# 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:** 9
**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 9, 2006, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/161 "2006-03-09T01:37:18Z")
Didn’t somebody say Will definitely has the 13-year-old girl vote? I think that’s about right. ---
**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 9, 2006, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/162 "2006-03-09T01:37:19Z")
[QUOTE=Walter Windchill] Can somebody explain the Jacob joke to dumb old Walter? [/quote] Jacob writes the AI recaps for TWoP. He has a long running habit of joking that there is a homoerotic subtext in the exchanges between Seacrest and Simon. ---
**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 9, 2006, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/163 "2006-03-09T01:38:25Z")
Did the video screen behind Will look like a… how can I put this delicately?.. like a giant Georgia O’Keefe painting? ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2006, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/164 "2006-03-09T01:40:17Z")
Bucky was _eh_. I don’t think he was _bad_, exactly, but … I don’t really like the song, I guess. Or _recognize_ it. Or something. Where did the brother come from? Are they twins? Why does my head hurt like this? But Bucky wasn’t as bad as he could have been. I just wish he didn’t sound like _Boomhauer_ when he talked. Will was good. Not great, but pretty OK. He is so gosh darned cute I can hardly stand it. I actually think this was a good song choice for him. He does well with happy little songs. Oh, and Paula? _ **In! Ap! Pro! Pri! Ate!** _ Behave yourself, woman! You’re probably the same age as his _mom_. ---
**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 9, 2006, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/165 "2006-03-09T01:42:02Z")
Oh god, Taylor, no, not Michael McDonald. ---
**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2006, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/166 "2006-03-09T01:44:16Z")
What the fuck? Taylor SOUNDED great–I was surfing and not watching the TV, but he looked ridiculous. Paula’s next job? Should be cleaning toilets as part of her rehab treatment. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2006, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/167 "2006-03-09T01:44:54Z")
Taylor, Taylor, _Taylor._ How shall I out this delicately? Um … you can sing, _that_ is absolutely undeniable. But, to misappropiate a line from Phil Collins: You. Can’t. Dance. So please don’t. OK? Do we have a deal? ---
**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 9, 2006, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/168 "2006-03-09T01:45:12Z")
Tyler Hicks: poster boy for spastic white guy dance. But great otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2006, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/169 "2006-03-09T01:46:42Z")
Gomer sounds okay. ---
**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 9, 2006, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/170 "2006-03-09T01:47:02Z")
No, don’t suck so bad Elliot! I don’t want you to go. ---
**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 9, 2006, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/171 "2006-03-09T01:47:26Z")
Ack! Bryan Adams. Can’t stand Bryan Adams. ---
**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 9, 2006, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/172 "2006-03-09T01:48:40Z")
Why did Paula even show up tonight – everyone is fantastic. ---
**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 9, 2006, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/173 "2006-03-09T01:50:02Z")
My son imitating Pauler: I’m beside myself! I’m losing motor control and I’m horny! He makes me laugh, that kid. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2006, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/174 "2006-03-09T01:50:52Z")
Elliott bores me. He’s good, but what_ever_, you know? And whenever I hear his name, I picture E.T. and a Speak-and-Spell and Drew Barrymore at age 6 yelling, “Shut up, penis breath!” What is _wrong_ with me? ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2006, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/175 "2006-03-09T01:51:54Z")
[QUOTE=Biggirl] He makes me laugh, that kid. [/QUOTE] Sounds like you’re raising him right, indeed. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ensign\_Edison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ab992/32.png) [@Ensign\_Edison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ensign_Edison)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2006, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/176 "2006-03-09T01:52:45Z")
[QUOTE=rockle] Elliott bores me. He’s good, but what_ever_, you know? And whenever I hear his name, I picture E.T. and a Speak-and-Spell and Drew Barrymore at age 6 yelling, “Shut up, penis breath!” What is _wrong_ with me? [/QUOTE] I love him, but I was afraid of this. I think he might just be a technical wonder after all. I agreed with Simon completely. Sometimes, ‘technically flawless’ isn’t enough. ---
**Author:** ![BabaBooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@BabaBooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BabaBooey)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2006, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/177 "2006-03-09T01:54:20Z")
What the fuck? ---
**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 9, 2006, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/178 "2006-03-09T01:55:02Z")
Aaaarrrrrggghhhhhh!!! My son, again, on Ace: Why do you hate God!!! What kind of noise is he making? ---
**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 9, 2006, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/179 "2006-03-09T01:55:04Z")
Worst song choice this competition. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2006, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435/180 "2006-03-09T01:55:05Z")
Ace – _what in the unholy hell are you doing?_ It sure as hell ain’t singing! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435.md?page=10)