Second on the bizarro-math problem. But if my online schedules are anything to go by, they do anticipate going over by a few minutes.

She is just way too grandma to win…She's trying hard to take the judges' suggestions to heart, but she still just comes off as a 50 year old crooner. Maybe it's because the songs she picks are at least that old.

How can you have
Books on your shelves you haven't read? Don't you buy books to read them? I don't have as many as I'd like, or as many as I once did (multiple complicated moves have forced me to pare down), but with books being so expensive…I can only buy them when I'm ready to read them.

Yeah, you can be as drunk as you want during the live chat.

I picked up "Confederacy" in a used bookstore in Australia before getting on a plane. I knew nothing at all about it, and the clerk said it was great. She was right. I've re-read it since then, and still love it. As for the commenter who said it was merely a loosely connected bunch of stories, they all come…

Tingly Tuna and Cherry Chocolate Explosion!

In Taiwan, there's one on every corner! Of course, their chips tend to flavor towards the shrimp and seaweed, so I guess it's a stalemate.

Yo no habla espanol! No muy bien! Lo siento mucho! Yo habla Doritos!

That was also the first thing I thought about when I saw this week's question. Not just the people vaporizing in the nuclear explosion, but the dying of radiation sickness, and the thought that this was a real possiblity of a way to die in the 1980s. That movie kept me awake at night for a long time.

Wow, those are good.

I keep setting 'em up, and y'all keep knocking 'em down.

I have to confess, I didn't get the Flo Rida pun until I saw the words side by side. When they introduced him, I thought "Flo Rider? Who's she?"

That high note made me cringe uncontrollably.

Well, there wasn't any suspense, though, was there? They said at the outset that it had to be unanimous. Since it clearly wasn't, Scott didn't have a chance. What could he do next week that would make him worth saving? See?

First Ten Minutes
The first ten minutes of this show were the most important and amazing minutes ever! They were the finest examples of the most astounding season in the history of the world!! They were a stupendous, gargantuan bedazzlement, the most superlative and fantastic minutes of television the world has ever…

Isn't it to cover the thing on his forehead and forestall all the nasty AV Club comments?

I will say he looked more like a performer last night, though…He somehow seemed to be connecting with the audience a little more. He seemed, if I can say this, less blind.

I can't vote, being outside the country—can someone tell me what happens when you call? Do you get an automatic acknowledgement? Does Ryan Seacrest offer you a live chat? I just wondered because someone suggested sabotaging contestants by voting and then not hanging up to tie up the lines for the contestant.

I think Adam is probably the male contestant this season I would least like to receive a blowjob from. That shreiking! My god! Help us all!

I, too, noticed the Montgormery Ward style rockin' guitar. I thought Peavey Rage, which had that great "Distortion" button, turing any sound into scratchy punk shredding.