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Scorpiomoon
| Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 6:27 am
Eliz87: Actually, you bring up a good point. Being out on a farm might be cultural shock for many people. I'm so touchy about it because I did grow up on a farm. Plucking chickens and milking cows aren't the horrid acts these girls make them out to be. To see these girls make a mockery out of someone's way of life pisses me off. I've read, as the episodes go on, it's the girls who end up looking bad and not the family (thankfully). Whoami: The tape was recorded years ago. It came out fairly recently--far after this show was taped but just before it aired. Some do speculate that the timing wasn't just a coincidence. Nicole probably wasn't kidding about the threesome.
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Ginger1218
| Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 7:22 am
I loved this show. I thought it was soo funny. Some people take it too seriously and don't get it. But this is very funny. I also LOVED the little boy, he was adorable - so real. I can't wait for the next show.
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Marymc
| Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 8:58 am
my grandparents had a cattle farm (beef, so i never got to milk anything) and kept chickens in west virginia. i also grew up camping for 2 months in the summer (my parents were teachers.) i know roughing it.....but i wouldn't pluck no chicken.
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Pamy
| Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 10:01 am
I will watch it again. I am hoping to see the girls warm up more to the family. The look on the families faces when Paris asked about Walmart was tooo funny
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Sherrie
| Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 10:02 am
I thought this show was very funny! I got such a kick out of Paris getting in the truck and it not having reverse. I was sympathetic and envious that she has never had to drive a car that needed work. I flashed to my youth when someone would have to push the car fast enough that you could jump start it with the clutch. I think this show is pure entertainment. I mean these girls have always been judged on their clothes and knack of being "it" girls and to watch them suddenly have to deal with people who could care less who made your clothes but rather how you conduct yourself. The previews for the next show were so funny....the cow stuff on her cheek and the lecture on how important your reputation is in a small town.......I can't wait to see more. What happens when they need their next manicure?
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Eliz87
| Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 10:07 am
LOL "So, do you hang out at Walmart??" LMAO I love it!
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Ohiomobprincess
| Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 10:40 am
I thought the show was hilarious. I wasn't going to watch it, but curiosity got the better of me and I gave in. I teach at a school with rich kids like Paris and Nicole, so I hear the kind of comments the girls were making all the time. LOL I'm not a snob, but there is NO WAY I would pull feathers off a chicken or stick my hand up a cow's butt. I give Paris and Nicole credit for willingly signing up for this type of show.
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Serate
| Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 10:42 am
Nicole was on a talk show yesterday [I think Regis & Kelly but I'm not sure] and said that the comment about hanging out at a Wal-Mart was not meant to be condesending. She said she had family in Alabama and the stores closed early there so the kids hung out at Wal-Mart cuz it was open all night. She also said that Paris not knowing what Wal-Mart is was true - they don't have alot of Wal-Mart's in their area. I did a search and found only 5 in the Beverly Hills area [ok so I'm a hick the only CA zip code I know is 90210 *L*]. My attempt to post the link to the map wasn't successful. Sorry. *L* So here's the results: Search Results We found 5 stores near 90210: 1. Los Angeles, CA 90008 6 miles 2. Panorama City, CA 91402 9 miles 3. Porter Ranch, CA 91326 15 miles 4. Paramount, CA 90723 20 miles 5. Pico Rivera, CA 90660 19 miles
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Denecee
| Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 11:06 am
I really liked the show. The family seemed very genuine and the show didn't appear to be too scripted. My dd's boyfriend said the teenage boys were the luckiest boys for having them stay there,lol. It seemed like Paris was not too happy when she was throwing the groceries in the cart. I'm liking Nicole quite a bit and Paris doesn't seem to be rude just spoiled(not her fault). I would have never agreed to do this show if I had their lives. Does anybody know if they are getting big bucks? Does the family they are staying with get big bucks? Who knows anybody that still plucks their chickens? A well in the bedroom? Never heard of such a thing. The place did seem peaceful.
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Serate
| Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 11:29 am
"Who knows anybody that still plucks their chickens?" I do I do!!!!!!!!!!! erm I don't pluck the chickens but I know plenty that do. I remember when I was little going to my aunt's house with my mom and watching them "do chickens" [as they called it]. I must have been a demented kid cuz my favorite part was after they cut the heads off the chickens flopped around for a few minutes. What was even worse was when my uncle helped do chickens. He didn't bother with the ax. He just stepped on the knecks and pulled. "Being out on a farm might be cultural shock for many people." I never lived on a farm but lived in a small town in a very rural area. It was a total culture shock when I went to college in the Kansas City area, and that's not even considered big. My first paper for English Comp was a compare/contrast paper, "Living In A Different World", comparing my life in a small Iowa town to life in the "big city".
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Hippyt
| Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 12:04 pm
I loved it too. I think the girls are handeling it with a good sense of humor. I'm sure they've never had to deal with ticks and bugs in their bedrooms. And even Nicole thought it was funny Paris had never heard of Walmart. And,plucking chickens,NO WAY! Also,I wonder if Grandma went to the beauty shop to get her georgous do?
