Monday, March 2, 2015

Recap: Celebrity Apprentice Episode Six: That low-down dirty bird!

Last time on Celebrity Apprentice! The teams had a whale of a good time doing tours for Circle Line, and the announcer, you know that guy who pronounces Kate's name Goz-land, lol, is loving the maritime puns too. Who doesn't? Kenya and Geraldo were both awkward on their tours, but Geraldo was awkwarder, so Sig's team lost and Sig had to be fired.  On the second task, Kate was PM, and Vivica and Kenya couldn't stop fighting. You know how when a fight goes on so long you can't even remember what started it? That's what's happening here. I really can't remember why it is Vivica hates Kenya and Kenya hates Vivica. Or maybe we never really saw what instigated it. In any case, their feud only seems to be getting worse. This all really distracted Doofus, who for some reason couldn't just ignore it or tell them to knock it off and get back to work. In the boardroom it kind of looked like Kate might slither by again because Kenya and Vivica couldn't stop whining about how much the other one sucked and both of them forgot about their common enemy, Kate, but mercifully, Trump fired Kate after all. They don't really show this in the brief recap, but that whole scene was hysterical in the sense that Kate really believed she didn't have a chance of going home. She just kept bobbling and pointing her thumb over at Vivica and Kenya the whole time, sort of like, see what I mean? Lol. She was certain either Vivica or Kenya would go, completely oblivious to the fact that they are both infinitely smarter and stronger players than she ever was. She never once believed she was also an option. If there's one thing she's excellent at, it's creating her own fantasy of how things are and will be, and believing it full throttle.


I guess sometimes that sort of attitude works for people, like believing you can become a doctor or win an Olympic medal or an Oscar and then making it happen. But it sure is funny to watch Kate employ it in such a delusional manner and then fall flat on her face lol.

Back in the suites everyone is so distracted by Kenya! They can't stop talking about her. Kate was born lucky. Of course there is a diva and narcissist bigger than her on her season everyone is gunning for instead of Kate.  Ian admits Kenya's actually a strong player but there's too much drama with Brandi which slows things down.  It seems to me many of them think they'd be better off without her. Haha, Brandi's face says it all when she sees Kenya's still here. Lol.

I think it's inappropriate that Geraldo says he felt like he was in Afghanistan in that boardroom. I mean, a whole lot of good men and women died there. But Geraldo doesn't seem to ever understand why something he says, or does, might be inappropriate or insensitive. That's just Geraldo.

Lol, "to Kate Plus 8," they all say as they toast with their wine and champagne. I find that rather amusing in the sense that it's true, she's nothing if she's just Kate. She's Kate plus eight. Her whole identity is wrapped up in that branding.

You know I hate to say it, but even though a few people really couldn't stand Kate, like the awesome trifecta of Brandi, Vivica and Kenya, it seems like most of the rest of the players didn't really mind her, or were at least indifferent.  I think though that could be more because they didn't see her as much of a threat or competition. There were bigger fish to worry about it. Kate was superfluous in their minds, mostly harmless. She wasn't going to win a task for them of course, but she usually wasn't going to cause a bunch of problems either, with a few rare exceptions. She'd go eventually, so there was no harm in dragging her along. (But as I said in my last recap, be careful with that mindset!)

Awesome, they're in the International Center of Photography. Photography is one of my great passions. Dare I say photography right now has never been more exciting. What is so incredible about photography in 2015, and one reason I love it so much, is it's one of the few art forms where once you buy the initial equipment, it doesn't cost hardly anything to practice with it. You could shoot 1,000 photos a day and play with Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom for eight hours every day for a ten buck a month subscription, the same as Netflix. So people are getting a ton of practice in, like they never did before with film because nobody could afford to process 1,000 negatives. As a result, people are getting good. I mean, really freaking good. There are so many folks I could recommend to you, but if I had to pick just one I'd say check out Marc Adamus. He's a young guy, been shooting about ten years, and he's practiced so much between his shooting and Photoshop he's become a real magician. I just love his work.



As for me, I've been at it about two, maybe three years. I'm nowhere near Marc's level, but it's exciting to look at my work at the beginning compared to now and see my growth. Here's one of mine I'm proud of, at this lovely little beach called Hermosa last weekend.


Anyway, this is cool, they're going to create a photograph and hashtag campaign for King's Hawaiian, including shots of New York. NYC is very photogenic, so this should be all fun. I'm not really into King's breads, they're too soft for me. I know, I know, that's what she said. I actually really can't stand them, mostly because of the texture. But I know people absolutely obsessed with the bread, who won't throw a party without them. They're super popular on the West Coast, there's like half a grocery aisle devoted to their products in every store.

Johnny and Kenya will be PMs. Lol, Kenya. This should be good.

Johnny says he wants to step up to win more money for his charity. You know, I believe him, and I like him. I don't recall very many other contestants as focused on why they are really here as Johnny is. Certainly never Kate.

Lol, Brandi thinks Ian is stuck in the 80's with his stupid slogan ideas. Johnny quickly goes with Brandi's idea of "rise to the occasion." That's somewhat clever. As clever as you usually see on this show. Always smarter to go with Brandi over Ian anyhow.

Ian thinks a cool thing to do is have the Statute of Liberty clutching some bread. Oh, I thought she had gone low carb. Ian knows somebody who has a helicopter to get this done. Of course he does. He knows everybody. He knows somebody in just about every profession there ever was, and he has their cell numbers. Johnny is just sort of cracking up. I know, it's just funny. Where did he meet all these people? He sounds like an expert schmoozer. You know the type who won't leave the party without taking to every single person and getting their contact info, just in case 20 years down the line he needs a helicopter. Few others have the sort of energy for such things, but Ian is a robot so that's not an issue.

Kenya and Vivica are still talking about the boardroom from earlier. Lol. Remarkably, the girls agree to wipe the slate clean, although Vivica says she doesn't buy it. Kenya has a super risky concept that kind of grosses me out, about superimposing the buns on a model's butt cheeks. Geraldo suggests Kenya be one of the models. Eww. Kenya is like, uh, yeah, no. Lol. Kenya now wants to put a baby in the ad, who I guess is sort of hormonal or something and wants him some butt buns. Geraldo hates that idea, and he's the king of bad ideas. Right? It's weird!

Johnny and Ian take their helicopter ride to take photos of the city. Speaking for nerdy photographers, this is an awful day for photos. It's way too sunny and bright out, the sky is a boring flat blue, and they're shooting in the middle of the day when it's really contrasty, a big no-no. Most real photographers wouldn't bother to go out today, or would have tried it at sunrise or sunset. But they're under such severe time constraints they don't have a choice. Ian as usual can't believe how amazing he is to have arranged all this.

Timelapse guy, however, knows what he's doing and can go out under the best conditions for incredible shots, and he got a sweet timelapse of Central Park under big puffy cotton ball clouds that they splice in as we cut to Kenya's team. Kenya is just recruiting models right off the street. Lol, that's awkward. In the past I seem to remember Celebrity Apprentice would pull models from a local talent agency. What happened to that? Kenya doesn't seem to be mentioning to any of these people they intend to superimpose buns on their buns. You might want to bring that up before they sign on.

Kenya tells Vivica that Vivica's not fit enough to be one of the models. Haha, Kenya! She makes Vivica hold her jacket and purse. Vivica's face, hehe. F--- ety F----! is Vivica's answer to this. Ha, she's losing it.

This is the most awkward, stupidest photoshoot ever. In one of the scenes a couple walks by Kenya and the guy's head turns to look at Kenya's butt. In another there's a toddler in a stroller and Vivica sitting in front of him. It's all just so odd. And how did we go from Vivica not allowed to be in the shoot f--ety f--- to Vivica front and center? Again the quick editing is leaving out huge important chunks of information.

"Coat!" Kenya cries. Lol, Vivica runs over and covers her majesty up so she doesn't get herself all chilly. Vivica feels unappreciated, as assistants often tend to.

Over at Johnny's team, they're photoshopping the cityscape shots. They're squabbling over the hashtags, Leeza says they are not mentioning King's Hawaiian enough, both in the hashtags and on the bread in the photos. She's really fighting for this, which is a nice change from when before she's sort of looked the other way when things went wrong. It's too late in the game to let stuff like that go, she's playing this game just right. You have to fight and stand your ground at this stage or you're done. Diplomacy won't work at this hour.

Over at Team Diva, Vivica can't find her phone anywhere. She doesn't understand this, as she had just set it right down on the table and now it disappeared. Lol, I see where this one is going. Vivica is very distracted, thinking about all the contacts and personal info on her phone. I think it must be different to lose your phone as a celeb. You and all your celebrity friends could be the next big news story if the right person gets into it, which wouldn't happen if you or I lost our phones. Everyone should both lock their phone with a password and learn how you can swipe your iphone clear remotely with a computer if you ever lose it. Still, with today's smart hackers I can see how she would be worried anyway. I know what eventually happened here, Kenya stole the phone and tweeted from it. Kenya absolutely should not have done that and in fact was breaking the law in so doing it, but this whole thing could have been avoided if Vivica simply password protected her phone.

When they actually superimpose the buns on the models, it looks even stupider than some of them originally thought. Both Geraldo and Vivica think they should scrap that dumb idea. "Edgy" is putting it mildly, Geraldo.

Kenya's getting violent now, threatening to back that infamous bus over Vivica a hundred times until Vivica is crying out in agony every bone in her body broken begging her to please show her mercy.


Mercy, mercy! Then, Kenya will cremate her and add her ashes to a box of cat litter. Whoa. This feud just took a rather creepy turn. Vivica is now certain her phone was stolen. I think she would be right about that if I do say so myself!

Commercials. H&R Block is using the same "Money" song used in the Apprentice credits and their guy sort of shouts in much the same way Trump does.


Trump was upset about this. Because apparently if he pays for the rights to use a song way back in 2004, nobody else can do the same ten years later. And also nobody else is allowed to shout or they are clearly impersonating him. Last month, he told Block they suck for doing this. Leave it to Trump to be this immature. I think it's funny that this Block commercial is now running during Trump's show. Sort of a nice little F-U. Well played.

Johnny spends a long time explaining why he left the presenting to Leeza, but that needs no explanation. Why is Johnny's suitcoat 3 sizes too big? Or is that a jacket? Their project is badly photoshopped but it's rather cute, especially the one where Leeza and Brandi are sailing away on a bun balloon. I don't understand the buns on the building under construction. Buns are so light and flimsy, how would it support the structure? I'm overthinking this I'm sure.

Kenya presents, and goodness seeing it in front of the nice Hawaiian executives their concept seems even more embarrassing. One executive can hardly look at the baby one it's so awkward, hehe. Also, not really a baby. More like a toddler, which for some reason makes it seem weirder to me. Trump Jr. looks nauseous. I don't think the other team's concept was all that interesting either, but this is far worse.

Boardroom time. I hope we get to the bottom of cell phone gate soon, that's been the most interesting part of this episode so far.

I don't think Trump really was thinking about Leeza that much as a factor, but he has to admit he realizes everyone seems to think she's awesome. It's been obvious since the beginning she should make it to the end, glad to see he's caught up.

Predictably, Kenya thinks Geraldo was amazing but Vivica was just "good." Tee-hee. Kenya claims Vivica wasn't feeling well. Vivica's like, what??? No, I was fine. I gave 100%!

Rear ends are trendy on the internet-webs? I must be looking at a different internet-webs than Kenya. All I see is the great blue-black/gold-white debate on my internet-webs. (For the record, it's gold white!)

The executives liked Johnny's team and their skyline photos but felt the hashtags weren't on brand. They liked the viral characteristic of Kenya's campaign, but of course, they felt it wasn't family friendly and the baby thing was totally creepy. God, yes it was! Johnny's team wins it. It wasn't even close apparently. That's five wins in a row for that team.

Trump says Kenya really didn't help the losing team by going over there. Ouch. Vivica thinks Geraldo enabled Kenya and her bad ideas. The guy is kind of a bad idea magnet though.

Leeza and Ian are like, what were they thinking going sexy? This family company has been around for ages, if they ever wanted to sex things up they would have done so by now. Duh. What a stupid decision. Vivica thinks Kenya is toxic.

Geraldo breaks it down for Trump as if he's not completely crazy himself. Kenya's idea was crap, and Vivica didn't do much. Well, in fairness, it didn't seem like Kenya was really letting Vivica do anything. Vivica's still pissed that she was told she couldn't be a model. Lol, never poke a celeb's ego. You'll pay for it for days.  Are these two girls too dumb to realize they could team up and get Geraldo fired? I mean everybody else has said they think he's the weak link, despite all his bluster. I'm starting to think they're right.

Kenya says Vivica tweeted the other day that she's going through menopause, so maybe that had something to do with her poor performance.  Haha, Vivica freaks out, calling her a "dirty-ass bitch." That's a new one, and a good one. This is not the ghetto! Kenya insists.

That's the only place you'll be prevalent in, Vivica retorts. Oh shit. This is a knock down drag out. Don't hurt me, but a teeny, tiny part of me wishes Kate were still sitting here, just to see some good shocked and awed faces while this is all going down. It would really help round this all out. For some odd reason this doesn't seem to excite Trump Jr. too much. Rather he looks like he's struggling to stay awake.

Vivica has hit on Kenya's Achilles heel, and now just throws things out like "Ghetto Star." Lol. Both Leeza and Ian agree the menopause comment is way out of line.

