# American Idol 2/17-18 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 17, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288 "2009-02-17T16:50:36Z")\ **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 17, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/1 "2009-02-17T16:50:36Z")
Three dozen contestants remain, but that number will quickly be whittled down to one dozen. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/2 "2009-02-17T17:04:28Z")
One last pimping: If you want to join in the [SDMB _American Idol_ Top 36 Pool](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=505371) but haven’t signed up yet, you’d better get in soon. The first round of picks has to be in before the Wednesday results show begins. ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/3 "2009-02-17T18:10:47Z")
I like that they’re doing it differently for a change. Not that I’ll be voting. ---
**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/4 "2009-02-18T01:04:27Z")
For og’s sake. Will Paula ever show up NOT tanked? ---
**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 18, 2009, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/5 "2009-02-18T01:07:37Z")
I kind of like this Jackie, but I’m probably the only one who does. ---
**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/6 "2009-02-18T01:08:28Z")
Jackie was OK, but the Minnie Mouse outfit sucked. ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/7 "2009-02-18T01:08:52Z")
She’s a good performer. That’s a hard song with the tongue twisting vocals. ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/8 "2009-02-18T01:11:46Z")
Jackie Tohn: They keep talking about her personality, but it’s not “Personality Idol”. Her vocals were not good. I did enjoy the banter with Randy after the song though. A large black man who wears spandex in the 80s cannot expect to live that down. ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/9 "2009-02-18T01:11:53Z")
I hate her personality more than Tatiana’s. And that’s a high bar to get over. ---
**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 18, 2009, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/10 "2009-02-18T01:12:47Z")
I like Jackie, in a VFTW sense. She’s fun and different and they would have no idea how to market her. ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/11 "2009-02-18T01:13:22Z")
Did you hear the crowd cheer for Tatiana? Ewwww. ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/12 "2009-02-18T01:18:20Z")
I like him. Very nice beginning. He needs to move the mic back a little, but he has a good voice. ---
**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 18, 2009, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/13 "2009-02-18T01:18:32Z")
This Ricky guy isn’t bad. ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/14 "2009-02-18T01:19:05Z")
Ricky must be a Zen Master because he has no soul. ---
**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 18, 2009, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/15 "2009-02-18T01:19:21Z")
Ricky Braddy Have we ever seen this guy before? Boring song. Stupid hair. Annoying falsetto. Not blowing me away. ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/16 "2009-02-18T01:19:24Z")
_For youuuuuuEWWWW_ (eww.) ---
**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 18, 2009, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/17 "2009-02-18T01:20:25Z")
Why are the judges gushing so much over this knob. That was exceptionally mediocre. ---
**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 18, 2009, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/18 "2009-02-18T01:22:29Z")
Do we have to meet everybody’s fucking parents for the next three weeks? ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/19 "2009-02-18T01:22:38Z")
And for those who want to play along at home, it looks like VFTW now has the correct song list (well, nearly so): Tatiana Del Toro - Whitney Houston “Saving All My Love For You” Stevie Wright - Taylor Swift “Love Story” Anne Marie Boskovich - “Natural Woman” Jackie Tohn - Elvis -”Little Less Conversation” Casey Carlson - Police -”Every Little Thing She Does is Magic” Alexis Grace - Aretha Franklin “Never Loved a Man” Anoop Desai - Monica “Angel of Mine” Michael Sarver - Gavin Degraw “I Don’t Wanna Be” Stephen Fowler- Michael Jackson “Rock With You” Danny Gokey - Mariah Carey “Hero” Ricky Braddy - Donny Hathaway “A Song For You” Brent Keith - Some Country Song I want to make popcorn for Tatiana’s song. And then throw it at my TV. Especially when she goes for the big finish; it’s going to be comedy gold. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/20 "2009-02-18T01:28:52Z")
Alexis is the best so far. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288.md?page=2)