# American Idol 3/31-4/1 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 31, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481 "2009-03-31T19:31:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/121 "2009-04-02T01:47:19Z")
Dial Idol results don’t qualify as spoilers. And personally I figger spoiler tags aren’t needed here. Everyone finds out stuff at the same time, and if they tivoed the show they shouldn’t read the thread. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2009, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/122 "2009-04-02T01:48:12Z")
I’m for sure not the target audience for this. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/123 "2009-04-02T01:49:10Z")
What the hell is this? It’s like disco married cabaret and had a baby with special needs. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2009, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/124 "2009-04-02T01:51:13Z")
Man, Megan doesn’t seem to give a rat’s ass about being in the bottom three. I think if she gets the boot, we could seriously see some of The Crazy on her sing-out. Oh please, oh please, oh please, oh please… ---
**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:** [April 2, 2009, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/125 "2009-04-02T01:51:14Z")
That had to have been a 4/1 joke. That’s not a real act, is it? ---
**Author:** ![dgrdfd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@dgrdfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgrdfd)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/126 "2009-04-02T01:52:01Z")
It would be better if she was naked. Lady Gaga is trash, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Satellite\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Satellite\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satellite_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/127 "2009-04-02T01:52:55Z")
Lady GaGa is huge on the charts right now. Personally, I prefer her other hit, **Just Dance** , but she sings the one that’s current on the charts. ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/128 "2009-04-02T01:53:56Z")
Sads real. Megan did what on the way t the chair? Was that some bird impression, and why? ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/129 "2009-04-02T01:55:41Z")
Well, she’s going out with what seems like a lot of relief. And most of it’s mine. ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/130 "2009-04-02T01:55:46Z")
thank you God ---
**Author:** ![Satellite\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Satellite\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satellite_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/131 "2009-04-02T01:55:48Z")
Thank the Good Lord above!! Megan’s gone!! Why does she keep doing the cawing?? It was dumb at the end of Rockin’ Robin. It isn’t ever going to **not** be dumb. S^G ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/132 "2009-04-02T01:56:41Z")
> [@Tamara+](#): > > Sads real. > Megan did what on the way t the chair? Was that some bird impression, and why? Yes, and I think she was punchy and maybe had a tug or two from Paula’s coke glass. ---
**Author:** ![dgrdfd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@dgrdfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgrdfd)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/133 "2009-04-02T01:57:31Z")
I am no vocal expert, hell I can barely do happy birthday, but what’s up with Megan’s vibrato? Used sparingly and in the right context it can be beautiful, but it’s just too much with her. She is dead sexy though. That tattoo and those perfect teeth. Very hot. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/134 "2009-04-02T01:58:41Z")
Oh, she had a child at home. I can understand her wanting to get off this show and get home. I did like her originally but she started to be pretty bad and trying to mix it up with silliness didn’t help. ---
**Author:** ![Satellite\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Satellite\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satellite_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/135 "2009-04-02T01:59:03Z")
She stopped being hot for me when I heard her sing Rockin’ Robin. ---
**Author:** ![Satellite\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Satellite\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satellite_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/136 "2009-04-02T02:00:06Z")
Next week: birthyear songs ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/137 "2009-04-02T02:00:33Z")
Next week’s theme is “the year they were born” Also known as “Make Cricetus feel old 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:** [April 2, 2009, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/138 "2009-04-02T02:00:42Z")
Megan so does not give a crap. It’s fine for Simon to be honest and tell her they’re not going to even contemplate saving her, but then why bother with singing? She should have just said, “fine, there’s no point then,” and used the remaining time to say goodbye to the other contestants or whatever. No reason to be a performing monkey if you’re already gone. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/139 "2009-04-02T02:14:45Z")
They always did the sing outs before. He was telling her to relax and have fun with it because she didn’t have to worry about being saved, which I doubt she even wanted. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/140 "2009-04-02T02:24:47Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Megan so does not give a crap. > > It’s fine for Simon to be honest and tell her they’re not going to even contemplate saving her, but then why bother with singing? She should have just said, “fine, there’s no point then,” and used the remaining time to say goodbye to the other contestants or whatever. No reason to be a performing monkey if you’re already gone. On the other hand, she showed class by not screwing up a live show. Performing in the face of adversity, in front of someone who just told you they want you to go away, has got to be gut-wrenching. She seemed like she had fun while she was there, and understood that there was no way she was going to make it to the end. That probably helps. Megan was bad. She has a very good voice, but uses it sooo poorly, it’s like SHE is the 16-year-old, and not Alison. I like to think that with the exposure she’s had, this will open up opportunities for her, hopefully one of those being training with a real vocal coach. Someone with a good voice always has the potential to learn how to use it, whereas those who don’t start with that are just screwed. She did pretty poorly, week after week, but I find it impossible to dislike her. Maybe she’ll take something away from this experience, and the top 10 tour, and use her exposure to improve her life. I really enjoyed seeing the contestants joking with each other and having fun. Even the bottom three seemed to be enjoying Lady Gaga’s performance while awaiting elimination. It left me thinking how nice it would be if they didn’t play head games and torture them every elimination day, and instead had the performances, jokes, fun, and then one says goodbye at the end of the night. I know reality shows seem to be all about torturing ppl, but that doesn’t mean EVERY one has to be about that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481.md?page=8)