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This is Most Definitely Not An Appreciation Thread **Part 21** |
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I was remembering when that cow dumped Freddy on Big Brother many years ago, that broke the Internet for a good few hours and in those days of dial up, it literally broke the Internet, no one could get on the Internet, even ATMs stopped working in some places.
No idea what she even said anymore but I do know she dyed her hair and went to live in New Zealand, where there was no internet. |
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Ah yes, I do recall that.
Did we have this much pearl clutching and outrage over Natalie Gumede? Since I discovered my inner DOT I very rarely leave this thread. Natalie was great but she never really had an early wow moment like Jay's jive (a fair number of her detractors were able to cite this when explaining why they didn't take to her - "I can see she's very good but she doesn't excite me etc"). She was also less popular across the board than Jay seems to be. Jay has innate talent, likeability, a certain je ne sais quaaaawwww and has already had a huge wow dance. No wonder those who don't like ringahs/Jay are outraged. It may change but right now he ticks every box we've ever known about and a few we didn't. |
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Since I discovered my inner DOT I very rarely leave this thread. I'm still wondering about Len and (in this case) Giovanni - these grumpy outbursts are so unpleasant and spoil the (spirit of the) show much more than Craig looking like evil personified and gasping 'disaaaster'. If there are rules (for dances, performance, music etc.) surely everybody should be aware of them, and it would be enough for a judge to say calmly, you know the rules, you're not following them, you won't get the points. And if Len has such a problem with some things, could he state his views before the series starts and maybe agree some points with the other judges and producers? (Or retire, if it upsets him so much...) |
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Ah yes, I do recall that.
Did we have this much pearl clutching and outrage over Natalie Gumede? Since I discovered my inner DOT I very rarely leave this thread. |
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As a relative newcomer I must hugely appreciate this thread as a haven of (relative) normality, reasonableness and general lack of deranged batshittery. It's flipping bananas out there.
I'm still not entirely convinced that Jay is a proper ringer anyway. And even if he is I don't care. His mum looked completely gobsmacked when he finished his jive on Saturday. Was she gobsmacked because of the audience reaction, or was she gobsmacked because she'd never seen her son dance to anywhere near that standard before? Because if it's the latter, then he can't be much of a ringer at all. Just much, much more talented than a certain veteran of staged performances and marryer of an overinflated glamour model. Be warned, I'm the most likely to stray into batshittery territory, then Coppertop or Sofakat slap me and I return to as normal as I get 😉😂 |
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My thoughts exactly. I'm not sure what the uproar is, and if, indeed, there is one, but I much prefer the intelligent snarkiness in here to even the titles of most other threads...
I'm still wondering about Len and (in this case) Giovanni - these grumpy outbursts are so unpleasant and spoil the (spirit of the) show much more than Craig looking like evil personified and gasping 'disaaaster'. If there are rules (for dances, performance, music etc.) surely everybody should be aware of them, and it would be enough for a judge to say calmly, you know the rules, you're not following them, you won't get the points. And if Len has such a problem with some things, could he state his views before the series starts and maybe agree some points with the other judges and producers? (Or retire, if it upsets him so much...) It's the way he goes about it .. so aggressive! |
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Yes, and far more. I fondly remember the week she had a back injury and the tabloids stalked her until they could get a picture of her slightly dipping under a queue divider and accused her of faking it for sympathy. And when she didn't turn up for some charity guff at number 10 and everyone accused her of spitting in the face of the dying kiddies. And when she "faked" fainting to get out of the jive because she was going to be crap at it. And every thread always devolved into "cold" "fake" "clinical" "just can't warm to her" "something rubs me the wrong way" "she's a professional dancer" "she shouldn't be allowed to take part" shite within about 5 posts.
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My thoughts exactly. I'm not sure what the uproar is, and if, indeed, there is one, but I much prefer the intelligent snarkiness in here to even the titles of most other threads...