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Marymc
| Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 12:11 pm
from what i've heard, ladies make weekly appointments to get their hair "done", then they wrap it in scarves at night so it'll stay nice til their next appointment. yup...no washing in between......hope they can "do chickens" without splattering.
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Kimmykm
| Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 12:16 pm
I haven't cleaned a chicken in years because I now choose to buy my meats already cleaned....cut up, too, for that matter. If finances were a consideration, I would wring a neck, scald, pluck and cut up a chicken if I wanted to eat it bad enough. I personally don't believe that there's an individual in the U.S. regardless of pecuniary status who has not heard of Wal Mart. I could consider that she has never BEEN to Wal Mart, but never HEARD of it, no way!
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Lori
| Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 12:27 pm
Yes I can believe Paris has never been to a Walmart but certainly has heard of them. As far as not knowing what a soup kitchen was, that should be her next stop. Geez!!!!!! Did anyone else notice how horribly thin Paris is? Given the fact that the camera puts weight on, the girl was literally skin and bones. Gross! Her pants were hanging off her rear end!
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Denecee
| Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 12:36 pm
LOL, Lori, I thought her pants made her look silly. Good idea about the soup kitchen, she should have to do the dishes.
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Sherrie
| Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 12:45 pm
Paris is the poster child for the saying "you can never but to rich or thin......" I thought it was very funny when they showed the plate of mashed potatoes and fried chicken. I wondered if as thin as those girls are if they had never seen chicken fried before. Luckily the little boy saved the day......."yum, chickens good...." I have been craving it since!
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Laura11103
| Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 2:18 pm
Lori, I noticed Paris' pants too, she has no butt at all, not very attractive IMO. I also loved the show and if I heard correctly it's on again tonight? I hope so.
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Yankee_In_Ca
| Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 4:42 pm
Excellent ratings. Here's a link: http://www.tvbarn.com/ticker/archives/017149.html#017149
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Hippyt
| Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 5:02 pm
Heads up! It is on again tonight,the second episode,they get jobs! I'm laughing already!
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Zgoodgirl
| Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 6:00 pm
I'm loving this show! Nicole is a trip, and Paris is so clueless, it's funny. One thing, doesn't Nichole look like Lucy from the Dallas show back in the day?
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Texasdeb
| Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 6:54 pm
I'm eager for tonight too. How low does one dare go on the pants thing (did anyone else notice how the camera fogged over the "crack" area on Paris several times). Grandma's hair is a beauty shop do that's done on the only "going to town" trip the woman makes that wk. 1) go to beauty shop & get the do 2) go do the wk's groc. shopping - & you won't mind bumping into other locals cause ya look your best 3) If the family ever eats out - this is the night cause Ma feels good about her looks. I'm 46, raised in NW OK & my grandma & mom were both into this. My family "did the chickens" but after my 1st negative experence to this, my elders never subjected me to this again. I still don't like to eat chicken.
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Whoami
| Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 7:15 pm
My grandma was raised on a farm. One of the family stories is when she was a kid, and her siblings were goofing around and accidentally killed one of the chickens, then tried to hide it. Their father found out, and served it up for dinner. Dont' think they had much of an appetite that night. Mom had a favorite "pet" chicken that always followed her around in the yard. Her father inadvertently killed it for dinner one night. It was probably one of the only times I remember him (and my grandma) treating my mom with compassion. I guess he felt bad about the mistake, and didn't make Mom eat chicken that night. Unfortunately, Mom picks out childhood stories like this and dwells on them as she dives deeper and deeper into depression. Anyway, I'm glad you all alerted me to tonights show. It wasn't in the TV Guide. And even earlier today it wasn't on TV Guide.com. But now it is! If it weren't for you all, I would have missed it!
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Hippyt
| Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 7:24 pm
Well,can't say I'd ever feel sorry for Paris,gawd,she is so self-involved it's just sad. I did feel bad about them at the dairy farm though,that's a yucky ,rough,hard job. And that man called them screw-ups. Uncalled for. And,they are right they are adults,why would they have to have a midnight curfew? Although to be honest what could there be to do around there anyhoo?
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Scorpiomoon
| Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 8:14 pm
Well, I thought I might have been too harsh with my criticism of this show and of Paris. So, I watched the show tonight. Oh my gosh. Watching these two make <el> of themselves--not even be able FILL BOTTLES OF MILK--was painful...utterly painful. Watching "Tinkerbell" going down the slide was a classic moment in reality TV. I will say this: the family seem like really wonderful people.
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Tishala
| Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 9:38 pm
I SO cannot relate to this kind of life. I've never been to a WalMart either--I don't know if we have them in LA--and I sure wouldn't want to work on a farm an stick my hand up a cow's butt or feed chickens. Blech. But hey....I grew up in the city, and I'm staying in the city. LOL. I had to live in Bloomington, IN once, and I started figuring out how to leave about a week after I got there. It was so backwoods to me, but everyone in Bloomington insisted it was very cosmopolitan. LOL.
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