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I think that there are two ways you can read this ...

2012-02-23T23:37:53.859-05:00

I think that there are two ways you can read this - you know how Ted uses vices to basically say what he really thinks of a celeb? While Ted may pay lip service to Rooney's badass-ness in her regular column, I think he's using the Chuck BV to say that Rooney's a talentess one-hit wonder who slept her way to into her juicier parts. (Everyone who's met Rooney seems to think she's incredibly sweet and shy, if a bit awkward, so I don't really buy Ted's Machiavellian vision of her motives, but whatever.)

In a more generous light, Ted could also be pointing out the obvious - Jessica Chastain is the more likely candidate, generally, to actually win Academy Award. She's more polished, has more experience, and has been in a better run of movies, and will likely to continue to be in award-worthy roles. Rooney's sort of come out of no where and is probably more likely to take roles that will confuse the Oscar elders. So while Rooney may get nominated (again), I wouldn't actually expect her to win one of those things anytime soon.

Again, I think he might have said his to throw some people off, but I don't think this eliminates Ms. Mara.

What does everyone think about Ted's latest cl...

2012-02-23T20:45:51.205-05:00

What does everyone think about Ted's latest clue regarding Chuck being edgier than Jessica Chastain but not as Oscar-worthy? Rooney is absolutely edgier; however, but women are nominated for an Oscar this year. It doesn't make sense that he would say one deserves an Oscar more than the other--they aren't competing in the same category. Rooney is up for Best Actress and Jessica for Best Supporting Actress.

But Chuck pretty much has to be Rooney... SMH.

"Dear Ted: Man, I'm so lost with this Chu...

2012-02-19T08:44:10.952-05:00

"Dear Ted:
Man, I'm so lost with this Chuck Finger-Dingle Vice! Could you please give us another clue? It could be anything related to Chuck's lady lovers (the past, it

seems, she's trying to hide). What you say?
—GM

Dear Finger Lickin':
She has a thing for directors. But that's hardly a shocker in this town."

@KaDixonLaw: I'm with you. Rooney fits spectac...

2012-02-17T16:09:02.940-05:00

@KaDixonLaw: I'm with you. Rooney fits spectacularly but I can't get my head around Ted's repeated denials of a boyfriend, beard, or anything else. Yes, I have wanted to shake Ted for bending his own rules (Jennifer Aniston, anyone? Leo?? Rrrrrr!) but he can't be this bad, right?? If Rooney is a red herring he is really milking it for all he can.

I'm guessing from Ted's latest bb about Ch...

2012-02-14T22:31:57.972-05:00

I'm guessing from Ted's latest bb about Chuck that Rooney slept with Francesca Gregorini, director of Tanner Hall and Portia de Rossi's ex-girlfriend before Ellen.

Sorry to be pig-headed, but still feeling sceptica...

2012-02-13T06:37:33.578-05:00

Sorry to be pig-headed, but still feeling sceptical about Rooney for this.

On 6 Dec , someone asked Ted: "...I'm thinking Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara and David Fincher must all have Vices by now." Ted's reply: "The Dragon Tattoo cast certainly has its share of Vicey behavior (helluva lot more than Hunger), but they have nothing to do with one another. Especially the latter two." I read this so that Mara's and Fincher's vices have nothing to which each other. No?

...However, I must grudgingly undermine myself as well, and point out that Rooney's also working with Steven Soderbergh at the mo. (He's married to Jules Asner but no children with her, so not "married with tons of kids". Plus the relationship could be called "unconventional" as he e.g. has fathered a kid with someone else during the marriage.)

I agree with Blurry. Rooney is definitely the top ...

2012-02-11T19:30:56.011-05:00

I agree with Blurry. Rooney is definitely the top suspect, but I'm not sure that we can call that answer a confirmation. It's really interesting that he posted a CFD question that even mentioned RM, though.

"Dear Ted: All of the focus seems to be on wh...

2012-02-11T15:28:31.611-05:00

"Dear Ted:
All of the focus seems to be on whether or not Charlotte "Chuck" Finger-Dingle has a boyfriend or a beard, but I'm more curious about the other man and woman

in her little love triangle. Is the couple in question married? Are the affair and the related project finished, or is Chuck still refraining from the lady

lovin'?
—Kla

Dear Jeez:
Why not just tell you who it is, already, huh? Seriously, I will say this: I think one reason Chuck went into the relationship with the dude who's already

committed is because that, too, is a somewhat unconventional relationship. But then, knowing Charlotte as I do, I would have to say even if her current man

had been married with tons of kids, she'd probably still go for it.

Dear Ted:
Now that Rooney Mara, the principal suspect for Chuck Finger-Dinger, has been ruled out because of the boyfriend clue, can we make our way toward an actress who worked with Natalie Portman a few years ago?
—A

Dear Assumptive:
The only thing I'll say is if you mean Mila Kunis you are also incorrect about that."

