Jessa, Ben and Their Brood: Making a (Diaper) Mountain out of a Mold House

[kokapetl]

13 minutes ago, Churchhoney said:

Yep. Although I've noticed people usually call them wheat berries. 

Huh. 

[Jynnan tonnix]

3 hours ago, Churchhoney said:

Yep. Although I've noticed people usually call them wheat berries. 

They are an integral part of a traditional Polish Christmas Eve dessert called Kutia. Soak, then boil them until tender, chill, then combine with honey, heavy cream, poppyseeds, sliced almonds and raisins. Yum!

[gonecrackers]

On 9/6/2019 at 8:34 PM, ginger90 said:

The new "modern modest" is a skirt fitted tight enough to show your butt crack, but no worries, an odd bulky jacket, support hose, & orthopedic shoes are added for distraction.

I think the pained expression is from a too tight girdle - let that sucker go & breathe, Jessa...

[OpieTaylor]

On 9/6/2019 at 12:19 PM, Steff said:

Edited September 9, 2019 by OpieTaylor
NVM, it was already discussed

[JoanArc]

Hugs/Kisses is certainly out.

[Sew Sumi]

Ben's beard goes bye bye.

[Zella]

Man, Ben has reached peak hipster with that temporary mustache. LOL

Also, I read between the lines of that post that, though Jessa claims she liked the beard, that she was getting pissy about how much upkeep it required. Just a hunch.

Edited September 14, 2019 by Zella

[HeyNow]

There just isn't an eyeroll big enough......

[Natalie68]

28 minutes ago, Sew Sumi said:

Ben's beard goes bye bye.

He is embracing the douchebag look I guess.

[galaxychaser]

For a cute guy he sure likes to make himself unattractive with his facial disasters.

[PradaKitty]

That mustache looks as though it’s made of nose hairs. 

[Ohiopirate02]

52 minutes ago, Zella said:

Man, Ben has reached peaked hipster with that temporary mustache. LOL

Also, I read between the lines of that post that, though Jessa claims she liked the beard, that she was getting pissy about how much upkeep it required. Just a hunch.

I bet she was upset with the time and money Ben used to keep up the beard.  But my brother has a beard and does not spend that much time on it.  He does need to buy products for it,  but nothing too expensive.   Ben probably was spending  10-15 minutes on it daily.   

[DangerousMinds]

1 hour ago, Sew Sumi said:

Ben's beard goes bye bye.

No way Jessa wrote this herself.

[jcbrown]

1 hour ago, Sew Sumi said:

Ben's beard goes bye bye.

I laughed out loud. Ben looks like Snidely Whiplash.

[Zella]

37 minutes ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

I bet she was upset with the time and money Ben used to keep up the beard.  But my brother has a beard and does not spend that much time on it.  He does need to buy products for it,  but nothing too expensive.   Ben probably was spending  10-15 minutes on it daily.   

Yeah I was actually wondering about that. I had an ex-boyfriend who had a really epic beard--people used to stop him on the street to compliment him on it--and we never discussed logistics (didn't live together, so I never saw the maintenance up close and personal), but I don't recall him spending hours locked in a bathroom tending to it. I know he had to use some products but again it was not an epic ordeal for him to take care of it. 

I think she got jealous of the beard, so the narrative has become that it was too expensive/too time consuming. 

[beagletime]

1 hour ago, Sew Sumi said:

Ben's beard goes bye bye.

I like the mustache.  Ben is young, he should be playing with different looks.  Instead he is the father of three and who knows how many more to come.  I really wish he and Jessa would stop with the three they have.  It's a manageable number and the kids seem to be doing well.  I do miss his beard.  But then I'm a beard fan.

Edited September 13, 2019 by beagletime
Forgot something.

[GeeGolly]

His mustache is blonde. 

[PikaScrewChu]

Ben, there is no market for Kaiser Wilhem II impersonators in Arkansas. 

[Barb23]

I figured it out:

Ben must have a new job with a barbershop quartet with his handlebar type mustache. 

[doodlebug]

And, everyone who thinks that Jessa knows the Declaration of Independence by heart and can use it in a parody while talking about Ben's beard, raise your hand.  I thought so. 

Wonder whose post she copied?

