Morning Wood: Padma Lakshmi Serves It Up

· We'd never heard of Sarah Shahi, but Manny's Babes briefly explains why you should care about her. You know, besides the fact that she's ridiculously hot. (mannysbabes.blogspot.com)

· Meanwhile, if Padma Lakshmi and her sensitive palate looked a little familiar on the premiere of Bravo's "Top Chef" last night, it may be because you've seen her naked on Fleshbot a few years ago. (She's also still married to perennially beleagured author Salman Rushdie, who presumably gets to see her naked all the time.) (bravotv.com + wikipedia.org)

· Even the New York Times has figured out the slutty Halloween costume trend. Doesn't that mean it's officially over? (Gawker)

· If your "wedding tackle" is in need of a little extra protection, you should try the Nutty Buddy. OK, so it doesn't have a lot to do with porn or sex ... but who doesn't love watching some dude take a fastball to the sack? (video @ thenuttybuddy.com)

· All your ISP data are belong to the FBI. Well, not yet, but when has the government ever let those pesky laws get in the way of a little snooping. (www.xbiz.com + techweb.com)

· A Scottish woman discovers a magic youth potion—that naturally improves sexual performance—while on a trip to Malaysia and decides to sell it to her countrymen. In other news, Malaysia has declared war on Scotland for stealing state secrets. (highland-news.co.uk)

· Nudist resorts come out of their empty closets and expose themselves to curious onlookers. Sorry, we're out of bad metaphors. (abcnews.go.com)

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