This is Most Definitely Not An Appreciation Thread - Part 23

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perdiedumpling

11-12-2015

Originally Posted by JukeJive:
“Yikes. Well that caused a ripple in a teacup.

I must apologise for dumping all over your Thread. I assure you it wasn't a personal attack on anyone or on anyone's beliefs or opinions. I've been on this thread before and practically lived on it one year... or two. My 1st experience of DS shocked me stupid and I came across this thread and read a couple of posts and wondered what the hell was going on. It was a mission to another thread complete with Mission Impossible musical phonetic stylings and I laughed myself sick for a good half hour.

It's always been a good place to take a breather from the board and have a good giggle, whether it's over the resurgence of Austinwozrobbed or some other hair yanking ire, yet always done with wit. My Johhny Depp fixation was booed, except for one who had followed Johhny Depp down Oxford Street and walked into a lamp post. Enough said on that score.

To be clear I wish no couple ill will and voting against a particular couple is downright mean. I would prefer Jay to win because apart from Anita he's the one I've voted for. I'd not been on the Forum except for a couple of threads for a couple of days and wanted to find out what the Pitbull song was.

It was a rant I dearly wish I'd taken medication for instead of posting. Don't get it? Of course not. It was all to do with me and nothing to do with Strictly or who is in the Semis or the Finals. The opinions I read seemed to have just erupted and come out of left field and my head exploded. They read really "mean" which is a childish word I wish I could grow out of.

I've been fighting both my GP and 3 Consultants for almost 2 years to get a Consultation with a Neurologist. One side of my face is different from the other. I have a permanant sardonic James Bond eyebrow raise, an indentation above it deep enough and wide enough to sink my fingertip into, a vanished cheekbone and the dark circle half a centimetre lower than my right one. I see it at least twice a day and finally found a Consultant who listened to me and referred me so that I could get answers to my questions. Upshot? One sentence spoken of 8 words and she made her mind up that it was NEA regardless of the fact that I've never had a seizure or a blackout in my life. 3 times she told me she was young and I felt sorry for her, empathised that she'd suffered from discrimination, so I turned down her offer to see a different consultant because of her youth. Now? Case closed. I fought and fought and now with the diagnosis I'm bringing something up which has been dealt with even though my short term memory loss is increasing and I have to continue to fight against people who know what they know even though I visually look like I've had a stroke and have several permanent symptoms associated with having had one.

Sorry if this is too much information but I really felt I needed to apologise.

Back on topic? If Anita isn't up to it she sadly isn't up to it and I think it's a real shame and I'll watch the Final and decide whether to vote or not. This was my Zen, and is my Zen.

Crap in Hell I wish I'd never given in to it and not cared and shared.

The NAT is NOT a dumping ground and never was.

Once again my apologies.”

That's ok - it seemed like a rather sudden explosion of words!

Sorry to hear you're not well xx

aggs

11-12-2015

Originally Posted by Fred.:
“Think it's the luck of the draw. He's the shortest bloke so will probably get the shortest woman.

They all look tired out to me in one way or another.

In some earlier series they used to have 2 dances in the quarter finals as well, but think the celebrities and Pros got too tired.”

The difference between Tristan, Janette and Oti (❤️) and the slight hysteria of KfG was quite marked, though

marinamau

11-12-2015

Originally Posted by Alli-F:
“Isn't laughing uproariously emotional? ”

I suppose so...
I do think it's going to be good, not laughing not sexy.

LukaForever

11-12-2015

JukeJive, I salute you.
Perhaps still see another specialist...? It certainly wouldn't mean any disrespect towards the less experienced one...and it is, after all, your life and you have to live with it, not the consultant.
Really sorry to hear about your struggle.

aggs

11-12-2015

(((JukeJive)))
No need to apologise, just like Alli I just couldn't work out which way you were coming from.
Sometimes a good vent is needed

- and that's certainly nothing to apologise for.
Health issues are horrid and really hope you can get some answers.

