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So was it all the hand sex that Josh and Anna had that led to their "marriage bed" being "defiled" by Josh the Vile?

Marry me. Oh wait, already married. Still, I stand by the sentiment.

Wow, I really hated the condescending blond judge with the stick up her butt last night. What a PITA.

"A fourth a cup" is the one I cannot stand.

Maybe they've outsourced it to Duggar Studios?

I want them all to stick tools in electrical sockets, then stick the tools up their a$$es and spin. But that's just me.

Yes! Happy birthday to me! :-)

I wish the annoying FBI twit would quit making me look up her nose all the time. Really cannot stand her. Her constant posing chin-to-ceiling does not make me feel more positive.

Snake oil, eh? Seems an appropriate thing for a Duggar to be involved with.

And wouldn't it also be stupid sh*t that could expose her to liability should something go wrong? Jill is just. not. bright.

Er, that's what we did. We don't dance, we only invited 30 people, and we bought them passed appetizers and champagne in the garden where we had the ceremony and a sit-down gourmet meal at a restaurant with free-flowing wine. It was more like a big fancy dinner party than anything else, which was what we wanted. Now granted, I can't imagine having to find conversation with the Duggars and their ilk in such a circumstance, but we invited grown-ups with actual careers and interests.

Yeah, that can't be it. Duggars =/ discretion or privacy. Even if they could spell either one.

Me, too! I swear the episodes of this show are at least twice as long as every other hour-long show. It used to be harmless fun but they've made is soooooooooo boring. I think part of it is the emphasis on stupid challenges and abandonment of the pretense that the food is at all important.

I rather enjoyed the first episode, much to my surprise. That said, I wish Anne would stop describing underdone eggs as "snotty." I used to like her but she's turned into a vulgar hypercompetitive unpleasant person, IMHO. I hope Rachael Ray wipes the floor with her.

What Scarlett45 said. I am child-free because I have decided not to reproduce and do not think that makes me less-than as implied by the construction "childless." The choice of construction here is to make it clear that not reproducing is not a loss, but a choice. Nothing to do with thinking I am hilariously witty.

That bugged the crap out of me, too . Among the issues with "Jinge's" middle school craft project was complete geographical idiocy. ETA and there was no reason for it. Typically, you put the most weight near the bottom of a frame--it's why when you mat something, the mat is slightly wider on the bottom. It was just dumb.

Not just "not having to" spend time alone but not being allowed to spend time alone. The Duggars are terrified of allowing anyone to spend any time alone for two reasons, I think. One: because they are obsessed with sexsexsex and only sex and thus can only assume that being alone might lead to exploring one's body and that can go nowhere good (in their tiny minds)! Second, though, it is a way to maintain control. If you are always under surveillance, you will be less likely to stray from the Duggar path. Introspection cannot be allowed because it might lead to self-knowledge and thoughts of a different life.

Wow, I had not watched that before now. Not a single personal comment in that video. I wonder if any of these spouses will ever be able to have a genuine conversation.

I love Lexi. Sal was a straight up ass and deserved to go home. Entitled jerk. He will be someone's nightmare boyfriend in the future at this rate.

I'm in Sunnyvale where it does get warm but I cook according to what I want to eat, not the calendar, so I've done soups all summer. :-) Seems like we have our own little Bay Area Barefoot Contessa fan club here!

Gak. I am just watching this and every time Boob shows up onscreen with his big horse teeth it makes me stabby. It would have served Ben right if Spurgeon had barfed on his head while Ben was working out with the baby strapped to his back. Agree in general that Ben is coming off a bit better than he did before and seems more dim, idealistic (albeit not to ideals I subscribe to or appreciate), and well-intentioned than evil (like Boob, IMHO).

Plus the "cheese guy" judge on the cheese episode was a real asshat. It made me happy to hear the pretentious jerk mispronounce haricot verts as "Hairy Cots Vurt."

Wow, DD. The judgmental assholery is strong with this one.

I saw a bit of a rerun today that had me yelling at the TV (not uncommon with this twit's show). She said she was going to "dice up" [sic] a zucchini, then proceeded to quarter it lengthwise and cut it into at least 1-inch chunks. Even despite FN trying for years to get me to give it up, I still have a belief that if you have a cooking show, you should be able to teach the viewers something about cooking. Say, that a dice is not more than an inch square. But what am I thinking, I believe she was actually "teaching" us to use canned pie filling later in the episode.

I did not hate this as much as I expected to. That is pretty high praise, considering. I did feel sorry for the little girl with the tiger shirt who was eliminated in the first episode (forgot her name already) and I actually sort of liked the precocious kid who had been on the Kids' Cook-off show. He was also sent home, of course.