I'm still wondering about Len and (in this case) Giovanni - these grumpy outbursts are so unpleasant and spoil the (spirit of the) show much more than Craig looking like evil personified and gasping 'disaaaster'. If there are rules (for dances, performance, music etc.) surely everybody should be aware of them, and it would be enough for a judge to say calmly, you know the rules, you're not following them, you won't get the points. And if Len has such a problem with some things, could he state his views before the series starts and maybe agree some points with the other judges and producers? (Or retire, if it upsets him so much...) HOWEVER I have noticed he really isn't walking very well lately, if you look at that " strictly" dance thing they are trying to promote he is really not moving much, in fact is favouring his right leg quite a bit, Given the increased ??? grumpiness I wonder if he is in pain. Nevertheless whilst I agreed with the sentiment I felt he could have handled it a lot better, but who knows may be he had tried and that was a final warning on something he had been trying to say to Giovanni without him listening..Craig however is employed entirely to be the pantomime baddie,he is apparently really a sweet person who does a lot for charity. He does however have dreadful taste in favourites. |
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Yes, and far more. I fondly remember the week she had a back injury and the tabloids stalked her until they could get a picture of her slightly dipping under a queue divider and accused her of faking it for sympathy. And when she didn't turn up for some charity guff at number 10 and everyone accused her of spitting in the face of the dying kiddies. And when she "faked" fainting to get out of the jive because she was going to be crap at it. And every thread always devolved into "cold" "fake" "clinical" "just can't warm to her" "something rubs me the wrong way" "she's a professional dancer" "she shouldn't be allowed to take part" shite within about 5 posts.
You're not one person, you're like the CIA of entertainment tv. You're a large network of people who has files on every contestant and everything they ever did, said or was said or written about them. You then have a crack team of hackers to remind everyone of anything that ever happened on reality tv anywhere any time someone wonders something aloud. Either that or you have a photographic memory, a spreadsheet & a spooky ability to pop up ![]() ![]()
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Yes, and far more. I fondly remember the week she had a back injury and the tabloids stalked her until they could get a picture of her slightly dipping under a queue divider and accused her of faking it for sympathy. And when she didn't turn up for some charity guff at number 10 and everyone accused her of spitting in the face of the dying kiddies. And when she "faked" fainting to get out of the jive because she was going to be crap at it. And every thread always devolved into "cold" "fake" "clinical" "just can't warm to her" "something rubs me the wrong way" "she's a professional dancer" "she shouldn't be allowed to take part" shite within about 5 posts.
*does giant u-turn* Ignore me. I'm not quite sure what I'm saying. I had a sort of point but... no... it's gone. *looks round in confusion* NUUURRRSE! Why is Brucie not on Strictly any more? And Arlene. Where is she? Ooh lovely pills. Ta. |
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My thoughts exactly. I'm not sure what the uproar is, and if, indeed, there is one, but I much prefer the intelligent snarkiness in here to even the titles of most other threads...
I'm still wondering about Len and (in this case) Giovanni - these grumpy outbursts are so unpleasant and spoil the (spirit of the) show much more than Craig looking like evil personified and gasping 'disaaaster'. If there are rules (for dances, performance, music etc.) surely everybody should be aware of them, and it would be enough for a judge to say calmly, you know the rules, you're not following them, you won't get the points. And if Len has such a problem with some things, could he state his views before the series starts and maybe agree some points with the other judges and producers? (Or retire, if it upsets him so much...) |
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Be warned, I'm the most likely to stray into batshittery territory, then Coppertop or Sofakat slap me and I return to as normal as I get 😉😂
There is always an if or a but ![]() Even when I really don't like someone I can see their point of view See the post about Len above Really the only person I have loathed with every fibre of my being was that Widdecome woman, I couldn't watch her on the show at all and resorted to putting my fingers in my ears saying lalalala if she was talking and I could turn off the tele or hit the mute button. |
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I just can't help myself Alli I can always see 2 points of view, it drives me mental,