- key words, the writer of the letter is "also incorrect"... meaning Rooney is not out of the running.

@HM - That's what I'm thinking.

2012-02-11T01:23:30.703-05:00

@HM - That's what I'm thinking.

Did Ted out RM today? He answered a question &...

2012-02-10T22:22:11.507-05:00

Did Ted out RM today? He answered a question & I think he basically confirmed it 100%

So this is the second time Ted's answered a cl...

2012-02-10T20:05:01.732-05:00

So this is the second time Ted's answered a clue about Rooney/Chuck's boyfriend and hinted that the boyfriend was a beard. In his latest bb, he roundaboutly says that Rooney isn't eliminated by his answer to Chuck not having a boyfriend. If you can say nothing else about Ted, it's that he's good with riddles.

For whatever reason, I can't email Ted, but I&...

2012-02-09T23:15:15.096-05:00

For whatever reason, I can't email Ted, but I'd love to know more about the ladies she's slept with. I wonder if they're famous types as well? Co-stars? Directors? If it is Rooney, I'd guess that Ted was hinting that she had relationship with Francesca Gregorini, Portia di Rossi's former girlfriend.

@Unknown and Word!, Thanks so much!! I really didn...

2012-02-07T13:46:02.223-05:00

@Unknown and Word!, Thanks so much!! I really didn't think he would answer my question because it may make David Fincher too obvious. Ted said as much, but he still answered the question. LOL!

Similar to @reallytotally, Ted tweaked CFD's name in my question. I intentionally left out the nickname "Chuck." and just referred to her as Charlotte Finger-Dingle. But he made a point to insert the nickname, which makes me think that the Charlotte/Chuck hint is a really big one. Again, that points towards Rooney.

@KaDixonLaw, I'm on the edge of my seat for th...

2012-02-07T10:58:02.998-05:00

@KaDixonLaw, I'm on the edge of my seat for that question of yours, good job!

@reallytotally, my Jessica Chastain guess didn't go anywhere because of the Rashida Jones connection. We're going on the assumption that its a film project.

Looking forward to your Ted comment too!

I'm not feeling Rooney for this Vice, for vari...

2012-02-07T05:32:35.371-05:00

I'm not feeling Rooney for this Vice, for various reasons. E.g. when Ted said nobody had guessed Chuck, someone here mentioned already sending many Rooney guesses to Ted before.

But who else could it be? I've tried to browse the comments, but have not found why the Jessica Chastain suggestion died out..? Because she seems to fit well, cheekbones and all (if the Rashida Jones connection was a non-Imdb project, which it full well could be). And as far as I can tell, she's been very vague about her relationships. She's got many films with male directors in post-production at the moment too.

Moreover, I sent in a comment to Ted which included a question if there were any Blind Vicers in the The Help (as I was trying to eliminate Jessica from the Chuck Vice). The comment was published, and the question omitted. Which was a bit odd (really, was he just dying to comment on my comment?)... Who knows, maybe I'm reading too much into this, but it did occur to me that he might not want to reveal a strong candidate for the Chuck Vice.

Ooooh! How clever of you! Well, that's one way...

2012-02-06T21:41:28.950-05:00

Ooooh! How clever of you! Well, that's one way of narrowing things down.

For now, I'm going to hop back on the Rooney M...

2012-02-06T19:56:59.111-05:00

For now, I'm going to hop back on the Rooney Mara train. I sent Ted a question to try and narrow it down by pinpointing the director in question. Based on Ted's answer, it sounds like Fincher; which, in turn, means it looks like Chuck has to be RM... until Ted answers the next question, that is. ; )

Yeah, I think there's always going to be somet...

2012-02-05T18:52:21.167-05:00

Yeah, I think there's always going to be something that doesn't quite fit right. But it is what it is I guess.

I know there was one blind that everyone kept calling Khloe and Lamar, but I couldn't for the life of me believe that Ted would ever call Lamar handsome or good-looking.

At this point, Rooney fits the best so until we have more, I'll have to concede to this guess. Next! :)

@Word!, Thanks for the clarification. Based on you...

2012-02-05T10:22:07.713-05:00

@Word!, Thanks for the clarification. Based on your explanation, that movie was clearly too mature for me, at the time of its release. LOL!

After the first CFD blind was released, Jennifer Lawrence and Rooney Mara were the top two guesses. However, I remembered last night that Ted said we had not yet guessed Chuck's identity. That was why I originally hopped off of the RM bandwagon. If Michelle Williams is out, I'm truly stumped.

@KaDixonLaw About Michelle, she was half of arguab...

