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Patti Blagojevich (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

"They had this musty, yeasty flavor that was not good at all. But I thought I'll start chewing it and see what happens."

-- Patti Blagojevich on her brave effort to win the tarantula-eating contest on last night's "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!" premiere. The foul-mouthed wife of disgraced ex-Illinois guv Rod acquitted herself with surprising dignity on the D-list reality show, nearly drowning in a Costa Rican river crossing but sitting out the big smackdown between Spencer and Heidi of "The Hills" and VH1 comedy duo Frangela over a bottle of dry shampoo.