Vivica says she did not tweet anything about menopause. Why isn't she mentioning that she couldn't have tweeted that because her phone has been stolen since at least yesterday? How long is it going to take these doofuses to realize that Kenya did it? It's so obvious, and it's taking forever for them to put two and two together. Kenya keeps bringing it up, made some mention of just starting to follow Vivica, and won't let it go. Wake up, she did it!

Vivica's like, wtf, I don't even tweet that often, I'm more of an Instagram girl. I know, Instagram is so much better!

By the way, how pathological do you have to be to assert that somebody tweeted something knowing full well that that person knows they never tweeted it and knows their phone was missing during that time period so it would be impossible to have tweeted that even if they wanted to? How did Kenya ever expect to pull this off?? Bizarre.

Trump says Kenya should prove it to him or be fired. But how would just showing him the tweet prove anything? Hey, this is a great example of a concept a lot of people don't understand about the court of law and proof. Having an email, or text, or tweet for that matter, unfortunately does not necessarily prove that the person it is "from" really was the person who sent it. Sometimes you can spend days in court trying to show that nobody else could have had access to that computer, or whatever, etc. It's super hard to demonstrate the sender is who it says it is, rendering such evidence useless sometimes even if common sense says they sent it.

Trump Jr. finds the tweet: "This menopause is killing me. I can't think straight. I might be a damn fool half the time. 50 just isn't sexy." (In the actual tweet, "is" is mistakenly spelled as "id")

Trump immediately cannot believe she would actually say that. Neither can the rest of America, there's just no way, even in a drunk text. I'm curious whether any of her twitter fans actually thought that was a real tweet. I'm betting many were skeptical, especially since it doesn't even sound like her.

Why does Kenya look so smug? She's gonna get caught with this, it's inevitable. If you're going to fake a tweet, at least make it credible. She insulted Vivica four times in the tweet, come on. Even Doofus would never be this dumb or do something this stupid, congratulations you even topped her. There's a line you can cross where being this nuts isn't fun anymore and becomes rather scary instead. Ian's brand of bananas is fun. Kenya's has long ago crossed the border into frightening land.

Vivica finally realizes oh wait my phone was stolen and "this low-down dirty bird" (lol, I love Vivica) must have taken it and tweeted from it!!! My God, took her long enough.



Geraldo has to back it up that yes her phone was stolen, and he realizes it too! The Trumps look like they're kind of buying this, thank God. Trump Jr. is smart in that he says he read some other tweets of Vivica's, which are indeed kind of sparse, and they're all about god bless you and positive shit like that. One of these things is not like the other, one of these things does not belong.

Kenya's all like come now, you can't be serious. Would little ole me do that??? Hehe.

Trump is totally buying this whole convoluted mess! So awesome! Trump and the Jr. are all like, well who else would do this? The tweet has grammatical errors for pity sake and doesn't really make sense. What did Kenya think, they were going to blame this on Geraldo? There's really no one else they could pin this on. She's so dumb.

Why is the other Trump Jr. not saying anything? He's totally mute this whole time. Maybe he's just popping the popcorn like I am now, drinking a soda.

Trump's all like, they lost because of you Kenya, you didn't help your team, and it's really serious if you stole her phone. Like, really serious. You're fired Kenya!

Good grief, I'm happier Kenya was fired than I was Kate was fired last week. Thank God.

Vivica cannot even look at her and literally gives her the hand and just tells her to "bounce."

Vivica, go file a police report. Seriously. You can't just steal somebody's phone. It's ridiculous and is breaking the law and psycho Kenya needs to be put in her place. What's more, she doesn't even have the phone back yet. It's still missing. Kenya still has it!

Kenya can't make eye contact as she says this accusation she stole the phone is the most ridiculous thing she ever heard. I agree, it's ridiculous in the sense that I can't believe you did that.

Haha, Geraldo's all like, oh my god, I can't believe this phone thing! That was like committing a crime! It's LIKE committing a crime? Geraldo, you're an attorney. Stealing is a crime. There is no special exception for Kenya, reality shows, or the Trump boardroom. She stole, plain and simple and Vivica should call the police, plain and simple. It was a freaking gift Vivica didn't have that nutjob arrested.

Haha, Vivica is so mad she's practically crying. Dirty trick! she exclaims. She and Geraldo are being so loud in the hallway Brandi can hear them, and immediately begins rejoicing that her nemesis is gone. Hehe!

The winners also can't believe the phone thing.

"What's next, poison?" Geraldo says. No kidding! Geez! Easily one of the worst things that's ever happened on this show. Kenya was psycho, period. Also I resent her for making Kate look like a victim. She does not deserve such a gift.

Just a few final thoughts on Kenya. It's really sad that your self-esteem is so low that your only game plan on this show is to sabotage other contestants. She did it to Brandi, she did it to Vivica, and quite frankly she even went too far with Kate, taking completely unnecessary pot shots at her. It's desperate and unoriginal. Did it ever occur to Kenya that menopause is not too far away for herself? She's forty-four, she has only five to ten years left before she's going down that road. How would she feel to be made fun of this brutally? Kenya was not a bad player. She had decent ideas and she worked hard. What is missing inside of you that you can't just rely on those strengths like Leeza or Brandi do, and forget all this drama? What a sad little woman. Goodbye, Kenya.

Next up, they're going to be making a jingle for Anheuser Busch's lime drinks. The legend Joan Rivers is back!

Trump switches Leeza over to Geraldo and Vivica's team. I'd like to think this show isn't scripted but I know that's not always true, and knowing the outcome, this already looks like a set-up to be able to get rid of a bunch of weaker players at once so we can get down to business with the finals. Leeza feels pressure to help the team win. It will be Leeza and Brandi as PMs. Aw, that stinks since they both work so well together. They have a genuine friendship, says Brandi. But they'll be mature about this competition, so that's fine and I'm sure it won't come between them.

Predictably, Geraldo has bad ideas. Leeza steers him onto more of a sports style jingle and pitches much better ideas of her own. Geraldo seems upset her idea is not Latino or about Rita. Rita? Oh, Lime-a-rita. Cute. Leeza says no, we need to focus on coming up with a jingle you can't get out of your head. Yes, exactly. I don't like jingles and I watch as few commercials as possible, I even usually mute them if I can't fast forward them, but she's right that a jingle should get stuck in your head. I remember this one jingle or song from years ago for SmartforLife, a company that looks slightly shady or gimmicky, and my God, I'm still singing that thing today. They borrowed the line "who stole a cookie from the cookie jar" from a classic children's song, but they sang it in a way that made it stick to your head like superglue.  I even sang it to my dog once like a total freak. It's just bad.

Leeza finally borrows one of Geraldo's lines about it being nice over ice, praising him profusely for it, which seems to appease him.

Ian requires absolute silence for his brilliance to flow. Lol, Brandi says they can't talk when "the Lord" is speaking, tee-hee.

I am still debating whether Ian just created this narcissistic, ego-maniac nutjob character for this show as some kind of bizarre self-marketing strategy to get people talking about him I guess, or if this is how he really is. I'm leaning more toward the former after he made a few over the top comments last week that I can't possibly believe he really feels. If it is in fact the former, it could just be one of the most brilliant things anyone has ever done on this show to draw attention to themselves. I mean, he gets more airtime every time he acts like a freak, and it gets viewers talking. About him. Otherwise he could end up kind of forgettable like Johnny, bless his heart.

After all of the Lord our father in heaven's efforts, Brandi and Johnny hate his ideas. The composer, engineer and musicians arrive. Johnny apparently is a musician and has a lot of music friends and is trying to come up with something good, but Ian butts in with another dumb idea to the tune of La Cucaracha. Brandi is really getting annoyed with Ian, to the point where she has to give him something to keep him busy to get him out of her hair. Brandi says Ian is great at everything all in his little head. Lol, he does literally have a little head when most celebs have big ones, which makes him look out of place.

As for Ian, he thinks Brandi is indecisive. He has misinterpreted Brandi trying not to piss him off as indecisiveness.

Things are really flowing at Leeza's team. Their jingle is working. Except for Geraldo. He keeps pushing his ideas, which are totally different than what the girls are working on.

Why in the world is Geraldo bringing up his war correspondent experience again? It really has nothing to do with anything this time, and just sounds like more name-dropping from him, which is getting really obnoxious. He keeps pushing his dumb ideas which even the professional musicians are explaining to him would be really difficult to make work. Leeza calls him aggressive. She's finally had it with him and has to basically tell him NO to his bad ideas.

Brandi listens to both Johnny and Ian's jingles, and really likes Johnny's. But Ian starts pouting "like a little bitch" Brandi says, hehe. It's totally true, he's being a big baby. She finally loses it on him and calls him condescending and disrespectful. He starts insulting her performance, saying the only thing she's good at is using a pen to cross things out and has brought "zero" to this. Whoa, way out of line! This isn't Kate! How come Kate wasn't really picked on like this? How does she get away with everything? Brandi has experience with cat fights and knows what she's doing. She tells him he needs to sit there and shut the F up. Hehe.

Geraldo finally seems to realize that hey, I've lost five tasks, I might as well let Leeza call the shots here and see if it goes any better than when I was running things. Fair enough. Their jingle turned out to be sort of a rap that isn't that bad, "mix it, love it, drink it up!" Vivica and Leeza are dancing like nobody's business. Hehe.

While Leeza's team seemed to have nailed things down, Brandi's team is floundering with absolutely ridiculous jingles that are more stupid and uninteresting than catchy. Johnny's jingle is a little better, sounds like something you might actually hear on a real commercial, but Ian hates it of course, shaking his head in disgust. Brandi says for sure they're going with Johnny's, it's sexy and creative. And there's nothing I-an can do about it, hehe. I think Ian is right that it's a little hard to understand the words, but that doesn't make the jingle worse than his idea.

Time for the presentations, and the choreography for Leeza's team is good, the jingle snazzy. Go, go, go Lime-a-rita or something like that. The executives including Joan and one of the Trump Jrs. seems to really enjoy this. Joan is clapping vigorously. Aw.

Brandi's team performs theirs. They aren't quite as into it as Leeza's team, and I have to admit it sounds rather wordy. The judges seem to like this one too.  Johnny, bless his heart, has always reminded me of Curious George. There, I said it. Beautiful skyline sunset timelapse, photographers.

Geraldo and Vivica say Leeza was a real asset to their team. Of course she was, she's great, always has been. I have to say it makes me feel somewhat proud that I called this one so right. I shared in the first recap that I know friends of Leeza's. And I don't mean people that once met her at a party. I mean they're so close that they even have traveled abroad with her and their respective kids. Anyway, they say she's just a gem. It is nice to see their description of her validated episode after episode.

In her final act Joan Rivers really isn't getting much of an edit. She's barely said a thing this whole episode and is mostly just sitting there sometimes looking rather out of it. Kind of disappointing, I miss her zingers.

Oh Lord, Geraldo compares himself to Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks. Gimme a break, Geraldo. These questions are starting to get boring. Who cares what Leeza thinks of Geraldo? Of course she's going to say he's great. This team is too low drama and boring, hehe. Leeza says they were in an "emotional coma" after cell phone gate. Lol.

The questions to Brandi's team are equally boring. Trump, Johnny and Brandi look orange, and Ian looks pink and purple. Uh-oh, Johnny chokes when asked to sing his jingle. Brandi says she could sing it but she's a bad singer. I totally get that, it's obvious the whole singing thing has embarrassed her from the beginning and it would me too. I absolutely hate singing for others, I'm terrible and I won't do it. Ian retorts she should step up. The hell? Trump asked Johnny to sing it, not Brandi. Ian is being a baby who says he thinks they might have lost. Whatever. Even Trump seems to think that's a bit disloyal. Haha, Trump refuses to hear Ian sing his jingle. Exactly, what the heck does that matter?

Joan says the branding and ice in the jingle was good, but it was too wordy, which is what I said, and wasn't catchy. They also found "señorita" was too man-based when this brand is for both genders. I would have thought this brand was for women actually. Wine coolers usually are. Where I'm from if you're a man and drink this thing all your buddies will call you a wuss. But if they say it's for both that's what they should have targeted.

As for Leeza, the executives loved "nice over ice" and "for the thirsty in your life." Geraldo's ego explodes, as he came up with both of those ideas. There weren't any negatives! Wow! They win it of course. Because Leeza is all class and refuses to hold grudges, she pats Geraldo on the chest even though he was extremely disruptive to her on this task. She understands exactly how to handle Geraldo. She handles him in much the same way Kate did, lavishing him with praise and admiration. Except Kate really meant it, and was not smart enough to realize that as smart as he may be he has consistently been a disruption. Leeza's just stroking his ego to appease him because she's savvy.

I of course love Leeza's charity for caretakers of Alzheimer's, as that has affected my family very deeply. This money will allow her charity to open in her hometown, she says as she chokes up. This is where this show is about more than satisfying guilty pleasures, it's doing something really good for a lot of fine charities.

Brandi too is all class and says you really shouldn't fire Johnny, it should be Ian or myself. That's just being truthful. Some people hang onto their ethics during these shows to their own detriment, and I have to admit I wouldn't have expected that of Brandi. It's kind of a bummer they're going down in flames not because they didn't work as hard or as smart or as fast, but because one team wrote a better song. I mean, you can be the strongest candidate in the room but you might not be able to write a jingle and would fail this task. Is Trump really concerned about the winner's ability to write a jingle? Doesn't really seem fair, but then reality T.V. is not fair!

Brandi says Ian is disrespectful, to which Ian interrupts her by laughing, proving her point.

