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Cruzan (806 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:11 AM Original message |
Is the Susan Boyle performance a hoax? |
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Stellabella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
1. She has taken voice lessons. |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:19 AM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Yep--my wife (also a trained singer) noticed it |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
104. "you could find better in almost any African American church choir." |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:21 PM Response to Reply #104 |
163. oh sweet christ |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
159. Because them blacks - dey sho nuff can sing dem some, can'ts they miss elly? |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 07:46 AM Response to Reply #159 |
164. There's a long tradition of African American church singning |
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showbusiness (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 05:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
151. Susan Boyle is NO hoax, but the show is – to a certain extent. |
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biopowertoday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
2. You have bought into the Judging the Book by its cover--and older |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:17 AM Original message |
asking a question means he's buying into something? |
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biopowertoday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
18. did I say |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
3. How about the chinese girl that was replaced by lip-synching pretty girl at the Olympics? |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:25 AM Response to Reply #3 |
24. Excellent recollection! |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
4. Somehow, I don't think so |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
93. And, it'd look bad for HIM, if it was a hoax |
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JSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 03:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
132. Simon looked genuinely shocked |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
5. She does have a beautiful voice but |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:23 AM Response to Reply #5 |
20. ??? EVERYONE who competes in BGT comes "from nowhere." |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:28 AM Response to Reply #20 |
29. You're right about that |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:07 PM Response to Reply #29 |
97. And what about that 12-year-old kid, Andrew Johnston? |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:26 PM Response to Reply #97 |
105. ??? |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:50 PM Response to Reply #105 |
114. Just my surreal "sense of humor" |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
6. sorry, dumbest OP of the day... |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. much smarter to buy things without questioning them. |
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biopowertoday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:26 AM Response to Reply #13 |
25. move it over to the conspiracy theories forum. |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #25 |
31. yeah with all the other wackos who doubt reality shows |
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Sultana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #13 |
33. ... |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:38 AM Response to Reply #33 |
39. you must be one of those weird people that has a life |
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Sultana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 06:28 PM Response to Reply #39 |
154. I came back from Dublin yesterday (8-day holiday) & I don't watch TV here |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:47 PM Response to Reply #33 |
84. Not a BGT fan? Or do you lack a television license? nt |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:41 AM Response to Reply #13 |
42. All you have to do is google her and you can find her story, now is everybody in her hometown lying |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:45 AM Response to Reply #42 |
49. so you googled her and I googled her |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #49 |
51. yes, good for people to do research and find out what the story is before |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:51 AM Response to Reply #51 |
54. why? |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:54 AM Response to Reply #54 |
58. I must say you are an excellent advocate for the OP |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 04:09 PM Response to Reply #54 |
139. Would ANYBODY be questioning her performance if she were a hot 20-yr old blond? |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:09 PM Response to Reply #42 |
98. But WHY are they lying? |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 04:06 PM Response to Reply #13 |
137. If you're going to question something, at least have SOMETHING to back yourself up |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 04:26 PM Response to Reply #137 |
146. I love her and I love American Idol for finding her |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #146 |
147. It's not American Idol, it's Britain's Got Talent |
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olegramps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
72. Yes, it wins hands down. |
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TNOE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
83. Agreed. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 03:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
131. Indeed. Some people search for conspiracy in all things |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
7. The woman said she had been singing since she was 12 |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:52 AM Response to Reply #7 |
55. In Some Peoples' Worlds |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
9. Who is Suan Boyle? nt |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. here |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
10. she's real but the show's fake |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:58 AM Response to Reply #10 |
64. She wasn't on "American Idol," but "AI" isn't fake anyway |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
11. Your post is insulting, |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:23 AM Response to Reply #11 |
19. re: |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
12. I guess her village is in on the hoax too. The people in the pub where she sang |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:24 AM Response to Reply #12 |
22. karaoke..thats voice lessons. |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #22 |
34. ... |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:35 AM Response to Reply #22 |
36. Singing in smoky bars? Didn't hurt Ella Fitzgerald |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 03:16 PM Response to Reply #36 |
123. +1 |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 04:02 PM Response to Reply #22 |
134. Karaoke is NOT voice lessons - all it is is practice. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
