Simon Cowell's Greatest 'American Idol' Critiques

Before his final season kicks off, we've compiled the judge's wittiest put-downs.By James Montgomery Simon Cowell Photo: M. Caulfield/American Idol 2008 Over the past eight seasons of "American Idol," Simon Cowell has been an endless fount of witticisms, put-downs and downright bizarre metaphors (to ginger-haired troubadour John Stevens, in season three: "You and Latin music go together like chocolate ice cream and an onion"). He's crushed dreams, broken egos and — in at least one i...

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