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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 10:12 pm
That's way more skin than I wanted to see on Bruno. LOL So can anyone tell me about the milk thing? I remember seeing the winner's circle with one or 2 beautiful girls and a huge magnum of champagne and corks popping. When did it change and why? Anyone know?
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 10:14 pm
Holly, I am never good but I am still a non smoker Yesitsme....I am saving the popcorn for when people start in on BB! 
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 10:17 pm
this years winner confirms that a woman will probably never win this. I have stated the reasons before. I wish they would have a male and a female winner. They pad they shows so much with fluff they have the time to have more competitors
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Bluejaxrock
Member
04-23-2004
| Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 10:17 pm
The bottle of milk presented to the winner of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race has been a traditional part of the Victory Lane ceremony for more than six decades. In the early years of the race, it was common for the winner to ask for a glass of water, beer or even champagne. The first driver to receive a cold drink of milk in Victory Lane was Louis Meyer, who asked for the beverage (actually buttermilk) after his drive to the checkered flag in 1936. The Bottle of Milk continued to be presented to the Indianapolis 500 winner every year through 1946. It was made a permanent part of the post-race celebration in 1956 by Anton "Tony" Hulman, the Terre Haute industrialist who purchased a then-dilapidated Speedway in 1945 and saved the 500-mile race from extinction. In addition to providing refreshment in Victory Lane, the American Dairy Association honors the winner of the “500” with a cash award of $5,000, and the winning car’s chief mechanic receives $500 from the dairy group. from Indy500.com/milk/
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 10:19 pm
they even stacked it with stronger women/weaker men, they even had more women this year and it STILL couldnt be done
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 10:48 pm
I think the women needed Louis. The female pros are better choreographers than the men, IMO. Louis was the one exception. He always put together great routines, and didn't put off viewers with any unpleasant displays of arrogance. Helio just had fun with it every time. I think that's what came through the most. Even when he wasn't so great, he just enjoyed himself. That puts the audience at ease so they can enjoy him, too. Of course, it also helps that he was really good at the smooth dances. Tonight's show was so much better than last night's. When Cheryl came out I realized that she was what had been missing. It's just not a final round without Cheryl in there somewhere. I enjoyed Drew complaining about he judges claiming this was the best season ever. Have to disagree with the judges on that one, although it was the best group of female celebrities ever. It was great seeing everyone come out and dance a complete routine rather than just a few steps as they'd done in previous season finales. All in all, it was a great show and the results were satisfying.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 11:08 pm
Yay for Helio! I enjoyed the nailbiter at the end - it was exciting!
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Penpoint
Member
03-27-2001
| Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 11:18 pm
I'm very happy with Helio's win, especially because he is not a professional performer yet proved he had dance ability, musicality, and showmanship. And he is a heck of a likeable guy. Pamy, I like your suggestion of having both a male and a female winner because in ballroom dancing their roles are so distinctly different.
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Dee
Member
08-08-2000
| Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 11:40 pm
IMO, Mel was a better technical dancer but Helio, who also danced well, was more fun to watch. I also agree with Pamy about a male & female winner. Frankly, the women have it harder because they have more moves than the male celebs - all while wearing high heels. I'm going to miss this show. It's so refreshing to watch a program that's suitable for the entire family and there's no "bad" guy. The contestants become like a family and really seem to root for each other. That's rare for a reality show.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 11:50 pm
Thanks, Bluejax. I'm not THAT old and I do remember seeing the pretty girl/girls and the magnum of champagne so they must do both?
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 11:58 pm
Did anyone else catch TMZ tonight? Derek Hough was on saying that supposedly "the mother from the Brady Bunch" already said that she wants to be on and dance with him next year. That they've been talking to her. I know that I've seen Florence Henderson sitting in the audience a number of times for the past couple of seasons. They always seemed to pan to her when Julianne was on. I thought maybe she was some relation to her or something, but I don't think so.
