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Wayzata Boy Gives Hiltons A Smackdown

Says Steven: "I would like to repond to that. When I was 21, I was busy working toward my Ph.D. in organic chemistry at the University of Minnesota. I was the first to synthesize the compound okadaic acid -- shown to be the leading cause of breast cancer."

26 Reader Comments

ironic08:58am
Nov 22

Ah, but did Sabes also have an anulled marriage, a coke addiction, and a sister who has become the trendsetter for all prosti-tots everywhere? I mean...Cancer? Come on! That's not hot!

whb10:17am
Nov 22

And seriously, how many of us have had our hearts warmed by reading about organic chemistry in the supermarket aisles?
So take that mr. phd going to "make the world a better place"!

bobbritain (not verified)10:25am
Nov 22

Something so wrong with a culture that can't give BOTH a promising scientist (you all will HAVE cancer some day, you know) and a young, intelligent businesswoman their due. It's not about being "hot," it's about being yourself.

Mike (not verified)10:42am
Nov 22

There's something wrong with a culture that rewards a person based on the vagina they popped out of, but that's not really new.

I'm sure Nicky went into the business world with nothing more than determination and a suitcase full of dreams. *

*dreams = a couple million dollars

jodi  url10:44am
Nov 22

come on! how hard is it to 'run' two companies, when mommy and daddy (or would it be grandpa) did all the work to build them?

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solace11:18am
Nov 22

jodi, apparently pretty hard according to our current President ;)

Scoopid (not verified)11:36am
Nov 22

Who is Nicky Hilton?

ironic11:44am
Nov 22

Wait, when did she start to "run two multi-million dollar companies" herself? Apparently her parents still do all the work.

rex  url12:01pm
Nov 22

The Hilton franchise would be multi-billion companies. The girls are talking about their own businesses -- clothing lines, tv show productions, etc. They have no role in managing the hotels.

del (not verified)12:10pm
Nov 22

yo sccopid! check it out http://www.askmen.com/women/models_150/180_nicky_hilton.html

wether she's a blonde or a brunette, she's hot

alexis12:17pm
Nov 22

I wonder how Dr. Sabes enjoys being referred to as a "Wayzata Boy."

rex  url12:26pm
Nov 22

I'm sure he's crying about it.

alexis12:32pm
Nov 22

Maybe. I can't judge from his letter whether or not he has a sense of humor.

rachael02:13pm
Nov 22

gawker is all over this as well. someone call the daily show!

taylor02:35pm
Nov 22

I bet that guy has an awesome sense of humor. Because he's a scientist.

Not2Sure (not verified)04:23pm
Nov 22

He probably is a Paris fanboi hating on Nicky like that.

And like studying organic chemistry is hard compared to having actual plastic surgery... c'mon.

Bob from ALAMNot (not verified)04:29pm
Nov 22

Did somebody say cancer? Another reason to support the smoking ban!

Mpls Simpleton (not verified)04:32pm
Nov 22

I want Bob's Job! I could do it during my free time here at work and double dip! Maybe I could afford to heat my house then.

hacker (not verified)04:35pm
Nov 22

MPAAT, Target Market and all the other anti-smoking losers out there actually go to work thinking they have something relevant to do. What a huge waste of money.

Nikkola111@aol.com (not verified)04:53pm
Nov 22

For all the morons who know nothing of Paris and Nicky, they both have their own money as they inherited about $6mil from their Great grandfather. They stand to get another $ 50 mil from grandpa Barron Hilton. Nicky started her company "Chick" by herself and does all her own designs, obviously she has a large co. who markets and makes the outfits but she calls the shots. She also owns a handbag distribution co. with Samantha Thavasa of Tokyo. Sure her name got her in the door but then she ran with it. She never had a Cocaine problem. Right, the Hiltons have nothing to do with hotels other than own the name. Her Dad is developer in LA. Oh yeah her name is Nicholai not Nicky. How do we know Chemistry boy did anything? I always heard smoking is leading cause of breast cance along with bad genes.

Dave (not verified)05:07pm
Nov 22

This Bob from ALAMNot (notice: not Bob from ALAMN) has posted a couple times today. I think he might just be making fun of Bob from ALAMN. Is that the deal, BobNot?

Bob from ALAMNot (not verified)05:26pm
Nov 22

The tactic is to take any thread (however tangentially related to smoking) and turn it into smoking ban thread. If you're lucky, you can get paid for it! Another reason to support the smoking ban! This is happening everywhere! Precedent = proof of GOODNESS! C'mon everybody, get on board!

rex  url05:28pm
Nov 22

Alright, "Not Bob," you've made your point. No more spam please.

Bob from ALAMNot (not verified)05:31pm
Nov 22

"No more spam please."

OK, I'll stop. Will you be extending this request to Real Bob? If we ask you nicely?

rex  url05:37pm
Nov 22

Oh, I agree with you on the sentiment. Everyone should call him out next time it happens.

jeanfid07:23pm
Nov 22

you guys are nuts. but i like this idea of pretending to be some other mnspeaker, making it so obvious that it's a parody of another person's m.o. that everyone knows it's an imposter, and then everyone comments for quite awhile.

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