Dennis Perrin forwarded me this great bit from the early days of Letterman. Dennis sez, "Starting at the 45 second mark, you'll see Letterman writers Max Pross, Tom Gammill, George Meyer (in the Dallas Cowboys shirt, sporting an Amish beard), and then Andy Breckman, in the glasses and secular beard. And at 1:31, that's head writer Merrill Markoe."

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GQ sent somebody around looking for it. Though I might trust their judgment a little more on matters of hair gel viscosity or length of beard stubble, both Sally's and Pepe's did make the list, which suggests it's at least creditable. Notable omission: LA's Pizzeria Mozza, which my wife swears by.

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I clicked on this expecting nothing, but I enjoyed it. As Samuel Johnson said, "If you're tired of mindless internet memes, you're tired of life."

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