TattleTeeny

Not that it was a super-surprise to us that Roz showed up (I have, after all, watched TV before), but I wonder why she was shown in the thumbnail for the episode. I would think that she was supposed to be at least somewhat of a reveal, considering that she was a surprise for Frasier. I cried a little too as soon as I saw the Santa.

I agree.

I know what the point was. I was just making another.

Even this one? I'm sorry! I am almost always with you on this, but this one made me actually laugh. But I especially hate the ones that try to be funny in a racy way -- they're always so cringe-inducing! It's not "ooooh, aren't you so bad!" and it's not clever and it's not funny. It's always the most obvious joke.

Oh, sure -- we all do. But are you basing it on age? Or just on general appallingness, hahahha! Also, saying "I don't like..." or even "That's hideous..." is way different than "She shouldn't..."

Luckily, no one in my actual life says these things, but I see it online all the time. I'm pretty sure that what I wear looks completely normal to everyone I know (including jeans I have had since the '90s, haha!).

It does have possible side effects that could affect mood, but not everyone experiences them. Regardless, though, that is a super-bitchy thing to bring up -- especially by someone who is clearly not a medical professional. It seems like Kyle likes to talk about Sutton's foot!

Eh, like Kyle or hate her, she and Kim were brought up by the same person. So it's fair to say that Kyle was as poorly parented as Kim was. And Kim may have given up her childhood, but that was because of their mom, not because of Kyle.

I'm sure it's been mentioned here before (probably by me!), but oh my god, ageism about superficial things (I mean, also about nonsuperficial things, of course, but it's the superficial ones that get under my skin in an "immediate" way). Like you can't wear this or have that hair or talk in this way or be interested in that thing after whatever arbitrary age. OK, so, I am probably not going to have a unicorn-themed birthday party at a movie theater or collect Pokemon, but I am allowed to wear a two-piece to the beach or wear black nail polish or pull my hair into a -- or 2! -- ponytail(s) if I like. I am an adult.

Oh, never mind, but ugh to ageism.

Thank you! ! I have looked at a few other lists and read a few reviews but never know what “real people” think. One thing I do know, though, is that if they’re hard to put on, they’ll be a no for him, haha! But oh my goodness, @emma675, you just reminded me of the time I could only wear flip-flops during a work trip in Las Vegas. I had never had swollen airplane feet before then, and they wasn’t visibly noticeable. But yikes, I could have saved a lot of suitcase space, had I known.

Speaking of socks...thoughts on compression socks? My BF is on his feet all day at his comic store and I wanted to get him some for Xmas. But I don't mean the super-medical-necessity ones, just some everyday ones that are good and comfortable (and maybe less expensive than Bombas)? Does anyone have any recommendations?

I don't think this 4th wall thing is a big deal anymore -- I feel like people mention "the show" on other Bravo shows too. I'm amused by Dorit's casual jeans ensembles. Never thought I'd be dressed similarly to her of all people. Maybe it's too soon to tell, but I find Ann Marie annoying as hell.

Meredith is a pain in the ass, but if I had a bathtub that I didn't care about while knowing that someone who does care didn't have one, I would just let them have it. It's pretty obnoxious and petty that all but one room have bathtubs and hers is the one that doesn't. IMO, she is not the asshole in this bathtub thing (though she would be an asshole in a bathtub, if she had one).

But is it a fad if it's been a thing since at least the '80s? (I wore them then. Not now!)

This one makes me sad — but not for the parents. I feel bad for the cactus! I tend to anthropomorphize. That said, I think the teenage version of the daughter didn’t actually receive the gift. The little-girl version did, but Teenage Version was more like a hypothetical comparison.

Maybe Al told her that he'd do it, forgot, and then pretended to think that 3 weeks later is a perfectly normal time frame after telling someone you will do something -- and he refuses to believe her when she tells him that he can't just make changes any old time he wants! I am projecting -- not about this exact scenario, but a similar type of thing. My BF is a smart person and not usually an ass, but oh boy, mention procrastination and he reacts as if he's been irreparably scandalized, haha!

Not knowing all the legal and insurance details, I'll assume it's not the best idea ever, but I think my tattoo guy (the shop owner) would probably let me if I asked. If I were that tattoo guy on the show, though, I'd be more concerned that people all over the country saw that mess, though it's not his fault that Kyle wanted something so lame and that looked so "kitchen wizard." Those tattoos will not age well, either. I may be having a fake memory, but I swear that Mauricio has called Kyle Love Bean before this season.

Kyle’s new friendship feels kind of cringey and forced. And I would not be surprised at all to learn that the tattoo actually took only those 5 minutes that we saw, and that nothing was edited down for time. It probably took longer to prep the room than it did to do the tattoo. I thought for sure she’d get something a little better/more substantial this time!

So basically no bathrooms in any home at the Jersey shore then.

I will now be on the lookout for rocks in people's bathrooms -- errant pebbles, decorative geodes, what have you. And if I see one, I will take my business elsewhere.

Ooops, a double!

OK, but "constant"/"in your face" is just how advertising works, though — and it still doesn’t mean that this particular product is meant to be a substitute for showering (and it does not, as far as I know, require people to apply it multiple times — that would be the antithesis of the whole 72-hour thing, no?). I am, of course, not saying that someone shouldn't be annoyed by these commercials, just that it's disingenuous to claim that there is a directive within them to use Lume instead of showering. And I suppose that any commercial for a product that's used in a bathroom on people's body parts could evoke unpleasant images…but rock? No idea what that means (and I didn’t Google it, partly because Google what, exactly?). But as unappealing, ubiquitous, and repetitive as the Lume lady may be, it’s probably not her fault if a person’s brain conjures up gnarly, questionable, and/or mysterious activities, with or without rocks.

But, no one says it’s a replacement for washing or an “either/or” scenario. They say that the product is effective for that long, should someone need it to be. Those are so not the same thing. I don’t get what’s so confusing here — it’s like the “just wash your hands!” response some people had to the 2020 directives to use hand sanitizer, as if it was hard to imagine one of the many situations in which someone may not have immediate access to a sink.

UGGGGHHHHHHH, I hate, hate hate getting late notices/bills for things I know have been paid. But even more than that, I hate when get them outside of the hours that I can contact someone and straighten it out. It stresses me out so much. In fact, I feel like I would be less stressed if I hadn't paid; I'd simply log into my account and pay it that second. ETA: And now I have to add two stupid phone calls to my to-do list for Monday!