# American Idol: 1/25: CAN YOU DIG IT? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 26, 2005, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-25-can-you-dig-it/286689 "2005-01-26T02:42:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2005, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-25-can-you-dig-it/286689/21 "2005-01-26T16:24:53Z")
Some people just aren’t that expressive right away. It probably was a combination of she knew she would pass (because she was good) and it took some time to sink in. I think Leroy was on drugs, and acting up a bit. I heard n----- several times, and was suprised and figured the network people didn’t know what he was saying. I also caught the sh-- word a few times. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2005, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-25-can-you-dig-it/286689/22 "2005-01-26T17:31:02Z")
> [@cricetus](#): > > I think Leroy was on drugs, and acting up a bit. I heard n----- several times, and was suprised and figured the network people didn’t know what he was saying. I also caught the sh-- word a few times. You heard _words_?? ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-25-can-you-dig-it/286689/23 "2005-01-26T18:00:09Z")
> [@yellowval](#): > > I’m guessing the second twin makes it tonight. Remember, Gene Simmons isn’t the guest judge tonight, it’s Kenny Loggins, who I predict will be more of a Paula than a Simon judge-wise. I dunno. Did you see the clip of him saying something like “You’re used to rejection so this will be easy for you”? That’s not really a Paula comment! ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2005, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-25-can-you-dig-it/286689/24 "2005-01-26T21:51:13Z")
> [@cricetus](#): > > Krunk’s good teeth were the fake ones (I thought). Nope. When he took out the fake teeth, he was ranting about, “White teeth! WHITE TEETH!” I suspect his teeth weren’t the only fake things about him. I didn’t hear him say nigger or shit, or anything even remotely understandable other than, “Can you dig it?”, “krunk”, and something about Simon putting him on TV **right now**. Oh, and the rant about Jesus or whatever. Loved the subtitles. “… twilight’s last grooming. Oh, gleaming.” HAHA! ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2005, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-25-can-you-dig-it/286689/25 "2005-01-26T22:20:08Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > I dunno. Did you see the clip of him saying something like “You’re used to rejection so this will be easy for you”? That’s not really a Paula comment! I did not see that. So perhaps I am mistaken. I just assumed that Kenny Loggins would be a wus. Don’t know where I got that idea from. I just figured that he wouldn’t be the badass, tight black T-shirt, Simon type. Gene Simmons, yes. Kenny Loggins, not so much. Perhaps I’ll be pleasantly surprised (I hate wussy celebrity judges). ---
**Author:** ![RitzyRae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aca169/32.png) [@RitzyRae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitzyRae)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2005, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-25-can-you-dig-it/286689/26 "2005-01-26T23:01:45Z")
> [@Silver Fire](#): > > Nope. When he took out the fake teeth, he was ranting about, “White teeth! WHITE TEETH!” > > I suspect his teeth weren’t the only fake things about him. I didn’t hear him say nigger or shit, or anything even remotely understandable other than, “Can you dig it?”, “krunk”, and something about Simon putting him on TV **right now**. Oh, and the rant about Jesus or whatever. Loved the subtitles. > > “… twilight’s last grooming. Oh, gleaming.” HAHA! I thought the fake (and yucky-looking) Leroy teeth were to make him some cool rapper person or something, and his real white teeth were “to make Mommy and Daddy happy.” Yeah. He was a challenge to understand. And it was “…twilight’s \*\*lust \*\* grooming.” Lust! Lust! I love it! 😃 Don’t hate me, but I liked Gene Simmons as a judge. Some of the more honest feedback I think I’ve heard on that show. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2005, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-25-can-you-dig-it/286689/27 "2005-01-26T23:09:17Z")
I thought the twin guys were actually pretty good, but Simon and Gene were particularly cruel to them for no particular reason. If the “preview” is any indication, it looks like at least one of those twins goes to another city and auditions again. Maybe he makes it on that show. Christian guy scares me. Call me paranoid, but I envision thousands of churches asking their flock to vote for him for reasons other than his vocal ability…then again, that won’t be the first time people vote for singers for reasons other than talent. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2005, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-25-can-you-dig-it/286689/28 "2005-01-26T23:31:47Z")
Christian guy sang a Cole Porter song, and did a nice job with it, so I’m cutting him some slack. My problem with Simmons is that he made noises _during auditions_ That is just flat out piggish behavior. Barking noises? WTF? Is he in high school? Say what you want after the audition, but wait until its over. I expected more. I believe he is a highly intelligent guy, just not very mature. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2005, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-25-can-you-dig-it/286689/29 "2005-01-27T01:53:25Z")
