<b>Morning Chatter</b>

Quotes of the Day Fox News weather lady lets herself eat pie and whatever else she wants "If it's your birthday, nothing you eat should have calories. A rule made up by me just now...after eating too much pie." -- Janice Dean, senior meteorologist for Fox News. (Guess all those rotten rumors about FNC controlling what females wear on air and how they look are completely unfounded.) Question to never ponder: "Does anyone actually like spearmint or do we all just tolerate it?" -- Mediaite editor Noah Rothman. And something to contemplate deeply: "Is Potsie from Happy Days on Twitter? Be cool if he would follow me." -- Breitbart News' John Nolte. Reporter wants to be on Homeland "I want to be on Homeland. Sorry I'm not sorry." -- Politico's Juana Summers, who links to this casting call for extras for guess which show? Ouch! "Does her Match.com profile mention her jail time for obstructing justice and lying to government investigators?" -- CNN's Jake Tapper on Martha Stewart and Match prospects. Journo wants free booze "But really, if you're in DC and you don't go to the BuzzfeedBrews events, why? Great interview, fun times, FREE BOOZE" -- Daily Beast Contributor Justin Green. Stress on the job "This no coffee combined with my round the clock day has me this close to clawing the drywall." -- Javonni Brustow, Washington editor of TheDCPundit. He said what? "Whoa whoa whoa. We're not done yet Brian. While we're talking, I got a few Q's for you." -- Breitbart's Matthew Boyle to former NRSC spokesman Brian Walsh, who now has his own consulting firm. In the course of a lengthy late-night argument involving the Tea Party, Walsh asked Boyle, "Honestly just asking aloud if you're playing reporter or pundit on this one my friend? The line is very blurry." Boyle replied, "You're really going to ask me that? Hmmm. It's pretty obviously reporter." AnonymASS Tipsters of the Week: "Gee, you got to say "poop" again in your latest post. Someone ought to do a monthly count on your fascination with a word most stopped giggling about at 12." And this: "Crappy Poop Stories Return to Fishbowl" And this: "Also at Allbritton brunch: Laura McGann, Anna Palmer, Jen Epstein, Rachel Smolkin. Don't forget the women!" D.C. women shall wear beige pumps "Beige pumps are like some kind of uniform here." -- BuzzFeed's Rosie Gray. Politico Playbook Publish Time: 5:56 a.m.

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