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Claus And Effect

Celebs talk about what they leave out for Santa. From the traditional cookies and milk to a menorah, find out what the most famous man in December gets treated to

 \'ELEVEN\' DAYS OF XMAS Clooney would leave a wife for St. Nick on the 25th George Clooney
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'ELEVEN' DAYS OF XMAS Clooney would leave a wife for St. Nick on the 25th

Santa's coming to town, so we asked celebs what they plan to leave out for the big guy.

PATRICIA HEATON (''Everybody Loves Raymond'') ''Zoloft.''

QUINCY JONES ''A bottle of Jack Daniel's -- some of that Frank Sinatra emotion lotion. Santa can take a couple of nips. He's got a big job.''

GEORGE CLOONEY (''Solaris'') ''Mrs. Claus.''

ELIJAH WOOD (''The Two Towers'') ''We still leave out cookies and milk.''

MARY TYLER MOORE ''Cheese.''

DANICA McKELLAR (''The West Wing'') ''A slice of Godiva chocolate cake.''

(Goo Goo Dolls) ''Cash.''

GREG GRUNBERG (''Alias'') ''A bit part on Alias...a spy operating out of the North Pole.''

STEVEN CULP (''The Emperor's Club'') ''We have 13-month-old twins. If we can just get to Christmas, I'll leave a thank-you note for Santa.''

FREDRO STARR (''Onyx'') ''A blunt. And a lighter. Take his shivers away. Keep him warm.''

BRIAN DUNKLEMAN (''American Idol'') ''A sedative. I have plenty left from the summer.''

CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER ''Cheez-Its.''

LEELEE SOBIESKI (''Max'') ''Maybe Santa's a drag queen, so I'll leave some nice red lipstick.''

MAGIC JOHNSON ''A Fatburger.''

COOLIO ''A big ol' plate of fried chicken.''

STEVE GUTTENBERG ''Thigh-high stockings.''

JILL HENNESSY (''Crossing Jordan'') ''My incredible shortbread. One part butter to one part sugar and one and a half parts flour.''

FYVUSH FINKEL (''Boston Public'') ''A menorah.''

THOMAS GIBSON (''Dharma & Greg'') ''A couple scripts for him to read on his downtime.''

SARAH CHALKE (''Scrubs'') ''Tofu cookies and a soy latte.''

PAULA POUNDSTONE ''A flask. If I can't drink anymore, at least Santa can.''

Originally posted Dec 13, 2002 Published in issue #686 Dec 13, 2002 Order article reprints
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