Ugh, normally Trump's chauvinism doesn't really bother me and as a working woman I tend to believe we see less chauvinism today than we ever did before. By no means do I witness it every day or even every month. Maybe once a year, tops. We have come a long way since the Mad Men days, and women my age should be appreciative of where we are and all the women before us who paved the way for a friendly workplace. But Trump says, nah, Ian's just very confident and doesn't suffer fools. Why is it if a business woman is disrespectful, it's disrespectful? But if a business man is disrespectful, that's not disrespect, that's just confidence and not suffering fools. It makes me so mad I could spit on that little pile of pee hair.

Ian is convinced his jingle would have won, and now Trump finally says fine, fine let's hear this so called winning jingle. Ian sings it. Trump is like WTF, that's La Cucaracha! WTF were you thinking you dummie, you can't just copy a song, it's not even legal! LOL! The last thing Ian wants to do is try to get Trump on board with ripping somebody else's idea off, not after H&R Block-gate. Ian says well I never intended to rip off La Cucaracha for that jingle, it was more like a springboard to other ideas. Yes, just like Sam Smith never intended to rip off Tom Petty, of course not! Snark! Trying to explain copyright laws to Ian is like trying to explain child support laws to a sheeple. Not gonna happen.

I am not at all surprised neither Trump nor Joan understand why the heck it matters that you had some song you couldn't use but that you were going to use that to springboard it into something you could use. That makes no sense whatsoever. Ian's completely batty and they finally realized it. I just love that Trump validates Brandi about Ian and so does Brandi apparently. Of course that's the dumbest idea ever. Thank you, Trump.

Am I going crazy here? Trump asks. At some point everyone who spends significant time around somebody as nuts as Ian asks that, it's normal.

Ian is gaslighting, now trying to claim that he never said they should use his jingle, oh, no, that's not what I meant. Except that he just said that and said that many times before. Shaking my head. I really wish he would fire Ian and only Ian, he's a freak who didn't help whatsoever on this task.

Lol, Eric finally says yes, you're right, Dad. I think that's the first thing he's said in two hours. "Good son," Trump says. Tee-hee!

Ian, you're fired!

Brandi and Johnny try to leave but Trump tells them to sit down. Oh, no. He says he wants to fire somebody else. This is so unfair. Boo!

Brandi refuses to say anything bad about Johnny. She is willing to get fired refusing to throw that good man under the bus. Eric tries to help her saying what about the fact that Johnny wrote the jingle? Brandi says yes but I approved it. Johnny also won't say anything bad, says Brandi is a kind woman, they've been through so much and they'll be friends for life. Geez, I didn't know they were such good friends. I think that means a lot coming from him. I am pleased that credible people on this show really took to Brandi and count her as a real, serious good friend, as I always quite liked her. I love to be right about D list reality stars, my ego explodes like Geraldo.

Trump looks to Joan for help. Now what the hell do I do??

Joan's like hell if I know, lol. She says ultimately I guess it comes down to the PM, but this seems upsetting to her, she even says I can't deal with this. Wow. Brandi looks at Joan with respect and admiration and says she understands. Brandi, you are a class act.

Trump says Johnny is fired, and Brandi breaks into tears. Then two seconds later Trump says Brandi you are also fired. Oh no, what a tragedy.

Brandi and Johnny both seem very upset. They hug and tell each other it's all good. Aw.

How are they going to show all three of them in the car? They might kill each other.

Thankfully Ian got a separate car I guess and doesn't get to do his goodbye car scene. Haha, ignorant fool. Johnny and Brandi are in the same car together and say nice things like that they are so glad they met each other and it was great to help the charities. That's nice.

The other day I was reading Entertainment Weekly, which I get for free with my airline miles (this grifter can't beat a free deal!) and writer Dalton Ross called this show the "best bad show in the history of television." I concur. It's so bad it's good. I get sucked into the stupid drama with Vivica and Kenya or Brandi trying to manage crazy Ian. I like when Sig freaks out and almost punches his fist through a bar, or Shawn whines about her period only to have somebody bring that up in the boardroom, or Kate blows the whole thing by sitting her ass in hair and makeup all day. The tasks are quirky and fun. I love the Trumps and their weirdness, awkwardness, one-liners, slobbering, and occasional grace. I love Ivanka, Joan and George and the other eyes and ears. There is no other celebrity reality show as badly well done as this one. It's a shitshow, but it's a shitshow I want tickets to. Until next time.

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FYI said...

One of my pet peeves, and I've seen it a lot, is when people use the word "conscious" instead of "conscience". I've seen it used many times on comment boards(not here), where people refer to someone and say "that person has no "conscious".

Well, I guess if you're asleep, you can't have a "conscience" either since that would require you to be awake and thinking.

Call Me Crazy said...

I'm with you, Mel (168). I am also wired that way. I will only correct my husband and kids, though, unless someone specifically asks me to edit something. My kids were going to buy me a sign that says, "I am silently correcting your grammar." Guilty as charged!! The funny thing is, now they are very aware of grammatical mistakes.

My husband, on the other hand, is a lost cause, bless his grammatically challenged little heart. His spelling is atrocious, and he tends to get words and sayings mixed up. He always says "doggy dog world" instead of "dog eat dog world". I've given up on him ever getting that one right!

Other words that are on my "Worst Mispronunciations Ever" list are "nucular" for "nuclear", "expecially" for "especially", "probly" for "probably", "supposably" for "supposedly", and "liberry" for "library".

Tucker's Mom said...

PJ's momma said... 188
In New Mexico, we say sangwich
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I thought maybe it was a NJ thing!
The thing was, Theresa Guidice had no clue she was saying it wrong.
That woman is dumber than a bag of hair, but she's got 3, count 'em, 3 cookbooks (that are quite good!), and a Bravo cooking show when she gets out of jail.
It's astonishing that Kate can't manage to get a cooking show, for all the self promotion and hinting she's done for years now.

FYI said...

PJ, little Scottish ladies and gents are exempt from all rules of pronunciation as far as I'm concerned. I could listen to them talk and roll their 'r's all day even if I don't understand a word they're saying lol. That goes for the Irish, too. Their dialect fascinates me.
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I went to Scotland for a vacation many years ago, and I loved listening to the brogue of the Scots.

Call Me Crazy said...

Tucker's Mom said... 182

IIRC, there was a poster who was a bit supercilious when it came to punctuation and grammar, and would launch polemics.
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Ha. Supercilious. Otherwise known as "super silly ass"!

Math Girl said...

Exterior Designer said... 149
Also, forgot to add this grammar mistake by Penndot:
As you are coming out of our local Home Depot there is a sign that states "Incoming traffic has right AWAY". I swear, one day, I'm going to get some white duct tape and a black sharpie and fix it.
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Are you sure the sign is Penndot's instead of Home Depot's? I would think Penndot would have a set of standard (and correctly spelled) signs. Home Depot not so much.

Ingrid said...

One pronunciation that jumps out at me (but doesn't really upset me) is strength. We pronounce the g = eng sound but I had a teacher from PA and have a couple people on tv pronounce it strenth.

Math Girl said...

About grammar / word usage: sometimes people use incorrect phrases to add emphasis. I once put "who woulda thunk it?" in a post, which is something I definitely wouldn't say in real life.

AuntieAnn said...

Call Me Crazy said... 1

My husband, on the other hand, is a lost cause, bless his grammatically challenged little heart. His spelling is atrocious, and he tends to get words and sayings mixed up. He always says "doggy dog world" instead of "dog eat dog world". I've given up on him ever getting that one right!

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My 87-year-old mom calls condoms condos. I just don't have the heart or nerve to correct her. She thinks she's cool when she finds a way to insert 'condos' into a conversation. No pun intended.

Anonymous said...

Tucker's mom...
Anyone watching Halt and Catch Fire on AMC?
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Not yet, but been thinking about it. Is it good?

franky

Martha said...

Tucker's mom...with the exception of the last title, I've seen and enjoyed all the series you mentioned. So, these are my recommendations:
Silk
The Bridge (Danish, subtitled)
Rita (Danish, subtitled)
Scott & Bailey
Dicte (Danish, subtitles)

FlimsyFlamsy said...

Tucker's Mom (#2), I've said several times how surprising it is
that TFW hasn't scored any kind of cooking show appearances.
She's had a cookbook published - why hasn't she been able
to parlay that into a series? It's something you can't quantify --
all the opportunites lost because of TFW's toxic personality
and bad reputation. She is her own worst enemy.

Valerie Bertinelli published a cookbook, and just co-hosted a kids' baking show with Duff Goldman that was 4 episodes long. And
now she's got her own cooking show coming in summer. She's
15 years TFW's senior, and I think she's 10 times more attractive.
There is a warmth that radiates from Valerie which TFW simply
can't fake.

PJ's momma said...

This young lady made a pretty good name for herself doing these videos. She REALLY captures the accent, dialect and idioms of people in Albuquerque! She's so funny.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IucBp1yrr7A

Tucker's Mom said...

Anonymous said... 9
Tucker's mom...
Anyone watching Halt and Catch Fire on AMC?
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Not yet, but been thinking about it. Is it good?

franky
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I haven't watch yet, but will give it a go.
Can't wait to get the next season of Scott & Bailey!

Tucker's Mom said...

FlimsyFlamsy said... 11
Tucker's Mom (#2), I've said several times how surprising it is
that TFW hasn't scored any kind of cooking show appearances.
She's had a cookbook published - why hasn't she been able
to parlay that into a series? It's something you can't quantify --
all the opportunites lost because of TFW's toxic personality
and bad reputation. She is her own worst enemy.

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The dumb cluck royally screwed the pooch by turning her cookbook appearance on the Today Show by filing a lawsuit strategically, right before the book release, and spending half the interview talking about Jon, and how her kids were in danger and in need of saving.
What a dumb dumb.
The Today Show does cooking demos ALL THE TIME! I would have told them I wanted to do a demo- why would they turn that down?
Of course, I also would not have sued my ex-husband to drum up more press for my book release.
If little Chef Jack can get actual cooking segments, a grown ass woman should be able to!

Anonymous said...

This is a heart-warmer for Katie Irene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0MK7qz13bU

and nope, saw that woman on video so youtubed it, I laste 47 seconds. There was snow, and a chick with a braid wrapped around her head was singing, like she meznt it. nope..not for me...CUBAÙ next week! yeah baby, told my boss yesterday,
franky

Tucker's Mom said...

Also, I think Kate did nothing to help herself by not impressing anyone when she tried out for Paula Deen's pilot.
Renee Syler had absolutely nothing good to say about her experience with Kate.

fade2black said...

One of my biggest grammatical peeves is could of instead of could've or could have. I doesn't even make sense! I'm seeing it more and more, I have actually stopped reading books that have that in conversations. Ugh. The one that really sends me over the edge, though, is I's in place of my when used with another name, e.g. John's and I's house instead of John's and my house. I can feel my blood pressure rising just from typing that.

fade2black said...

FlimsyFlamsy...11 Tucker's Mom (#2), I've said several times how surprising it is that TFW hasn't scored any kind of cooking show appearances.
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Maybe because the casting directors for these shows know that she didn't know the difference between caramelize and saute until just before her own book was (self) published. Still shaking my head over that one.

Tucker's Mom said...

Valarie Bertinelli is pretty amazing woman.
How she remained so normal and down to earth is pretty cool.
She was a huge star at a very young age, married into the life of a crazy rock star, and continues to be very active in acting and endorsements.

I think Kate completely ruined any chance of getting any more endorsements after the way she publicly treated and treats Jon.
There is so much negativity associated with her, and it's all her own doing.
She can whine about haterz all day long, but she's only got herself and her diva, man-hating ways to blame.
She's toxic.

Rhymes with Witch said...

A book that a number of you might enjoy:

"Eats Shoots and Leaves" is about punctuation.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1592402038/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1425759326&sr=8-1&pi=SL75&keywords=eats+shoots+and+leaves

Formerly Duped said...

I've always loved Valerie Bertinelli and was a ODAAT fan. I read one of her memoirs, Losing It.She definitely had her issues growing up in Hollywood and marrying Eddie Van Halen, but her warmth , I agree, is genuine. She is an especialy devoted mother and also an avid cook and baker. She's the kind of woman you'd want as a friend.(she also runs marathons! and Gives Back in a big way!)

Blowing In The Wind said...

She can whine about haterz all day long, but she's only got herself and her diva, man-hating ways to blame.
She's toxic.

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Exactly. That's what I don't understand about the Sheep. If Kate were a nice person and presented herself as such, without the greed, exploitation of her children, and would have shown gratitude and graciousness, she wouldn't be hated and she wouldn't have the "haters" sitting on her timeline. If you don't do anything to get to the point where you are disliked, there would be no reason to hate her. The few fans that she has left just don't get this, and they never will.

Example - Betty White. Rarely, if ever, do you see anything negative printed about her, or hatred directed toward her, or negative comments left about her. She's always shown class, kindness and humor. Kate, on the other hand, continues to burn bridges, plays victim and can't understand why everyone (except Milo and the mini-ewes) leaves her.

PA Dutch Mom said...

The dumb cluck royally screwed the pooch by turning her cookbook appearance on the Today Show by filing a lawsuit strategically, right before the book release, and spending half the interview talking about Jon, and how her kids were in danger and in need of saving.
What a dumb dumb.

Tucker's -- I have to ask this. Are you from this area (southeastern PA)? My mother and grandmother always used the "dumb cluck" phrase and I never heard it in any area other than here. I didn't know if it is a PA Dutch thing, or if it's a common idiom.

