TattleTeeny

All things considered, if House of Hilton is to be believed, I think Kyle seems pretty down-to-earth and well-adjusted.

Haha--I remember way back when on TWOP, it seemed like everyone was posting that Brandi was a "breath of fresh air" and how "refreshing" she was on this show! Ahahhahaaa--"some." They're people she loves, not like…stamps or a carton of eggs or something. I agree that it's boring but I don't doubt that the moms are legitimately sad about it. But wait… I can't stand Brandi and do not get het spending choices (or her other choices either) but didn't you express in the last episode thread that any slob could charter a private plane (illustrating that Kyle was silly to brag about it)? But a lease payment for a car is "expensive as fuck"? I don't know about either of those things, I'll admit. And did I read that Brandi only put down $3,000? Is that weird? It seems like a low number for such a high-end car. I put down more on my year-old preowned Hyundai Santa Fe (and unlike the ladies on these shows, I look at it and wonder if I actually need something so nice. Oh, I sound like a rube!). But why would he wear shoes splashing around with his kids in his yard?

And these chicks don't seem to do the dark tights thing, which I always do with my "inappropriate" skirts and dresses.

But that's a fairly common phrase. Not that I doubt that there's scripting going on, but even if there weren't, it's completely plausible that lots of people know this term. Of course, normal functioning adults in the real world, who simply avoid people they hate, probably don't have much need to use it. You know, if more people were familiar with this show, that intro would be a fabulous Halloween costume with a few friends! Everyone in matching tiny little server dresses tossing flowers in slow motion all over the party, haha! Speaking of which, I love a tiny skirt but, as a former waitress, I cannot fathom these uniforms of theirs! Holy hell, man.

I just kept thinking of that song: "The old gay mayor ain't what he used to be…" For some weirdo reason, I dig the intro to this show too--and the song! I did prefer the other one though, in which Krisen is tossing the rose petals. I have no idea why. In other news, Stassi still doesn't bother me one bit; sometimes I wonder if Katie isn't a bit more intelligent than the others on the show (I'm basing this on the words she uses when she speaks, and not on the whiny way she speaks or on these junior-high antics); and Tom Schwartz reminds me of the actor who plays Toby on Pretty Little Liars. And Kristen reminds me of Danielle Staub. Also, Todd Chrisley makes me laugh.

Actually, yes--good point on that. I do think the whole landscape of the show/BH itself could be viewed as such. I meant in the specific situation we were watching; I should have clarified that, considering the lifestyle landscape that pretty much launched the idea for the show.

Of course it is. Hey, man--all I know is that I'd like chance to go somewhere not in coach! I don't require a king-size bed but I'd like to actually feel like I can fit in a seat (and I say that as a 5'4" / 118 pound lady, who just does not get how anyone larger than I am can be comfortable on a damn plane!).

I didn't see where they were comparing their situation to Yolanda's plane--or pretending it was their plane, for that matter (not that I care). Also, the part about working dude saving his pennies for nice shit was kind of exactly the point, no? I work hard too and earn a pretty decent salary and there's no way in hell I can charter a plane, no matter how much I put aside--that notion is pure insanity! So, not that I have feelings about this one way or the other, while Yo's plane setup was crazy-posh, Kyle & Mauricio's is pretty damn cool too, in my opinion. And I saw no one (on the show at least) having a dick-measuring contest over their respective planes--or trying to pretend that hard work wasn't the reason these luxuries could be had. Maybe not…much in the same way it wasn't as clear to everyone in the audience as it was to you that Kyle was claiming dat was her plane. And while I know nothing of leasing jets, I think I--like many people who have watched TV before--can put together that a flashed logo = advertising/product placement, which is far from a new thing.

Portia's not on the show that often, IMO. I'm not understanding why the presence of a camera crew would add to level of spoiledness or detract from how "grounded" she is. We don't know that they don't do these things. And if they do, it's kind of farfetched to suggest that a six-year-old's allowance would cover the cost of a few outfits even at Target; if it did, it would be more fuel for the "Portia is spoiled by Kyle" fire. While I agree that Portia herself probably would be fine whether at Target or a fancy boutique, I suspect she's a bit young to actually apply this "value of a dollar" thing to the amount of dollars that a shirt costs at either place as opposed to just understanding that you don't simply walk in to a store and take the things you want. I seriously doubt that she knows the difference between a high-end shop and, say, a Marshall's.

