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Jul 15 2008 12:00am EDT

Rejected Titles for Larry King's Autobiography

As you may have heard by now, Larry King is writing a memoir, to be called What Am I Doing Here? Why would Weinstein Books choose a title that guarantees the geriatric host will be ridiculed on late-night TV? Perhaps because it had no better options. Here are the other titles that made the short list, provided to me by a top-secret source.* I think you'll see what I mean.

Has Anybody Seen My Pants? Backstage with the King of Talk

Hnnh...What? No, Of Course Not. I was Just Resting My Eyes for a Second

What Did You Say Your Show Is Called Again, Mr. Seinfeld? Conversations with People My Bookers Assured Me Are A-List

It's Good to Be the King: How to Land the Eight-Figure Salary, the Trophy Wife and the 15-Hour Workweek. (I'd Tell You If I Could Remember)

Suck It, Seacrest, I'm Never Retiring


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*who doesn't exist

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