I was flipping through the channels Sunday night and came across the Miss America pageant thing... I couldn't believe a grown woman would get up and tap dance in front of millions of people as a talent thing... How embarrassing...:o

I was flipping through the channels Sunday night and came across the Miss America pageant thing...


How many channels do you have and if you don't like what you see, why not flip to the next or switch offf the TV set. :rolleyes:


... I couldn't believe a grown woman would get up and tap dance in front of millions of people as a talent thing... How embarrassing...:o

Is that yourself or did cupcake whispered some words of disgust in your ear ? :) :)

Tap dancing is a talent - I am not saying this girl had any.


http://www.offjazz.com/vid-tap.htm

How many channels do you have and if you don't like what you see, why not flip to the next or switch offf the TV set. :rolleyes:

I did - ;)


Is that yourself or did cupcake whispered some words of disgust in your ear ? :) :)

She wasn't around, but I'm quite sure she would have agreed... ;)

fyi - I think this girl won it (Not sure if she was the tap-dancer :confused: ):

http://www.missamerica.org/images/jb-history.jpg

How would you know if you switched off the TV. :confused:
Oh Ok, you switched it off after the winner was known :rolleyes:

Looks to me that there is a large percentage of spanish blood in Barbie 3 :eek:

How would you know if you switched off the TV. :confused:
Oh Ok, you switched it off after the winner was known :rolleyes:


I just googled it...:rolleyes:


Looks to me that there is a large percentage of spanish blood in Barbie 3 :eek:

Looks like something from pixar ;) :D

I was watching a show the other night, it was called "America's Got Talent" or some such thing as that. This guy's act was he had dozens of bicycle horns taped to his body. He hit the horns in a specific order to play melodies. I am not going to say just how annoying he was, but I will say that a talented female tap dancer would have been preferable. If the woman had ANY TALENT AT ALL it would have been preferable.

I eventually did change channels, though there is this streak in me that makes me susceptible to "morbid fascination." At least a couple of odd acts were better than the horn man. But one leaves me perplexed - a guy whose stage name is "Bobby Badfingers." He's a snapper. He snaps his fingers very fast, comparable to castanets. That's his talent. Again, morbid fascination.

The jazz/acrobat couple, on the other hand, really DID have a nice act. So I can recognize talent when I see it sometimes, anyway.

So... what were the other talents on the show? Singing and a musical instrument are commonplace. Now and then you catch a juggler. And of course, let's not forget "Miss Congeniality" - where talents included baton twirling and musical glass-playing.

[QUOTE=KenHigg]fyi - I think this girl won it (Not sure if she was the tap-dancer :confused: ):

Let me guess, she wants to support childrens charities through the UN:rolleyes:

I was flipping through the channels Sunday night and came across the Miss America pageant thing... I couldn't believe a grown woman would get up and tap dance in front of millions of people as a talent thing... How embarrassing...:o

At least she didn't twirl a baton.

fyi - I think this girl won it (Not sure if she was the tap-dancer :confused: ):

http://www.missamerica.org/images/jb-history.jpg

She doesn't look quite human to me.
More like a Stepford Wife....
Are you sure she's real?

She's bootiful!

I have just been on the website http://www.missamerica.org/ - I really hope these women can tap dance.


They are all so ugly. Sorry if its rude to say they are ugly - but they have entered a beauty contest!

They are all so ugly. Sorry if its rude to say they are ugly - but they have entered a beauty contest!

Was it the teeth you objected to?:confused: :D

They are scary - the teeth really don't help.

They are scary - the teeth really don't help.

Something about those pictures does look a little....unnatural. :eek:

Are they all dentures?

Is there a smokers version of the toothpaste they use?

Is it available in the UK?

I'm thinking that they need to hire a new "photoshopper". :cool:

Is there a smokers version of the toothpaste they use?

Is it available in the UK?
Yes




http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/8/89/180px-TippexOldStyleBottle.jpg

Comes with its own brush too - genius.

I was flipping through the channels Sunday night and came across the Miss America pageant thing... I couldn't believe a grown woman would get up and tap dance in front of millions of people as a talent thing... How embarrassing...:o
Ginger Rogers and Debbie Reynolds would like a word with you. :mad:

Ginger Rogers and Debbie Reynolds would like a word with you. :mad:

Sorry Ging... Sorry Deb....:o :o

Fun fact: Debbie Reynolds learned to dance on the set of Singing in the Rain. Not only did she learn to dance on the fly, but she mananged to blend right in with a pair of the greatest dancers, Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor. :)

Great quote from Singing in the Rain:
"Short people have long faces.
And long people have short faces.
Big people have little humor,
and little people have no humor at all."