14. You do realize those were the early auditions, or maybe not? |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
16. I think you're treading into the "unhealthy skepticism" category. n/t |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
17. My understanding is they don't "fix up" the contestents at audition |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
21. Don't think so. And don't care...one of the best performances I ever saw/heard. |
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SoCalNative (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
23. Adam Lambert has done Broadway shows |
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mudesi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
26. Not A Hoax, But Definitely Planned |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:43 AM Response to Reply #26 |
45. I think they were looking for the next "Paul" & they found Susan |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:54 AM Response to Reply #26 |
57. Who is "they"? How does it work with these shows? |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:11 PM Response to Reply #57 |
71. Yes, they send out the scouts first for preliminary auditions. |
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zazen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
70. yes--I do the judges already knew she had a pretty good voice |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:28 PM Response to Reply #26 |
106. she wasn't lip synching |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
27. Hoo boy. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:45 AM Response to Reply #27 |
48. Sign seen at next major protest |
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Bicoastal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
28. First things first--these TV talent shows do screenings beforehand... |
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TayTay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:38 AM Response to Reply #28 |
40. Then the story is not just about her |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:57 AM Response to Reply #40 |
62. Absolutely It's About Peoples' Reaction To Her |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 04:12 PM Response to Reply #62 |
141. but that storyline was shaped & "produced" as well |
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FKA MNChimpH8R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:12 PM Response to Reply #28 |
99. Yup |
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vinylsolution (807 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
30. Probably not a hoax.... |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:36 AM Response to Reply #30 |
37. Heaven forbid people react to something that makes them smile for a minute. |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:36 AM Response to Reply #30 |
38. Oh for fuck sake. Like we can't possibly think about two things at the same time. |
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TayTay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:40 AM Response to Reply #30 |
41. Yes, because if we didn't have this story |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:51 AM Response to Reply #30 |
53. And a GREAT distraction it was! Don't look or listen if you don't want, no biggie. |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:07 PM Response to Reply #30 |
69. I'm sorry. |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:21 PM Response to Reply #30 |
76. I believe you underestimate the power we have here at D.U. I also believe this ability |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:57 PM Response to Reply #30 |
116. wow... |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:58 PM Response to Reply #30 |
117. I suppose that was inevitable. |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:12 PM Response to Reply #30 |
161. "we're told to look the other way." |
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Old and In the Way (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
32. I suspect that they knew they had a winner in Ms. Boyle. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
35. She was a caregiver to her elderly mother -- not much time to pursue a singing career, IMO. |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:54 AM Response to Reply #35 |
59. But plenty of time to sing... |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:58 AM Response to Reply #59 |
63. Right ... I'm actually saying that her circumstances would help explain |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #63 |
85. Definitely. |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:01 PM Response to Reply #59 |
66. I agree with you here. I thought that she had temperament that a lot of the contestants lack |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 03:59 PM Response to Reply #66 |
133. Good observation. nt |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:43 PM Response to Reply #59 |
109. totally backwards |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 07:05 PM Response to Reply #109 |
156. I understand what you're saying, but I think that we're talking about different things. |
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Annces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
43. I heard of her last night - she is really the buzz |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
44. Wow. And i thought I'd never see a conspiracy theory dumber than |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
46. MSNBC just did a story about Susan Boyle |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:40 PM Response to Reply #46 |
108. it's normal to question. these shows DO do things, so cynicism isn't such a bad thing |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
47. Anybody who has spent a considerable part of their life in amateur |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
50. The female judge was just asked if Ms. Boyle was a plant. |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:48 AM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Well, Susan Boyle sang it again live on the Early Show this morning... |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:01 PM Response to Reply #52 |
65. "I still find it interesting that people simply cannot seem to believe... |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:20 PM Response to Reply #52 |
74. I'm shocked that they think she's a plant or hoax. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 01:44 PM Response to Reply #52 |
95. I don't find it interesting at all |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
56. Who cares? The economy is in the shitter and we are bogged down in two wars. |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:57 AM Response to Reply #56 |
61. Music either does it for you or it doesn't. |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:04 PM Response to Reply #56 |
67. ALOT of people. It was a GREAT performance. Well worth a listen when you get the time. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:29 PM Response to Reply #56 |
78. Because ART is important! |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:43 PM Response to Reply #56 |
82. I like pie. |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 01:13 PM Response to Reply #56 |
88. Do you do weddings and bar mitzvahs, too? |
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KatyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 01:22 PM Response to Reply #56 |
