Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev graciously accepted the "favorite on-screen chemistry" People's Choice Award with a high-five, a kiss and a laugh despite having broken up off-screen. .
Celebrants were comforted that not only had Senator McCain fully retreated from his more moderate past, he dropped his first choice for vice president to accept their favorite, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska.
I have heard so many horror stories about students who were accepted into their favorite schools, then quit working and let their grades slip.
American sports fans, for example, long ago accepted that their favorite teams are doomed not only to play in such venues as Heinz Field, but in places with crushingly, almost provocatively absurd names, like PETCO Park (San Diego), O.co Coliseum (Oakland), or Jobing.com Arena (Glendale, Arizona).
In these cases, with one obvious bandleader and writer, people will have favorite versions of the band but will also accept a variety of versions.
Ms. Seinfeld said she had not looked at "The Sneaky Chef," but noted that any similarities were likely to have stemmed from the use of commonly accepted children's favorites.
Somerhalder, 35, famously called it quits with his costar Dobrev in May 2013 and joked about their relationship -- and chemistry -- at the People's Choice Awards in January when they accepted the award for "favorite on-screen chemistry".
When Oscar-favorite Mo'Nique accepted her Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture she began powerfully and matter-of-factly, toting, "First, I would like to thank the Academy for showing it can be about the performance and not the politics".
So when JetPens, an etailer for Japanese pens and miscellany, offered to send a couple of their favorite things, I accepted gladly.
In December, my daughter's favorite Ivy League school accepted her Early Decision application.
