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"Did you vote? Could you get through?"
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zazzy 4390 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Jerry Springer Show Guest"
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05-04-05, 08:59 AM (EST)
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4. "RE: Did you vote? Could you get through?" |
Glow, was that for Bo (like we need to ask! ) ? Anyone else?
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Snidget 44369 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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05-04-05, 09:39 AM (EST)
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7. "RE: Did you vote? Could you get through?" |
I tried from about 9:45 to 10 pm to get through for anybody but Scott. The only one I got through on was Vonzell about 3 times. Called at least a dozen times each and that was the only line I got through on.
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bostonrobfan 490 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Daytime Soap Guest Star"
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05-04-05, 10:04 AM (EST)
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8. "RE: Did you vote? Could you get through?" |
I got through and voted for A-Fed about 5 times.
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zazzy 4390 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Jerry Springer Show Guest"
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05-04-05, 10:42 AM (EST)
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9. "RE: Did you vote? Could you get through?" |
Who?
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Harrison 173 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson"
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05-04-05, 11:06 AM (EST)
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14. "RE: Did you vote? Could you get through?" |
I've never actually voted (never will), but I'd have assumed that the process would be easier than you've described.There have been allegations about impropriety with voting results etc, perhaps the show (amid these claims) is redoubling its effort to keep things "above board". In any case, your inability to get through seems like yet another reason that a 'one phone-one vote' policy should be instituted no later than at the beginning of next season.
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frisky 11695 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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05-04-05, 11:35 AM (EST)
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17. "RE: Did you vote? Could you get through?" |
I heard lots of people are voting for Scott to get him to win as a kind of joke! That's so wrong!And why, may I ask, is it so wrong? I guess they do have to figure out some sort of "fair" system. And as of this season, there is no motivation to do this. This phone-lines-tied-up-forever business happens year-after-year, and each year a marketable person wins. The Scott Plan isn't just a joke, it's a ploy to force a change in the voting system. Don't get me wrong, I *heart* Bo, but I want him to stop short of winning the "American Idol" title because it's cheesy, which he isn't. The world is my litterbox.
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zazzy 4390 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Jerry Springer Show Guest"
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05-04-05, 05:15 PM (EST)
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33. "RE: Did you vote? Could you get through?" |
Donna,At this point in the contest they will show us the top 2 and the bottom three, then the bottom two and then announce the boot. Voting for more than one can help separate the top vote getters from the bottom three or two. If you voted, say 10 times for all five, then that would be cancelling the votes out. But you could vote for 4 of the 5 without and still be helping make an impact on the one who did not get votes. Maybe some people like more than one contestant and would be happy to see more than one win--and so they vote for each of the people they would like to win.
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zazzy 4390 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Jerry Springer Show Guest"
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05-04-05, 05:19 PM (EST)
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34. "RE: Did you vote? Could you get through?" |
P.S. One thing I like about tonight is that you can get a sense of the contestants' ranking. There will be two front runners and then the bottom three but since Ryan will tell us which of the three is safe before the break, we'll know the third and fourth place contestants by the end of the show. My guess is that tonight's rankings will hold through the rest of the Idol shows (unless there is something odd, like Bo getting the boot) and we'll know who is destined for final two tonight.
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tamarama 1785 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Herbal Healing Drugs Endorser"
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05-04-05, 12:36 PM (EST)
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23. "RE: Did you vote? Could you get through?" |
Voted for Bo -- of course!!I got TONS of busy signals, but managed to get through about 6-7 times. I hit redial pretty consistently through the 2nd half of TAR, and L&O/Jury (kick-arse! Alfred Molina, Angela Lansbury & Bradley Cooper!). Plus, I continued to try beyond the 2 hour limit, and got through once or twice then -- I don't know if it's because they don't REALLY shut down the phone lines region by region, or because I call on a cell phone & they don't know where I am -- although my area code should tip them off. Is it even possibly to block by area code? Is it only possible to block land lines? I'm in Central time zone, so my 2 hour cut-off (10pm) is right when Pacific is starting to call, right? I confuse myself. Anywho, I kept trying. I checked back shortly before midnight CST, which would be right before the Pacific cut-off, and got nothing but busys. Does anyone know what it sounds like when the lines are actually closed?
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thndrkttn 3216 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Car Show Celebrity"
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05-04-05, 12:45 PM (EST)
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24. "RE: Did you vote? Could you get through?" |
I *tried* to vote for Carrie no less than 25-30 times and NEVER got through whether is was 9:01 or 10:00 or 10:59. Never got through.
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Maroonclown 5829 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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05-04-05, 02:06 PM (EST)
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28. "RE: Did you vote? Could you get through?" |
Having never voted (blame Canada) I am curious as to what some folks have been saying about trying to figure out whose lines is busy and who's line is not.If you call, say, Anthony's line just to see if you can get through, are you not then placing a vote for him, as unintentioanl as it would be? Or can you hang up as soon as it starts ringing and not have the vote be counted. Please enlighten this little Canuck who cannot for the life of her figure out why Pillsbury Psycho and Anthony Federup-to-here are still on that stage?
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lovwigglesworth 239 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Network TV Show Guest Star"
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05-04-05, 02:19 PM (EST)
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29. "RE: Did you vote? Could you get through?" |
The phone has to be answered. So if you just get busy, it is not a vote yet. If the call is answered the vote is in for that number you called. It is just a recording, you don't talk to anyone or push a button or anything. I tried four different numbers last night (everyone BUT Scott)and got through for Carrie, Anthony, and Vonzell but not Bo. Not that my one vote will mean a lot when others are voting 300 times for people. I'm sure Bo will have enough votes without my one going through.
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Maroonclown 5829 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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05-04-05, 02:23 PM (EST)
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31. "RE: Did you vote? Could you get through?" |
Thanks lov. Helpful to know but that just blows my theory for why those two lunkheads are still there.
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