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There must be problems in Sunny's personal life. I don't think she has any patience left. She's getting more negative every week--to her detriment. I know she doesn't like Ana or Alyssa, but she should be professional (and grown-up) enough to not be so obvious. I think Alyssa is enjoying it and taking (good) advantage. I like her more than I expected to. Ana just gives it back to her...maybe it's in Spanish under her breath. Sunny's also looking tired a lot of the time.

I HOPE everyone knew I was JOKING when I mentioned personality, voting, etc being affected by underwear. IT WAS A JOKE! Underwear preference is simply that. I certainly don't judge those who do wear extra clothes under their clothes. I might judge panty lines ... or hilarious DENTS made by the elastic on thong underwear. As for not bathing every day, when my sisters and I were 5, 7, and 9 we lived in a housing project. We took a "bath" in the deep kitchen sink...all using the same water--the cleanest girl first. I can't recall how often. I we had a shower for our mother. I know there was no bathtub. THEN when we got "a real house," we still shared that bathwater for awhile--but in a "real bathtub." Most girls I knew washed their hair only once week; it supposedly wasn't healthy to do it otherwise. Ah, life!

I'm a NO-UNDERWEAR babe...and I definitely wear underwear when trying on clothes. Most of my stuff is from QVC or HSN, because I like their sizing...and know what fits. BUT...no worries that MY BUTT might have been bare in something you tried on after me.

"Light and feels very comfortable," is NOTHING like FREE FROM UNDERWEAR. No need to worry about our laundry process. If my underwear didn't get icky, I didn't expect my clothing to get icky either. I got that you can't understand the concept when I read that you're not even able to LOOK at Whoopi because she doesn't wear underwear--but THAT comment is beyond my comprehension.

I'm here to baffle you too. History taught us that underwear was created to make laundrering easier. "Outer" clothing could be worn longer after someone discovered wearing something lighter "under." In the late 60s (I was born in '40), I went without a bra whenever/wherever I could (although 34C became 44DD when I got fat--so bras were almost necessary outside my home). I was one of those daring working women who did NOT wear panties under pantyhose. Clutch pearls here. It was a simple step from no-pantyhose to no panties--and no panty-lines. I've been a "no underwear" female for over thirty years. It hasn't changed my personality, my circle of friends, my health, my voting pattern ... or even my laundry process. I'M FREE!! I do have a stash of serviceable panties for doctor appointments and hospital stays. This year's movie is "The Book Club: Another Chapter." The previous movie, YOU'RE CORRECT, THOUSAND! was simply "Book Club" in 2018. Fortunately, I'm rarely sucked in to see these movies created simply to tempt a certain age group.

My grandmother's life changed when her husband died in 1931 and she had five kids at home (2sons). She got a job at the Brown Shoe Co. in St. Louis tanning leather and supporting those kids the best she could. My mother, the eldest, played "mother" at home and graduated as valedictorian with (3) offers of college scholarships that she couldn't take because she was still needed at home. When she DID marry, she was left at age 33 to support three daughters alone. Then there's me: left at 39 with no support and two sons. What a DREAMWORLD if these three women simply sat there--no plans, no worries..."someone will always take care of us." I couldn't find a modern (aka 1930s) photo of "tanning leather."

I don't drink alcohol..had sips of this and that when I was in my 20s...it mostly tasted bad (to me). HOWEVER, I was at The Edison in Los Angeles almost 20yrs ago...with a fun group 30yrs younger than I. The Eidson's beautiful "Fairy" was coming around with an intriguing Absinthe set-up on a beautiful wheeled cart. Everyone was doing shots so I tried one. I'm not a good judge--can't even remember the taste, but I loved the ritual. Here's one of the Edison Fairies (not ours). I'm just here to put in another good word for Absinthe.

Wonder if anyone tipped off insurance investigators. She seems like an all-around grifter, making "ends meet" in whatever way she figures out. Her son's legal problems may not be the only ones.

Isn't he still deeply in debt from that "unscathed" adventure?

I like everything you wrote, but I STILL enjoy Debbie. I don't buy her schtick either...but think she would be fun to hang out with. I'm 15yrs older than she is, but she sure does give off "old lady" vibe. I definitely LOOK my age--but people are always telling me they'd "never know" it. I think they schmooze all old ladies, but I go along with it.

You solved your own dilemma. That's merely the premise the creators sold to FOX. THEN..production people usually contact agencies and other businesses who represent wannabe actresses and models...and the ball rolls from there. They need the best and cheapest way to get participants who have AT LEAST a little experience or education working on camera. Even those miraculous matches on other shows rarely last--because they weren't meant to.

I'm the eldest of three girls. I was nine when my father dumped us and I became my mother's assistant...getting us up/ready for school, etc. (never absent; never late). Handling a lot of stuff...easily. For some reason that made my mother consider me an adult. I was always "too old" to do this or that...or "too big" (I was a scrawny kid). Too old for a doll at age eleven, so I "had to" lie at school after Christmas and chime in that "I got a bride doll too," when Brenda Valenzuela announced what she got. "Too big" to swing on the swings at the park in a skirt. I NEVER told my boys they were too old or too big for anything. Stay an innocent kid as long as possible!

