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Honestly, until Fox changed the meaning of the word thug, it used to bring to mind a brass knuckled greaser from the 50s for me. Or maybe a Tommy gun toting gangster. Clearly, I'm getting old. (And obviously both those stereotypes are white!)

Jynnan tonnix - hugs, sorry for your loss. HFC, dementia is impossible, I feel lucky that my father only had it for about four years before he left us.

Lizzie lost her mind again!

Pfffft, HFC, you're a rookie at imp losing! ::she says whilst burnishing her hard earned metal:: Try Sams Club, Costco and Burlington Coat Factory! I managed to stop being embarrassed about it, hand held Nintendo games saved my life, that and not even attempting to shop with the critter anymore.

@Westiepeach, we just ordered a few of those gadgets, do you really enjoy it? I'm trying to figure out how to get the son off soda, it's a problem, I can' figure out if he needs the fizz or the flavor to get the water down, but I've been eyeballing the Soda Stream - are these on the way out though? I notice that the "product" line they sell to go with it seems to be sold out and prices going up on eBay. But I was thinking we could just get Propel drops or something for it. Coke syrup and Ginger Ale were our "sick" fluids as children. I was brought up Catholic, so drinking the hard stuff was mandatory not optional. ;)

I hope that isn't true, and I'd hope by this point these holier than thou crackers would know that if he were in that type of crisis, he'd need real professional help, not fundie fake crisis intervention. I can't even imagine the Gothard flash cards for that type of situation.

I had visions of it flying off the way it was bobbling - yup, had that happen once way back in the day. lol And it was during a tap solo.

I don't think anyone can continue the charade anymore, including the 2016 Republican Clown Car.

Ah nostalgia. I'm not sure if it was the only company that made those damn things, but my grandfather was the VP of Public Relations for the company that manufactured those, they also manufactured inflatable and above ground cheap swimming pools along with inflatable swimming toys. Guess what we got for xmas and every birthday as kids?

I'm pretty sure that he's hiding in the closet. I caught a small clip of his performance on The View, but I have to say in other coverage, Graham is having a hard time toeing the line with the attack on Christianity nonsense that the right is selling. He's pretty damn shell-shocked at this display of racial terrorism, he's even saying that it's time that the confederate rebel flag on the State House property issue be revisited. I still can't stand his neocon belief system, but it's strange to see him so undone. Okay, so someone give, what was Fiorina's response about reproductive rights? Her whole campaign is a one-note of criticizing Hillary and touting her own leadership qualities, which is a joke given her failings at and ouster from HP. eta: I found her position on the subject, detestable.

Either Poe references are perfect, but my vote shouldn't count!

Fake is a little strong, producer driven is probably more correct. The whole battle between Kelly and Abby was a result of a bunch of producer shenanigans, the producers set things in motion and step back and watch the sparks fly. I think what happened is that the Chloe as underdog story lne was so successful, they decided to create a new underdog for everyone to root for, against Abby once Chloe left. Chloe's new studio is Studio 19 which is the studio that Kendall and her older sister Ryleigh(?) came from. Okay, I'm just a little alarmed that I could rattle that off, blush.

This only pleases me because there is no way in hell that TLC can think about filming and prepping for another season with this going on. I am much calmed down from my previous triggered state but I will continue to endeavor to make sure that this family never has a platform for their hate on national television again.

More hugs about pet losses. I'm laughing hysterically about the love of Spam, it's a homestate original - bless Hormel down in Austin. My son and mother love the stuff, I can't even stand the smell of it cooking. Dr Pepper is my Coke.. but isn't it Dr Pepper in Texas as it is Coke in Atlanta? Meaning all soda (pop is what I should say being Minnesotan) in Texas is Dr Pepper as it is Coke in Atlanta/GA?

You can throw taps on anything for a "costume" effect but I don't think that's a good plan for competing a tap solo. There is a reason that Maddie is shilling K360s for Capezio as a brand ambassador. To my disgust I got the email announcing this revelation, I'm the mom, so I still buy most of the dance related items for the college student. :(

What the hell? "He looks unstable". Excuse me? He looks pretty hateful with his jacket and car tag, and like he hasn't been in sunlight for years. I'm so damn tired of the "mental health" distraction, no, it's hate and fucking GUNS, one obviously has to be disturbed to do this shit but don't paint the mentally ill with a broad stroke to justify absolutely zero gun control. It's getting old and tired. This was racial terrorism. And you whole bunch of assholes are racists. ETA: AND GOD DAMMIT EUGENE ROBINSON STOP SUCKING UP TO JOE!, use your words, you're a damn Pulitzer prize winner.

Peeks in and offers a round of hugs for broken wrists and passed kitties, I've been laying low a bit, trying to find my normal.

Thoughts and prayers to you and your community Landsnark. ♥ Charleston is my favorite place in the country. eta: I saw the clip of Douchey incredulously questioning "hate crime?" with the African American Pastor that suggested it was hate against Christianity and that church officials everywhere should begin to pack heat. I'd eye roll here if it wasn't so hateful and awful. :(

Why in all that is holy, is this show sucking up to Trump? Are they forced to because they are part of NBC? What a joke. Rumor has it that Trump hired extras for his hateful screed of an announcement. And how disgusting that the show couldn't manage to stay live in the aftermath of the mass-shooting in Charleston. They really disrespect their audience.

The video that dropped in this episode was the third one, no? The boring all weird facials one, so why was Shia Lebouf texting Maddie? OOGIE!!!! Melissa is one big ole pile of bad parental decisions. Loved Travis Payne, especially for his JoJo pep talk and his reaction to the girls coming in second. That, Abby-You-Monster, is how you teach dance! I was really hoping since I was spoiled that Mack won with a good solo and not a gymnastics-in-pig-tails solo. That tap of Maddie's didn't look very challenging to me for a 12-year-old either. I figured that they had Maddie rehearsing on a square of parquet because they had the floor at 3rd street so massively marley'd that Abby and Maddie wouldn't have been able to clearly hear her tap sounds to make corrections. Pretty sure it's not like that normally (the black overlay on the floor), when we've seen it on SYTYCD and DwTS, I think it's normally just wood. Oh, and when did I go from hating to loving JoJo? I couldn't stand her in her AUDC season.

And Obama was wrong.

@Bella - that darned National Report site is such a perfect copy of HuffPo people get taken by it all the time!

Rats about missed opportunities! Conceptually, I just don't understand what niche she thinks she can fill where she is. Now, allow that I don't know my way around LA at all, but with academies like Debby Allen's and Debbie Reynold's, and studios like the Edge and Millennium - who does she think she'll serve demographically? It makes no sense to me. All of the highly competitive studios are in OC. It's just weird to me. From the interview: Sorry Abby, that'a been happening for a long time from DwTS and SYTYCD. She really does have a high opinion of herself, doesn't she?

@Lablover27, I'm sorry for your loss. You bring up an interesting perspective, I wonder if an attempt to appeal to a certain demographic with Kendall's video won't completely backfire?

A place to post videos related to the show, produced videos, competition or class videos mostly tangentially related to the show. Chloe and her Studio 19 friends, LA Classes that have girls we know from Candy Apples, Kalani's home studio mates, AUDC, Abby's rejected team. Choreographers that are associating themselves with any of the large group of young dancers that have been associated with the show. Cathy, has had a lot of ringers that we don't talk about much but are really quite amazing dancers. You get the idea! A place to post and discuss the upcoming group of SYTYCD casts. (Kidding!)