# American Idol 7 starts tonight! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 15, 2008, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-7-starts-tonight/433620 "2008-01-15T16:23:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [January 16, 2008, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-7-starts-tonight/433620/21 "2008-01-16T01:09:31Z")
I think Simon let Formerly Fat Guy through so he doesn’t have to deal with a fan favorite Currently Fat Guy. Simon hates the fat ones. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-7-starts-tonight/433620/22 "2008-01-16T01:18:46Z")
Background chica was cute, but screechy. She at least knew something about phrasing and pacing but the forced tone, ick! ---
**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:** [January 16, 2008, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-7-starts-tonight/433620/23 "2008-01-16T01:21:55Z")
Deep voice guy sounded just like Fezzik from the Princess Bride. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2008, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-7-starts-tonight/433620/24 "2008-01-16T01:31:51Z")
Hey, a half an hour has passed and not one hottie? I don’t know what to say about the darkest contestant with the biggest mother EVER! ---
**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:** [January 16, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-7-starts-tonight/433620/25 "2008-01-16T01:33:07Z")
Took 30 minutes before we got our first tears. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-7-starts-tonight/433620/26 "2008-01-16T01:37:25Z")
Oh there goes my hottie! John Legend’s voice makes me wanna stick my tongue down his throat. ---
**Author:** ![Soapbox\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-7-starts-tonight/433620/27 "2008-01-16T01:40:51Z")
Am I the only one who thought that the foreign guy was an act? He seemed a bit too Borat-ish. “I want to love a woman from her…hair, down to her…nipples.” At least that’s what it sounded like he said. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-7-starts-tonight/433620/28 "2008-01-16T01:47:57Z")
Grrrr… **MrValley** is at a conference and he dared to take his laptop with him! Idol is just not the same when you’re watching alone without internet chatter. ---
**Author:** ![Jaade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@Jaade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaade)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-7-starts-tonight/433620/29 "2008-01-16T01:52:40Z")
[QUOTE=Soapbox Monkey] Am I the only one who thought that the foreign guy was an act? He seemed a bit too Borat-ish. “I want to love a woman from her…hair, down to her…nipples.” At least that’s what it sounded like he said. [/QUOTE] Yes, that’s what I heard, too. I giggled through the next two auditions. I have a soft spot for foreigners that use words wrong. It always manages to entertain. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-7-starts-tonight/433620/30 "2008-01-16T01:53:37Z")
Gather round, kiddies! It’s poke the shiny retard time! I hate this part. ---
**Author:** ![JayRx1981](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71e660/32.png) [@JayRx1981](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JayRx1981)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-7-starts-tonight/433620/31 "2008-01-16T01:56:41Z")
Ok…have half of these people never seen this show before they auditioned or are they really this crazy? ---
**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:** [January 16, 2008, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-7-starts-tonight/433620/32 "2008-01-16T02:04:07Z")
Did Sparklie hear Simon’s crack about Wilhem Defoe? Because then I can understand the attitude. And I don’t think she was retarded. I think she was plain old dumb. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-7-starts-tonight/433620/33 "2008-01-16T02:08:06Z")
She was not victorious. 😃 ---
**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:** [January 16, 2008, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-7-starts-tonight/433620/34 "2008-01-16T02:08:51Z")
She’s pretty, she sings in a style I love and she has a real, true sob story. I hope she gets rid of that ‘ug ug’ thing she does. The black girl with the brain damaged child, I mean. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2008, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-7-starts-tonight/433620/35 "2008-01-16T02:09:46Z")
I’m glad that the woman with the sick kid did not pimp her to the judges. She got through on her own merits. Did anyone else catch that her mother’s name was Latrina? ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-7-starts-tonight/433620/36 "2008-01-16T02:12:01Z")
Ok. Usually I’m a big bitter cynic about teenage-moms-doing-it-for-my-kid stories. But Angela is just too cute and talented (her daughter’s cute too). There, I said it. Plus I want to be part of her family. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-7-starts-tonight/433620/37 "2008-01-16T02:12:16Z")
[QUOTE=Drain Bead] I’m glad that the woman with the sick kid did not pimp her to the judges. She got through on her own merits. Did anyone else catch that her mother’s name was Latrina? [/QUOTE] No I did not! Even more reason to hope she gets to the good part. ---
**Author:** ![Jaade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@Jaade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaade)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-7-starts-tonight/433620/38 "2008-01-16T02:15:10Z")
[QUOTE=Biggirl] Did Sparklie hear Simon’s crack about Wilhem Defoe? Because then I can understand the attitude. And I don’t think she was retarded. I think she was plain old dumb. [/QUOTE] I think she’s delusional and encouraged by her mother. Most of the really nutso ones always bring their mom, who thinks that their child is the next great singer/dancer. As mentioned above, there was “Sex” and I seem to remember a particularly delusional child/parent combo from nearly every season-didn’t the psychic bring her mom, too? The last girl was good, but I think she would have impressed the judges more with a different song. “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” didn’t fit her best, IMO. Also, Glitter Girl did kinda look like Wilhem Defoe. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-7-starts-tonight/433620/39 "2008-01-16T02:18:06Z")
She did so pimp her kid. If she didn’t want to go there (to the boo hoo, I have a retarded baby, put me on TV place), she wouldn’t have brought it up or allowed the cameras to catch all her crying and sobbing. I say, don’t smoke crack and you won’t have crack babies. I found that whole sequence rather manipualtive and insulting. I think I’ve just run out of patience with the backstories in general. That should have nothing to do with the show. I’m certainly not going to root for someone just because she’s not responsible enough to use birth control. I really haven’t liked anybody yet. For some reason I’m finding this round more annoying than I have in the past…maybe just because we’ve seen it all before. There’s no mystery to any of the auditions. If they’re goofy looking or have an accent, they suck. If they’re good looking or have a sob story, they can sing. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-7-starts-tonight/433620/40 "2008-01-16T02:20:31Z")
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