Plot twist. He’s the one who stole the motorcycle. I'd guess the entire family has "troubles of a legal nature" .... continually. Happy early birthday!! Why the dread? Mine's next month. Not sure about any celebrations, but there will be several in my mind.

The part of speech is a GERUND. Easiest explanation...when a word looks like a verb, but it's used as a noun--as the subject of a sentence...similar to Haleth's explanation above. I think the gerund has become a lost cause. The subject of the sentence should be in the possessive form. All these "ing" words are the subject. I bet I shouldn't have started this--because I'm remembering high school English and I graduated in '58: Whoopi chewing at the table is annoying. WRONG Whoopi’s chewing at the table… Sunny celebrating her accomplishments is typical. WRONG Sunny’s celebrating her… Joy laughing at Whoopi’s faux pas is entertaining WRONG Joy’s laughing at…

It's INSULTING. Just as Glenn was insulting her because he didn't have all the facts. Not sure Chase so "genuine." He's eager to prove that he's so much smarter and better than everyone else. He gives off a creepy vibe around women...wait, around everyone. Gary might have a bit-o-jealousy, but I think he's more irritated with Chase because he has to be there and see it; we have only to watch it--or turn it off. EXACTLY!

And let's hope Glenn and the other MEN apologize--especially to Daisy after watching the shows. Or, in what seems to be the Reality Show Jargon: "Watching back" the shows.

You reminded me of a complaint I read on a QVC board. It's STILL THERE from 2017! Poster "cringes" when she hears the correct pronunciation. EGAD! "Re: Teach your hosts PLEASE!!! ‎10-10-2017 07:45 PM I cringe when I hear *anyone* say jew-el-ry. There is no such wordl The OP is 100% correct!"

I don't think that being able to afford private schools for her children was in Sunny's mind when she began her quest for success. SHE attended private schools (on scholarship and--maybe--grants) and always reminds us that she came "from the projects". She probably wanted out. So did I. I think she wanted to attain better social status...and needed a high income to get there. I don't see anything wrong with that. Some people want it but don't know how to get it--or don't have what it takes to earn it. Along the way, she attained a law education and a medical student. A lot of it was luck. A lot was hard work, but the BIG MONEY sure did roll in. Now she just seems SNOBBY with a need to be better than the rest of us. She's a real success story and can't seem to relax and enjoy it. Joy HAS RELAXED and enjoys it.

A Pronunciation Pet Peeve. Were they demonstrating their "affordable gifts" for Mother's Day yesterday I was surprised to hear Alyssa pronounce the word: JUE-LUR-ee. Maybe someone will let her know the word is JUE-EL-REE, based on the word JEWEL, not JULE.

SHE might be her own stylist for the evenings (can THAT be possible???) The View has a stylist. I'm sure the hosts have a say ... but the stylist has a union. I'm surprised a dress cut like that HAS pockets. I think this is a case of Sunny's belief that she looks FABULOUS in everything/anything ... she didn't pay close enough attention at her fitting.

I bet the WRITERS enjoyed that ... one more low rung on The Ladder of Whoopi. I'm glad (sorta) I'm having to read these two pages of comments. NJBCHLOVER's comment kept me from going to YouTube to see if my memory failed me. Thanks, NJB...it did not. I remembered Whoopi's saying they didn't have writers...then every day thereafter she would mention WHY they don't have writers...currently. I've wanted needed her gone since she started. Now I want Sunny gone too. That would leave a nice panel of Sara, Joy (gone on Mondays, but moderator other days), Ana (when she can make it), and Alyssa, all breathing sighs of release (I know it's "relief"). All those "guest hosts" Whoopi promised over the decades could have a day here and there if they REALLY need a fifth. Anyone know why I use the apostrophe S after Whoopi's name above? I do. It's a part of speech. Is it archaic?

Good one, KittyQ. It does make me wonder if Sunny realizes how rare it is for her to accept that word: compromise. She is getting more annoying and self-aggrandizing every season. If her novel DOES get near to series production, I hope she's too busy being the executive producer that she "regretfully" leaves "The View." It IS enjoyable to watch her suck up to Whoopi almost daily--because Whoopi isn't having it. OR SINCERE! They're so gratuitous, off-handed, and often, I wish Brian would ask her to stop. Never mind. I know who's really in charge.

Isn't she the same mother who explained her (health-related) breast reduction to her daughter ... but the word "rhinoplasty" is never mentioned. Is that one a secret?

I agree. Some patient should give us the goods. It would be a funny disclaimer at the end of every show: "Of course, Dr. Lee's patients don't normally dress like idiots or streetwalkers. Production requires participants to wear specific items of clothing to allow viewers to see the disfiguring skin conditions that bother them."

I want to believe the opposite...and that the shorts might have been the cause of some of those children.