# American Idol 2/16-2/17 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 16, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229 "2010-02-16T18:29:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/1 "2010-02-16T18:29:57Z")
Two hours tonight for Hollywood Week, and tomorrow they whittle them down to the top 24. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/2 "2010-02-17T00:43:45Z")
Gotta go make sure the TiVo is working. It’s been freezing up and I’ve missed the first 10 minutes of the last 2 episodes as a result. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/3 "2010-02-17T01:06:37Z")
Doesn’t look like there is any more Hollywood Week. Just two hours of whittling down. Which leaves the question-- what are they gonna do tomorrow? ---
**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:** [February 17, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/4 "2010-02-17T01:20:48Z")
“If It Makes You happy” is about anal sex. Just thought I’d mention that. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2010, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/5 "2010-02-17T01:22:19Z")
People who sing “Man In the Mirror” should be automatically disqualified. Or any other Michael Jackson song, for that matter. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2010, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/6 "2010-02-17T01:23:56Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Doesn’t look like there is any more Hollywood Week. Just two hours of whittling down. > > Which leaves the question-- what are they gonna do tomorrow? Chairs? I’m just sorry there has to be a winner. I wish they could all be losers, but they can’t. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2010, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/7 "2010-02-17T01:25:40Z")
Are Golden Teeth Mom and Half-Naked Cowboy in the same room? I haven’t seen Neck Tats. If the three of them are in the same room, then we know which room is which. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2010, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/8 "2010-02-17T01:29:21Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Chairs? > > I’m just sorry there has to be a winner. I wish they could all be losers, but they can’t. Really? I’ve got a few favs. But then again, I love Top 40 music-- even bubble pop. I dunno about chairs. Ryan keeps saying they’re gonna be down to the voting 24 by the end of the night. God, I hope Mary makes it because I love to hate her. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2010, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/9 "2010-02-17T01:29:45Z")
I can’t tell who’s in what room. I think HNC is safe, though. I just badly want that Mary thing to get cut. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2010, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/10 "2010-02-17T01:43:57Z")
That one girl still biffed the lyrics to that Boston song. Her voice wasn’t that good anyway. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/11 "2010-02-17T01:45:03Z")
God, how many of these tards are going to sing “Man In the Mirror?” That’s a song choice that shows a total lack of taste and intelligence. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/12 "2010-02-17T01:45:46Z")
I’m really not diggin’ Haley. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2010, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/13 "2010-02-17T01:46:06Z")
Isn’t this the girl who’s banging Tebow? She’ll go through easy. She’s everything they like. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2010, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/14 "2010-02-17T01:46:20Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > God, how many of these tards are going to sing “Man In the Mirror?” That’s a song choice that shows a total lack of taste and intelligence. I think they had a choice of a few songs. And what’s wrong with Man in the Mirror anyway? ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/15 "2010-02-17T01:50:46Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > That one girl still biffed the lyrics to that Boston song. Her voice wasn’t that good anyway. I think it was supposed to be an abbreviated version and it sounds like she remembered the ones she intended to sing. I thought that was her best performance to date but she’s not in the same league with some of the others. I didn’t like Janell as much as I did last week. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2010, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/16 "2010-02-17T01:50:51Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > I think they had a choice of a few songs. And what’s wrong with Man in the Mirror anyway? Well, it’s kind of an insipid song, plus it was written by a pedophile, but it’s really the choice more than the song that bothers me. It’s safe, bland, children’s song. It’s also pretty easy to sing. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/17 "2010-02-17T01:52:30Z")
71 contestants split into three rooms. Wouldn’t that mean whatever room has 23 people is out? ---
**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:** [February 17, 2010, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/18 "2010-02-17T01:57:48Z")
I guess, but would any of them think to figure that out? I think room 2 is the suckos. That’s the one with the Mary, right? Please let that be the suckos. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/19 "2010-02-17T01:58:12Z")
I think the contestants proved that “Man in the Mirror” is not easy to sing. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/20 "2010-02-17T02:00:31Z")
It’s easy for anyone who can sing. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229.md?page=2)