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BY STEFANIE REDDING

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CNN’s usually-stoic Anderson Cooper --giggled like a little boy while reporting on French actor Gerard Depardieu’s tinkle on a airplane...


Anderson Cooper (CNN): “So after Gerard took his little solo flight to urination the plane had to turn around and go back to the gate and some unlucky cleaning crew had to deal with the Golden Globe winning tinkle. Now all I can say is they should thank their lucky stars it wasn’t Depar-two.”



Cooper repeatedly apologized for the giggle-fest but most bloggers covering the spectacle say he has nothing to apologize for---


Here’s E Online:


“Hey, you try making those puns live on air and keeping a straight face. Because last night—much to the delight and amusement of his viewers—it all proved too much for the newest, well, golden boy of puns.”



A blogger for NPR adds-- Anderson is probably embarrassed.


“If you've ever had this happen to you, you know how appalling it is... Despite the fact that laughing always seems happy, when you can't stop and you have something else you're supposed to be doing, it's kind of awful.”



It wasn’t the only odd event on CNN Wednesday night.  A blogger for Cafe Mom says the evening was a “banner” night for CNN-- calling the report on the plane scandal...

“….one of the funniest things to come out of CNN since Christine O'Donnell walked out on Piers Morgan, which, uh, also happened last night.”

The blogger adds..

“I don't know who wrote the commentary that Anderson read on air, but I'm wondering if that person is looking for friends because I'd sure like to meet them, shake their hand, and buy them a beer.”



But will a loosened-up Cooper have any effect on the ratings? The New York Times reports the silver-haired anchor has been attracting fewer viewers than his predecessor did in that time slot.


“According to Nielsen data, ‘Anderson Cooper 360’ had an average of 502,000 viewers each night last week, compared with the 544,000 viewers that the program led by Mr. Spitzer, ‘In The Arena,’ averaged in the most recent quarter of the year...”

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