# What, no American Idol thread yet? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 7, 2006, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435 "2006-03-07T22:08:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/61 "2006-03-08T01:56:32Z")
Pickler wasn’t too bad tonight. Here’s my order: Mandisa Katherine Lisa Ayla Paris Kelly Clearly out: Melissa Kinnik ---
**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:** [March 8, 2006, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/62 "2006-03-08T01:56:39Z")
Good song choice --Lord, I agree with Randy!-- the down on the knees thing was inspired. “What’s a minx?” Gah! I can’t stand her. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/63 "2006-03-08T01:57:14Z")
Pickler sounded decent tonight. This was a good song choice for her; I would never have expected her to pick Melissa Etheridge, but she did a good job with it. But … who _doesn’t_ know what a “naughty little minx” is? _Comet_ knows what a minx is. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/64 "2006-03-08T01:58:06Z")
Why did Simon make that comment? ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/65 "2006-03-08T01:58:16Z")
Wait … _what?_ “Sahl-muhn”? _Please._ I want to like you, Kelly, _OK?_ ---
**Author:** ![MilTan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@MilTan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MilTan)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/66 "2006-03-08T01:58:23Z")
[QUOTE=Biggirl] “What’s a minx?” Gah! I can’t stand her. [/QUOTE] Seriously! **Lib** , do you still think at this point that she’s not hamming it up? That’s just blatant! So, once again, GAH! ---
**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:** [March 8, 2006, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/67 "2006-03-08T01:58:29Z")
The two best were The Pickler and Mandisa. Everyone else ranged from meh to godawful. Kinnick is surely gone. ---
**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 8, 2006, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/68 "2006-03-08T01:59:06Z")
Is there any doubt that it’s Kinnik and Melissa going home this week? ---
**Author:** ![Lama\_Pacos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Lama\_Pacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lama_Pacos)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/69 "2006-03-08T01:59:35Z")
Kellie Mandisa Katharine Melissa Lisa Kinnik Ayla Paris Yes, I thought Kellie was best and Paris was worst. Holy codfuck. ---
**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 8, 2006, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/70 "2006-03-08T02:00:17Z")
“What’s a minx?” God, what an idiot. ---
**Author:** ![BabaBooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@BabaBooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BabaBooey)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/71 "2006-03-08T02:03:45Z")
I don’t know what a minx is either. 😕 ---
**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:** [March 8, 2006, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/72 "2006-03-08T02:05:10Z")
Hey, lost a post somewhere in there. After listening to the recap, I switch Katherine and The Pickler. Kelly hit a few clunkers toward the end. Mandisa Katherine The Pickler Kinnick is out. Probably the girl who sank Heart too. I missed Paris, so I don’t have much comment. ---
**Author:** ![Walter\_Windchill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Walter\_Windchill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walter_Windchill)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/73 "2006-03-08T02:06:23Z")
I think Mandissa was kind of wobbly, but she was drowned out by the band and the background vocals, which meant the judges really couldn’t hear her. She was still maybe the best tonight… although Katherine was quite good, and the one performance I would rewind the tape and watch again. She’s growing on me. Yep, I’ve got McPheever. I agree that Paris’s performances need to catch up with her charisma. She’s just so cute and likable, I really want her to knock 'em dead. She might be too young to really do much better than she has done, though. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/74 "2006-03-08T02:06:47Z")
I think it’s Lisa and Kinnick out after tonight. Paris was probably worse than Lisa, but she’ll probably be kept just on residual buzz. Mandisa was pretty mediocre too. Rough night for the black girls I though. The pretty girls all played it pretty safe and I think they all did well enough to get by. Simon certainly seemed like he was in a good mood. I totally agreed with his comments about Kellie, she’s not that great a singer but she’s infectous. Also agreed with his advice to Ayla, don’t run from the youth. Learn from Paris’s mistakes. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/75 "2006-03-08T02:29:06Z")
**PARIS BENNETT** […crickets chirping…] Maybe next week, you could sing The Macarena. You know, I think I’m moving from disappointed to pissed off. Why didn’t you just do the cute but ditzy shtick at the auditions. That way, I wouldn’t expect to hear you belt out something amazing. Not to worry. That expectation is now officially dead. **LISA TUCKER** How do you bore me? Let me count the ways. You bore me to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach. When the judges say they want “range”, their talking about notes, not volume. **MELISSA MCGHEE** Ah, my favorite alto. I keep forgetting about you, and you keep reminding me that you’re there. You started slow, but finished strong. Your image is a bit too trashy, but I’m willing to consider you a work in progress. Improve how you move. This ain’t a belly dancing contest. **KINNIK SKY** Sharp? You weren’t sharp, not even for a measure, let alone the whole song. My problem was with your interpretation of the song. How you kept your feet planted in one spot is beyond me. Songs that plead are meant to have moments when you drop to your knees, close your eyes, and feel what you’re singing. **KATHARINE MCPHEE** I’d like to ask you one more time. Please drop the mousey short girl giggly shit. You should exude elegance and refinement, befitting a woman of your stature. The “I’m cuter than Paris” attitude has got to go. Also, don’t ever again compare your sultry look to Constantine’s. Way to ruin it for me. **AYLA BROWN** Pretty good song choice, I thought. It isn’t always necessary to modulate over two octaves in order to sing well. Sometimes, simpler is better. Or prettier, at least. Unfortunately, despite your considerable talent, you won’t make it much further simply because you’re already a stick figure, and you don’t have the good sense not to wear four inch spikes. **MANDISA** I have heard better arrangements of the song, but yours was pretty good. You sang it well (but not really exceptionally well). You were indeed the best of the lot this evening, but that’s like saying that liver is better than chittlins. Also, may I respectfully recommend that you do not wear tight blue jeans. I like big women, but a lot of people don’t, and this is still a contest. **KELLIE PICKLER** Oh, my god! You like dogs and you don’t speak Whore! Is it any wonder why I hate you? My pretty little dear, for every person who calls you a moron, a thousand are gonna call you hot. So don’t sweat it. You voice and hair are good. You need work on your makeup and clothes. We’ll see you next week. Incidentally, may I recommend the Sinead O’Conner rendition of Elton John’s sacrifice? Do it, and you’ll be the top vote getter. ---
**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 8, 2006, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/76 "2006-03-08T02:31:47Z")
[QUOTE=BabaBooey] I don’t know what a minx is either. 😕 [/QUOTE] Do you know what a sal-mon is? ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/77 "2006-03-08T02:37:57Z")
[QUOTE=MilTan] Seriously! **Lib** , do you still think at this point that she’s not hamming it up? That’s just blatant! So, once again, GAH! [/QUOTE] I had to Google the term. She and I doubtless know terms that are unfamiliar to you as well. Does that make you a ham? ---
**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 8, 2006, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/78 "2006-03-08T02:48:50Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] I had to Google the term. She and I doubtless know terms that are unfamiliar to you as well. Does that make you a ham? [/QUOTE] You’ve seriously never heard the word “minx” before? ---
**Author:** ![Walter\_Windchill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Walter\_Windchill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walter_Windchill)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/79 "2006-03-08T02:55:25Z")
That’s one of them funny lookin’ cats what ain’t got no tail, right? (kidding, kidding) ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/80 "2006-03-08T03:07:38Z")
[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic] You’ve seriously never heard the word “minx” before? [/QUOTE] Not in that context. I thought it was a cat. Why ought I to be familiar with it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435.md?page=5)