Littlegreen42

11-12-2015

Originally Posted by kittenkong42:
“Oh for heavens sake! Hip-hop in a salsa....”

I know Anita said if she ever had the chance to do a Showdance she'd want to incorporate some Hip-Hop into it. Maybe she feels she won't make the final so is just going all out?

Kmc1978

11-12-2015

Originally Posted by perdiedumpling:
“I just wanted to pick up on your point about having to like the partnership. I loved Flavia, but even when she had a good partner, it was never my favourite partnership in their particular series, same with Natalie. Good partnerships don't have to be the best dancers.”

That's what I was getting at. I loved Gavin and Katya, Mark and Iveta & Michael and Natalie in their respective series because they had great partnerships.

I think that had Sophie EB and Abbey had been with each other's pro that year then I would possibly have rooted for Sophie as I think that she would've been a better personality fit with Aljaz than Brenda & the former's choreography may have suited her better.

wazzyboy

11-12-2015

Originally Posted by Muggsy:
“I think you'll find that's central frugal force.”

I know I should remember who,said that, but....

Kmc1978

11-12-2015

Originally Posted by wazzyboy:
“I know I should remember who,said that, but....”

I'm sure she probably used lots of Central Frugal Force whenshewonwithMark

wazzyboy

11-12-2015

Originally Posted by Kmc1978:
“I'm sure she probably used lots of Central Frugal Force whenshewonwithMark ”

(Slaps forehead)

Of course! Thanks

JukeJive

11-12-2015

Oh hell, I've done it again. Thank you for your kind understanding. I know it is well meant and sincere; like I said, I've spent some time on the NAT in the past 7 years.

It wasn't a bid for sympathy or anything. I am still fighting and I refuse to give up. Peaks and troughs but my brain is currently in fight mode because I did manage to ram a railroad spike into her arguments by compiling evidence from on line and by using the Freedom of Information Act and getting all my back records from the hospital from 1993 and then refusing to have anything to do with her again by formally recusing myself from the joint Rheumatology and Neurology Clinic, which went down like a lead balloon with my Rheumatologist, who proposed a different angle and so I'm in a holding pattern but still fighting against the conclusions of that young woman who believes that PTSD from childhood equates to an emotional brain fart that one side of my face came out in sympathy with.

Back on topic? I wanted Anita to get into the Semis knowing in my heart she couldn't go any further or it would simply come down to popularity and it would be her who could suffer from perhaps lifting the trophy as an altogether unworthy winner as opposed to etc, so I was satisfied.

I don't really know who should win because I have strong emotions so I'd stepped back to leave it to the leaderboard and the GBP and vote on the night for the best dances, unless I just can't on the night and so I won't vote, same as the year before last, Abbey Clancy, Suzanna Reid, and Natalie Gummede. Unless I've missed a year out.

I had no idea Anita was popular. I don't watch Countryfile but I knew she was one of the presenters, as well as the One Show I don't watch either. After reading some of the posts on DS I was very surprised her public persona was that high. Perhaps she might get into the Final after all but my rusty old phone won't be on duty.

Alli-F

12-12-2015

Ahhh, I get you now. Thanks for clarifying.

I think we're all a bit "whoever makes the final is the will of the public" even if we're not sold on the celeb.

marinamau

12-12-2015

JukeJive, I hope you find the right answers for your health!

aggs

12-12-2015

Originally Posted by Alli-F:
“Ahhh, I get you now. Thanks for clarifying.

I think we're all a bit "whoever makes the final is the will of the public" even if we're not sold on the celeb.”

All I really want from the final for Jay to be able to do all his dances. Without Helen (

) I'd prefer Georgia to be there as well and I hope she gets better because she looked rather down on ITT tonight.

After that, if Jay wins then yay but if not, it's years of grumbling and huffing guaranteed

coppertop1

12-12-2015

Juke jive, tough time health wise I am sorry you have had it.

