Shaq vs. Basic Vegetables: Unable To Identify Peppers, Cabbage With Rachael Ray

Eater.com:

On last night's episode of Shaq vs basketball player Shaquille O'Neal challenged television personality, cookbook author, and self-described "burger freak" Rachael Ray to a burger-cooking competition. Highlights included:

· Shaq, who calls himself a "Cooking Master" yet admits to not having cooked in 20 years (well, other than Top Ramen, fried chicken, hot dogs, and Oodles of Noodles), is completely unable to identify a single vegetable, confusing peppers for tomatoes and cabbage for lettuce.

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[LastTexasRose]

07:31 PM on 08/21/2010

I really enjoyed the videos, and I was rooting for Shaq all the way, he's pretty funny in a wry manner

[DavidMG]

04:08 PM on 08/19/2010

I was being sarcastic - hard to do sometimes in e-communications.

[DavidMG]

07:54 PM on 08/18/2010

As a food writer/activist particularly interested in kid’s relationship to vegetables and fruit I was not surprised at Shaq’s disinterest although I was surprised at the depth and width. The man excels at everything! But it is sad (and unhealthy.)

My recent kid’s book, “The ABC’s of Fruits & Vegetables and Beyond” gets kids past their ignorant parents. Going into its fourth printing in two years and used in quantity for class use. Coauthored with Jim Henson writer Steve Charney. more at HealthyHighways.com

[satanlite]

01:36 PM on 08/19/2010

Excels at everything???? Except acting (I mean, really - ever see any movie he was in?). He's just another overpaid sports celeb, nothing more, nothing less.

[DavidMG]

04:08 PM on 08/19/2010

I was trying to be sarcastic.

[SwingingFromCenter]

10:22 AM on 08/24/2010

Really? You're going to try and advertise and plug your book on a tabloid blog?

[cookerman45]

07:23 PM on 08/18/2010

shaq is a GOOD MAN.

[release the hounds]

04:08 PM on 08/18/2010

I know that this is the wrong place for this comment, but there doesn't seem to be a right one. Can anyone give me a clue as to why the following innocuous comment, made in response to a piece in the World Section about John Bolton, was deleted?

"This guy makes me smile every time I see or hear him. He's got a sort of Yosemite Sam vibe going for him. I keep expecting Bugs Bunny to sneak in from stage right and replace his pen with something that goes boom."

... just curious.

[satanlite]

01:35 PM on 08/19/2010

I think Jon is reading the posts - you g ot flagged for some odd reason. Never try to figure out the mods. To do so tempts insanity.