Auntie Ann -- why is your 87-year-old mother talking about condoms (or condos)? Is there something that maybe you don't know about?

One thing that drives me crazy right now is the younger generation's use of "literally" in everything. I think this has become a buzzword, and I really doubt that they know the meaning of the word. They think it just sounds impressive!

angie said...

I thought maybe it was a NJ thing!
The thing was, Theresa Guidice had no clue she was saying it wrong.
That woman is dumber than a bag of hair, but she's got 3, count 'em, 3 cookbooks (that are quite good!), and a Bravo cooking show when she gets out of jail.
It's astonishing that Kate can't manage to get a cooking show, for all the self promotion and hinting she's done for years now.
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I followed Theresa G's 'reality' enough to know that SHE is toxic narcissist--and as far as her cooking skills, her brother said she never cooks and her cousin say the recipes in Theresa's cookbook are family recipes. LOL
I also HEARD Theresa pronounce cumin as 'coomin', and 'ingredients' as 'ingredients-es). I kid you not!

Whoever comes up with these cooking shows has to do some sort of market research on celebrities to see if the show would be received favorably. Dang, if Theresa G can get a cooking show after all the shit she's done and Kate Irene can't, well......

LOL

Call Me Crazy said...

AuntieAnn said... 8

My 87-year-old mom calls condoms condos. I just don't have the heart or nerve to correct her. She thinks she's cool when she finds a way to insert 'condos' into a conversation. No pun intended.
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Hahahahaha! Too funny!

Call Me Crazy said...

Rhymes with Witch said... 18

A book that a number of you might enjoy:

"Eats Shoots and Leaves" is about punctuation.
______________________________

Thanks for the suggestion, Rhymes. I just put it on hold at the library!

Blowing In The Wind said...

Charity Mcdonough ‏@honeycm1234 1m1 minute ago
@Kateplusmy8 how often do u do vacations

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lol! They really don't have a clue do they?

Tucker's Mom said...

Tucker's -- I have to ask this. Are you from this area (southeastern PA)? My mother and grandmother always used the "dumb cluck" phrase and I never heard it in any area other than here. I didn't know if it is a PA Dutch thing, or if it's a common idiom.
*****
From Philly, and I think I picked up "dumb cluck" here, actually ;-)
Being from Philly, clearly, I say dumb f*ck, but cluck is nicer!

Tucker's Mom said...

I also HEARD Theresa pronounce cumin as 'coomin', and 'ingredients' as 'ingredients-es). I kid you not!
******
Ingredientses- you mean that isn't the plural of ingredient?
Youz guyz are a bunch of crazy gumbas!

Over And Out said...

Was it Kate or Jon who told one of the boys to "man up?"

I was just reading things that you shouldn't say to a child, and this was one of them...

"See also: Man up, sack up, nut up.

This phrase such a huge part of how we were raised, particularly if we played sports, that it’s been a hard habit to break.

But what are we trying to teach when we tell a kid to man up? We want him to be strong, we want him to feel a sense of internal resilience, and we don’t want him to give up. These are features we attribute to men we admire and are good lessons for kids to learn. But when we associate those qualities only with masculinity, aren’t we teaching our kids that girls can’t be strong?

The deeper problem is that “manning up” is also synonymous with pushing down your feelings. Denying an urge to cry or show “softer” emotions, or keeping hurt feelings locked up inside is harmful to everyone - not just kids.

This phrase also contradicts our mission as parents when we ask our kids to talk to us about what’s bothering them. You can’t tell a kid, “You can come to me with any problem,” while also telling him to sack up when he’s upset. How can they trust us with their feelings when we’ve told them their emotions make them less of a man?

Beyond that, telling a kid to “man up” doesn't actually teach him any skills for how to cope with his emotions or fears.

Try instead: In sports, or when facing a challenge, tell your kid, “I believe you can try harder” or “I know you’re hurt, but I think you’ll be very proud of yourself at the end of the game if you get back out there and help out your team.”

If your kid is whining or fake-crying, try saying, “Please don’t whine, it doesn't help me understand you. Can you talk in a big-kid voice so we can talk about what’s wrong?”

Exterior Designer said...

Math Girl said... 6
Exterior Designer said... 149
Also, forgot to add this grammar mistake by Penndot:
As you are coming out of our local Home Depot there is a sign that states "Incoming traffic has right AWAY". I swear, one day, I'm going to get some white duct tape and a black sharpie and fix it.
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Are you sure the sign is Penndot's instead of Home Depot's? I would think Penndot would have a set of standard (and correctly spelled) signs. Home Depot not so much.
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I'm pretty sure. It's a standard road sign. Also there is another one in the same lot but coming from a different store. Same mistake. I'm pretty sure Penndot is responsible for issuing and putting up all the road signs. I guess it could be the county though. (Montgomery).

Tucker's Mom said...

Kate told her boy to "man up" when his boots were hurting his feet as they filmed the brood walking to the farm.
Blisters go from 0 to 60 in no time flat, and there's little as painful as every single step being painful.
Kate was a witch to that boy.
How about stopping and assessing his foot, nurse?
How about getting one of the many assistants/nanny to go back to the house and get a change of shoes?
That was just cruelty at its finest.

Poor kid. Nothing stops Kate from filming.
Sorry, kids, I signed you up for this and you're going to do it, or else I don't get paid!

Exterior Designer said...

Thanks PJ's. Bummer. I was hoping we found a magic fix. Hubs already has a wicked underbite. Not sure if the mouth piece would work. But it keeps his mouth closed while sleeping? That might help.

Exterior Designer said...

Tucker's, he's done numerous sleep studies. All of which have concluded that he snores but does not have apnea. He's also had his deviated septum fixed. Not much help there either.

Mel said...

Tucker, no arm movement as much as possible. The latest theory is that the cartiledge has detached from the lowest two ribs on that side. Which is code for they don't have a clue, IMO. It's been a painful, frustrating journey.

Anonymous said...

I think my major, number one beef has to be when people say "Height-th"
They add a TH sound to the end of height. There is no such word and it absolutely drives me batty.

I bought "Eats Shoots and Leaves for my daughter when she graduated with an Honours English degree. She's a technical writer for a large corporation and she uses it all the time.

PJ

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

Isn't man up just another way of saying grow up? What's wrong with that? I know people who say "woman up" too.

I don't mind either Kate or Jon telling the kids to man up. I'm sure there are better ways to say it but I doubt anyone is going to grow up sexist for it. We've all heard the phrase before and it hasn't hurt us. These kids have proven to be dramatic at times, weepy, timid, and frequently trying to run the show. I can see how a parent has had enough and wants to just tell them to grow up/man up/woman up and get on with it. Frankly probably not having enough of an adult presence telling them as such as only encouraged such behavior.

I know a child who when she was 6 would cry and carry on over the littlest thing, even if you gently brushed by her or if you tossed her the ball and she missed. It was ridiculous. As soon as everyone agreed to start telling her to knock it off and grow up, that ridiculous behavior stopped. She really just needed adults to lay down the law and tell her that was not acceptable behavior. She responded instantly to it, and in my opinion was a much happier kid once she left that babyish behavior behind.

CarolJ said...

I've been reading about Kate's blown opportunities. I watched Teen Mom 2 with my daughter and have become acquainted with another polarizing tv reality star- Kailyn Lowry. She's had difficulties with her temper and her comments. However, there are striking differences between her and Kate.

Kailyn is 22 years old, has a husband in the military, films for MTV, has two children- ages 1 and 5, attends college full-time and maintains a 3.92 average.

If she was like Kate she would be at home waiting for God to drop opportunities into her lap. Instead she has taken advantage of her opportunities. She has written a NY Times best selling book, sells Scentsy, sells Oragami Owl and started her own clothing line. She constantly mentions them on Twitter. You see photos of her fans reading her book, wearing her clothing line and promotions of her favorite Scentsy products. She constantly tweets with fans even while she is on vacation. She heavily promoted her book signings and explained she can only visit a limited number of places since she must pay for all her own expenses. She's going to school for journalism as she wants to promote her speeches.

She was raised by an alcoholic mother, absent father and became pregnant with her first child at 16. So I guess my question is how can such a young girl, without any parental guidance, be able to take advantage of such opportunities while Kate manages to ruin so many chances at success? Is it laziness, lack of intelligence or just expecting everyone else to do her work and hoping for the best?

Tucker's Mom said...

Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 32
Isn't man up just another way of saying grow up? What's wrong with that? I know people who say "woman up" too.

I don't mind either Kate or Jon telling the kids to man up.
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I mind when it's Kate telling a little boy to put up and shut up when his boots were chewing up his feet.
He was a little kid, and kids do stupid things, like wear the wrong shoes without socks.
Kate just didn't want to deal with it, and that was inexcusable.
What would happen if she actually stopped to figure out how to help him? Oh, she would have screwed up the filming schedule.

I think "man up" and "woman up' is for adults, not kids. Telling a kids to stop acting like a baby is fine, and necessary when they indeed resort to babyish behavior, or behavior below their age level.
But that's not what Kate was telling her little boy to do.
She might as well have said, "tough shit, kid. I don't care".

PA Dutch Mom said...

From Philly, and I think I picked up "dumb cluck" here, actually ;-)

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LOL!! Maybe it was from me! Do you also say that the sidewalks are slippy?

PA Dutch Mom said...

The Sheeple Barb can't stop with the cute animal thing. Once they latch on to something, they just keep going and going, hoping to get a response from Kate.

So Kate still hasn't told the fans that there is not a "new" season coming up...she just keeps them in suspense? That's really kind of mean.

mama san said...

rest easy, I have a friend that was a copy editor for a large company. occasionally she would get copy that would not make sense. The corker was written jointly by 2 Harvard professors. A full page [500 words] that had NO punctuation, one long run-on sentence. You can guess that got copied and sent around the department.

CC said...

I disagree Admin. I don't believe in telling a 7-year-old boy to man up. He's not a man. He's a child. And he should be allowed to act like a child. Now if he's acting like a 3-year-old then that's a different story. He should be expected to act his age. 7- or 9-year olds should not be having tantrums etc. and if you want to encourage them to do more athletically etc that's a different story. But telling them to man up is, in my opinion, telling them to act like a man. They aren't a man. They are a child. I prefer "act your age."

Tucker's Mom said...

Exterior Designer said... 35
Tucker's, he's done numerous sleep studies. All of which have concluded that he snores but does not have apnea. He's also had his deviated septum fixed. Not much help there either.
March 7, 2015 at 1:52 PM
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Oh, you poor thing!
Glad it's not apnea.

Tucker's Mom said...

Mel said... 36
Tucker, no arm movement as much as possible. The latest theory is that the cartiledge has detached from the lowest two ribs on that side. Which is code for they don't have a clue, IMO. It's been a painful, frustrating journey.
March 7, 2015 at 1:56 PM
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Ouch! I hope you feel better soon.

Tucker's Mom said...


LOL!! Maybe it was from me! Do you also say that the sidewalks are slippy?
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Sometimes, but I think I picked that up from DH.
I have to stop myself from saying front stoop.

Tucker's Mom said...

Yep, Barb keeps doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result.
A grown woman tweeting cutsie animals to Kate to get attention and approval is sad.

FlimsyFlamsy said...

Another comment about Valerie Bertinelli - she and Eddie Van Halen
were mature enough to figure out how to co-parent their son. They've
both remarried, and I think I read that they went to each other's
second weddings. What a gift to their son. You have to figure that
kid grew up in the lap of luxury, with a rock star dad and a TV star mom. But having parents who can treat each other with respect is
something money can't buy.

Tucker's Mom said...

Valerie is a great example of co-parenting and loving your kids more than you have your ex.
I think Kate's worst abuse of her kids is publicly demeaning Jon.
She hates him with a passion and can't control her anger- it it shows all the time with her mean comments.
I can't begin to imagine what that does to a child.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

Act your age is really good, CC. I think that best articulates what an adult should expect from that child.

Speaking of Teen Mom I saw a commercial for it during Catfish and apparently they are bringing the original cast back. Including Farrah.
That should be a shitshow that I may have to watch, especially if they bring DEBORAH back!!!

FlimsyFlamsy said...

Thinking ahead a few more years...what's going to happen if one
of the G twins gets married? Will Jon be barred from the wedding?
Will he not get to walk his daughter down the aisle? If there's
still such vitriol from TFW 5 years after the divorce, why would it
be any different in a few more years? Especially if her career
continues to dry up, and she's still placing the blame squarely
on Jon's shoulders for not wanting to film anymore?

TFW's behavior is made so much worse by this "positivity"
persona she's hatched for herself. So incongruous to the
petty, snotty, immature woman she's proven herself to be.
Actions speak louder than words.

Fleecing The Sheeple said...

Isn't man up just another way of saying grow up? What's wrong with that? I know people who say "woman up" too.

I don't mind either Kate or Jon telling the kids to man up.