I liked the Cyndi Lauper girl. Kenny Loggins was snarkier than I expected. I was amazed that he called that big girl on her weight. Usually only Simon has the nerve to do that… She could sing, though. “ME” girl got on my nerves. Nobody was really that crazy or weird tonight. I think that Leroy Krunk has raised the bar for everybody. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2005, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-25-can-you-dig-it/286689/30 "2005-01-27T01:56:24Z")
> [@Slacker](#): > > And what was up with the chick in the camisole? > > “You have real talent!” > (eyes half closed) “Thanks.” > “You’re going to Hollywood!” > “Ok.”’ > > At least she seemed to wake up and show some humanoid emotion after she left the audition. Nerves perhaps. Smug little thing, wasn’t she? ---
**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 27, 2005, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-25-can-you-dig-it/286689/31 "2005-01-27T02:05:31Z")
That girl that said she wanted to get her momma the implants she always wanted was the ugliest and oldest looking 16 year old I’ve ever seen. Unless she was lying like the “28” year old guy. I was wondering when we were going to get the fat one. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2005, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-25-can-you-dig-it/286689/32 "2005-01-27T02:14:15Z")
That one guy was 40 if he was a day. ---
**Author:** ![GraceTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c4cdca/32.png) [@GraceTX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GraceTX)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2005, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-25-can-you-dig-it/286689/33 "2005-01-27T02:32:35Z")
Didn’t the old guy 'fess up to being 44? The 16-year old girl looked like she was “rode hard and put up wet”. I’m glad the twin got to move on to Hollywood. I thought was Simon did to him last night was pretty damn mean. ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2005, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-25-can-you-dig-it/286689/34 "2005-01-27T02:36:16Z")
I only got to watch half of it because I was doing hwk like a good little girl and talking to **saramamalana** about shoes until around 7:15 and then I realized what time it was, and then it turned out my roommate was taping something so I had to run over to my friend’s place. I was ready to give old guy the benefit of the doubt. He did look old, certainly, but in HS I had an amazing physics teacher who looked 38, but was only 27. The guy who sang “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King”–the song choice ruined it for him. He was cute. He looked like the [one guy](http://www.rockapella.com/Kevin%20Wright.htm) in Rockapella. Which actually wouldn’t be a bad route for this guy to go. Kenny Loggins was a _lot_ smaller and more feminine than I thought. Everyone else bored me tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Good\_Egg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/96bed5/32.png) [@Good\_Egg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Good_Egg)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2005, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-25-can-you-dig-it/286689/35 "2005-01-27T02:37:22Z")
Anyone else think theres going to be a whole William Hung-type fan club and career for Leroy? BTW, I also heard the n word, so its not your imagination. ---
**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 27, 2005, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-25-can-you-dig-it/286689/36 "2005-01-27T02:37:50Z")
Oh and I loved the little thing with the biiig voice. She sang-- I can’t remember-- Whitney Houston, I think. And she nailed that last note. All 4 of the judges said, “Wow!” ---
**Author:** ![GraceTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c4cdca/32.png) [@GraceTX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GraceTX)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2005, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-25-can-you-dig-it/286689/37 "2005-01-27T02:47:07Z")
I think that was the cocktail waitress. ---
**Author:** ![IrreverentTone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@IrreverentTone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IrreverentTone)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2005, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-25-can-you-dig-it/286689/38 "2005-01-27T02:55:40Z")
What happened with the large lady in sparkly purple? My cable idiots cut to the monthly emergency broadcast test in the middle of her audition and didn’t come back until the commercial started. ---
**Author:** ![GraceTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c4cdca/32.png) [@GraceTX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GraceTX)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2005, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-25-can-you-dig-it/286689/39 "2005-01-27T03:01:06Z")
Kenny Loggins told her that it was the first time that he’d someone kill two careers at once. I guess this was in response to her claiming to be a psychic and knowing she was going to be in the Top 10. :rolleyes: ---
**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 27, 2005, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-25-can-you-dig-it/286689/40 "2005-01-27T03:18:17Z")
> [@Grace](#): > > Kenny Loggins told her that it was the first time that he’d someone kill two careers at once. I guess this was in response to her claiming to be a psychic and knowing she was going to be in the Top 10. :rolleyes: The Top 10 _Chairs_. That’s what she saw, she saw herself sitting in the audience. Get it right. Sheesh. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-25-can-you-dig-it/286689.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-25-can-you-dig-it/286689.md?page=3)