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Where are they living now? In a tiny house? if so, I'll say kid #5. It's probably mean of me to hope that either his testicles or her uterus packs it in after #3, but there it is. Neither of them has enough sense to realize that cramming 10, 12, 15 people in a small house on a very tight budget is a recipe for misery.

It bodes well that Katie isn't geographically close to her idiot parents. Hopefully, her in-laws will have a greater influence on her than the photo op parents. Here's also hoping for a small family of 2-3 kids.

And another 19 found Kelly's fried eggs!

If it weren't for the Bates kids having to live like that -- if it were just the idiot parents -- I'd be giggling. I imagine there are still some hard feelings toward the Duggars for doing that, "sweet friends" notwithstanding. Who paid for the hotel? We know it wasn't Gil and Kelly. 🙄 How bad did they leave the old house?

Wasn't Gil in sales for Nabisco? It was probably a good job, but to me, "corporate" makes it sound like Gil's hick ass was in the C-suite. No matter what, he and Kelly made a nauseatingly selfish decision for him to quit that job. You're right about their downward mobility. It's depressing as hell that Lazy and Lazier did that to their kids. Most of them probably can't spell "magistrate."

In all fairness, they're probably less scary than Jill's with her 36 layers of polish per toe.

Anybody want to make a bet that BSB feels the need to "expand to a bigger space" very soon? Bougie is right -- not just for Josie. I do give Kelton credit for working hard as a plumber. That's not easy, or often pleasant, work. My aunt was a plumber in the Air Force for eight years. She said she learned quickly not to put her fingers in her mouth. 🤮 (She became a nurse after she left the military, and still didn't put her fingers in her mouth.)

Which business does she have an actual brick & mortar space for? I had thought her businesses were on-site (the wedding hair and makeup) or online only (the barrettes).

Speechifying? Mooching? Grifting?

I can't find anything on Google about what her degree is in. It could be in the (mythical) underwater basket weaving, for all we know.

This feels like a good time to remember that "reality" TV is scripted, staged, and edited, and that includes every episode we snark about. Gil and Kelly would debase themselves (and pimp out their children) for "reality" money seven days of the week and twice on Sundays, and Gil's BS speeches are part of that. I wonder how many takes it took for him to look like anything but what he is -- a willfully underemployed, cult-member buffoon. This does not mean they are not lying liars who lie. They are, and we know it. We should keep a running list of Bates lies and hypocrisies. I have thought in the past that all the bragging about nineteen children is really bragging about how often they've had sex. Look at me! Look at me!

Layla got Carlin's nose. There isn't much nose in the Bates family, but Carlin got it. The bridge is almost too wide for her features. If Evan developed a nightly headache to keep the baby count down, it would be fine with me. This couple in particular doesn't need more kids. They don't pay enough attention to the two they have.

Nope, not me. Are you thinking of Television Without Pity? I liked reading those recaps. Toes are all well, though.

Or being eaten with a plastic fork like Carlin Stewart's steak.

I always, always giggle at the earlier scene when Benton almost walks in on Keaton and Carter, Carter hides under or behind the desk, and Keaton tells Benton she was "just reviewing some anatomy." If anything, I wish Keaton had stuck around just to infuse some humor into the surgery department. There weren't many funny scenes in the department other than Keaton scenes and Benton's appendectomy at the hands of Carter, Doyle, and Hicks.

Josie: 🧨🔥 Carlin: 🚒🧯

I giggled when I saw this article about influencers realizing they have to pay taxes. Sorry not sorry, Carlin and Evan, the wannabe influencers. If you can't get through the paywall, I can C&P. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/25/business/content-creators-viral-taxes.html Fortunes can ebb and flow substantially on social media platforms, with content creators reaping riches from viral videos one month — and making little the next. Influencers may also receive lavish gifts, one-off checks and direct tips from loyal viewers. In the eyes of the Internal Revenue Service, they owe taxes on all of it. For some creators, especially those filing freelance taxes for the first time, tax season can feel a bit daunting.

I'd argue that Josie's businesses are also built on her looks. I don't want to be even more snarky than usual, but here goes -- if she gets to a point where she looks like some of the older fundie women, or where she has too many kids to devote as much time to her appearance, interest in her might tail off quickly. Not to mention there will always be a newer "reality" "star" to hog all the attention.

In more ways than one! They make me tired just thinking about it.

Eating steak with a plastic fork. 🙄 Did the Bateses senior do the plastic forks/paper plates/who cares about the environment thing like the Duggars senior did?

Gas stations, truck stops, interstate restaurants like Shoney's or Cracker Barrel. The possibilities are nearly endless!

Mullet was pregnant when Smuggar married, and pregnant again a year later when his wife was pregnant. So there's some fundie bonus points right there -- two pregnancies in less than a year.

Which J'slave had the funky feet on her wedding day? (I don't mean funky as in cool.) Was it Jill, or was it Joy?

I WAS eating! Lol I hope another miracle does not occur so that Kaylee can have something that's just hers and hers alone (well, Jonathan's too) for probably the first time in her life.