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When I hear a parent tell a child to "man up" or "grow up" right away I think of Erma's "Wet Oatmeal Kisses"

"The baby is teething;
The children are crying.
Your husband just called and said “Eat dinner without me.”
One of these days you’ll explode and shout to the kids,
“Why don’t you grow up and act your age?”
And they will.
Or “You guys get outside and find yourself something to do,”
and “don’t slam the door”
And they don’t.
You’ll straighten their bedrooms all neat and tidy;
toys displayed on the shelf;
Hangers in the closet; animals caged.
You’ll yell, “Now I want it to stay this way.”
And it will.
You’ll yell, “I want complete privacy on the phone — no screaming!
Do you hear me?”
And no one will answer.
No more plastic tablecloths with stains of spaghetti.
No more dandelion bouquets.
No more iron-on patches.
No more wet knotted shoelaces,
muddy boots, or rubber bands for ponytails.
Imagine a lipstick with a point!
No babysitter for New Year’s Eve.
Washing clothes only once a week.
No PTA meetings or silly school plays where your child is a tree.
No car pools, blaring stereos, or forgotten lunch money.
No more Christmas presents made of library paste and toothpicks.
No wet oatmeal kisses.
No more tooth fairy.
No more giggles in the dark, scraped knees to kiss
or sticky fingers to wash.
Only a voice asking – “Why don’t you grow up?”
And a silent echo — “I did.”"

Math Girl said...

Exterior Designer said... 32

I'm pretty sure. It's a standard road sign. Also there is another one in the same lot but coming from a different store. Same mistake. I'm pretty sure Penndot is responsible for issuing and putting up all the road signs. I guess it could be the county though. (Montgomery).
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Maybe the developer or landlord? It's just that I don't think signs on private property are actually "road signs" strictly speaking. Except maybe the ones just where the parking lot exit meets the street/road, which could be on the road allowance.

Maybe you should ask the store manager "who put up that sign". Or maybe not, if you don't want him/her to look at you like you're nuts!

Math Girl said...

My grammatical/usage pet peeve is "try and" for "try to". Admin gets it right!

If I say I am going to "try and go to church every Sunday", and you take the "and" literally, then I am definitely going to go to church every Sunday and I might just as well leave out the "try and" part entirely.

Call Me Crazy said...

I bought "Eats Shoots and Leaves for my daughter when she graduated with an Honours English degree. She's a technical writer for a large corporation and she uses it all the time.
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Another technical writer! Awesome, PJ! Does she enjoy the job? It can get tedious at times, but there is something very satisfying about turning incoherent gibberish from genius engineers or software developers into text that people can actually understand!

Tucker's Mom said...

What will Kate do for the many things that will bring her together with Jon?
Graduations, wedding, babies.
These kids are forever going to be torn by the decisions they'll have to make, knowing how much their mother hates their father.
Kate is making their lives so much harder than it has to be, but there she is, telling the world how they're all somehow better off and better people for it.
Sure, her kids should be thanking her

Over And Out said...

I remember when I was about eight or so, my mom would tell me to "act your age, not your shoe size" (which was a two).

PatK said...

Has it been mentioned yet that Gladys hasn't tweeted to her queen since Monday?

Formerly Duped said...

Deborah? I honestly felt badly for her at time. She loved Sophia so much and was tested like dirt by Farrah & her sister. She does have issues though...Catelynn and Tyler have also written a book- so sad: growing up in a trailer park, on drugs at 8, and sex at 12, according to an article I read. They are such a sweet couple who have weathered a lot. Amber ..ugh. Maci? Also pregnant again.

angie said...

Thinking ahead a few more years...what's going to happen if one
of the G twins gets married? Will Jon be barred from the wedding?
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that's an easy one...it's the one of the twin's weddings, not Kate's. They can invite whoever they like and whoever wants to show up does.
Been there, done that. lol

AuntieAnn said...

PA Dutch Mom said... 24

Auntie Ann -- why is your 87-year-old mother talking about condoms (or condos)? Is there something that maybe you don't know about?
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ha! If there is, I don't WANT to know about it.

She'll say it whenever the subject comes up about unexpected pregnancies 'why don't these people use condos?' or about how someone she knew years ago found a box of condos in her son's drawer, etc.

I'd hate to try to correct at this stage of the game and even if I did, it's embedded in her mind that they're called condos so she'll just keep saying it her way. lol.

Anonymous said...

Mara said... 59
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 51
Act your age is really good, CC. I think that best articulates what an adult should expect from that child.
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It doesn't articulate anything unless the child has been taught what those expectations are. Children aren't born knowing how they are supposed to act at any given age.

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You're right, children aren't born knowing, but we teach them. We say things like, "You're a big boy now, you sleep in a big bed." Or "You're such a big girl, 3 year olds go on the potty." Or "Five year olds do not eat with their fingers, they use a fork.|

So when someone says to their child, "Act your age.", the child knows what the expectation is.

And if sKate told a child to "man up" when he was walking in boot that were giving him blisters? Well, that's just despicable. That bitch should have been forced to keep her shoes on ALL DAMN DAY when they were in NYC.

PJ

Midnight Madness said...

PatK said... 59
Has it been mentioned yet that Gladys hasn't tweeted to her queen since Monday?

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Is she sulking again? I hadn't noticed! Has she tweeted anyone? What was her excuse the last time she disappeared...the broken water pipe, or didn't she give a reason?

Tucker's Mom said...

Mara said... 62
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 51
Act your age is really good, CC. I think that best articulates what an adult should expect from that child.
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It doesn't articulate anything unless the child has been taught what those expectations are. Children aren't born knowing how they are supposed to act at any given age.
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Children can observe their peer and have a good sense of how they ought to be acting, unless they live in some weird bubble.
They can also observe babies and toddlers and infer that they are older and should not be acting in the same manner.

Tucker's Mom said...

And if sKate told a child to "man up" when he was walking in boot that were giving him blisters? Well, that's just despicable. That bitch should have been forced to keep her shoes on ALL DAMN DAY when they were in NYC.
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She was a hot, manic mess in NYC,

Tucker's Mom said...

Don't forget to Spring Foward tonight!

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

It doesn't articulate anything unless the child has been taught what those expectations are. Children aren't born knowing how they are supposed to act at any given age.


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Obviously, that assumes a child knows what is appropriate for their age, by being taught and observing. I think most children would understand that.

AuntieAnn said...

She was a hot, manic mess in NYC,

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That's for sure. I've never seen her as manic as she was in that episode.

And let's not forget how those kids looked as if they all had heat stroke from sitting on the upper deck of that bus all afternoon and into the night. Wasn't there a heatwave in NYC at that time, too? IIRC, they had to get up early the next morning to go to the Statue of Liberty.

It was all fun, fun, fun for Kate but it looked like a nightmare for the kids.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

The people best equipped to raise a child in that whole hot mess of a group were exactly the couple who gave up their child for adoption. Go figure.

But then that just speaks to what good parents they are, unselfish.

I was totally team Deborah. Farrah was an impossible child. Absolutely impossible. And then to watch her child's father's family have to deal with her too was a real headache. It must be really difficult to raise somebody like her.

Formerly Duped said...

Fleecing The Sheeple said

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When I hear a parent tell a child to "man up" or "grow up" right away I think of Erma's "Wet Oatmeal Kisses"
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Love that. And so true it is. I miss many things from when my kids were little , although both are still at home.

Formerly Duped said...

Yeah...apparently the other Teen Mom girls did not Farrah to be back on the show. They think she is a bad reflection on the show. But isn't Amber... as well? Both of them screwed up royally IMO.

Math Girl said...

I agree with PJ about "act your age".

You're right, children aren't born knowing, but we teach them. We say things like, "You're a big boy now, you sleep in a big bed." Or "You're such a big girl, 3 year olds go on the potty." Or "Five year olds do not eat with their fingers, they use a fork."
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These are much better than a general "act your age". If you just tell a child to "act your age" at a dinner table they may be confused about which of your many rules they are breaking: are they eating with their fingers, have their elbows on the table, slouching, interrupting other speakers, making faces, or not eating their vegetables. All of them could be covered by "act your age". Why make them guess? They may be working very hard on slouching, but slip into making faces because they can't concentrate on two things at once. Give the poor kids a break and tell them what's wrong! You can accompany it by a reference to age, as most children want to be thought of as grown-up, but just "act your age" can be counter-productive.

If your boss doesn't like a report you wrote, wouldn't you appreciate specific directions on how to improve it rather than "I expected better from an (insert title here)?"

Math Girl said...

She who cannot be named (but is named after a dog and a cat) tweeted to Kate on Mar 1 and to someone in Australia on Mar 2. Maybe we should send the police for a welfare check, if only we knew where to send them.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

Well I knew exactly what my parents meant when they told me to act my age, or that they were disappointed. Although I wasn't living in a chaotic environment or parented by someone who constantly changes the rules or applies different rules to different children, so.

Sleepless In Seattle said...

Well I knew exactly what my parents meant when they told me to act my age, or that they were disappointed.

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I think it also depends upon the age of the child. Obviously if you tell a 12-year-old to act his age, he is going to know what you mean. If you tell that to a four year old, that child most likely isn't going to know what is age appropriate because he quite possibly hasn't been taught that.

Sleepless In Seattle said...

I'd hate to try to correct at this stage of the game and even if I did, it's embedded in her mind that they're called condos so she'll just keep saying it her way. lol.

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Does she say that her friends just bought a new 1,500 square foot furnished condom?

I thought folks of that generation called them "rubbers."

Granny in Nebraska said...

Two words that drive me crazy are "kinneygarden" instead of kindergarten and "elemenary" instead of elementary. I even hear these words mispronounced on TV news.

NJGal51 said...

There is a guy in my office who says "ungyin" for "onion". It drives me up a wall!

AuntieAnn said...

I thought folks of that generation called them "rubbers."

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I think her generation goes farther back, all the way to 'sheaths', if they uttered the word at all.

Whatever, like I said, I'm not going to bring up the subject if she doesn't. Again, no pun intended.

JaninNJ said...

ok, here's my pet pronunciation peeve...weather people on the news who tell you what the "tempachure" is...you'd think THEY of all people would be able to pronounce that word correctly!

Unknown said...

The weather people make my Texan ears bleed when they insist on saying The GOLF of Mexico!

PJ's momma said...

AuntieAnn, are you on facebook? The first lady (at this time) on the page sounds like your grandma. What a feisty, cute little lady! The comments below are priceless too.

https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork?fref=nf

CC said...

Mara said...
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 51
Act your age is really good, CC. I think that best articulates what an adult should expect from that child.
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It doesn't articulate anything unless the child has been taught what those expectations are. Children aren't born knowing how they are supposed to act at any given age.

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LOL. Well obviously.

I didn't know we had to go into that much detail. Of course you tell them what is expected at their age, if they don't already know it. I would think they would know it. That's your job since they are infants. Parenting is progressive. You tell them what's expected at each stage in their life. So do their teachers. So when you say "act your age" they should already know what you mean. And if explanation is necessary you expand on it. Obviously.

The point is they are a child and should be treated like a child and expected to act like a child, not a "man."

CC said...

"Act your age" was in reference to a 9-year-old having a tantrum. Or a 7-year-old talking baby talk. It's not a substitute for training your child, etc. You don't have to end it with those three words. If the situation calls for it you can say more. A parent know when they have to expand on it.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

Exactly CC. Sheesh. Obviously it's a prerequisite the child knows what you're talking about and that if they don't you need to explain. That's just common sense. Nobody said to leave the child confused and uncertain.

CC said...

Admin said...
Exactly CC. Sheesh.
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Sheesh is exactly the word I was looking for.

CC said...

I hate when people say Los Vegas.

And the "medium" on the highway instead of median.

And "could of" and "I could care less."

And "suppose to" instead of supposed to.

And I always start my sentences with And even when you're not supposed to. I like to type how I speak. (For personal stuff or Twitter, etc., not for business.)

Anonymous said...

Funny story about some Turkish friends of mine. They hadn't been in Canada long and their English was not great. (Far better than my Turkish, I'll have you know) They got a call from those vaccuum cleaner people who told them they were bringing them sweepstake tickets. My friend got very excited and when her husband came home she told him that she only had to prepare a salad for dinner because someone was coming to the house and bringing sweep steaks for dinner. She was very disappointed when they showed up with a lottery ticket and a vaccuum cleaner.

Call Me Crazy said... 56
Another technical writer! Awesome, PJ! Does she enjoy the job? It can get tedious at times, but there is something very satisfying about turning incoherent gibberish from genius engineers or software developers into text that people can actually understand!

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She absolutely loves what she does. Doing the overflow work from the other members of her team? Not so much. :)

PJ

Anonymous said...

You know, as a kid you don't always understand what you're hearing. I remember hearing about guerrillas attacking small villages somewhere in the world. To me, they were saying gorillas. I could never figure out why gorillas would attack a village and I wonder what they used for weapons. Did they throw bananas?

Kid's minds work in funny ways.

PJ

FlimsyFlamsy said...

JanInNJ (#82), my weather pet peeve is when they say "artic"
instead of "arctic!"

Rainbirdie said...

Granny in Nebraska said... 78
Two words that drive me crazy are "kinneygarden" instead of kindergarten and "elemenary" instead of elementary. I even hear these words mispronounced on TV news.
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And don't forget 'liberry' for library. My good friend says "mines" as in "Did you find your phone? Mines was in the kitchen". Ugh...drives me nuts.

Sandi said...

Am I the only one who feels that Milos last tweet sounds like she has given up? Kate has been ignoring her tweets.

Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack.Mar 1
@Kateplusmy8 Ha been sitting here at ur #TwitterTable this evening...talkin 2the hand...LOL I'm #Optomistic we shall tweet again
one day! :)

Anonymous said...

(Leslie)
Brandi said she is starting a project with Leeza. I wonder what it is. And I wonder if they knew each other before CA. She may get fired from Real Housewives. She slapped two of the women across their face for no reason.

angie said...

Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack.Mar 1
@Kateplusmy8 Ha been sitting here at ur #TwitterTable this evening...talkin 2the hand...LOL I'm #Optomistic we shall tweet again
one day! :)
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Perhaps Kate enjoys tormenting this poor woman (although I've always thought Milo is a toady). If Milo is indeed 'just a fan', this silence is beyond cruel. When Kate gets tired of playing with a toy she just casts it aside. She knows Milo will always be there, waiting for a word from her queen. It's sick.
(but I still think Milo is Jamie or some other lackey).

Granny in Nebraska said...

I wonder why people say that someone has "passed" since it is a verb that needs a direct object, i.e. George passed the test or Mary passed the dessert. Doesn't anyone "die" anymore?

JaninNJ said...

oh, yeah, and last month was "Feb-you-ary"...maybe they're doing away with the letter R and just haven't told us yet?

angie said...

I wonder why people say that someone has "passed" since it is a verb that needs a direct object, i.e. George passed the test or Mary passed the dessert. Doesn't anyone "die" anymore?
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Jon died, right?

Seriously though, saying 'passed' softens the blow somewhat. Our family had a devastating loss almost 5 yrs ago (yep, already wondering how we will get through the day), I couldn't even say 'passed'. When talking to family, we prefer to say 'left'.
It's just too painful, and its been almost 5 YEARS. seems like yesterday. Heck, last week I couldn't even purchase a gallon of milk that had 'the date' on it-bought one with a different date. Silly I know, but seeing that date was like a knife to the heart.
pass the tissue. :(

Sue_Buddy said...

Granny in Nebraska said... 96
I wonder why people say that someone has "passed" since it is a verb that needs a direct object, i.e. George passed the test or Mary passed the dessert. Doesn't anyone "die" anymore?
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I've wondered about that for a long time. I think it was some sort of regional thing that caught on. Now everyone says it. I hate it. I always want to say passed what, gas?

Rainbirdie said...

OT - I don't watch the Dugger show but I saw that the latest commercial has the mom - in her whispery voice - saying that in high school she would eat & then make herself "get sick". I'm guessing that ratings must be down & they're looking for new "reel 'em in" topics to bring in viewers.

Rainbirdie said...

Sue_Buddy said... 99
Granny in Nebraska said... 96
I wonder why people say that someone has "passed" since it is a verb that needs a direct object, i.e. George passed the test or Mary passed the dessert. Doesn't anyone "die" anymore?
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I've wondered about that for a long time. I think it was some sort of regional thing that caught on. Now everyone says it. I hate it. I always want to say passed what, gas?
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Whenever I hear someone "passed", I always finish the sentence in my mind as "go and did not collect $200". Thankfully I've never actually said it outloud...yet.

getofftwitter said...

I think why people change words slightly or add ish, is
1. trying to sound 'cute'
2. trying to stand out
3. trying to fit in with the crowd they are hanging with
4. trying to sound cool
5. trying to justify things

Like all the crap that went around in the 80' s with valley girl talk: gag me with a spoon, the 60's with: man that is cool!, the 2000's : whatever! It's a generational thing and a locational thing. I use to hear my mother use phrases that I never heard anywhere else, and traveling to other places I've heard phrases I never heard before.

Now we have text messaging, the new short hand.



PJ's momma said...

You know, as a kid you don't always understand what you're hearing. I remember hearing about guerrillas attacking small villages somewhere in the world. To me, they were saying gorillas. I could never figure out why gorillas would attack a village and I wonder what they used for weapons. Did they throw bananas?

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PJ, I used to think 'cease fire' meant they built a big bonfire and somewhere and everyone gathered around it and agreed not to fight anymore. I wondered what the conversations were like and whether they shook hands.

getofftwitter said...

Kates being quiet. So, one of five things:

1. they are filming
2. Kate & kids are on a trip, and they are filming
3. Kate & kids are on a trip and they are not filming
4. Kids are at Dad's
5. this one I don't put stock in: Kate went on a trip with flying monkey.

When Kate is quiet she is up to something. It's a pattern with her.

Virginia Pen Mom said...

Sandi said... 93
Am I the only one who feels that Milos last tweet sounds like she has given up? Kate has been ignoring her tweets.

Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack.Mar 1
@Kateplusmy8 Ha been sitting here at ur #TwitterTable this evening...talkin 2the hand...LOL I'm #Optomistic we shall tweet again
one day! :)

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Milo's behavior keeps growing ever more bizarre.

Kate tweeted her at the end of February. But over the next day or two, Kate tweeted some of the other sheep, too. Milo must have viewed that as favoring them, even though they each only got a few of Kate's crumbs as Milo had. So Milo's got her feathers ruffled and now she's pouting and playing the victim again.

Milo's last tweet has an undercurrent of nastiness. She's reading something deliberate and aggressive into Kate's lack of attention that I really don't think is possible to be there. As someone pointed out, "talking to the hand" means you're telling someone to shut up and take it elsewhere.

When is Kate going to see that this woman isn't normal and that the more attention Kate gives her, the more she requires. She's scary. Really, she's the type that I do think could be dangerous because of that loose screw. She will NOT be ignored.

The veiled threat of Milo "coming to get Kate" when she was going after the dog Katie is unforgettable in a super creepy way.

getofftwitter said...

Or one more thing: Kate could be doing some more construction/remodeling at the house. After all Kate did bitch/whine about her bedroom.

Call Me Crazy said...

I wonder why people say that someone has "passed" since it is a verb that needs a direct object, i.e. George passed the test or Mary passed the dessert. Doesn't anyone "die" anymore?
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I may be stating the obvious, but some religions/people do not believe that the soul ever dies, it simply "passes on" or "passes away" or "passes over" to a different spiritual reality. The words "death" and "died" are avoided because they mean a final end, so that is why some people say "passed" instead. The words "on" or "away" or "over", and the direct objects like "to heaven" or "to a better place" or "to the other side" are understood.

Tucker's Mom said...

angie said... 98
I wonder why people say that someone has "passed" since it is a verb that needs a direct object, i.e. George passed the test or Mary passed the dessert. Doesn't anyone "die" anymore?
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Jon died, right?

Seriously though, saying 'passed' softens the blow somewhat
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I agree, and I use that too. In fact, I search for a way to say our lab doggy died.
I want to say put to sleep, which she was, but just can't bring myself.So, I wind up saying passed a lot.

So sorry for your loss.

A profound death in my life left me blocking out the date for years. I could never remember which exact day of the month it was- not kidding.
Funny how the mind works.

Formerly Duped said...

I remember when my father died when I was five, I overheard my mother on the phone, telling people that he had passed away. I didn't know what that meant, but I hoped he was coming home from the hospital.The way she explained it to us went over my head.I wondered why my sister was crying. Sorry, sort of OT.

PA Dutch Mom said...

1. they are filming
2. Kate & kids are on a trip, and they are filming

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It's spring break. They go back on the 17th. It.started on Friday, but Kate tweeted that on the 6th that she cleared her driveway, so as of then they were still home. Then again, they might have been away and she tweeted it after the fact.

I wonder why people say that someone has "passed" since it is a verb that needs a direct object, i.e. George passed the test or Mary passed the dessert. Doesn't anyone "die" anymore?

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Here we say they passed away. I haven't heard simply "passed" too often.

"If Milo is indeed 'just a fan', this silence is beyond cruel. When Kate gets tired of playing with a toy she just casts it aside. She knows Milo will always be there, waiting for a word from her queen. It's sick."

Or perhaps she has been advised by someone (crack security team) that it's best not to give her too much attention because the more she does, the more Gladys will demand.

We still say Feb u ary here! I guess we're just missin' our "r's."

Localyocul said...

Does anyone remember if we discussed the movie Cropsey here? I had stumbled across it not too long ago and can't remember if it was from here

Rhymes with Witch said...

Today is International Women's Day.

http://www.internationalwomensday.com/

The google doodle is pretty cool too.

Tucker's Mom said...

Formerly Duped said... 109
I remember when my father died when I was five, I overheard my mother on the phone, telling people that he had passed away. I didn't know what that meant, but I hoped he was coming home from the hospital.The way she explained it to us went over my head.I wondered why my sister was crying. Sorry, sort of OT.
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Wow, that's so young to wrap your head around such a loss. I'm so sorry.
P.S.- thought about your pooch today when I saw these Pawks Dog Socks

Virginia Pen Mom said...

Call Me Crazy said... 107
I wonder why people say that someone has "passed" since it is a verb that needs a direct object, i.e. George passed the test or Mary passed the dessert. Doesn't anyone "die" anymore?
_________________________

I may be stating the obvious, but some religions/people do not believe that the soul ever dies, it simply "passes on" or "passes away" or "passes over" to a different spiritual reality. The words "death" and "died" are avoided because they mean a final end, so that is why some people say "passed" instead. The words "on" or "away" or "over", and the direct objects like "to heaven" or "to a better place" or "to the other side" are understood.

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Such a nice point, Call Me Crazy. I never thought of it that way. We do say both "passed" and "passed away" here. I, too, believe it's softer on those left behind than saying "is dead."

Around here, the older folks used to say, with a great tone of resignation and a sigh, that someone "is goin' back now." As a child, I always found this frightening to hear because it meant declining in health due to age with no hope of recovery. My grandmother used to even say it about herself.

I think the original meaning was of a person beginning the return trip home to heaven.

Rhymes with Witch said...

A profound death in my life left me blocking out the date for years. I could never remember which exact day of the month it was- not kidding. 108

I'm still having that same experience 30 years later.
On the other hand, my significant other passed (as defined by Crazy 107) a year ago yesterday, and I wish the date were not so clearly etched in my mind.

Dmasy said...

I was around 5-years-old when I head my mother discussing a friend who had suffered a miscarriage. Mom kept using the phrase "she lost her baby".

I jumped up and suggested that we all go to help her find the baby. I remember that I couldn't understand why we were just sitting still and not helping.



chefsummer #Leh said...

I hate when I'm talking with someone and they ask a question with a question or they answer their own question.

PS Milo might be sulking in the closet but the moment her queen tweets to her she'll be farting rainbows again.

Tucker's Mom said...

Around here, the older folks used to say, with a great tone of resignation and a sigh, that someone "is goin' back now." As a child, I always found this frightening to hear because it meant declining in health due to age with no hope of recovery. My grandmother used to even say it about herself.
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My mom used to say, "It won't be long" (about herself).
Hated that, but she needed to vocalize getting old and failing health.

Formerly Duped said...

Thanks Tucker, for both your sympathy and the slipper link. I think those look like she just might keep them on! The Pawz ones she wouldn't move in, just tried to remove them with her teeth ( couldn't- they are a good product)

She is doing ok; it's very icy here so her walks are limited but we are hoping for some melting in the next few days before another cold front hits. (Would you believe it's snowing here- just a little though)

My brother-in-law is building a wobble-board for her. She is wobbly in her walking but still mobile, and pretty regular in 'going out' but still finicky about where to find a good spot- hard when the best spots are iced over! Asked for a PT referral from the vet and going to talk to the groomer next week about a modified haircut! Thanks for your continued support and ideas, Tucker.

PS I do have many good memories of my dad- one was painting the greys in his hair black with my water colors!

Rhymes with Witch said...

I don't think that euphemisms are a bad thing. Sometimes they make the statement easier for the speaker, other times for the listener.

On the other hand, nucular for nuclear drives me batshit.

Over And Out said...

Kravitz will never turn on Kate. She couldn't face the other barnyard ewes nor the "haterz." She's off pouting somewhere until one of the sheep gets worried and asks where she is.

Math Girl said...

I agree with PA Dutch Mom (110): for me it's "passed away" instead of "passed" and "feb-u-ary".

In addition to my February faux-pas, I also mispronounce the beginning of Chrysler; I was well on in life before I could even hear the difference, and even now I can't describe it.

There actually is a difference between mispronunciation and bad grammar or use of the wrong word (for example their, they're, there). I don't consider mispronunciation or sloppy pronunciation as bad.

Tucker's Mom said...

chefsummer #Leh said... 117
I hate when I'm talking with someone and they ask a question with a question or they answer their own question.

PS Milo might be sulking in the closet but the moment her queen tweets to her she'll be farting rainbows again.
*******
Ugh, question talkers!
Does it bug the shit out of me when people ask themselves questions that they already know the answers to?
Yes. Yes it does.

Milo hasn't gone anywhere. She's just in a dormant state- like yeast, or sea monkeys.
Add a little water, give a little food, and she'll pop back to life.

Over And Out said...

MARIE ‏@MY_2BCOLLIES 11m11 minutes ago
#kateplusmy8 Oh biteme, it doesn't matter what you think or your buddies. I have proof,besides remember HIPPA? You don't know a thing. Lol

I think Ph without the D means HIPAA! LOL!

Formerly Duped said...

My husband has a PhD- he jokes it means Piled higher and Deeper

redbird said...

Tucker's Mom said...

A profound death in my life left me blocking out the date for years. I could never remember which exact day of the month it was- not kidding.
Funny how the mind works.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Me, too, Tucker's Mom. July, 1981 and I couldn't tell you the day to save my life. My mind has blocked it out. My college roommate, Sonja was killed in July of 1981 by a carload of drunk and doped up teenagers that I went to middle school with.

She was a Vet Tech student at the local college and loved animals, especially horses. Her and her teacher, the vet were T-boned, Sonja got the brunt of it. The vet was critical for a long time and had many surgeries. The 2 boys and 2 girls walked away from their car. The police were chasing them all afternoon trying to find them. I had a cousin who lived in that area and her husband said the law was running up and down the road trying to find them.

