# 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:** 3
**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, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/41 "2010-02-17T02:53:34Z")
When Lee DeWyze was singing The Fray, my husband started singing “Sloppy Joe, slop, sloppy Joe.”. And he was so right. Now I won’t be able to listen to him without hearing Adam Sandler. ---
**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, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/42 "2010-02-17T02:54:21Z")
Jessica was out of key on the butt-sex song. ---
**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, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/43 "2010-02-17T02:55:30Z")
Hate Todrick. Hate. ---
**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, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/44 "2010-02-17T02:56:04Z")
“Don’t beg. It’s not cool.” -Simon Cowell. ---
**Author:** ![Shark\_Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/45 "2010-02-17T03:00:05Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > Hate Todrick. Hate. Yeah, Todrick will be the one I’m watching every week to see voted off. ---
**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, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/46 "2010-02-17T03:00:28Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > “Don’t beg. It’s not cool.” > -Simon Cowell. Not cool indeed. ---
**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, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/47 "2010-02-17T03:07:10Z")
I’m actually sad Jessica didn’t make it. I guess my nontraditional female love will be directed toward Crystal. No way she’s not making it–they don’t start pimping someone as hard as they did her during Hollywood (especially after not really showing her initial audition) and then cut her. I hope not, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/48 "2010-02-17T04:22:28Z")
The three rooms are such a fascinating psychological experiment - take a group, split them in three knowing either everyone around them is staying or going including you, let them stew, don’t even give them freakin’ chairs so they can sit like human beings. I could write a thesis on this. Well, not me, but someone who is writing a thesis on psychology could. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/49 "2010-02-17T04:57:10Z")
How distracting were Kara’s oblong nipples in that dress? I had a feeling Room 1 with Casey James (Shirtless) were going through. ---
**Author:** ![BaconAndEggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@BaconAndEggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaconAndEggs)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/50 "2010-02-17T05:38:25Z")
Who thinks that Shelby Dressel looks like a grown up Suri Cruise? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/51 "2010-02-17T05:59:04Z")
The Final 24 (where’d everyone go? You guys all asleep already?) - hey, they didn’t make everyone take the Elevator of Doom this time! I guess we get half of them tonight and the other half Wednesday. Big Mike Lynche - in. I’m interested to see what this guy can do (other than pick the girls up and shake them around). Didi Benami (emotional blonde girl - always crying) - in. Not interested in her or her (literal) sob story. Katelyn Epperly (curly-haired blonde girl) - in. Not bad. Not great. Very marketable. It’s amazing that she is the first kid whose parents have EVER gotten divorced! How about that? Shelby Dressel (half-paralyzed mouth brunette) - out. She had an interesting voice. Casey James (shirtless) - in. I like this guy. Now we’ll see what he’s got (other than his chest). Aaron Kelly (really young-looking guy with over-groomed eyebrows) - in. Kid can sing. No forgetting the words! Lee Dewyze (regular-looking guy that I don’t think I’ve seen before) - in. Don’t know anything about him. Todrick Hall (black guy wtih grey eyes) - in. I don’t know much about his singing. I think he’s the guy who does backflips. Jessica Furney (Lisa Loeb look-alike) - out. No begging! Puh-leeze, stop talking. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/52 "2010-02-17T06:00:16Z")
> [@BaconAndEggs](#): > > Who thinks that Shelby Dressel looks like a grown up Suri Cruise? Oh, totally! I went and looked at pictures of Suri Cruise, and you nailed it! ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/53 "2010-02-17T15:14:24Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > “If It Makes You happy” is about anal sex. Just thought I’d mention that. you actually got me to Google the lyrics… nice one! ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/54 "2010-02-17T19:35:13Z")
Didi Benami - I love her. I would have bought her live version of “Angel” had it gone to iTunes. Todrick Hall - love him. So dance is his first passion? Hm, maybe he could hop on over to “So You Think You Can Dance” after his stint on AI! Thought he was hysterical picking up the white chicks around the bathing pool. “Will you marry me? Does your mom know I’m black?” Jessica Furney - Yikes. She sure talked herself out of another chance. Casey - He reminds me of somebody but I can’t quite put my finger on it. My husband thinks he’s a handsome Bucky Covington, but I don’t think that’s right. Personally, I don’t think his body was all that, but he has talent and is really cute, FWIW. I was amazed at how many truly enormous men there were in the competition, and how many people chose “Man in the Mirror.” The chick from Ohio is a shoe-in. She can play guitar, she can play harmonica, she’s got a funkiness about her. In short, she’s the real deal. But, my god she needs some Crest White Strips in a bad way! ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/55 "2010-02-17T19:36:30Z")
Oh, and I also have to say that I’m not missing Paula at all. ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/56 "2010-02-17T19:58:57Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > How distracting were Kara’s oblong nipples in that dress? Those were the bust darts in her dress, not nipples. ---
**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, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/57 "2010-02-17T20:44:10Z")
Didi is good, but it’s funny–I was thinking “Angel” was her first miss of the competition! It sapped all the personality out of her voice, and was a mere shadow of the original, IMO. And what you loved about Todrick, I read as an appalling level of arrogance. He reminded me of one of those skeezy guys who hits on you while you’re waiting for the bus. I agree with your husband that Casey looks ridiculously like Bucky Covington. I may be rooting for him on that alone–I thought Bucky was just starting to get good when he got booted off in Season 5. Is Crystal the only contestant who everyone has agreed upon so far? Other than the banana chiclets, I haven’t seen anyone say anything bad about her. ---
**Author:** ![tsm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/db5fbb/32.png) [@tsm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsm)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/58 "2010-02-17T21:29:46Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > And what you loved about Todrick, I read as an appalling level of arrogance. He reminded me of one of those skeezy guys who hits on you while you’re waiting for the bus. Is Todrick the guy that said the band didn’t play the correct changes in his song? ---
**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, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/59 "2010-02-17T21:42:13Z")
> [@tsm](#): > > Is Todrick the guy that said the band didn’t play the correct changes in his song? That was a different guy. He had glasses. I think his name was Jermaine. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229/60 "2010-02-17T22:07:17Z")
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