# American Idol Top 13 3/10... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 10, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-top-13-3-10/488969 "2009-03-10T16:00:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [March 11, 2009, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-top-13-3-10/488969/41 "2009-03-11T01:15:24Z")
Anoop’s always a 100% on personality. But consistently a mediocre, middle-of-the-road performer. It’s unfortunate to hear. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2009, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-top-13-3-10/488969/42 "2009-03-11T01:16:03Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > I took that to mean don’t let the teenage girl voters know you’re married. I hadn’t considered that, you’re probably right. In any case, it was still game advice, not marital advice. ---
**Author:** ![judikium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9adbd/32.png) [@judikium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/judikium)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-top-13-3-10/488969/43 "2009-03-11T01:17:27Z")
So far, no one who I expected to fall flat on their face has. Except, well, Scott. Danny disgusts me, and I don’t know why. I just know too many people with his exact demeanor and squeaky-clean “personality.” Too bad he’s going to be around forever. Allison is the only girl with half a chance to win this thing. She’s got pipes, but I have a feeling she’ll be one to lose interest in the competition in a few weeks…we’ll see though. Judges are ripping apart Anoop…? This show confuses me sometimes. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2009, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-top-13-3-10/488969/44 "2009-03-11T01:18:05Z")
> [@Winnie](#): > > So does no one else want to comment on Paula’s new botox/facelift/skin tightening? > > Yikes. Scary. I \*thought \*there was something different about her tonight, but figured it was her makeup. Anyone over 35 shouldn’t wear anything with shimmer, but she does look a bit…taut. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2009, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-top-13-3-10/488969/45 "2009-03-11T01:18:36Z")
Anoop was no more karaoke or boring than any of the rest of them, but it loks like the judges have decided to script him as the first loser for whatever reason. Probably because he comes off as bright. There’s no room for intelligent contestants on this show. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2009, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-top-13-3-10/488969/46 "2009-03-11T01:23:00Z")
> [@judikium](#): > > Danny disgusts me, and I don’t know why. I just know too many people with his exact demeanor and squeaky-clean “personality.” Too bad he’s going to be around forever. Exactly. He’s a “type.” I just know it when I see it. That sanctimonious, squeaky clean “worship-leader” thing. That and that fact that everything about him is so transparently phony. Not even the crying over the wife ever seems believable. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-top-13-3-10/488969/47 "2009-03-11T01:24:22Z")
I think he’s a bit of a load too, but I’m a long way from having a go at him for having a dead wife. And no, he hasn’t really played the dead wife card or exploited her. I haven’t seen that. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-top-13-3-10/488969/48 "2009-03-11T01:24:44Z")
I have nothing against Jorge, but he does absolutely nothing for me. I think he’s an incredibly boring performer and that he’s got the presence of a cardboard box. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-top-13-3-10/488969/49 "2009-03-11T01:25:22Z")
Last week Jorge said Puerto Rico was “a small country.” Can we vote Kara off? ---
**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-top-13-3-10/488969/50 "2009-03-11T01:26:52Z")
This whole show is a disaster, except for the brilliant exchange between Paula and Jorge. That was worth the price of admission. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2009, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-top-13-3-10/488969/51 "2009-03-11T01:29:51Z")
> [@cricetus](#): > > I think he’s a bit of a load too, but I’m a long way from having a go at him for having a dead wife. And no, he hasn’t really played the dead wife card or exploited her. I haven’t seen that. You must have missed his initial audition when he was playing that up for all it was worth. He was practically chasing camera guys around so he could “reluctantly” tell his dead wife story, complete with meolodramatic, full throttle sobbing. His fingers to the sky, “inspirational” messages got old immediately as well. If he had any class, he would have auditioned on ability alone and never mentioned wife. Of course, he wouldn’t have ever gotten on the show that way. In terms of talent, he’s spectacularly ordinary. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2009, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-top-13-3-10/488969/52 "2009-03-11T01:33:17Z")
Megan’s brother looks like a pothead. So does Megan, for that matter. Whoa, Megan’s mom is a MILF. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2009, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-top-13-3-10/488969/53 "2009-03-11T01:33:21Z")
Wow, Megan’s mom is hot! ---
**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:** [March 11, 2009, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-top-13-3-10/488969/54 "2009-03-11T01:34:42Z")
So Megan’s singing the horrendously stupid “Rockin’ Robin” because it’s kid-friendly for her son, or something? I can’t wait for this to end. Please. Stop. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-top-13-3-10/488969/55 "2009-03-11T01:34:45Z")
No, I saw the first audition and your description of it is nothing like what happened. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-top-13-3-10/488969/56 "2009-03-11T01:35:07Z")
Megan? Really? Rockin Robin? Really? ---
**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-top-13-3-10/488969/57 "2009-03-11T01:35:32Z")
Megan is just horrible. She’s dressed like a hooker and has zero talent. I don’t know how she got this far. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-top-13-3-10/488969/58 "2009-03-11T01:36:00Z")
Megan was awful. And how is that even a Michael Jackson 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:** [March 11, 2009, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-top-13-3-10/488969/59 "2009-03-11T01:36:31Z")
“Rocking Robin” is a Jacko tune? Did he cover this or something? She’s not doing that great. Not really a singer’s song to being with – kind of simple, narrow range. The caw-ing was stupid. That was pretty weak performance and a dumb-ass song choice. I think Kara is actually more annoying than Paula. ---
**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 11, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-top-13-3-10/488969/60 "2009-03-11T01:37:50Z")
> [@cricetus](#): > > Megan was awful. And how is that even a Michael Jackson song? That may have been the single worst vocal performance by a finalist ever. William Hung can get closer to the proper notes than she did. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-top-13-3-10/488969.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-top-13-3-10/488969.md?page=4)