recipes” religiously. If he ever should run off with her, I will go and seek comfort in the arms of Alton Brown. He looks hot with facial hair, BTW. Did anyone see his series on road food? I was :eek: when he had that motorcycle accident. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2006, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachael-ray-shes-as-cute-as-a-speckled-puppy/377952/72 "2006-10-28T08:56:42Z")
So, is Rachel a spitter or a swallower? Given that she’s a foodie, I’m thinking swallower. What do the rest of you say? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2006, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachael-ray-shes-as-cute-as-a-speckled-puppy/377952/73 "2006-10-28T17:50:21Z")
[QUOTE=Rick] Do you think Rachael Ray was a cheerleader in High school? Everyone I have asked has said that there is no doubt. [/QUOTE] Perhaps some of them have read her [AskMen.com](http://www.askmen.com/women/models_300/313_rachael_ray.html) profile: > [@](#): > > Rachael attended high school in Lake George, New York, a small town in the Adirondack Mountains, where she was a cheerleader and worked part-time as a waitress for her mother. Before graduating in 1986, Rachael was already an entrepreneur, running her own gift basket service on the side. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2006, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachael-ray-shes-as-cute-as-a-speckled-puppy/377952/74 "2006-10-29T00:05:20Z")
> [@Carl Corey](#): > > Nothing a ball gag won’t fix. [QUOTE=Yeticus Rex] **Evil Captor** , is that you? [/QUOTE] No. And as Dr. Freud once almost said, “Sometimes a device intended to hamper speech is just a device intended to hamper speech.” ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2006, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachael-ray-shes-as-cute-as-a-speckled-puppy/377952/75 "2006-10-29T00:07:48Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] Given that she’s a foodie, I’m thinking swallower. What do the rest of you say? [/QUOTE] As long as she doesn’t say “Mmm, dee-lish!” afterward. Or even if she does. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2006, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachael-ray-shes-as-cute-as-a-speckled-puppy/377952/76 "2006-10-29T00:11:02Z")
[Her FHM pix](http://www.torontopics.com/digital/ray.html), for those of us. Marginally work-safe. [Maybe not this one, though.](http://www.torontopics.com/co/rachel4.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2006, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachael-ray-shes-as-cute-as-a-speckled-puppy/377952/77 "2006-10-29T00:15:37Z")
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