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Sept. 7, 1999 | If you think Ling, the frostily litigious character Lucy Liu plays on "Ally McBeal," is a little off-center, you should know: Ling's got nothin' on the actress who plays her. In an upcoming Us magazine interview, Liu comes off as one of the kinkiest characters in Hollywood. (No mean feat.)

Along with a penchant for raucous bursts of random laughter and a tendency to drift into long stretches of psychobabble, the actress has a mouth like Ally's garbage disposal. "He was a f -- -ing a -- hole. A total d -- -. A lot of scum," she says of an ex-boyfriend.

But perhaps he let her see him naked? "I am fascinated by flesh," she tells Us' Erik Hedegaard. So fascinated, in fact, that she likes to gawk at naked ladies in spas. "I find myself looking at them like some freak. And men too. How does that thing stand like that? Why is that hanging like that? It's so weird. I just don't understand."

Apparently an accomplished privates investigator, Liu longs to understand her own hidden parts as well and get the ol' camera clickin' down under. "I would love to experiment with that," she admits. "I would love to have my legs spread open."

Paradoxically, she's sworn off casual sex since her college days. "If someone is not going to get down and dirty and get to know you in that other way, how are they going to get to know you when that thing is in there?"

Good question. Maybe the fellas could take a tip from some of her more subtle suitors. "I was sleeping on my futon on the floor, and some sort of spirit came down from God knows where and made love to me," she says. "It was sheer bliss. I felt everything. I climaxed. And then he floated away. It was almost like what might have happened to Mary. That's how it felt ... Isn't that weird?"

Yes. Very weird. Very, very weird.

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Toe-ing the Reform Party line

Say what you will about the Reform Party being something like an 11th toe -- I myself like the way it keeps things interesting.

For instance, just last week, amid all the will he/won't he speculation surrounding Pat Buchanan's flirtation with fleeing the GOP to find refuge -- as well as $13 million in federal funds -- in the Reform Party, things got a little exciting for Buchanan's obviously hard-working Web master, Linda Muller, too. (Why, just this month, she "ADDED SEVERAL NEW LEFT NAVBAR BUTTONS!" trumpets the official gopatgo2000.org site. The mind reels.)

According to the Wall Street Journal, Muller was ordered to pull down an article in which Bay Buchanan encouraged her brother to "bolt the GOP" and take advantage of the "terrific opportunity" presented by the Reform Party. So much for the site's stated editorial policy: "We do not necessarily agree or disagree with the content of each item [posted], but provide them for informational, educational and discussion purposes."

But really, the Reform Party just keeps giving and giving ... Word on the street is that Donald Trump might have been exercising his considerable art-of-the-deal skills when he coyly claimed he wasn't really interested in the Reform nomination -- and that GOP political strategist Roger Stone is greasing the wheels for him here in Washington.

Still, what could the Trump Daddiest real-estate mogul around want with the puny ol' White House? One theory is, he's got a political book coming out he wants to promote. (I couldn't track it down, but the rumor persists.) Presidential campaign as a book-promotion tool? A similar strategy worked for The Body. And hey, maybe there'll be a Trump action figure to look forward to, too.

A girl can dream.

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What would Wilma say?

"I may not be Fred Flintstone, but I bet I can make your bed rock."

-- A top contender in iVillage.com's search for the all-time worst pickup line. (No, I didn't send that one in myself ...)
salon.com | Sept. 7, 1999

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