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Agree X1000. In my experience the wealthiest people order simple (but expensive) drinks. Think g&t in the summer, with the best gin, single malt scotch in the winter very well aged, and very good wine at dinner. Source: former in-laws who would rather drink water than a convoluted/complicated mixed drink. ( We did have Campari and soda while in Italy, and, Ouzo while in Greece.)

Anyone seen this yet? I normally don't like movies of this genre but it reminded me of Keanu Reeves,' Speed which I greatly enjoyed. I think one of the similarities is that the action keeps going and going and going.

Had not been a fan of Aesha in her earlier appearance. I groaned when I saw that she was back as chief stew as all I could remember was her grating laugh, farting in people's faces, and vulgar references to anatomy. I am pleasantly surprised at how she has evolved.

You guys! Now I have to see whether the "l" sound is present in any of the Nigerian languages. Although I do agree it is not an original name. Obviously copied from someone more clever and talented.

I haven't been a regular on this thread. My mother used to listen to Regis and Kathy Lee ( I hated her back in the day). I liked Kelly when she was first on the show although it did seem like she used Regis, but, back when she was pregnant with Lola and ate a whole box of Goldfish crackers I thought she was relatable. My husband and I even were in the audience on two occasions and she was unfailingly polite and willing to stand for numerous photographs while Regis was off the set. Anyway, what are the rumors about Ryan leaving the show? There have been some blinds by Enty lawyer about possible replacements. (Should the show last that long.) Is there a guest host scheduled for next week as a possible new host?)

Just did a shallow dive into whether the "er" sound is spoken in Sojaboy's native language. Too much for me since there are 52 different possibilities and one is based on British english. So, I'll accept Kimbaaaaaly...for now.

Maybe the ad agency's angle is : Our clothes are so fabulous that even a person who prefers sports bras and tights (and doesn't look all that great) will wear them!

Unfortunately most women whose careers are based on looks don't realize until it is too late that their attractiveness will not last forever and would be best served to have a backup plan for that eventuality. It seems as if 98% of the women who worked as playmates didn't have any idea what they would do later in life. I know someone who rode in horse shows. A freelance photographer noticed that she was strikingly beautiful and put her in contact with a modeling agency when she was in high school. She did a few really big ad campaigns including one for Johnson & Johnson. When she graduated from college she went to law school having left modelling far behind. As far as the Shannon twins failure to differentiate, in January I visited the grave of the Bunker twins. They were once known as Chang and Eng, the Siamese twins. They tired of show business and became farmers in North Carolina, and quite successfully. They married sisters who began to feud with each other so the twins built houses for each sister in different towns and would spend an equal amount of time in each sister's house. The twins fathered 21 children in all. It seems to me that Karissa and Kristina should be able to see the benefit of developing their own personnas. I fear that when one passes away the other will be left totally isolated and friendless. (Chang and Eng died within 1 1/2 hours of each other because they were physically connected. It was later determined that one could have survived if there had been a quick surgical intervention.)

It's been discussed why someone as attractive, intelligent, and educated as Jasmine could fall for Gino. Maybe he is the best she could do. The aforementioned qualities don't necessarily translate into being a good life partner - especially if the person is also jealous, unstable and entitled with anger issues.

I always wondered about that pronunciation as well. Jasmine keeps her body in shape and likes to show it off. I can't belive that being bundled up like the Michelin man for so many months would ever appeal to her. Didn't he ask one of the kids if he should give his Mom a ring? How many kids even KNOW what that means? Actually, how would a kid know what it would be like to have a full time father since they had never experienced having one?

No argument there. I recall him prepping for the CPR test. He absolutely loved knowing everyone in town and being known by everyone.

And that is the reason I find the twins to be so distasteful. All the details about his bad behavior are perfectly acceptable, but what are the benefits of telling about the infirmities of aging which were beyond his control? Reflects very badly on them.

I thought that he had been a virgin until I learned that he had been paying for camgirls. Now I wonder if he had visited a worker of the world's oldest profession at some point in the past. However, probably it wasn't recent since he was so proud of his performance with X and was looking for a compliment. Also he probably used his money for a camgirl instead of a callgirl.. Who knows, the local call girls may have stopped taking his calls given his hygiene issues and general creepiness. Regarding his claim that he was a volunteer firefighter. My old, out of shape, non physically active brother was a volunteer at his local fire department for years. He did their books on a non professional basis (think along the lines of Quickbooks) and directed traffic at fires. I know, he even gave me a baseball cap that says Fire Police with the name of his fire department emblazoned thereon. He also oversaw their venison dinner fundraiser. So, my point is that to be a volunteer firefighter in a volunteer fire department doesn't necessarily mean that there is fire fighting involved.