Oy, you guys, why, why, why does it have to be more about bitchy squabbles than tattooing? I just want to see the tattoos, man! I just watched all the seasons of Best Ink (I even paid for them all legit-like from iTunes!) and it is so much better than this even though its format and premise are exactly the same, right down to the term "flash challenge."

Like something you'd read on that "Overheard at..." website. Do these people never shrink from getting ill-advised tattoos? Maybe we'll soon see them on some ink cover-up show.

While I just can't get my head around "dat" and "cuz" stuff, I think I agree with you on your assessment of these people for the most part, especially Stassi. I just...don't mind her, especially in comparison to everyone else.

I think he said that he wants Tom to bang a chick in front of Katie.

Ugh, I have a FB friend who, on Monday, posted that he will delete anyone who posts anything about this week's episode. I have another friend who bitched out everyone on FB a few Sunday nights ago (after 10pm EST) for being inconsiderate of those who may not have seen the episode yet.

Is their last name Saunder (no second S)? Or is it Saunders and the type is lacking the "es"? And who in this day and age is calling on the phone for porn?!

I hid in the bathroom during the bouquet crap at my mom's wedding. Unfortunately, they all waited.

Eh, I just assume that maybe they did -- I have no idea. These shows often replay people's quotes (sometimes from completely different times) to make it sound like they're being repetitive. I guess I just don't think a kid whining for 12 seconds is an indicator of across-the-board or irreversible brattiness. Kyle's also afraid of flying so maybe she was in "let's get this show on the road" mode. I don't know. I don't recall the laughing (though I was halfway paying attention at most) and I don't have kids but, if I did, I am pretty sure I'd be guilty of laughing at inappropriate (and abrupt -- it's always the abruptness of it that makes me laugh)/funny things they said and did (not that Portia's remark was very funny). I've done it at friends' kids, as have some of my friends at their own kids. True, you should probably tell the kid to cut the shit as well; I just think some shit is funny, I guess--if also admonishable.

But the family was going to Tahoe for the weekend, and they have the means to do so in a private plane. Are they supposed to just not go, or send Portia on her own in coach and a cab, simply because she may be an asshole in 10 years?

I admit I don't quite get (or care about) "Rocia" but "Blanci" could easily just be an affectionate diminutive, which is not uncommon at all. Lots of people put a long e sound at the ends of names.

Obviously, I can speak only for me, but I'm just curious, man! What's he up to, and is he OK now? I feel like they could have held onto this Morgan business until the end of last night's episode, really, for as much as it played into the half-season.

I don't often believe in this so-called and rampant media-driven hatred, on this or on many other shows; sometimes the character just happens to be a chick. (But don't bother to try to "see" me a park; I bought a condo for the sole purpose of not having a yard.) But maybe I'm naive; I also don't buy at all that Maggie didn't give a fuck about Beth simply because we didn't see her do so. There are a lot of thing we don't see but can reasonably assume that people do.

OK, that makes complete sense--I'd hoped it was the case, for the sake of the canvases.

Ugh, I thought Aaron had it with this one. Precision is great and all in all sorts of tattooing but tight, solid lines are not for a child's face, no matter how precise. Also, I thought Cleen's was good and all, BUT the shading was crazy--looked like dirt on the man's face to me (and I see this in lots of portraits. I myself have only a portrait of my late cat, so I really don't know from experience how they go about doing a good portrait of a person; I assume it's a tough job). And, while I agree with the Graduation Mom decision, the winner's hair (in the tattoo) was terrible--too flat and solid. I know it was '70s-girl long, straight hair but this looked like a stiff black satin curtain! I found it odd that the guest judge pretty much said that about the losing tattoo's hair.

In the book, is there anything about Olive's acid refuel or bowel issues? I kept thinking she was gonna be diagnosed with something awful. Oy, the vet scene. Too close to home for me, man.

I have started watching Best Ink on iTunes. It is far and away better than this show, IMO. Not only becuae the artists seem better in general, but because the computers [< EDIT: WHAT?! "Computers"? I mean "competitors"!] don't live together. I think this may make a big difference in the type of show it ends up being -- a competition show (with a few random seconds of drama here and there as opposed to Big Brother with tattooing. And, I've been thinking (obsessing about?) the whole "rivals" thing. I feel like the concept would have been better if it were set up so that if one rival is eliminated, so is the other. It would add a dynamic of collaboration between "enemies" working together (and also probably a source of the extra drama that reality-show makers seem to like) and then the end would be a pair of rivals competing against one another. As for this episode, I wasn't blown away by any of the skulls. The football man seemed very nice though.