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I swear my brain heard her say it was her favorite drag queen aside from Tyra!

Not only does hooker Erica look nothing like child Erica, she does bear a striking resemblance to Claire!

My first experience with my sewing machine went pretty well although I still can't figure out the "easy" needle threading feature. I did it with a bright lamp and a magnifying glass and my next project will use green thread because I'm not doing it again soon. It took way longer to get the machine all prepped than it did to actually make my pillowcases.

Well put!

I feel kind of bad for Liberty. Do I agree with her views? No, but it's not like she was proselytizing. And, oh, for the second time in as many episodes, just because you feel a personal tie to the theme of the week does not mean you should expect to be handed the win.

Chicago is touring with REO Speedwagon this summer. It seems there's some kind of plan to get 50+ year-olds out of the house!

I used to love Chicken Tonight but once they started requiring nutritional information on labels, I was appalled at how much fat and calories were in it. Maybe that sank sales?

A smoothie made with the last of the yogurt and the last of the blackberries. Purple mustache, here I come.

The thing about that nursing care ad is that the house they show her in is a freakin' waterfront mansion. I'd push mom off a pier to live there! Just kidding... I think.

Yes, that's the 23 and Me (it rhymes!) ad I was referring to. Apparently the lady is some kind of dating nerd so this was the kind of info that turned her on. Or something. I guess you should have your prospective mate's DNA tested right after you've Googled him and investigated his credit rating?

"Heartbreaker" is another of the all time great sing along in your car songs. I have mixed feelings about going to concerts alone. On the one hand, you can get a better seat if you're not looking for two together. On the other hand, if you have to pay for parking there's nobody to split it with. Journey and Def Leppard are playing Fenway Park together this summer which I think would be a hoot. Too bad I will probably be working elsewhere that night.

Well, as @Spartan Girl warned, Only Child just about killed me so now I'm following that up with The Wedding Date to try to put my heart back together.

I'm kind of averse to those DNA mapping kits anyway but why in heaven's name would I want to get one for Valentine's Day?

@lookeyloo, one daughter is away at college and the other is still in high school.

Apparently, these shakes really are a "thing" at certain bars and restaurants. I just felt bad for Todd because she kept slapping his hand away and criticizing him in favor of her own ridiculous result. ETA: I caught the tag end of an episode in which Ree makes box lunches for the staff working on rehabbing the Mercantile building and one of the guys cries out, "What's in the box?!?". I'm convinced he was going for a reference to Seven.

I really did not need to hear Glasses observe that Bailey's bedroom has a personal smell. And if Maggie's project works, no intern will be tempted to cut an LVAD wire ever again!

I'm always reminded of Rosie O'Donnell's acronym HEPPP: hot, exhausted, pain, pale, puke.

Same here. I'm just thrilled somebody else remembers Kay Lenz? She was the coolest when I was a kid!

Speaking of hearing things, did Julie say the the awards would "raise" off the floor? Yikes.

Clearly a favorite in a country with cheap maple syrup: 2 3/4 cups for one cake? Yikes!

I thought Ashley was being praised for doing the same smile Liberty got docked for. And since this is "Beauty is Unconventional" week, I've got to say I do not understand what they're looking for this season. Models can be short! Or overweight! Or old! Or plain! So basically, they're just looking for someone who blends in with the general public?

They're her other brother Doug's favorite.

I'm going through the single servings of soup from my freezer and I think by the end of the week I'm going to be "accidentally" spilling them down the drain.

Thanks a lot, @grisgris. She introduced the segment by telling us that this is her brother's favorite cookie and how he would frequently catch her eye, lift an eyebrow and say, "Spreads?". Now I need counseling.

I found the Super Bowl ad for Diet Coke Mango to be kind of disturbing: the woman in it is so painfully skinny I kept expecting a health care worker from an eating disorder program to rush into the frame and slap the can from her hand and replace it with a hearty sandwich.