We're sure you tried to avoid it, but you all know damn well you read the profile of Paris Hilton in the October issue of Vanity Fair, in which her sister Nicky was quoted as follows:

"I just want to say to these writers, 'I'm 21 years old, I run two multi-million-dollar companies, I work my ass off. Like, what were you doing that was so fucking important at that age?' I feel very accomplished for my age."

Collision Detection notes that in the latest VF, the Letters page has a wonderful response to the Hilton piece:

Nicky Hilton asked, "I'm 21 years old, I run two multi-million-dollar companies, I work my ass off. Like, what were you doing that was so fucking important at that age?" I would like to repond to that. When I was 21, I was busy working toward my Ph.D. in organic chemistry at the University of Minnesota. I was the first to synthesize the compound okadaic acid — shown to be the leading cause of breast cancer.
- Steven F. Sabes
Wayzata, Minnesota

Oh yeah? Well, Dr. Sabes, do you sell handbags in Japan? No? Can you look totally hot as both a blonde and a brunette? No? Are you, like, fucking Kevin Connelly? No? Yeah, didn't think so. Step off, bitch.

Like, Who Can Even Pronounce Okadaic Acid? [Collision Detection]

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