I know this part sounds crazy, but it is true. A week or so after the funeral, my future husband and I went to a friends house. We pulled the car into the yard and before I got out I looked up in the sky above the house and the clouds were so pretty and I saw a ribbon shaped stream of a cloud in circles like when the gymnastic girls do a ribbon routine and make those circles. Then I saw a crude cloud that looked like a horse with someone on it riding up the circles and I sit there and watched it go up on the circle ribbon all the way up to the top.

I know that was Sonja. She was letting me know that she was ok.

I saw 2 of the boys years later driving around with 2 girls, when I started having kids, like nothing had ever happened.

redbird said...

Today: Law and Order SVU on USA and INSP: The Lost Bonanza Episodes.

redbird said...

Gosh, I hope those kids are not being filmed. Maybe they are filming TFW for her 40th birthday bash. Lord in Heaven, please don't her worm her way on a PEOPLE KATE AT 40 birthday cover! There is TOO MUCH important things going on in the world than to see her mug on that mag!

Hopefully, Kate Coyner doesn't have that kind of editorial and decision making power anymore! Didn't she get demoted?

redbird said...

Truby Steele is played by Debbie Reynolds.

Truby Steele: Oh, my husband passed.
Rose Nylund: Passed what?
Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak: A slow-moving Winnebago, Rose!

It is amazing what you can do with a few words and google!

redbird said...

Maybe Dr. Lafair should of done this to TFW. Even after the dr. won the case and TFW still refused to pay. IMO, she received services worth almost 11K. Couldn't she be liable for the taxes on it? To me it is the same if someone came in and remodeled her bedroom and it cost 11K for free, it is taxable isn't it?

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/donte-stallworth-pays-off-delinquent-bill-after-prodding-from-tv-station/ar-AA9vozb

chefsummer #Leh said...

Tucker's Mom said... 123

I also hate when someone ask you a question or for help and you're telling them how to do it..The they interrupt you and takeover the conversation.

Or when you're trying to prove a point to a person while talking clamly to and they get real loud..lol

l said...

I couldn't expound on this earlier. I was wondering if this is where I heard about Cropsey. I had watched part of it a while ago. It is about kids from the old Willowbrook (the place Geraldo did his expose on) that went missing in Staten Island. There was one girl who was local, not from Willowbrook, but had Down's syndrome and a man was convicted of her murder.

Anyway, I was at a family get-together today and my aunt, who is in her late 60s, early 70s was talking to me about books and I said I was currently reading a true crime book. Well, she launched into a tale about how her husband (they lived on Staten Island since the late 70s/early 80s) had his law office in Staten Island when a little Down's syndrome girl went missing. This girl's house was just a few blocks from his storefront office. Anyway, there was a strange man who used to come and stare in the storefront at his secretary and he would have to go shoo him away. He called the police with a tip that there was a strange guy who hung out stalking his secretary and they needed to look into him regarding this missing girl. Lo and behold, they told him they already had him on their radar. There was a local woman who had lost her only daughter to Malaria in Africa, my aunt said, who organized search parties and about a hundred people, inculding my aunt and uncle would comb vacant lots and swamp land. One day one of them who was a hunter found a spot in the woods of the abandoned Willowbrook that looked disturbed. He called my Uncle, who called a retired cop or someone, and they went and started to investigate and found the girl. HOLY CRAP. I said, umm, was this made into a documentary and my aunt said oh yes I think so, or an indenpendent film. Well, the film was Cropsey, and the man my uncle had suspected was Andre Rand, who was convicted of her murder and has been suspected in other disappearences of kids.

Now I have to rewatch it!! And watch the whole thing this time!!

chefsummer #Leh said...

MARIE ‏@MY_2BCOLLIES 11m11 minutes ago
#kateplusmy8 Oh biteme, it doesn't matter what you think or your buddies. I have proof,besides remember HIPPA? You don't know a thing. Lol
______--

I thought HIPP only works for doctors and surgeons...

Looks like someone watching to much grey's anatomy.

locayocul said...

Sorry, that was my post abot Cropsey I hit publish too soon

chefsummer #Leh said...

& Yes I know that was wrong lol I just was proving how dumb the sheep is.

Somewhere In Time said...

MARIE ‏@MY_2BCOLLIES 11m11 minutes ago
#kateplusmy8 Oh biteme, it doesn't matter what you think or your buddies. I have proof,besides remember HIPPA? You don't know a thing. Lol

That's funny! Obviously "Marie" doesn't know a thing, either! I was reading Kate's TL and she referred to the non-fans as being stupid "ignorance is bliss." I guess these fans don't recognize ignorance in their own flock.

Math Girl said...

One of my linguistic pet peeves that comes up this year is using tax return to refer to a tax refund. The return is what you send in, the refund is money you get back (if you've overpaid during the year). This misuse is very common in the comments sections, but I've also seen it used by some "writers" on seemingly reputable websites.

prairiemary said...

I have gone through a few vacuums in my life, the last one is the Dirt Devil, Jaguar Pet Model, and with 4 house dogs, it doesn't miss a bit of dog hair or fine dust. II got it from Canadian Tire, for under $200., after my small Dyson ball, which has the main floor attachment that broke. Getting a replacement is costly, and I just never thought it picked up as much as it should, for the price I paid for it. The Dirt Devil also has a small rotating pet attachment, works so well for hair on couches, beds anywhere. I am so very happy with this vacuum, and it is an upright, with a very long cord.
As soon as my daughter died from cancer 12 years ago(does not seem that long), and the only word that I used then as well as now is 'died'. Using 'passed' or 'gone' did not sound awful enough for me, saying she 'died', to me, means it was long and painful, and abrupt, which it was for me. Maybe weird, but it is how I felt about it.

Midnight Madness said...

MARIE ‏@MY_2BCOLLIES 11m11 minutes ago
#kateplusmy8 Oh biteme, it doesn't matter what you think or your buddies. I have proof,besides remember HIPPA? You don't know a thing. Lol

I think Ph without the D means HIPAA! LOL!

************

MARIE ‏@MY_2BCOLLIES 4h4 hours ago
@Kateplusmy8 The majority of celebrities get bullies but sadly your's have taken bullying to a whole new level of mean,even criminal. SMH

May we assume that she doesn't hold the Ph part of her degree in English? Seems like so many of the fans have problems with apostrophes!

Criminal bullying? Hmmm...isn't this person a best friend with BV who was suspended by Twitter?

Ah, sheeple...thy name is Hypocrite!

FlimsyFlamsy said...

Prairiemary (#131), your comment about losing your dear daughter
reminded me of something. Many years ago, Rosie O'Donnell had
Carroll O'Connor on as a guest on her talk show. His son's death
was drug related, but I don't recall the details. Rosie mentioned
that Carroll's son had "passed away," and Carroll said, rather
sternly, "He didn't 'pass away' -- he died." He didn't want the devastating loss of his child sugar-coated in any way. And
that reaction stayed with me.

PatK said...

Heck, if the kids are on spring break, then yes they're filming. Bank on it.

Formerly Duped said...

PatK said... 141
`~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Well, I guess if so, TLC was a sucker for Kate's not-so-cryptic begging for more episodes. Wonder if they came up with a new theme?

Any locals have any info?

KyPastor said...

Just saw a grammar mistake.

It is a kids show on TBN and they are praying the Lord's Prayer. The words were on the screen really cute looking and they got to the part, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, IN earth as IN Heaven.

It is ON EARTH

+++++++++++++++++

Either is correct. It depends on which version of the Bible you use. The King James Version has IN/IN. The Revised Standard Version uses ON/IN.

TLC stinks said...

Quiet on Twitter. Kids on spring break. Same 'ol, same 'ol.

Serendipity said...

MsGoody2Shoes21 ‏@msgoody2shoes21 31m31 minutes ago
RT @Georg_Grey: You don't pay the price for success. You pay the price for failure. - Zig Ziglar @Kateplusmy8

Then I guess Kate is up to her eyeballs in payments. She failed at CC; she failed on DWTS; she failed on CA; she failed with her clothing line; she failed at getting enough cruisers to sign up; she failed with Twist of Kate; her cook book failed miserably.

Did she ever explain why Coupons By Kate is now defunct or is it still active?

Virginia Pen Mom said...

I know this part sounds crazy, but it is true. A week or so after the funeral, my future husband and I went to a friends house. We pulled the car into the yard and before I got out I looked up in the sky above the house and the clouds were so pretty and I saw a ribbon shaped stream of a cloud in circles like when the gymnastic girls do a ribbon routine and make those circles. Then I saw a crude cloud that looked like a horse with someone on it riding up the circles and I sit there and watched it go up on the circle ribbon all the way up to the top.

I know that was Sonja. She was letting me know that she was ok.

=====================

It doesn't sound crazy, Tucker. It sounds stunningly beautiful and meaningful. I believe as you do she was sending you a message. I've had a few things like that happen to me. You never forget them.

PA Dutch Mom said...

Well, I guess if so, TLC was a sucker for Kate's not-so-cryptic begging for more episodes. Wonder if they came up with a new theme?

Any locals have any info?

&&&&&&&&&&&

Nope. Sorry. I haven't heard anything about filming. If she is, they've been good at keeping it a secret so far.

Gladys vanishes and Kate stops tweeting -- every single time. Either Milo has no interest in tweeting if Kate isn't around, or she likes when tweeties assume that she IS Kate or is WITH Kate. It's bizarre. She last tweeted on March 2 to a fan in Australia. Isn't that the same one who flew a few thousand miles or so to see Kate and the meeting didn't quite turn out as she expected? I get these people mixed up!

PA Dutch Mom said...

Someone just tweeted to Kate and asked her about an instagram and "Kate" responded with a thank you. If that doesn't bring Gladys out of hiding nothing will. You know how she likes to be Kate's spokesperson on the subject of fake instagrams!

If she doesn't appear, then there is a problem and Milo is MIA.

localyocul said...

PA Dutch Mom said... 110
1. they are filming
2. Kate & kids are on a trip, and they are filming

&&&&&&&&&&

It's spring break. They go back on the 17th. It.started on Friday,

)))

Sheesh! My kid had a three day spring break scheduled for April and one day just got taken away due to a snow day!

swingsandroundabouts said...

I agree with all the comments on grammar, punctuation and pronunciation. One which bothers me is the use of tenant to mean tenet. A tenet is a belief and a tenant is one who rents.

Years ago I had a university professor who would rant about incorrect grammar and spelling in our research papers. I got one paper back with a comment starting with " you should of..." Needless to say, I discounted her rants from then on.

Tucker's Mom said...


It doesn't sound crazy, Tucker. It sounds stunningly beautiful and meaningful. I believe as you do she was sending you a message. I've had a few things like that happen to me. You never forget them.
*****
Oops, that wasn't my account, but it was beautiful ;-)

FlimsyFlamsy said...

If TFW just responded to a tweet, maybe the kids just got back from
Jon's and she's trying to appear busy.

PA Dutch Mom said...

MsGoody2Shoes21 ‏@msgoody2shoes21 8m8 minutes ago
@kateplusmy8 When are you going to report abuse violations to Twitter @Support regarding your hardcore haters? They go after you & ur fans.

Why waste your time with Twitter support? Just called on BV to take those haters down!

"I agree with all the comments on grammar, punctuation and pronunciation. One which bothers me is the use of tenant to mean tenet. A tenet is a belief and a tenant is one who rents."

&&&&&&&&&&&&

One that (or which) bothers me is the use of "that" and "which." If I remember correctly, "that" is used in a restrictive clause and "which" is used in a nonrestrictive clause. In your sentence I can't figure out which clause it is! Who's on first? What's on second.

I give up. Who is responsible for writing these grammar rules? I wonder if that person really understands any of what he came up with. Was he under the influence of Rumspringa at the time?

PA Dutch Mom said...

Either is correct. It depends on which version of the Bible you use. The King James Version has IN/IN. The Revised Standard Version uses ON/IN.

&&&&&&&&&

Yes...we were taught "in earth." That was back in the Stone Age. It sounds strange to me to say "on."

PatK said...

PA Dutch Mom said... 148
Someone just tweeted to Kate and asked her about an instagram and "Kate" responded with a thank you.

&&&&&&&&

That wasn't Kate. Her name is Kateplusmy8. The "Kate" who responded was kgosselin8. lol

PA Dutch Mom said...

Kate Gosselin ‏@Kateplusmy8 22m22 minutes ago
@RuleGiraffes happy birthday there T! Hope your day was Tee-riffic! Making dinner so gotta cut celebration SO short! XO Be safe! Have FUN🎈🎁🎉

And there she blows! Can Gladys be far behind? Of course she doesn't say WHERE she is making dinner...could be at a rented beach house in the South.

MsGoody2Shoes21 ‏@msgoody2shoes21 44s44 seconds ago
@Kateplusmy8 I'm not saying to report all your haters or naysayers. I'm sure some of the folks you follow can DM you names of the few haters

Oh, sure. Let's get the Defective on that right away!

Anonymous said...

Bible thing..On Earth as it is IN Heaven was our version. Since we are ON earth, but IN heaven

am a Pastafarian Bhuddhist now, but me brudder da priest keeps me up to date.

franky

Anonymous said...

in earth reminds me of six feet under..great show

franky

CarolJ said...

TLC has announced that it is filming a new series about new Moms and their newborns. Parents include the mother whom was paralyzed from her neck down from an accident at her bachelorette party and parents of the two sets of newborn identical twins. They will follow the parents for several months of the newborn lives. Any chance that TLC is looking at these parents for a possible future series?

swingsandroundabouts said...