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 12:53 am
Not sure I agree about it being impossible for a woman to win. I think if either Mel or Sabrina had a more likeable personality they could have taken it. Ditto (sort of) Marie, who had the personality, but hard as she tried couldn't match the skill. I'm still not sure that if it wasn't for the doll freestyle fiasco that Marie wouldn't have won regardless. But I think it boils down to "the woman." Plus Maks didn't do Mel any favors between his repeated bashing of Marie and him just being his typical arrogant self. He may be sexy as hell <100> Truthfully I think Helio deserved to win. Beyond Marie, he was the most fun the entire season and he improved so much. And aside from not having the attitude the 2 girls had, he also didn't have their extensive dance training, which I found was another turn off for them. So I think it can be done...just depends on the people not their sex IMHO. BTW did you guys hear that Mark Ballas hurt his arm when dancing w/Sabrina, was taken to the hospital by ambulance. He dislocated his shoulder and I read he is having an MRI tomorrow to see if he tore his rotator cuff. Sure hope not. It's amazing he finished his performance and that huge hug w/Sabrina. I wanted to go watch again after I read it, but was too tired/didn't feel well so didn't go downstairs. Tomorrow or You Tube since I'm about to turn in but wanted to check in here first. BTW, I had NO clue what the milk was about either until I read it. Well LOL now it makes sense. All in all good season, and I think the right person won givn the choices. I just wish Marie could have uppped her level a bit, and I'm still not 100% convinced she didn't throw the freestyle. I was just relieved it wasn't Mel. As well as she danced, not only was there no fun for me, but I couldn't stand her or Maks by the end of it. JMHO as always lol
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 2:13 am
I saw a poll earlier today and voted in it and it heavily favored Helio, followed by Mel, then Marie, to win.. that was when I really had hope and I'm happy with the result. Just the facial expressions on Mel before the announcement were quite the turnoff to me. Julianne and Helio looked nervous but not like they were about to die!
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Angelicfairies2
Member
07-19-2004
| Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 6:38 am
I'm okay with the winner as long as it wasn't Marie LOL. Seriously a 2 hour show and then they just rush the announcing of the winner and interviews. <shakes head>
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 6:46 am
Yea! I am thrilled for Helio! If Mel had performed Monday night like she did last night, I would have been rooting for her. Actually, I wish both had one. She did awesome last night. Did anyone notice how Mark Ballas kept bringing his arm to his shoulder during his dance with Sabrina? He hurt his shoulder Monday night and was in horrible pain, hurt it worse and had to be rushed to the hospital in an ambulance after his performance. (he is from Houston so it was on our local news)
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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 6:56 am
I am very happy that Helio won. There was just something about Mel B that didn't do it for me. And of course, I intensely dislike Maksim, so alls well that ends well.
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 7:40 am
I am pleased with the result. As the season progressed, I became more and more impressed with Helio. He just got better and better as he went on. I find it interesting that the winners the last two years have come from the the sports world. Maybe it is something in their competetive nature that makes them work so hard, and they are used to grueling, physical training. And they are also used to the pressure of competition. Most of them thrive on it. While people in other entertainment fields work hard, the type of training and the pressure of the performance is probably different.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 7:41 am
Just got it watched, started at 5:30am. Love the Helio - Julianne win. Well done!
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 8:07 am
twinkie, it is ONLY the Indy 500 that does the milk thing. it has been done there for years like people have said. EVERY other race does the champagne, where they spray the crew and stuff. well.... maybe Nascar does beer! hahaha!
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Smartypants
Member
03-09-2007
| Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 8:18 am
has anyone else heard the rumors that marie's fainting spell was scripted?? check out the story at TMZ
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Shel
Member
07-27-2005
| Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 8:29 am
Geez, I hope Mark didn't tear his rotator cuff. I am going through that right now. It totally sucks. A lot of pain that not even Percocet or Vicadin are getting rid of very well.
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 8:31 am
I just realized that Helio is the THIRD sports figure that has won. And Jerry Rice was second. I forgot about the skier. Somehow I do not believe that it is fan base that wins for them. A lot of people tried to claim that Emmitt won just because he was a NFL star and had a huge fan base. I always questioned that. I suspect that people who watch entertainment stars would be more likely to watch a dance show than people who watch football. Of course there are those of us who watch both, but would the sports world fans be enough to win it for him? I could see it in Marie's case because the people who like her type of entertainment would also be the kind who like a dancing competition, but football? I don't know about that.
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 8:32 am
I seriously doubt if Marie's fainting was scripted. I watched her go down and if that was fake, she deserves an acting award.
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Shel
Member
07-27-2005
| Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 8:33 am
Smarty, I doubt that it really was. She isn't that good of an actress. The way she smacked her head on the floor wouldn't have happened if she'd done it on purpose.
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Shel
Member
07-27-2005
| Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 8:39 am
Allie, my mom hates football (won't even go to my son's games unless her arm is twisted) and loved Emmitt. So did my grandmother, who actually voted for him. He had an 85 year old voting for him and telling people at the donut shop to vote for him too. :-)
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