Glad you understand how the thread works. Have fun away posting in future. You can like Anta all you like a lot do as a person just the SCD Anita and Gleb and the NDB is very much unappreciated

perdiedumpling

12-12-2015

Originally Posted by Kmc1978:
“That's what I was getting at. I loved Gavin and Katya, Mark and Iveta & Michael and Natalie in their respective series because they had great partnerships.

I think that had Sophie EB and Abbey had been with each other's pro that year then I would possibly have rooted for Sophie as I think that she would've been a better personality fit with Aljaz than Brenda & the former's choreography may have suited her better.”

Oh, I know! What I was thinking and failed to really say is that it doesn't matter how much I may like the pro or celeb, it has to be a good partnership. They can be weaker dancers, but a good partnership is everything.

You're right, all the "this girl"ing was very off-putting. And it was obvious that it annoyed her, which is a shame.

coppertop1

12-12-2015

Originally Posted by perdiedumpling:
“Oh, I know! What I was thinking and failed to really say is that it doesn't matter how much I may like the pro or celeb, it has to be a good partnership. They can be weaker dancers, but a good partnership is everything.

You're right, all the "this girl"ing was very off-putting. And it was obvious that it annoyed her, which is a shame.”

I am 34 you know Brendan

She also had an excellent pelvic floor which she was never given credit for because that year it was Susanna who had the excellent pelvic floor.

Poor Kellie's and Katie's pelvic floors have never even had a mention.

Whatever was it with Susanna's pelvic floor.

tabithakitten

12-12-2015

I said ages ago that 24 hour scheduling wouldn't break Kellie - she'd just POWER THROUGH. And I think she has. It's unlikely to bring her ultimate glory but bloody hell, she's giving it her best shot. Respect.

marinamau

12-12-2015

Originally Posted by coppertop1:
“I am 34 you know Brendan

She also had an excellent pelvic floor which she was never given credit for because that year it was Susanna who had the excellent pelvic floor.

Poor Kellie's and Katie's pelvic floors have never even had a mention.

Whatever was it with Susanna's pelvic floor. ?”

i still don't understand what that means.

Because I am thick. Or Spanish. Or both.

Alli-F

12-12-2015

Originally Posted by tabithakitten:
“I said ages ago that 24 hour scheduling wouldn't break Kellie - she'd just POWER THROUGH. And I think she has. It's unlikely to bring her ultimate glory but bloody hell, she's giving it her best shot. Respect.”

Wouldn't be at all surprised to find that they film right up to Christmas Eve on EastEnders then she cooks for 42 on Christmas Day.

Alli-F

12-12-2015

Originally Posted by marinamau:
“i still don't understand what that means.

Because I am thick. Or Spanish. Or both.”

Your kegel muscles. How strong you are at stopping weeing yourself when you laugh after 4 kids 😉

RoseAnne

12-12-2015

I'm unappreciating that the training footage shown for Jay is either non-existent or shows him marking it. This seems to be an attempt to add some element of doubt that he won't be any good on Saturday when we all know he'll smash it.
The 3 seconds of his Charleston on ITT gave nothing away at all and looked mediocre but is obviously a smoke screen and will no doubt get 40 on Saturday.

Sorry, but I'm getting a bit fed up of perfect Jay.

Alli-F

12-12-2015

Originally Posted by RoseAnne:
“I'm unappreciating that the training footage shown for Jay is either non-existent or shows him marking it. This seems to be an attempt to add some element of doubt that he won't be any good on Saturday when we all know he'll smash it.
The 3 seconds of his Charleston on ITT gave nothing away at all and lookezd mediocre but is obviously a smoke screen and will no doubt get 40 on Saturday.

Sorry, but I'm getting a bit fed up of perfect Jay.”

They've struggled to get footage for his charleston as he had to go home for his grandfather's funeral.

perdiedumpling

12-12-2015

Perhaps, when their pelvic floors haven't been praised, there's a reason for that

marinamau

12-12-2015

Originally Posted by Alli-F:
“Your kegel muscles. How strong you are at stopping weeing yourself when you laugh after 4 kids 😉”

I see. Still no conection to dancing? Or is it also related to core strength?

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