PA Dutch Mom,,,
One that (or which) bothers me is the use of "that" and "which." If I remember correctly, "that" is used in a restrictive clause and "which" is used in a nonrestrictive clause. In your sentence I can't figure out which clause it is! Who's on first? What's on second.

****************************************************

Fair enough.

localyocul said...

Anonymous said... 158
in earth reminds me of six feet under..great show

franky

)))

OMG I forgot all about Six Feet Under I looovvved that show!!

localyocul said...

KyPastor said... 143
Just saw a grammar mistake.

It is a kids show on TBN and they are praying the Lord's Prayer. The words were on the screen really cute looking and they got to the part, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, IN earth as IN Heaven.

It is ON EARTH

+++++++++++++++++

Either is correct. It depends on which version of the Bible you use. The King James Version has IN/IN. The Revised Standard Version uses ON/IN.

IIII

We Catholics say "on earth as it is in Heaven"

Tucker's Mom said...

am a Pastafarian Bhuddhist now, but me brudder da priest keeps me up to date.

franky
****
Ha! You must have delightful dinner conversations.

PA Dutch Mom said...

That wasn't Kate. Her name is Kateplusmy8. The "Kate" who responded was kgosselin8. lol

&&&&&&&&&&&

Yes, I know. That's why I put "Kate" in quotation marks. Where is Milo to say that all Instagrams in Kate's name are fake? She is slipping up on the job and may get fired!

Midnight Madness said...

We Catholics say "on earth as it is in Heaven"

*********************

As do we Lutherans!

Midnight Madness said...

I got one paper back with a comment starting with " you should of..." Needless to say, I discounted her rants from then on.

**********

Ouch. That would of (sic) made me laugh. Could of, would of, should of.

localyocul said...

PA Dutch Mom said... 156
Kate Gosselin ‏@Kateplusmy8 22m22 minutes ago
@RuleGiraffes happy birthday there T! Hope your day was Tee-riffic! Making dinner so gotta cut celebration SO short! XO Be safe! Have FUN������

And there she blows! Can Gladys be far behind? Of course she doesn't say WHERE she is making dinner...could be at a rented beach house in the South.

MsGoody2Shoes21 ‏@msgoody2shoes21 44s44 seconds ago
@Kateplusmy8 I'm not saying to report all your haters or naysayers. I'm sure some of the folks you follow can DM you names of the few haters

Oh, sure. Let's get the Defective on that right away!

((

But she doesn't follow CJ. She follows that Indiana Anny or whatever her name is now. She is a BV groupie. Came on the scene suddenly right when BV was outing "haters". Supposedly a mom of a deaf boy but "haters" claim they know her real id, wife of a professor in Indiana. Sinde Schmoopy follows her I wonder if she notices how odd she is.

Tucker's Mom said...

CarolJ said... 159
TLC has announced that it is filming a new series about new Moms and their newborns. Parents include the mother whom was paralyzed from her neck down from an accident at her bachelorette party and parents of the two sets of newborn identical twins. They will follow the parents for several months of the newborn lives. Any chance that TLC is looking at these parents for a possible future series?

******
Spin-offs happen all the time.
If one of the subjects catches fire like J+K+8 kids, then it could happen.

Anonymous said...

local and Tucker...

Local, I am thinking Netflik has 6 feet, just may binge, and yes Local, me bro da priest just opened a learning centre in Florida, I am of course invited to attend. The Pastafarian part was a typo someone did a few years ago here, the some smuck actuctually stuck a drain-bowl on his head for a liscence picture and called it personal religion. He got away with it, LOL I am a Rastafarian Bhuddhist with a Catholic Priest brother, born again Christian sister, roman catholic brother, and an agnostic brother. DD was never baptised...wasn't sure which choice was good for her..lol

franky

chefsummer #Leh said...

I have an instagram I got looked up the gosselin page on instagram it's -(IMO)- a fans account.

redbird said...

Good to hear from you KYPastor. That is kinda surprising that the KJV version is In Earth as In Heaven. I use the KJV.

I am rethinking this and I grew up learning:

Our Father, who art in Heaven
Hallowed be thy Name
Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done
On Earth as it is in Heaven
Give us this day
Our Daily Bread
And forgive our trespasses
As we forgive those trespass against us
Lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the Glory, Forever. Amen.

Hope you and your family were safe in the ice storm this week.

Virginia Pen Mom, hey it wasn't Tucker's Mom, it was me, redbirdsings redbird. I shouldn't of said crude cloud. it was like a toy horse with a rider on it. Very detailed. Also, it was late in the afternoon, the sun had set, but it was still bright light out and the skies were pink, purple, grey, light baby blue. indigo. I knew when I first saw it and kept looking, then realized oh my gosh, I knew it was special and I have never forgotten it. Her favorite song was Xanadu. The sky looked like Xanadu.

localyocul said...

Midnight Madness said... 166
I got one paper back with a comment starting with " you should of..." Needless to say, I discounted her rants from then on.

**********

Ouch. That would of (sic) made me laugh. Could of, would of, should of.

(((

My senior year term paper was on the (president) Kennedy assassination. I had read Best Evidence and wrote about the "magic bullet" and the possibility of a second gunman. This was in 1984, before the movie came out about it. Anyway, there was a student teacher who did not get what I was writing AT ALL. Gave me a B but in her remarks kept writing RFK instead of JFK.

Tucker's Mom said...

Gave me a B but in her remarks kept writing RFK instead of JFK.
******
Well, it is RFK, not JFK on Mr. Rushmore, right?

Somewhere In Time said...

And forgive our trespasses
As we forgive those trespass against us

------
"And forgive US our trespasses as we forgive those WHO trespass against us"

We say it as "and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors."

We also put the extra "Forever and ever" at the end!.

An interesting observation about trespasses...

http://experimentaltheology.blogspot.com/2012/12/forgive-us-our-trespasses-whered-that.html

Anonymous said...

And excuse me if I offended religious people, me bro da priest is what we, his siblings call him..in public, I literally call my brother Father, as is his title. OYE, shudda been born Jewish, lol

No offenxe, just keep laughing at the absurdity of our non-religious fmily upbringing...yet, we all love, respect and compliment each other
à
franky

Somewhere In Time said...

But she doesn't follow CJ.

----------------
Kate doesn't follow CJ? How can that be? LOL!

Um Goody. I think Kate already went that route of trying to call off the haters. I doubt if she's going to DM her tweetie friends to give her the names of some of them.

localyocul said...

Tucker's Mom said... 173
Gave me a B but in her remarks kept writing RFK instead of JFK.
******
Well, it is RFK, not JFK on Mr. Rushmore, right?

)))

Haha thats correct!

prairiemary said...

Thanks Flimsy Flamsy! Exactly how I feel, thanks so much for relating that
story, validates how I feel about the word:)

Somewhere In Time said...

Well, it is RFK, not JFK on Mr. Rushmore, right?

--------------------
It's Mr. Rushmore? I thought it was Ms Rushmore!

Somewhere In Time said...

Gee Whiz ‏@GeeWhiz__ 2m2 minutes ago
@msgoody2shoes21 ConcernedChick @Kateplusmy8 CC/Schmeckygirl has harassed Kate&interfered with every job opportunity she could.Kate shld sue

Sue for what? What job opportunity has Kate been offered, applied for and lost because someone interfered? Unless there is proof that she was turned down for a job because someone contacted a potential employer, she'd get laughed out of court.

Typical Sheep stupidity.

readerlady said...

Just catching up on comments, after being internetless for about 2 days. I'm loving the regionalism/grammatical errors discussion. I'm a half-billy. Born of a hillbilly mother and a (Tidewater area) Virginia father. I grew up in the hills of S. Ohio. Most of my mother's extended family came from Kentucky. Nearly everyone said "crick". In our area, we worsh our face with a worshcloth. In one part of (Northern) Ohio, the second year of high school is the southmore year. Dogs walk on a lish. Instead of getting fuss-trated, people get fluss-trated.

localyocul said...

Somewhere In Time said... 179
Well, it is RFK, not JFK on Mr. Rushmore, right?

--------------------
It's Mr. Rushmore? I thought it was Ms Rushmore!
)))

All I know is it's Obama's fault

localyocul said...

Somewhere In Time said... 180

Typical Sheep stupidity.

)))

And rationalization. This is why I sish people would just let Schmoopy fail on her own. Of course she hasn't failed due to haters but if haters would just ignore her her fans could not claim sabotage. Well they could and probably would but...

FlimsyFlamsy said...

Once again, the fans are getting in a lather about a
millionaire's alleged missed employment opportunities.
Guess Curt Schilling's little crusade has empowered them.

But they better keep their priorities straight -- the goal for
March is to get TFW lots of birthday presents. They better
get on that. I hear holding up signs in Walmart parking lots
is a real attention getter...

Sue_Buddy said...

Sue for what? What job opportunity has Kate been offered, applied for and lost because someone interfered? Unless there is proof that she was turned down for a job because someone contacted a potential employer, she'd get laughed out of court.
::::::

It's sheeplelore, plain and simple. I think Kate's done with the lawsuit route. She's run out of attorneys for one thing.

Anonymous said...

Last try, Haven't said this aloud in 30 years...

Our Father, who art in Heaven,
Hallow'ed be thy name.

Thy Kingdom come,
Thy Will be done,
on earth, as it is in Heaven.

Please, give us this day,
our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses...
As we forgive those who trespass against us.

Lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from Evil.

For Thine is the Kingdom,
the Power and the Glory,

Forever and Ever

Amen

franky

Call Me Crazy said...

Hi KyPastor - It's nice to hear your voice!

Sleepless In Seattle said...

But they better keep their priorities straight -- the goal for
March is to get TFW lots of birthday presents

-------------

How many of them will end up in the trash can? The gifts, not the sheeple!

Sleepless In Seattle said...

All I know is it's Obama's fault

-----------------

Is Obama on Rushmore?

Sleepless In Seattle said...

In our area, we worsh our face with a worshcloth.

--------------------------

My 6th grade teacher referred to our first President as George Worshington. I remember sitting there laughing because none of us ever heard that before.

redbird said...

Somewhere In Time said... 174
And forgive our trespasses
As we forgive those trespass against us

------
"And forgive US our trespasses as we forgive those WHO trespass against us"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thank you so much, Somewhere in Time! That's it, exactly!!!

This is one of the reasons why I love this Veranda!

CC said...

Re: Grammar

Anyone notice just how many people say "Me and Mary went..." as opposed to "Mary and I went," yet they say "She did it for Mary and I." or "She did it for you and I." OMG. Drives me crazy! And it seems like it's just happening more and more.

Lanc Native said...

"Nearly everyone said "crick". In our area, we worsh our face with a worshcloth. In one part of (Northern) Ohio, the second year of high school is the southmore year."...181

))))
Isn't it southmore? LOL! That's what is heard around here!

Lanc Native said...

How do you all pronounce "forsythia?"

Yes, I'm thinking spring.

Sleepless In Seattle said...

When I look at Kate's timeline and the photo of her with Terrell pops up, all I see is Kate's face looking like she has flesh-colored Silly Putty on it. Nobody else looks like that. I wonder what kind of foundation she uses that makes her face appear greasy, like something is pulled across it. Whatever it is, I don't want it.

Sleepless In Seattle said...

When Milo disappears, how does she decide how long her self-imposed exile will be? Kate tweeted today and either Milo's alert malfunctioned or she's hiding out somewhere. It appears that she's no longer talkin' to the hand.

NJGal51 said...

Episcopalian here and we say "on earth as it is in Heaven".

LOL! The conversation here reminds me of two tee-shirts that my son got me a couple of years ago for Christmas. "I'm silently correcting your grammar" and "There, Their, They're not the same".

Starz22 said...

MAN UP ! I hate that. My nephew is 5 and is as much of a boy as a boy can be. I remember when he was 2 and fell while he was running. He tore a hole into his pants and was bleeding from his knee...not just a tiny scrape ...a gash. He got up and started to cry, when he looked at his knee he started to cry harder. His dad started yelling at him saying MAN UP! Men don't cry...Are you a baby? Stop crying. I could see the confusion in Seth's eyes. He didn't want to disappoint his dad...but IT Hurt Like Hell . He tried to hold back his tears standing there not knowing what to do while the blood ran down his leg.
Thats when I jumped in and said WTF? I scooped Seth into my arms and told him I know it hurts baby...go a head and cry.
We took Seth to the ER where he got 4 stitches to sew up his knee.
I then both his mom ( my sister) and his dad. Don't you ever do that to him again. I normally hold back on what I think I should say....this time I didn't. This little boy...all of 2 at the time...tore his knee open and was told to act like a man. I then told his dad that Seth is a child and he has his whole life ahead of him to Man up. He has a few years to be a child...do not force manhood on him at 2 4 or even 7. Childhood is gone too soon....

Granny in Nebraska said...

I grew up learning about Worshington, D.C. and worshing clothes. My kids try to tell me there isn't an "R" in there someplace but I know better.

readerlady said...

Lanc Native -- I'd never heard "southmore" until I went to college and had several girls from Toledo, Ohio, on the same dorm floor. And my grandmother was PA Dutch! I say "four-sith-ee-ah". How do you say it?

I learned "In Earth, as it is in Heaven". Also, when singing The Lord's Prayer, the best known vocal version Malotte's Lord's Prayer, it's "in Earth" . It's interesting how the same prayer varies across denominations and translations. Catholics use the version found in Matthew, which ends at "Deliver us from evil". Protestants use the version from Luke, which continues "for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever." (also know as the doxology).

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