[CalicoKitty]

I thought Ben had written it.  I think he is sharper than people think he is.

[xwordfanatik]

Can we imagine what Reverend Fancy Pants would do if Jin made any kind of suggestion about his foppish ways?  Perish the thought!  

I think Jessa objected to the beard for some reason, and Ben acquiesced to her wants (demands?)  YMMV.

[allonsyalice]

2 hours ago, jcbrown said:

I laughed out loud. Ben looks like Snidely Whiplash.

No idea who Snidely Whiplash is, but im picturing some like neer-do-well bank owner from 1936. 

(please dont correct me im happy with this image.)

This is a terrible look for Ben, partly transitioned glasses and all. 

[GeeGolly]

Ben looks like Ron Goldman's father.

Edited September 13, 2019 by GeeGolly

[xwordfanatik]

7 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Ben looks the Ron Goldman's father.

Yes!  Now I see it.  Fred Goldman.

[jcbrown]

1 hour ago, GeeGolly said:

Ben looks like Ron Goldman's father.

Also true. I'm sticking with Snidely Whiplash and/or someone tying pretty young things to train tracks in a silent film.

[galaxychaser]

What about the monopoly guy?

Ben looks ridiculous.

[Sew Sumi]

Ben would need a monocle to be the Monopoly guy. He'd have to ditch the hipster glasses.

[jcbrown]

1 minute ago, Sew Sumi said:

Ben would need a monocle to be the Monopoly guy. He'd have to ditch the hipster glasses.

Don't give him ideas! 😉

[farmgal4]

6 hours ago, Sew Sumi said:

Ben's beard goes bye bye.

Even though he’s young enough to be my grandson, I think he looks damn good in that pic! ❤️🔥

ETA:  Neither Jessa nor Ben wrote that.  Pastor Studly did it.

Edited September 14, 2019 by farmgal4
Added something

[zoomama]

so sad that ya'll dont get the snidely whiplash reference!! just shows how old i really am, i guess.

[farmgal4]

3 hours ago, allonsyalice said:

No idea who Snidely Whiplash is, but im picturing some like neer-do-well bank owner from 1936. 

(please dont correct me im happy with this image.)

This is a terrible look for Ben, partly transitioned glasses and all. 

Apparently I’m the only one who thinks he looks handsome. 😔

[Jynnan tonnix]

2 minutes ago, farmgal4 said:

Apparently I’m the only one who thinks he looks handsome. 😔

Nope...I have a well-documented (here, anyway) soft spot for Ben because I tend to think he looks pretty adorable with or without facial hair. 

This photo reminds me a little, though, of one my son posted a couple of years back when he was shaving off his beard prior to Marine OTS. He also left the moustache until last, and took a photo of himself with a rather frightening leer on his face LOL.  At least Ben is playing it straight. I don't love the moustache, but I do think he pulls it off about as well as anyone could.

[Tigregirl]

26 minutes ago, zoomama said:

so sad that ya'll dont get the snidely whiplash reference!! just shows how old i really am, i guess.

I know Snidely!  Grew up watching Bullwinkle and Rocky.

[Zella]

1 hour ago, zoomama said:

so sad that ya'll dont get the snidely whiplash reference!! just shows how old i really am, i guess.

Aww I got it! Actually, this inspired me to rewatch the movie, mainly because it reminded me of how big of a crush I had on 90s Brendan Fraser as a kid. 😉

[Spencer Hastings]

4 hours ago, Sew Sumi said:

Ben would need a monocle to be the Monopoly guy. He'd have to ditch the hipster glasses.

Random sidebar/mind trip: the Monopoly man never had a monocole, so Ben’s hipster glasses are safe! 

[Churchhoney]

13 hours ago, farmgal4 said:

Apparently I’m the only one who thinks he looks handsome. 😔

No. He does look good there.

To me he also just looks like an eternal child, though, so I can't push my impression all the way up to "handsome' or "attractive" or anything. I look at Bin and always see kind of a dim-but-rather-warm 10-year-old in a man-style body. I suppose he's more mature than that. But my thoughts of "you poor dumb kid" overwhelm all other impressions. 

Edited September 14, 2019 by Churchhoney

[Mindthinkr]

13 hours ago, Tigregirl said:

I know Snidely!  Grew up watching Bullwinkle and Rocky.

