Author Topic: American Idol (Read 5672 times)

brianhenke · « **on:** April 19, 2005, 09:00:38 PM »

Among the teens and twentysomethings in the audience for tonight's episode of American Idol is none other than...

Alex Trebek! Even Ryan Seacrest got to interview him!

Brian

Don RUCKLES?

aaron sica · « **Reply #1 on:** April 19, 2005, 09:09:25 PM »

[quote name=\'brianhenke\' date=\'Apr 19 2005, 09:00 PM\']Among the teens and twentysomethings in the audience for tonight's episode of American Idol is none other than...
Alex Trebek! Even Ryan Seacrest got to interview him!

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So if you saw Alex Trebek during a commercial for Viagra, would you post that too?

I don't know why you haven't picked up on this by now................NOBODY CARES.

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 19, 2005, 10:01:01 PM »

[quote name=\'aaron sica\' date=\'Apr 19 2005, 08:09 PM\']So if you saw Alex Trebek during a commercial for Viagra, would you post that too?
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Hey Aaron. I saw Wink Martindale on a commercial for Orbitz.

(runs away)

aaron sica · « **Reply #3 on:** April 19, 2005, 10:04:46 PM »

[quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Apr 19 2005, 10:01 PM\'][quote name=\'aaron sica\' date=\'Apr 19 2005, 08:09 PM\']So if you saw Alex Trebek during a commercial for Viagra, would you post that too?
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Hey Aaron. I saw Wink Martindale on a commercial for Orbitz.

(runs away)

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That, of course, is a little different

The commercial CENTERED around a game show.
This yutz would post if he saw a silhouette of Bob Barker on his grilled cheese sandwich, because it "pertains to game shows".

clemon79 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 19, 2005, 10:14:34 PM »

[quote name=\'aaron sica\' date=\'Apr 19 2005, 07:04 PM\']That, of course, is a little different

The commercial CENTERED around a game show.
This yutz would post if he saw a silhouette of Bob Barker on his grilled cheese sandwich, because it "pertains to game shows".

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Not to defend Henke, because 99 times out of 100 his posts are utterly useless, but there are those who would argue that Idol is a game show.

They'd be idiots, but they exist.

aaron sica · « **Reply #5 on:** April 19, 2005, 10:17:28 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Apr 19 2005, 10:14 PM\']
They'd be idiots, but they exist.

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I agree. AI is as much a game show as "Star Search" was.

inturnaround · « **Reply #6 on:** April 19, 2005, 10:19:31 PM »

[quote name=\'aaron sica\' date=\'Apr 19 2005, 09:04 PM\']That, of course, is a little different

The commercial CENTERED around a game show.
This yutz would post if he saw a silhouette of Bob Barker on his grilled cheese sandwich, because it "pertains to game shows".

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I thought the post could be helpful for those who wanted to see Alex, but don't otherwise tune into AI. I think your post was needlessly mean. I am always uncomfortable when I hear board members referring to other members by names. It adds nothing to this board and takes away quite a bit. At least let us have the illusion of civility.

If you don't have anything nice to say, sit next to me...but don't feel the need to express your discontent every time you find a post objectionable.

Of course, I again find myself criticizing another poster. I just hope I did so in a civil way. I'll not be calling you a "yutz".

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #7 on:** April 19, 2005, 10:19:36 PM »

[quote name=\'aaron sica\' date=\'Apr 19 2005, 07:17 PM\'][quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Apr 19 2005, 10:14 PM\']
They'd be idiots, but they exist.

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I agree. AI is as much a game show as "Star Search" was.

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Or "Star Trek," IMO.

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 19, 2005, 10:21:55 PM »

[quote name=\'inturnaround\' date=\'Apr 19 2005, 09:19 PM\']If you don't have anything nice to say, sit next to me...but don't feel the need to express your discontent every time you find a post objectionable.
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It would help if said posters content, which it is 99.5% of the time wasn't:

A Hoosier Millionare reference (who cares)
A NASCAR reference (no one cares)
A refrence to a dead celebrity in Cincinatti (no one cares)
An obscure game show reference (no one cares)

Other than those, his posts are great!

aaron sica · « **Reply #9 on:** April 19, 2005, 10:26:28 PM »

[quote name=\'inturnaround\' date=\'Apr 19 2005, 10:19 PM\']I thought the post could be helpful for those who wanted to see Alex, but don't otherwise tune into AI. I think your post was needlessly mean. I am always uncomfortable when I hear board members referring to other members by names. It adds nothing to this board and takes away quite a bit. At least let us have the illusion of civility.

If you don't have anything nice to say, sit next to me...but don't feel the need to express your discontent every time you find a post objectionable.

Of course, I again find myself criticizing another poster. I just hope I did so in a civil way. I'll not be calling you a "yutz".

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Joe, you are absolutely right. More often than not, it's easy to open mouth without thinking, and that's exactly what I did. I was out of line in calling Brian a "yutz". I just wish he wouldn't feel the need to think he needs to post here every time he sees something to do with game shows when it's something out of the ordinary.

inturnaround · « **Reply #10 on:** April 19, 2005, 10:27:37 PM »

[quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Apr 19 2005, 09:21 PM\']Other than those, his posts are great!

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If his posts are objectionable to you and fall outside the rules, let an admin know. If his posts remain objectionable to you, but do fall under the rules, killfile him.

Attack the post and not the poster.

FeudDude · « **Reply #11 on:** April 19, 2005, 10:43:04 PM »

Normally I agree that Henke's posts about game show host appearances and the like are a little too, er, random, but I think this particular instance was interesting and significant enough to warrant a post. But maybe it's just me.

brianhenke · « **Reply #12 on:** April 19, 2005, 11:03:57 PM »

[quote name=\'FeudDude\' date=\'Apr 19 2005, 09:43 PM\']Normally I agree that Henke's posts about game show host appearances and the like are a little too, er, random, but I think this particular instance was interesting and significant enough to warrant a post. But maybe it's just me.

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For once, someone agrees with me.

Brian

Poland is the country directly south of Canada?

aaron sica · « **Reply #13 on:** April 19, 2005, 11:06:04 PM »

[quote name=\'brianhenke\' date=\'Apr 19 2005, 11:03 PM\']
For once, someone agrees with me.

Brian

Poland is the country directly south of Canada?

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Brian, I apologize for calling you a "yutz". That was out of line. I just wish I knew why you take upon yourself to think you need to post every time you see a game show reference on TV, no matter how far removed from a game show it is.

dzinkin · « **Reply #14 on:** April 19, 2005, 11:30:54 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Apr 19 2005, 10:14 PM\']Not to defend Henke, because 99 times out of 100 his posts are utterly useless, but there are those who would argue that Idol is a game show.

They'd be idiots, but they exist.

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On Golden-Road someone recently argued that Jeopardy! is a sport. In ATGS someone argued that Playboy TV's Night Calls and Sex Court were game shows; the same person later argued in IM that bra commercials were game shows.

Statements like those are what allow Brian Henke's posts to appear positively insightful by comparison. ;-)

Author Topic: American Idol (Read 5672 times)

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