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The Hot 100 Winners Speak Out: David Burtka, Anderson Cooper, Chris Colfer and More!

by AfterElton.com Staff
May 17, 2010

No wattle and defnitely hot...

When CNN anchor Anderson Cooper first made the Hot 100, he showed he wasn't much for bragging as he referenced his "pasty chicken legs." Well, not much has changed in terms of Mr. Cooper's ego — or how hot we find him.

I was very humbled and flattered to be number 11 on your list, until I was reminded I was number 9 on it two years ago. Is it my wattle, or the bags under my eyes? Despite my rapid decline, thank you very much. My trainer is also very thankful, because you have just guaranteed his employment for the coming year.

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Wattle...? I had to look it up. And, so that you don't have to, here it is:

wat·tle   /ˈwɒtl/ Show Spelled [wot-l] noun, verb,-tled, -tling, adjective
–noun

1. Often, wattles. a number of rods or stakes interwoven with twigs or tree branches for making fences, walls, etc.
2. wattles, a number of poles laid on a roof to hold thatch.
3. (in Australia) any of various acacias whose shoots and branches were used by the early colonists for wattles, now valued esp. for their bark, which is used in tanning.
4. a fleshy lobe or appendage hanging down from the throat or chin of certain birds, as the domestic chicken or turkey

Now, you make the choice of which one applies to what Anderson said...