Then you should also remember the Fractured Fairy Tales. Natasha and Boris. 

@zoomama You aren’t the only one old enough to appreciate your reference to Snidley. 

[Mindthinkr]

Jessa can give Ben one of these Victorian tea cups for Christmas. 

[Churchhoney]

Bye bye, Charles Spurgeon 

Hello, Archduke Franz Ferdinand. 

[doodlebug]

Snidely Whiplash was the baddie on the Dudley Doright cartoons on Rocky and Bullwinkle in the 60's.  Dudley was a Canadian Mountie, Nell was his girl and Snidely was always kidnapping her and tying her to the tracks.  Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons in the 60's were absolutely brilliant, hilarious.

And, yes, I remember watching Rocky and Bullwinkle from a very young age.  Anyone remember that bubble bath that came in containers shaped like cartoon characters?  We played with our Rocky and Bullwinkle bottles in the tub for years.

Edited September 14, 2019 by doodlebug

[FizzyPuff]

25 minutes ago, doodlebug said:

Snidely Whiplash was the baddie on the Dudley Doright cartoons on Rocky and Bullwinkle in the 60's.  Dudley was a Canadian Mountie, Nell was his girl and Snidely was always kidnapping her and tying her to the tracks.  Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons in the 60's were absolutely brilliant, hilarious.

And, yes, I remember watching Rocky and Bullwinkle from a very young age.  Anyone remember that bubble bath that came in containers shaped like cartoon characters?  We played with our Rocky and Bullwinkle bottles in the tub for years.

Ahh I was thinking about someone else when I saw that picture I thought they were the same 😁

Edited September 14, 2019 by Puffin

[Tigregirl]

26 minutes ago, doodlebug said:

Snidely Whiplash was the baddie on the Dudley Doright cartoons on Rocky and Bullwinkle in the 60's.  Dudley was a Canadian Mountie, Nell was his girl and Snidely was always kidnapping her and tying her to the tracks.  Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons in the 60's were absolutely brilliant, hilarious.

And, yes, I remember watching Rocky and Bullwinkle from a very young age.  Anyone remember that bubble bath that came in containers shaped like cartoon characters?  We played with our Rocky and Bullwinkle bottles in the tub for years.

I remember that bubble bath - Soakies!

[doodlebug]

9 minutes ago, Puffin said:

Ahh I was thinking about someone else when I saw that picture I thought they were the same 😁

That is Dick Dastardly who with his dog, Muttley, drove a car called the Mean Machine on a cartoon called Wacky Races.

I had a rather misspent youth.

Ben also resembles Dick Dastardly but Snidely was first.

Edited September 14, 2019 by doodlebug

[PradaKitty]

The bubble bath was called Soaky.

The commercial jingle (and God knows why I remember this) was:

Soaky soaks you clean in oceans full of fun

scrubbily bubbly bibbity bubbity clean before you’re done

Soaky soaks you clean in oceans full of joy

it’s a toy when it’s empty

when it’s empty it’s a toy!

(Not too sure of the bibbity bibbity line, but it’s been a long time!) 

Obviously, I need help...

[MsJamieDornan]

On 9/13/2019 at 3:53 PM, Barb23 said:

Ben must have a new job with a barbershop quartet with his handlebar type mustache. 

Well, at least it's a job. Sort of.

[GeeGolly]

Jessa was also proving that she has a husband. A husband who loves her. A husband who she is madly in love with. And a marriage that is better than ever.

I think Jessa is using breastfeeding as a cross-your-fingers method of birth control. I'm unsure if she's more afraid of sinning or losing TLC, but whatever the case, I'm guessing she'll be popping out blessings every 18 months to two years.

[Churchhoney]

21 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Jessa was also proving that she has a husband. A husband who loves her. A husband who she is madly in love with. And a marriage that is better than ever.

I think Jessa is using breastfeeding as a cross-your-fingers method of birth control. I'm unsure if she's more afraid of sinning or losing TLC, but whatever the case, I'm guessing she'll be popping out blessings every 18 months to two years.

Losing TLC. 😀

[DangerousMinds]

Shut the fuck up, Bin. 

[PradaKitty]

Were you there, Ben?