When Anderson Cooper is not working out like a madman, or asking whether steroids will shrivel his "friend's" testicles, he loves to tell everyone this story about how Arnold Schwarzenegger once admired the CNN diva's biceps. He loves this story so much he gets all giggly whenever anyone brings it up, but here's the thing: other people at CNN tried to confirm the story after Cooper told it on Conan O'Brien's show and they couldn't make heads or tails of it. Which begs the question, what other sorts of imaginary conversations is Cooper having with Arnold? Do they involve spotting? Bench presses? The phrase "girly man?" Perhaps it doesn't really matter, as long as the chats continue to make the Coop as adorably proud and bashful as this one:

11:19 PM on Wed Feb 20 2008
By Ryan Tate
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htotheomo at 11:26 PM on 02/20/08
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I love that, at the of that clip, 'and Ambien, girlfriend tells CNN' is the scroll.

Yep, that's what Coop's girlfriend would need, isn't it?
nicepony at 11:30 PM on 02/20/08
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Anderson was so much more fun when he used to hang out at the Boiler Room by himself, leaning up against the jukebox, drinking a beer.
barryfunnytv at 11:59 PM on 02/20/08
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You Might Be An Anderson Cooper Stalker If. . .
you enter a contest to win a lunch box with his picture on it.

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contradicto at 12:03 AM on 02/21/08
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And the reason Anderson and I haven't slept together yet is. . .
LeGagneur at 12:26 AM on 02/21/08
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Such a strong throw there he has at the end. Must have been the result of his heavy sets of bicep curls.
lefty at 12:32 AM on 02/21/08
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[en.wikipedia.org]
Rooo sez BISH PLZ at 12:43 AM on 02/21/08
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@contradicto: *Shoves Contradicto out of line, blinks eyelashes, adjusts cleavage, prays she hasn't been (p-)blocked by the Governator*
VirusWithShoes at 01:43 AM on 02/21/08
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I see CNN has all the fact-checkers working on this, rather than on the shit Lou Dobbs squirts through millions of TV's, daily.

I'd really prefer to get my news from chicken-entrails. Thanks.
AveryC at 02:45 AM on 02/21/08
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When can we start calling Erica Hill his hag?
peterparker69 at 04:14 AM on 02/21/08
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Does anyone else suspect Anderson Cooper might be a card-carrying member of the Log Cabin Republicans?
Michael Jahn at 07:27 AM on 02/21/08
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Of course he's muscled. How else could he keep his composure in all those hurricanes?
the babemeister at 11:13 AM on 02/21/08
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Sorry to disappoint everyone but I see Anderson Cooper at Barton Gym in Chelsea NYC almost every night except when he is away on assignment and (1) he does not have large biceps (he just wears skin tight clothes) and (2) he has a very pudgy midsection. Otherwise he is a total stick figure.

Plus he is ALWAYS trolling the showers looking for trouble. Gay men in NYC hate him because he is still so closeted even though he is the biggest power you know what in NYC.
winniemc at 11:28 AM on 02/21/08
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Ooh, big news flash: gay men wear too-tight shirts. Next thing you're gonna tell us Sam Champion's an ass monkey. It's easy to see why this closet case is at Barton Gym on the nightly, but what's your excuse, Babemeister? Trolling the showers looking for... the ladies? Heal thyself, powerbottom.
the babemeister at 05:01 PM on 02/21/08
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@winniemc: slow down pussycat....why so angry?...i am not above plowing a homo...it is all the same from behind for me. But even I have my standards...wouldn't touch you with a ten foot pool my fine friend.
the babemeister at 05:02 PM on 02/21/08
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@winniemc: and Sam Champion IS an ass monkey.