Let's see:
Hair Stylist
Eyebrow Plucker
Dentist (capped/straightened teeth)
Cosmetic Surgeon (breasts, liposuction)
Clothing Designer
Makeup Artist

You too can look like a million, problem is it costs a million

Let's see:
Hair Stylist
Eyebrow Plucker
Dentist (capped/straightened teeth)
Cosmetic Surgeon (breasts, liposuction)
Clothing Designer
Makeup Artist

You too can look like a million, problem is it costs a million

You forgot Personal Trainer. ;)

You forgot Personal Trainer. ;)
and speech therapist :D

You are assuming they look a million dollars - most of them are extremely plain looking - who must have spent a fortune to make themselves look a little freaky.

http://missamerica.org/competition-info/state-contestants.asp?state=New%20Mexico

How does a girl with really white teeth help with the problem of identity theft?


agghhh!

So watch the movie Miss Congeniality, where you will learn that it's not a beauty pageant, it's a scholarship contest.
:D

They are all so ugly. Sorry if its rude to say they are ugly - but they have entered a beauty contest!

Not just rude, probably more delusional.... But whatever you gotta say to feel better about yourself. :rolleyes: I'm sure you're pullin' all kinds of 'dimes' huh playboy?:rolleyes:

Stick to explaining to people how to normalize data, and don't be so concerned with calling beautiful women ugly. People that concern themselves with such things are typically complete losers. Not that I know that about you, although I'd be tempted to wager if I had but the two quoted posts here to judge by...

I'm a fan:
Missouri
Nevada
Arkansas
Colorado
Georgia
Idaho
Michigan

Simply looks like case of bad pictures for these and probably many more:
Washington
New York
Maryland
Maine
Virgin Islands



They are scary - the teeth really don't help.

This is funny, considering the source, and the stereotype... I'll take a girl who's visited a cosmetic dentist over one with a boobytrap mouth anyday. But hey, to each his own!:rolleyes:

Is this more your speed:
http://www.drxaguirre.com/view2_before.jpg
???

don't be so concerned with calling beautiful women ugly.
He didn't :rolleyes:

Wow what an attack for judging beauty contestents (exactly what they enter for). Chill out a bit. People that concern themselves with attacking others for having an opinion are typically complete losers (not that I know that about you - I wouldn't risk my money on a bet though , the odds won't be big enough to make it worthwhile) - anyway chill out big boy!

(Why have you listed the ones that don't look to good , but have a go at me for doing the same???)

If its a scholarship contest how come everyone has unnaturally white teeth - is that how the scholarship is awarded?




Anyone tell me how white teeth is involved in identity theft?



Is this more your speed:


Yeh Baby!

Christ!:cool:

It seems in US beauty pagents Miss America is again whiter than white -

http://news.sky.com/skynews/picture_gallery/picture_gallery/0,,70141-1244632-2,00.html


:eek:

Is Miss America open to women (sorry I may have phrased that incorrectly judging by the story above) outside the US?

It seems that Miss America tested positive for cocaine use, is bi (made a pass at Miss Teen America), and is very sexually active in both directions.

would anybody miss America? there'd certainly be less war for a start.

Col

Is this Miss America or Miss USA - Miss USA made a pass at Miss Teen America? - can't blame her for that!:)

It seems that Miss America tested positive for cocaine use, is bi (made a pass at Miss Teen America), and is very sexually active in both directions.Now that's my kind of girl... :cool:

Is this Miss America or Miss USA - Miss USA made a pass at Miss Teen America? - can't blame her for that!:)
I could only stomach 5 seconds of the tearful thank god for a second chance speech. Give me a bucket:rolleyes:

Didn't bother with any sound!

I didn't even pay too much attention to the whole thing. It's all pretty ridiculous I think. By the way, it is Miss USA and not Miss America, although I'm not sure what the differences are besides the Miss USA/Miss Universe (:rolleyes: ) being owned by The Donald.

I didn't even pay too much attention to the whole thing. It's all pretty ridiculous I think.
Seconded. A conversation I had yesterday:

Brad: "Man, Rosie and Donald Trump are really going at it."
Me: "Who cares?"
Brad: "But Trump said he's going to sue Rosie. It's crazy!"
Me: "Who cares?"
Brad: "But..."
Me: "Seriously, why do I care?"

