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Crossfire

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 10:29 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Good call Rainwoman, I was thinking the same thing, but didn't say anything thinking if it were true, someone would have said so already.

Thanks for introducing that. I agree with you.

Eliz87

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 10:30 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, I think that Erika is beautiful. Who cares if she's had enhancements? It's fairly commonplace in CA for women to do this, especially those interested in the entertainment industry. I just don't see the big deal.

It seems as if her features are natural (not plastic), so it's not as if she's gone overboard like Pamela Anderson or some such. And if she had, well, again, who cares? As Cher once said, "I'm a grown woman. If I want to have t*ts put on my back, no one should have anything to say about it." :-)

Battlestarz

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 10:31 am EditMoveDeleteIP
except that blond friend of Lisa's is a hairdresser from Lisa's hometown--not a bartender in LA

Crossfire

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 10:35 am EditMoveDeleteIP
On account of what evidence though? Competing employment claims from reality programs? Pfffft.

If they needed a teenage astronaut from Mars, I am sure they could find some way to portray me as one. :)

Crazydog

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 10:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Justbored, I don't think it's the same girl. This Darrah is listed a a mortician from Missouri. The girl next to Erika in the Stuff picture seems prettier to me than Darrah. The eyes are different and Darrah has this mole just below her lip that the girl in the picture does not.

Gina8642

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 10:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
IMO they are too big - but whatever. She's a bartender and makes a lot of her money based on her looks, I'm sure her tips went up after she had it done. If she needed to do that for her livlihood, fine by me. Not something I would do, but I'm not going to condeme anyone else for doing it. Her money, her body, her mortgage payment.

I think it is a nice picture of Erika, even if she is hanging out of her shirt - that is Stuff's style and I wouldn't expect any different. BTW - Doesn't Erika look good in BLACK??? She should take the hint and stop wearing so much pink!

Gina8642

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 10:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Maybe she has to wear black at work everynight and therefore is sick of it? That would make sense.

Dress however you want to Erika - sorry for picking on the PINK thing all the time.

Rainwoman

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 10:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Battlestarz, where is Lisa's hometown? I thought it was in L.A. Erika is from L.A.

Justboredwbb4

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 10:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Lisa is in Detroit. All 3 girls from Cupid are from Detroit

Jbfrommi

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 10:50 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Which gal is Erika's twin?
I rec'd the letter from Stuff and in it, it said:
Bar Shots!
What goes great with hot girls and booze? TV, of course. And that’s why our Bar Shots features the lovely Erika from TV’s Big Brother 4. And she’s posing with her twin who is—get this—equally as hot!

Eliz87

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 10:51 am EditMoveDeleteIP
If I didn't know better I would think that Laura is from Wisconsin. She has kind of a nasally accent at times, like the woman in the movie Fargo.

Crazydog

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 10:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hailing from Chicago, I believe I can safely say that the nasally accent is common to much of the midwest. Detroit, Chicago, Wisconsin - it's everywhere. I'm told that I have it myself, and it's probably true.

Gina8642

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 10:59 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Erika is from Chicago - grew up there. She's mentioned it several times. Not sure at what age she moved.

Eliz87

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 11:00 am EditMoveDeleteIP
hmm I'm from Ohio and I don't have it. I always associated it with Wisconsin.

Lovedana

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 11:07 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Eliz87, you think Laura sounds like she's from Wisconsin? I thought she sounded so much like she's from the East Coast.

Do you know where she's from? (I suppose she's of Italian background.) I love that show and watch it all the time, but I hardly know much about them because I missed the first episode of the show. It was such a break to see the smooth-talker Joe leave. America's listening! ;)

Earthmother

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 11:10 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Character and Merit??? Who will spend the money in the best way??? What the heck is that all about? Erika has made it perfectly clear that she would buy her mother a house..Is that not showing enough character and merit for some? I find it hard to believe that someone would make such a demeaning comment based on physical appearance.

It never ceases to amaze me that people ostracize a person for plastic surgery and applaud someone who is cruel and vicious. NO ONE and I mean NO ONE (unless you know them personally) knows the character of any of these hgs. If anyone chooses to put them down for something so trivial and pass judgemnt on them, don't forget you are being judged by many of us for your comments as well.

Eliz87

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 11:14 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Bravo, Earthmother.

In any case, if I was interested in being in the entertainment industry and just needed a few nips & tucks or possibly a bit extra here and there, I would have the plastic surgery, provided of course I had the money. I really don't see the problem.

Rainwoman

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 11:16 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Lisa Shannon, from Cupid, is from Bloomsfield Hills, Michigan.

Her 2 friends are: 1. Laura Restum, from Birmingham, Michigan. 2. Kimberly Tarter, from Oak Park, Michigan.

Lori

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 11:28 am EditMoveDeleteIP
The movie Fargo takes place in North Dakota and mainly in Minnesota. I'm from Wisconsin and definitely do not have the nasal accent nor does anyone I know.

Eliz87

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 11:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yes, I know where Fargo is, Lori -- it's just that the actress in the movie (Frances McDormand, I believe) had the nasally accent that I tend to associate with Wisconsin. But, hmmm, since you don't have it either, maybe it's not really a regional thing -- maybe that's just how some people talk. :-)

Crazydog

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 11:53 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Not everyone has the nasal accent in the midwest. I would say I have it slightly, but I don't think many people have the full blown version. I do know people who do have a bad case of it, but it's not all that common.

Ladytex

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 11:58 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Great post, Earthmother. Hopefully those that need to read it will.

Kaili

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 12:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The further north you go.... I've grown up in Wisconsin and I don't think mine is that strong. It's there- people in other places have pointed it out (I've been asked if I'm Canadian more than once). But when I go up north, especially upper Michigan ("Yoopers") I notice the accent. My mom moved north near Duluth and I love going shopping with her just to listen to the people. The accent doesn't annoy me at all.

Why is it always associated with Wisconsin though? Thanks a lot TV and movies!!! (The gas station that rents videos near my mom refused to even get Fargo when it came out because they found it to be pretty insulting).

Eliz87

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 12:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Good point, Kaili. I don't know why it's associated with Wisconsin!! To clarify what I was saying earlier about Laura's "accent," I think she sounds like Lori on BB3 -- and she was from Minnesota, right? So, maybe it's more of a Minnesota thing. One thing that tips me off about Minnesotans (in GENERAL) is that instead of saying "about" like it is spelled, some say, "aboat" -- like Brittany on BB1.

Although, as I said earlier, maybe it has nothing to do with where you come from. I know in the 80's I picked up the unfortunate "Valley Girl" accent and I've never stepped foot in Southern California! Took me a long time to lose the "like's" and "totally's" from my vocabulary. I'm still working on the "you know's." *sigh*

Kaili

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 12:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Lori was from Superior (Wisconsin) which is just basically across the bridge from Duluth (Minnesota). My mom lives in Wisconsin- about 20 miles east of Superior but works in Duluth.

Yeah. A-boat. I've been accused of saying that. The distinction is really clear to me, but I got laughed at for saying I was talking about a boat. :) I used to say things like that just to mess with people and they would claim I was saying "talking a boat a boat".

I think it's regional- it's just when you live in the area you can tell a Yooper from a Chicago person and a Wisconsinite from a Minnesotan. (Just look at their football sweatshirts- LOL)- but "outsiders" think we all sound the same. Just like different parts of Boston have different accents but they're really only noticable if you live in Boston.