Since this series has been airing I have gone back to watch GND as well as Holly's World. I realized that the last season of GND had really lost whatever interest it might have had for me and most of that was because of the twins. I agree with all those of us who said they were crass, sketchy and possibly even skanky. I found them to be stupid and boring. The last episode has borne that out. They are still stupid (lots of inconsistencies) and boring (same old same old). During the last season of GND they were just LOUD. Kendra was stupid and loud as well but her spirit compensated a bit. (I say stupid because when the trio went to Alaska and Holly bought a Puffin for Hef Kendra picked some other stuffed animal in the gift shop and tried to make that into her pet name for Hef. I think that her blatant selfishness was stupid because it wasn't self-sustaining. I mean, you can only get away with constantly being late or disorganized so many times. The last year of GND is interesting because the third girl was Crystal. I have been watching to see whether she and Hef had a different connection than Hef and Holly since he went on to marry one and strung the other along for so many years.

Has anyone watched Holly's World? I'm a little skeptical about her feelings toward Hef. After she had moved out of the mansion (and apparently had stayed with Mary for 6 months) after she had moved to Las Vegas and started starring in her show she went back to the mansion to "congratulate" Hef on his engagement. First, she visited Mary in her office and asked her if Hef was happy with Crystal. (I have got to hand it to Mary, for being very truthful yet diplomatic in telling Holly that she had been missed but that Hef and Crystal were very happy with each other.) Then, Hef met her while she was visiting with the animals. She had tears in her eyes and told him that she was glad that he was happy. They later went into the mansion where she gave Hef a hand drawn comic book in miniature to go with the exact replica of Hef's childhood home that she had commissioned for him but had been completed after she had left. Crystal came down to visit and Holly threatened her (half jokingly) that she had better take good care of Hef. Okay, it might have been scripted but she did genuinely seem sad regardless of the things she was saying to appear to be happy for Hef and happy in her own life. YMMV

He must be thinking about his own capital investments. 😉

I'm truly sorry for what your child has had to endure. I'm not sure if I ever referred to Ben's eye in this forum but when I see his face I think something along the lines of "self inflicted facial deformation because of his toxic narcissism"

I hope someone is asked what they know about the tunnels which were supposed to link the mansion to the houses of nearby neighbors, namely James Caan, Kirk Douglas, Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson. Somewhere on the internet I have seen the builder's plans for them but of course it all may be an urban legend and the blueprints might have been faked as well. https://www.ocregister.com/2015/03/30/secret-tunnels-were-built-under-the-playboy-mansion-to-give-stars-easy-access-magazine-says/ The tunnels were discussed at length a few years back. I once worked for a hospital where underground tunnels were built to link several buildings that were a distance away. They had been retrofitted after the original building had been constructed. Using them was the fastest way from point A to point B, and, they were nice to use in cold and stormy weather.

Until I learned that Mary had been either a Bunny or Playmate when she was younger it always seemed strange that she was so unfazed by the shenanigans at the mansion. Now it all makes sense. Although Hef had the arm candy in GND he seemed to have a definite connection with Mary when they were together in her office. Also, Mary's significant other was known as Captain Bob. Enty lawyer had a blind item about the way Hef had destroyed the tapes in the secret vault was to go out into the ocean and drop them overboard. This was somewhat confirmed in the latest episode. If he died before he could accomplish it himself Mary was tasked to carry it out.

As someone who has transited the Atlantic by ship more times than I can count since the age of 5 I feel like I can comment on this. I take a ship to get somewhere. It is a very nice way to visit interesting locations and have food, a comfortable bed, and my belongings waiting for me if I spend the day in Amsterdam, London, Copenhagen, or, anywhere else on the planet. The type of conspicuous consumption on these shows makes no sense to me. It is so weird to see the guests go to a beach on the mainland that is already being used by tourists for what is billed as a "luxury" picnic. The people on the Below Deck shows have more money to be spending ostentatiously than good sense or basic manners. The ultra wealthy have their own vessels and staff. Sidenote: I was in Bermuda during the America's Cup races a few years ago. The ultra wealthy who wanted to watch the races aboard their own vessels arranged to have them shipped over on cargo ships rather than under their own power. Most of the yahoos on Below Deck equate being difficult, having impossible demands, and being rude with being upper class. I don't think they realize that old money more often than not treat the people that work for them with kindness and respect. There are many instances of the help being named in the will of one of the people they had served for many years.

What I find amusing is that on least two occasions we have heard him gloatingly ask X if the sex the previous night was really fantastic. Because it was for him (real life woman). Both times she shrugged her shoulders and was luke warm e.g. "ok" or "average". I hope he re-watches however, people rarely see what an objective observer sees on a video.

Evidently he has been cast in "The Single Life" which is being filmed at the moment.

Yes. same abusive a**hat. He was also in a few of the episodes of GND when Victoria was expecting and the girlfriends had a baby shower for her. I am surprised he was being interviewed since it was Victoria who had the first hand knowledge. Oh, by the way they are divorced.

Or, Whitney Way Thore who regularly uses it as a term of "endearment" with her friends as well as her business partner Jessica who does all the work on the fitness video.

It's even more ironic that her specialty is in counseling and mental health services. (Her Yelp reviews are what you would expect e.g. not stellar. ) And I wouldn't be surprised if she is incapable of maintaining objectivity if the client's issue is too similar to her own.