By the way, it is Miss USA and not Miss America, although I'm not sure what the differences are besides the Miss USA/Miss Universe (:rolleyes: ) being owned by The Donald.
I just learned something. :p Miss America is the pagent that has the interviews, talent show, etc. It awards a scholarship and their little catch phrase is "We're not looking for a model, we're looking for a role model." Miss USA, on the other hand, is primarily a beauty contest with basically no other cirteria. So now I care even less. Miss America is expected to conduct herself like a role model; Miss USA is not. What is the big deal here? Didn't we already cover the "female celebrity behaving like a skank" topic well enough with Paris Hilton?

topic well enough with Paris Hilton?
Don't Americans like French hotels?:confused:

Don't Americans like French hotels?:confused:
Rich, thats silly - Americans have no idea where France is.
As I pointed out (and referenced) recently, the majority don't even know where New York is.:rolleyes:

Col

They are scary - the teeth really don't help.

I agree, she could eat an apple through a letter box :)

I agree, she could eat an apple through a letter box

I like that phrase - not quite sure what it means - but I like it.

Don't Americans like French hotels?:confused:
If that means you've never heard of Paris Hilton, the person, then you have my sincere envy.

Americans ... don't even know where New York is.:rolleyes:

Col
Sure we do. It's in Las Vegas (http://www.koalie.net/Walks/200310-CA-J8/20031005115606.jpg). :)

If that means you've never heard of Paris Hilton, the person, then you have my sincere envy.
The only thing I know about her is that she knocks about with Britney Spears and we have almost daily photo's of them drunk, legs apart, exposing their knickers (or lack of, in Ms Spears case:eek: ) whilst getting in and out of cars.

Is she a singer? or actress or something?

Col

Is she a singer? or actress or something?

Col

She is a wanna be in all the above categories. her family has money so she is a celebrity because of that. oh and the porn she made with her bfriend at the time.

the glowing racoon eyes scare me!!!

I agree, she could eat an apple through a letter box

I originally heard this as "eating an apple through a chain-link fence" but the concept is the same. And EITHER ONE makes me shiver to think of it.

For a while, the televised national pageants were a big deal because in the 1950's, we were still big on "family entertainment" and the networks would assure that they carried it just to appease Mrs. Grundy, the neighborhood self-appointed Morals Examiner.

Ever since the nearly literal explosion of cable TV channels, we can find something more appealing to individual tastes and poor old Mrs. Grundy hasn't figured out how to thwart our desire for lewd, lascivious behavior. As a side effect, the popularity of such pageants is waning. Too much competition for the advertising dollar.

KalelGmoon pretty much covered it. Her family is super rich, so they got her and her also-super-rich best friend to star in a "reality" show where the two went around doing things that were completely foreign to them. Like... work. And think.

Apparently the show actually got decent ratings (for the love of God don't ask me to explain why, beacuse I can't) and from there she went on to other things, none of which were particularly successful. Or even noticed, really. I mean, when people go see the horror film you're starring in just so they can cheer when you are brutally murdered, that's not exactly the sign of an adoring public.

The only thing I know about her is that she knocks about with Britney Spears and we have almost daily photo's of them drunk, legs apart, exposing their knickers (or lack of, in Ms Spears case:eek: ) whilst getting in and out of cars.

Is she a singer? or actress or something?

Col

For Christ's sake, Col, if you're going to knock on the globe trotting sluts of Hollywood, at least get the names right...Ms Hilton hangs out with Nicole Ritchey (daughter of singer Lionel Ritchey)...:p

For Christ's sake, Col, if you're going to knock on the globe trotting sluts of Hollywood, at least get the names right...Ms Hilton hangs out with Nicole Ritchey (daughter of singer Lionel Ritchey)...:p

she has in recent weeks, since Miss SPears divorece, been hanging out with Miss SPears. just fyi

she has in recent weeks, since Miss SPears divorece, been hanging out with Miss SPears. just fyi

Well, pardon. I guess that means Col follows this crap more closely than I..:D

she has in recent weeks, since Miss SPears divorece, been hanging out with Miss SPears. just fyi


I see you are a fellow Kansan...

I guess that means Col follows this crap more closely than I..:D
Nah, Col's just very knowledgeable, especially with regard to America:)

Well, pardon. I guess that means Col follows this crap more closely than I..:D
Not really. But when one is confronted in the newspaper with a picture of two young ladies exposing vast amounts of flesh, one does tend to glance at it. I think we've seen every part of Ms Spears and Ms Hiltons anatomy now.

Was it Paul Newman who said "Never trust anyone with a city as a first name"


Col

I see you are a fellow Kansan...

Aye, born and bred and will prolly die here.

will prolly die here.
Not yet though, surely?:eek:

- Americans have no idea where France is.