2012-02-05T05:59:58.665-05:00

@KaDixonLaw About Michelle, she was half of arguably the most popular lesbian couple in If These Walls Could Talk 2. Everyone thought it was super hot. If you were on the internet at that time and you were discussing the topics of this movie, most people were talking about the Michelle and Chloe segment. I don't even remember Rashida being in that movie and I've seen it tons of times, not to mention I own the movie. I believe for Ted to even know Rashida was in it, he'd have to be consulting IMDB himself as her part was that small. There was a feminist college group in the movie. So perhaps, she was one of a large group of college women with very little screen time.

"Dear Ted: Is Charlotte "Chuck" Fin...

2012-02-04T19:25:37.879-05:00

"Dear Ted:
Is Charlotte "Chuck" Finger-Dingle the lovely Dakota Fanning? If not, has Chuck ever been in a publicized, long-term relationship?
—S

Dear And It Ain't:
Sorry, S, but Chuck isn't dear Dakota. Think a bit older and way more adventurous. As for the relaysh part, nope, Charlotte seems to have shied away from

romance…at least in the public eye."

@Unknown - I have a tendency to do the same. LOL! ...

2012-02-04T16:13:26.227-05:00

@Unknown - I have a tendency to do the same. LOL! I just wanted to make sure that you understood that I wasn't personally attacking you or your opinion. : )

You know, I was actually wondering about Ted's relationship comment. I didn't read it so much as ruling out previous relationships. Instead, I thought he was addressing Chuck's current status. I was also trying to think of ways to narrow down our options and I think I'm going to send in a few questions about the Rashida Jones connection. For instance, was the mutual project on TV or was it a film?

I apologize if I came across as condescending. I r...

2012-02-04T13:36:43.726-05:00

I apologize if I came across as condescending. I rarely feel right about things :), but when I do and something seems as plain as day to me, and other folks are all, "The pope's not Catholic!" I can dig in:) Back to guessing...

If we're eliminating Rooney on the basis of Chuck not having ever had any "public romances" for being tied to this dude barely anyone's ever heard of, then there's no way that Michelle Williams fits this clue given her kid with Heath Ledger. Otherwise, she's not a bad guess.

Also, I would be on board thinking that this BV is some barely known actress who is truly fresh on the scene, but Ted's said that she has much bigger star power than someone like Riley Keogh, which eliminates some of the lesser-knowns to me. There could be some other up and comer that we haven't eliminated yet, but I think we've been through most of them.

I guess I'm hung up on so many of the clues fitting, Ted being particularly keen on releasing BV's lately when a star is in the news, and the timing of his confirming Rooney as a BV'er and then release the second BV. Also, something I don't think that's been mentioned, is Michael Mutso came out with a similar blind about a star of a remake being "gigantically lesbian" last year that a lot of people thought was Rooney. Take that with a grain of salt, because there's much less detail in Mutso's blind, but it seems less crazy that Ted would write a BV about Rooney being a lesbian when there's already a fairly reputable gossip columnist writing a blind that a lot of people guess was Rooney.

here is the thing against rooney. she was only con...

2012-02-04T07:46:33.683-05:00

here is the thing against rooney. she was only confirmed a few months ago as having a vice. which means that she could have had a vice any time before that. if barron hilton is well known enought to have a vice, the wannabe-actress heiress of a couple of football franchises is well known enough to rank as getting a vice. probably one of the up and coming starlet kind and that could go back to possibly 2005 or maybe just before when she was actually trying to break in [or at least follow in her sister's footsteps].
i mean, i remember that desperate housewives reveal not too long ago and even after looking the woman up i still have no idea who in the hell she is. i at least vaguely know who the maras are. so it would make sense to me that her vice would be older rather than newer.

With regards to Michelle Williams, here are the cl...

2012-02-04T02:10:29.967-05:00

With regards to Michelle Williams, here are the clues that I believe she fits:

American: Born in Montana.

Older than Dakota Fanning.

"Family jewels": Her daughter, Matilda, with Heath Ledger.

"Abtastic" co-stars: Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine. I haven't seen it, but I believe they said that the sex scenes were intense. Perhaps athletic?

She has also been linked to several co-stars in the tabloids but, aside from Spike Jones years ago, she has remained single following the death of Heath Ledger.

"Sex and the City": Lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Oscar potential: Nominated for My Week with Marilyn Monroe.

"Splashy" role: Her major break was Dawson's Creek.

Her next big project is Oz: The Great and Powerful, directed by Sam Raimi, and is currently in post-production. He is married and is one of the more respected and powerful directors.

Hair color: She dyed her hair red right around the time Ted hinted that Chuck's hair color may have changed.

"Cheekbones": She definitely has the cheekbones and has long been lauded for her fashion choices.

Rashida Jones: Both actresses appeared in If These Walls Could Talk 2. I do not know if MW had any girl-on-girl action in this movie but, if so, that seems to be the only clue that she might not fit.