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With this morning's stunning news that America will soon no longer be able to sip their morning coffee to the comforting sight of an inverted lesbian draining her blues away, the search for a replacement recognizable enough to fill the sizable hole to be left by Rosie O'Donnell's imminent departure from The View is officially underway. The Rotating Black One hasn't even been settled upon yet, and already audition tapes for Rosie's job are "pouring in," according to this reader-submitted YouTube video. All the applicants make compelling cases for themselves, but something in Jennifer Aniston's easygoing approach makes her seem like an attractive, not-too-desperate candidate—and, of course, we'd just sleep a little bit easier knowing that even on the bad days, Jen was surrounded by a support network of strong, compassionate women.

• The View Audition Tapes - Alternate Reese Audition [YouTube]