Do the English have ? :rolleyes:




the majority don't even know where New York is


Which one :
New York (Florida)
New York (Texas)
New York (Missouri)
New York (Iowa)
New York (New Mexico)
New York (Kentucky)
New York (Jamaica)
New York (Lincolnshire) in UK
New York (North Yorkshire) in UK
New York (Tyne and Wear) in UK

:p :D

Do the English have ? :rolleyes:
Being as we've been at war on and off with France for centuries and it's 22 miles from Dover, I think we've got a rough idea. Plus we buy our cheap booze and fags from there:p
Which one :
New York (Florida)
New York (Texas)
New York (Missouri)
New York (Iowa)
New York (New Mexico)
New York (Kentucky)
New York (Jamaica)
New York (Lincolnshire) in UK
New York (North Yorkshire) in UK
New York (Tyne and Wear) in UK

:p :D

Isn't there a New York, New York? so bad they named it twice?:confused:

Col

Being as we've been at war on and off with France for centuries and it's 22 miles from Dover, I think we've got a rough idea.



You're sure you're not mixing up with that little Island, called Guernsy or Jersey ? :rolleyes:



Isn't there a New York, New York?


That's not a city , but the title of a song ! :cool:

You're sure you're not mixing up with that little Island, called Guernsy or Jersey ? :rolleyes:

The Channel Isles (of which there are actually more than two) are far more than 22miles off the British mainland. Are you sure you're not American, Ron?:confused: :p

You're sure you're not mixing up with that little Island, called Guernsy or Jersey ? :rolleyes:

No. The distance between Dover and Calais is 22 miles. ref (http://www.greatescapes.co.uk/destination/81/France/Calais/)

That's not a city , but the title of a song ! :cool:

Isn't New York in the state of New York?

Col

Not yet though, surely?:eek:

I hope not, but going with my family history high blood pressure, cancer, stroke etc. I wouldna be surprised of anything

Isn't New York in the state of New York?

Col
New York's in a state, period ;)

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way

The Channel Isles (of which there are actually more than two) are far more than 22miles off the British mainland. Are you sure you're not American, Ron?:confused: :p

No, plain dutch, why ?:rolleyes:

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way

New York was Dutch as of 1625. In 1628 Peter Minuit bought Manhattan from the Indians for 60 florins. In 1664, while the dutch wanted to protect the bont trade , the English took over New Amsterdam and changed it to New York. In 1673 the dutch conquered it again and changed the name to New Oranje. In 1674 New Oranje was carried over to the English permanently for one florin.
I never understood why we sold that little island for so less . :confused:

New York was Dutch as of 1625. In 1628 Peter Minuit bought Manhattan from the Indians for 60 florins. In 1664, while the dutch wanted to protect the bont trade , the English took over New Amsterdam and changed it to New York. In 1673 the dutch conquered it again and changed the name to New Oranje. In 1674 New Oranje was carried over to the English permanently for one florin.
I never understood why we sold that little island for so less . :confused:

Manhattan is only worth about 3 or 4 Trillion now days.

Manhattan is only worth about 3 or 4 Trillion now days.
Only if somebody's stupid enough to buy it

Only if somebody's stupid enough to buy it
On the contrary, it appears to be quite a good investment if you can afford it. ;)

On the contrary, it appears to be quite a good investment if you can afford it. ;)
Nah my money's safer in the bank, even if the bas&ards charge me for the privilege of depositing my money there:mad: :mad:

Nah my money's safer in the bank, even if the bas&ards charge me for the privilege of depositing my money there:mad: :mad:

Do you think it would be possible for you to say one intelligent thing today?

Do you think it would be possible for you to say one intelligent thing today?
Certainly, you start first?

Certainly, you start first?
Would you like to have a contest, with the judges made up of our peers?

Say six judges.

Half British, Half American. I pick the Brits you pick the Americans. And everyone else on the forum takes a vote and it counts for half.

I think I'm smarter than you, and would certainly like to prove it.

I think I'm smarter than you, and would certainly like to prove it.
Well let me see, just a few months ago you were here complaining about the demise of the property market in the US. Now you're here praising it's value, are you sure you want a competition?:rolleyes:

Well let me see, just a few months ago you were here complaining about the demise of the property market in the US. Now you're here praising it's value, are you sure you want a competition?:rolleyes:

Well it doesn’t take a genius to realize that both cases can be correct. Manhattan is a very unique circumstance. In a country as large as the US many different market condition exist.

Well it doesn’t take a genius to realize that both cases can be correct. Manhattan is a very unique circumstance. In a country as large as the US many different market condition exist.
Well then it doesn't take another genius to realise that those complaing about the state of the property market elsewhere should move to NY

Well then it doesn't take another genius to realise that those complaing about the state of the property market elsewhere should move to NY

That only works if you already own property there. I would never live in NY.
Would you live in London?

Well let me see, just a few months ago you were here complaining about the demise of the property market in the US. Now you're here praising it's value, are you sure you want a competition?:rolleyes:

Well you want to give it a go?
Or are you just too chicken?

Would you live in London?
No thanks