# American Idol, 3/1-3/3 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 1, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-1-3-3/573096 "2011-03-01T19:44:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![BetsQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-1-3-3/573096/61 "2011-03-02T17:51:18Z")
I think maybe my favorite part of Idol is reading the SDMB threads. I really thought last night that Jacob has a future in drag shows. Is that inappropriate? His face is kind of pretty, and he was batting those eyelashes as he sang. Maybe I’m crazy. Mixed feelings about James. He’s too awkward when he’s not singing. And I certainly don’t want to buy his CD. But he sure can pick a song and nail it. Irrational hatred of Alfred E. Newman. _shudder_ Favorites were Paul with the freakishly white teeth, Casey who needs a haircut, and Brett who should never cut his hair. I’m not sure I actually like Brett, but I thought he was interesting. The rest of them were a big meh for me. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-1-3-3/573096/62 "2011-03-02T17:58:56Z")
I was going to vote for Casey but I figure if he doesn’t make it, the judges will use their save on him. I voted a bunch of times for #10, but now I can’t remember which one he was. McDonald, maybe? I’ve been thinking about the importance of stage presence. I don’t see the singer when I pop in a CD and I rarely go to concerts and I haven’t seen a music video in years, so physical appearance and stage presence shouldn’t matter. But it does. I don’t know why. ---
**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:** [March 2, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-1-3-3/573096/63 "2011-03-02T18:25:02Z")
I wonder if Dial Idol’s accuracy will be way down now that internet voting is enabled. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-1-3-3/573096/64 "2011-03-02T19:51:04Z")
I just love looking at Jovany. I could really do without Jordan, though. Sadly, I have to take a class every Tu. night, so all I got to see last night was the recap section. No DVR. When they get down to the final 12, will the show be on Tuesdays or another day? ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-1-3-3/573096/65 "2011-03-02T19:52:06Z")
> [@amaguri](#): > > It seems like every year, there’s one contestant who I -can’t stand- while everyone else thinks he or she is awesome. This year it’s James Durbin. I’ll admit if I closed my eyes he actually sounded fine, but there’s just something about him that comes across as unbearably phony and obnoxious. I just don’t like the screaming. Lambert did it okay sometimes, but last year, it killed Siobhan off. I predict the same will happen with Durbin. ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-1-3-3/573096/66 "2011-03-02T19:58:49Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > I wonder if Dial Idol’s accuracy will be way down now that internet voting is enabled. I think so, especially since they allow 50 votes per voter. I doubt most callers are able to vote 50 times. ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-1-3-3/573096/67 "2011-03-02T20:13:11Z")
It’s easier and faster to vote by phone and their is no limit. I sent in my 50 internet votes and then started making calls. All the calls went through just fine, although it was off-peak hours. ---
**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:** [March 2, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-1-3-3/573096/68 "2011-03-02T23:53:57Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Yes!! I had that ephiphany after I was done posting last night. That’s exactly who he looks like! And his horrible soulless eyes are about 1 centimeter deep. But I do hope he hangs in there until he’s forced to sing a different genre, just for the laffs. I actually would find that entertaining, too, but until then, I reserve the right to hate his performances deeply. 😃 > [@](#): > > James (scarf-tail) has an extremely annoying personality, but he really understands how to pick a song and “who he is as an artist”. As the competition gets more stressful, I’m wondering when the Tourette’s will surface… I think he has some tics all the time. > [@sh1bu1](#): > > Too bad Simon’s not still there: > > “asshole, mother fucker limey, ..” I snorted out loud at this. 😃 > [@vivalostwages](#): > > I just love looking at Jovany. > > I could really do without Jordan, though. > > Sadly, I have to take a class every Tu. night, so all I got to see last night was the recap section. No DVR. > > When they get down to the final 12, will the show be on Tuesdays or another day? [This blog has links to the videos](http://mjsbigblog.com/american-idol-10-top-12-boys-performance-recap.htm#more-54705) (hidden at the end of the paragraphs on each contestant in a link labelled “VIDEO”). I’m not planning on watching the shows either, just watching the performances online. I’m too far behind everyone else in these threads, and the shows are so jam-packed with stupid filler for me to waste real-time watching on. > [@vivalostwages](#): > > I just don’t like the screaming. Lambert did it okay sometimes, but last year, it killed Siobhan off. I predict the same will happen with Durbin. Yeah - it seems like he doesn’t know that every song doesn’t need a heaping helping of screeching - that speaks to the lack of touch that is so epidemic on this show year after year. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-1-3-3/573096/69 "2011-03-03T01:10:21Z")
Ta-Tynisha: um, I like those shoes. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-1-3-3/573096/70 "2011-03-03T01:18:00Z")
My clear favorite, the one who jumped right out at me from the start - Naima - I love her to death. She is The One. She has class! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-1-3-3/573096/71 "2011-03-03T01:18:04Z")
Naima: so beautiful, so talented! But I hate the tattoo. ---
**Author:** ![Barrett\_Bonden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@Barrett\_Bonden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barrett_Bonden)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-1-3-3/573096/72 "2011-03-03T01:20:39Z")
I feel as if each of the first three have invited comparisons to better singers by their song choices. Not good strategy. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-1-3-3/573096/73 "2011-03-03T01:21:11Z")
Kendra has nice shoes also. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-1-3-3/573096/74 "2011-03-03T01:29:01Z")
Rachel needs to enunciate. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-1-3-3/573096/75 "2011-03-03T01:32:34Z")
The judges didn’t criticize Ta-Tynisha, but tore Rachel a new one? Rachel’s singing was, oh, I don’t know, 1000x better than Ta-Tynisha’s. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-1-3-3/573096/76 "2011-03-03T01:32:57Z")
Wake me when Karen’s…oh never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-1-3-3/573096/77 "2011-03-03T01:41:46Z")
Lauren is trying to entertain us and I appreciate that. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-1-3-3/573096/78 "2011-03-03T01:50:02Z")
Ashthon: nice voice, nice hair, dull song. ---
**Author:** ![Barrett\_Bonden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@Barrett\_Bonden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barrett_Bonden)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-1-3-3/573096/79 "2011-03-03T01:57:48Z")
Heaven knows I’m no fashionista, but I’m deducting points from Julie on the dress alone. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-1-3-3/573096/80 "2011-03-03T01:59:01Z")
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