There is always an if or a but ![]() Even when I really don't like someone I can see their point of view See the post about Len above Really the only person I have loathed with every fibre of my being was that Widdecome woman, I couldn't watch her on the show at all and resorted to putting my fingers in my ears saying lalalala if she was talking and I could turn off the tele or hit the mute button. I can see both sides on anywhere but this board. This board is where I run amok exaggerating and getting carried away. It's fun 😳😂 I don't really hate Peter or Kellie, they're mildly annoying at most, but where's the fun in that? (I can even see both sides on this board but I'll never admit it, this is my time to run around causing trouble like TTF on blue smarties 😉😂 ) |
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![]() I have the urge to blast through the Jay threads yelling 'me and everyone I know and loads I don't couldn't give a stuff if Jay has jigged about a bit before'. My favourite DS moment was the whole John Sargent situation ... from the first being charmed with the first dance to the whole messy puddle of surving the dance off culminating in the most surreal ITT of all time
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Yes, and far more. I fondly remember the week she had a back injury and the tabloids stalked her until they could get a picture of her slightly dipping under a queue divider and accused her of faking it for sympathy. And when she didn't turn up for some charity guff at number 10 and everyone accused her of spitting in the face of the dying kiddies. And when she "faked" fainting to get out of the jive because she was going to be crap at it. And every thread always devolved into "cold" "fake" "clinical" "just can't warm to her" "something rubs me the wrong way" "she's a professional dancer" "she shouldn't be allowed to take part" shite within about 5 posts.
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He cemented my opinion on what a t*** he is. I felt a bit sorry for Giovanni, who looked like a kicked puppy. I can well believe him being an arse. I'm also cynical enough to believe there's some ptb agenda there.
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I still feel robbed of her jive. Perhaps that should be the subject of the next poll - If Natalie had been able to do her jive, would it have been better than Jay's?
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You have just insulted a huge number of snivelling 5 year olds, but never mind.
I think you are right about the plan backfiring - or should I say plans. Plan A was to swan on to Strictly, win the hearts and minds of an entire nation and sweep to victory. Unfortunately, the plan was scuppered by his apparent inability to dance. Plan B seems to be to try to discredit one of the other contestants by whining to anyone who will listen that "It's not fair that someone who wasn't even born when I first became an international singing sensation is better at something than me! How dare he? I have a lovely wife and lovely kids and fans and everything". Unfortunately this plan is being scuppered by the fact that most people with a functioning brain cell or two don't really care. I can't wait for Plan C. I'm predicting a new baby, a career threatening injury and a massive tantrum. |
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Unappreciating that España Cañí is going to be used by Carol and Pasha!
It's not my favourite but I wish it wasn't for them. |
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Oh dear. Gleb is handsome, like really handsome.
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Gleb special my arse , Gollum did it way before him
Dont get the Gleb adoration at all by the way , cant see the attraction |
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He cemented my opinion on what a t*** he is. I felt a bit sorry for Giovanni, who looked like a kicked puppy. I can well believe him being an arse. I'm also cynical enough to believe there's some ptb agenda there.
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Erm, dear Strictly Blog - fairly sure that it should be 'Miami Sound Machine's Doctor Beat' not 'Doctor Beat's Miami Sound Machine'. Unless there is some obscure tribute song to Gloria Estafan that I've never heard of!
TTF and Titzilla are going to start off in beds, aren't they? Already looking forward to Jaypet and OurLeona's quickstep. |
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Yes, and far more. I fondly remember the week she had a back injury and the tabloids stalked her until they could get a picture of her slightly dipping under a queue divider and accused her of faking it for sympathy. And when she didn't turn up for some charity guff at number 10 and everyone accused her of spitting in the face of the dying kiddies. And when she "faked" fainting to get out of the jive because she was going to be crap at it. And every thread always devolved into "cold" "fake" "clinical" "just can't warm to her" "something rubs me the wrong way" "she's a professional dancer" "she shouldn't be allowed to take part" shite within about 5 posts.
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Gleb special my arse , Gollum did it way before him
Dont get the Gleb adoration at all by the way , cant see the attraction |
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I felt he could have handled it a lot better, but who knows may be he had tried and that was a final warning on something he had been trying to say to Giovanni without him listening..

