# American Idol 1/16 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 16, 2007, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-16/388228 "2007-01-16T19:02:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![malkavia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malkavia/32/5621_2.png) [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-16/388228/21 "2007-01-17T00:00:23Z")
[QUOTE=Mama Tiger] I’m in. I don’t know why, but I’m in. I will make Fearless Prediction #4, though: At least one in five auditioners will sing _Lady Marmalade_. Badly. [/QUOTE] My money is on an obscene amount of tacky women and foppish men singing, “Jesus, taaayke tha WHEEEEEEEEE_crack_EEEEEL” Oh man, I’m so in!! ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-16/388228/22 "2007-01-17T00:53:50Z")
[QUOTE=Mama Tiger] I’m in. I don’t know why, but I’m in. I will make Fearless Prediction #4, though: At least one in five auditioners will sing _Lady Marmalade_. Badly. [/QUOTE] Man, I am so sick of hearing that damned song. However, it serves to weed 'em out early. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Perro\_Fumando](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9c0ed/32.png) [@El\_Perro\_Fumando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Perro_Fumando)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-16/388228/23 "2007-01-17T00:59:18Z")
[QUOTE=Mama Tiger] I’m in. I don’t know why, but I’m in. I will make Fearless Prediction #4, though: At least one in five auditioners will sing _Lady Marmalade_. Badly. [/QUOTE] Don’t forget Edwin McCain’s “I’ll be” ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-16/388228/24 "2007-01-17T01:19:50Z")
The Jewel girl sounded exactly like Jewel. Which is not to say the judges were wrong not to pick her. And Mama Tiger wins the prescience sweepstakes! ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-16/388228/25 "2007-01-17T01:22:53Z")
Oh, man. Paula has looked messed up in the past, but this year? She can barely sit upright. It’s beyond funny; put that woman in rehab, STAT! ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-16/388228/26 "2007-01-17T01:27:30Z")
Oops, that was malkavia who predicted Jeesaaas take the wheeeeeeeeel! ---
**Author:** ![MissRancher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@MissRancher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissRancher)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-16/388228/27 "2007-01-17T01:32:56Z")
Can someone **please** open that damn door??? Unlock it, put a sign on it saying “USE OTHER DOOR” or SOMETHING!!! ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-16/388228/28 "2007-01-17T01:37:12Z")
The night is still young, **Biggirl** – I’m not giving up on Lady Marmalade this early. Although I want whatever Paula’s mixing the booze in her cup with! ---
**Author:** ![BabaBooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@BabaBooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BabaBooey)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-16/388228/29 "2007-01-17T01:37:24Z")
I was coming on here to post the same thing. “OPEN THE GOD DAMN DOOR!!” ---
**Author:** ![BabaBooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@BabaBooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BabaBooey)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-16/388228/30 "2007-01-17T01:41:23Z")
That hot-if-she-were-over-18 black chick was good, but she’s going to need to prove she can sing well as opposed to just sound good yelling if she wants to go far. No doubt she deserved to go through though. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-16/388228/31 "2007-01-17T01:48:49Z")
What did Simon say as the Spanish girl ran out? “Great spunk”? ---
**Author:** ![MissRancher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@MissRancher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissRancher)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-16/388228/32 "2007-01-17T01:51:05Z")
[QUOTE=Biggirl] What did Simon say as the Spanish girl ran out? “Great spunk”? [/QUOTE] I heard “Keep celebrating” - I assume so that she would continue to jump up and down. ---
**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-16/388228/33 "2007-01-17T01:51:51Z")
[QUOTE=MissRancher] Can someone **please** open that damn door??? Unlock it, put a sign on it saying “USE OTHER DOOR” or SOMETHING!!! [/QUOTE] I’m waiting for Paula to try and leave the room. ---
**Author:** ![BabaBooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@BabaBooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BabaBooey)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-16/388228/34 "2007-01-17T01:52:12Z")
[QUOTE=MissRancher] I heard “Keep celebrating” - I assume so that she would continue to jump up and down. [/QUOTE] Oops, forgot I was watching this on a DVR delay. ---
**Author:** ![BabaBooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@BabaBooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BabaBooey)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-16/388228/35 "2007-01-17T01:55:49Z")
Bah, I’m buzzing so that last post didn’t make sense, but I read your post just as the Hispanic girl was coming on. She looked great, but I’m with Jewel: mediocre singer. Don’t see her making the top 30 or 20 or 50 or whatever number Fox feels like making the finals. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-16/388228/36 "2007-01-17T01:59:56Z")
Wow,\* helpful\* advice from the panel to the Navy guy? Am I still watching the same show? I didn’t think he was all that good, myself. No way would he be through without the uniform. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-16/388228/37 "2007-01-17T02:01:20Z")
Know what I hope? That we get to see at least a little snippet of all of the-- is it 16?-- people who make it to the final competition. Last year I believe we didn’t get to see the guy with the teeth (who I liked and went really far-- damned if I can remember his name) and Gidieon- the weird black guy. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-16/388228/38 "2007-01-17T02:11:14Z")
Of course Navy guy was put through, as AI’s contribution to the morale of Our Troops. He did have a pleasant voice, but wow, was he ever bland. ---
**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-16/388228/39 "2007-01-17T02:12:23Z")
I’m still snickering over the girl who did the Cowardly Lion routine. I agree the Navy guy wasn’t all that. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-16/388228/40 "2007-01-17T02:13:05Z")
I’m ashamed to say that I’ve stopped running into the computer room to read during commercials, and I’ve actually got the laptop out on my lap on the couch. For this, they invented wifi? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-16/388228.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-16/388228.md?page=3)