89. So what sort of high brow, enlightened |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 03:00 PM Response to Reply #56 |
118. For the same reason you waste your time on the internet. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 04:06 PM Response to Reply #56 |
138. You answered your own question |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
60. More to the point- if she weren't ugly, would anybody care? |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:07 PM Response to Reply #60 |
68. Wouldn't matter. She CAN sing. If some hottie could sing like her, she would probably be even more |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #68 |
129. If some hottie could sing like her, she'd have been famous long ago. |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:29 PM Response to Reply #60 |
77. I think you're right. |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 01:26 PM Response to Reply #60 |
92. But she's not ugly in any way, shape, or form. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:23 PM Response to Reply #92 |
103. Sure she's ugly. Butt ugly. And fat. That's the whole selling point. |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:33 PM Response to Reply #103 |
107. I didn't find her "ugly" at all, what I did find was someone without the usual... |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:48 PM Response to Reply #103 |
111. Wow. Could you be any more misogynistic? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:50 PM Response to Reply #111 |
113. Yes. |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:48 PM Response to Reply #103 |
112. She's not ugly at all. Lol. She's a real life "Miss Congeniality." |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #112 |
119. No, it was the ugly that made her ugly. |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 03:19 PM Response to Reply #119 |
125. But she isn't. If I had thought she was fugly, I would've just shut up. |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #103 |
127. WOAH She's not ugly. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 03:55 PM Response to Reply #103 |
130. She ain't ugly. Believe me, I KNOW ugly. |
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greguganus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #60 |
101. I don't think she's ugly. Her inner beauty comes out with how she cared for her parents. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #101 |
120. She has inner beauty. |
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Brazenly Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
73. I can answer one of your questions |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
75. Oh, for fuck's sake! |
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4_TN_TITANS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
79. I did think she seemed a little too comfortable on stage, |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
80. Jaysus Mehree and Joesuf! |
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TNOE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
81. It must suck |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #81 |
86. it's possible to enjoy life without blindly trusting reality shows |
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TNOE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 01:11 PM Response to Reply #86 |
87. The reality show is NOT |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 04:24 PM Response to Reply #86 |
144. Yes - because it's a televised competition, it's automatically all fake, eh? |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 04:35 PM Response to Reply #144 |
148. no, but it might be |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 04:40 PM Response to Reply #148 |
149. I agree that shows like American Idol may be contrived - but the talent is still real |
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biopowertoday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 01:58 PM Response to Reply #81 |
96. nicely said. thanks |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
90. I have a decent singing voice |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
91. Obviously, you've never seen how some people go on in early stages of American Idol |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
94. idjit |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
100. I don't think the audience or the judges knew what was going on. |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
102. why would you think a hoax? |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 03:24 PM Response to Reply #102 |
128. Thank You. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 04:25 PM Response to Reply #102 |
145. I agree. Also, it would be hard to replicate that balding spot on the top of her head. |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
110. Because only beautiful people can sing? |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 04:11 PM Response to Reply #110 |
140. Many beautiful people CAN'T sing, yet still get multi-million dollar recording contracts |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 07:02 PM Response to Reply #140 |
155. Miley Cirus comes to mind. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 11:05 AM Response to Reply #155 |
166. So does Diana Krall. |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 03:16 PM Response to Reply #166 |
167. I have no idea who that is. |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
115. I was thinking more of Benny Hill |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
121. hmmmmmmm |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
122. Could it just be possible that there are people in the world |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 05:53 PM Response to Reply #122 |
152. Skidmore, you rock |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
124. Yes and that East Lothian accent was Spot On. Suspicious................ |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
126. The world lost 30 years of hearing her voice...think of all she coulda been singing |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
135. I think she *was* presented in a purposefully frumpy way - more frumpy than her norm. |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
136. Why, because she's old and not sexy enough? |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
142. Is there a way to UNRECOMMEND this thread? |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 04:22 PM Response to Reply #142 |
143. Their loss, either a neurotic habit or prank. NO PATHETIC PISSING can deny the POWER OF THAT VOICE |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
150. I am a vocal teacher. No, it's not a hoax. |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 05:56 PM Response to Reply #150 |
153. Then check this out: |
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andras (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
157. the show found me |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
158. Didn't she say she was a Professional Singer ? |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
160. She's polished |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
162. Well the media sure seems to be forcing the story on all of us |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 07:54 AM Response to Original message |
165. The stupid! It BURNS!!! |
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