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veronykah
03/11/09

In reply to Real Housewives: "DisCountess" LuAnn Strikes Again
Everyone forgot about Bethenny in reference to her shoot for Socialista or whateverthefuck magazine...

Saying something to the effect of "I can see how people would be jealous of me. I'd be jealous of me if I wasn't me!"

I almost barfed on the couch. Sorry darling, not jealous of you, in the least.

I kept looking at the team doing the photo shoot and thinking what an AWFUL job that day must have been. The cheesy editor of the magazine on the set all day AND Bethenny?

I don't know what day rate that would command from me....torture.
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ArtfulSlinger
03/11/09

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My favorite part was hearing a woman with all this wealth whining about a ridiculous statement from her TV friend IN THE MIDDLE OF A CANCER HOTEL!!!!

Bitch, this isn't YOUR DAY - its the survivors' day! Get a grip, rejoice in what you have and move the fuck one.
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queenieinmanhattan
03/11/09

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The countess drove me NUTS last night. She was nasty and judge-y and bitchy to Ramona and Bethenny, and then snapped like crazy when Ramona finally bit back.

For once, Ramona wasn't behaving like a crazy person.
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queenieinmanhattan
03/11/09

@queenieinmanhattan: "Do I judge you or your background?"

Um, yeah - you JUST did.
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The Queen of No
03/11/09

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I was half watching this and I gotta say, it was truly entertaining and not just in the sad pathetic RHoOC way.
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disco2000
03/11/09

In reply to Real Housewives: "DisCountess" LuAnn Strikes Again
Her etiquette book will include the following tips:

When dating, don't actually go out with men to see if you like them, or else you will develop an unbecoming reputation. Instead find a distinguished man with a title. Remember, as long as he has money he's never too old. The Count is not an old man.

When complimenting a friend on an achievement, always find a way to give "helpful hints" about the situation from your experience as a model. The Countess knows who needs a little of retouching now and then.

When you are unsure how to react when you are offended, always make the biggest scene possible. When you overreact to what may be considered an inappropriate comment, it makes you appear more classy in comparison. The Countess does not need to turn the other cheek.
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jeepgirl
03/11/09

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Being one who has worked closely with cancer patients for years it drives me batty how these women have no perspective about life. Here they are in the middle of helping out CANCER PATIENTS and all they can do is whine about the age of Luanne's husband???? Does he have cancer??? No???
Then STFU and be grateful (I'm looking at YOU Luanne) that your kids have a healthy father.
(Excuse me now while I 1-DVR next week's show and 2-switch to decaf.)
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She Laughs
03/11/09

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I've always been under the impression the title was purchased, not actually bequeathed by true royalty. Can anyone clarify.

Oh and luanne, get the f*ck over yourself.
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BabyJane
03/11/09

@She Laughs: I was under the impression that the title could be purchased as well.

You can also purchase some Estates that come with titles.
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DutchessOfDork
03/11/09

@She Laughs:

It is possible to have purchased titles. Though some titles for given for service to the King/Monarchy.
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CassetteLove
03/11/09

@She Laughs: It was bequeathed, but it's also totally irrelevant because there is no existing French monarchy.
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NOLA girl
03/11/09

@CassetteLove: Indeed. My guy constantly reminds me that he is the rightful 17th Marquis de Marseilles but it is irrelevant because there's NO SUCH THING ANYMORE.

However, I hope to the heavens that LuAnn never gives up on her delusions. She's so entertaining.
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a_mama
03/11/09

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How often does that poor girl have to listen to he mother freak the eff out to just sit there like that? She looked totally disconnected during that whole episode, and I got the feeling that she could have cared less about what Ramona said. LuAnn is such a rude spaz.... and speaking of spazzing, Romona's Elaine dancing was hysterical! I want a gif of that so badly!
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BabyJane
03/11/09

@a_mama: Fortunately for her daughter, I don't think LuAnn is around too much.

I'm being sarcastic...sort of.

Ramona's dancing is the best thing I've seen in a LONG time!
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zaida
03/11/09

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The Discountess always irks me. I love/hate when she brings up that the Count's family "gave" the Statue of Liberty to us, but the Count always says they "presented" to us. It was not a personal gift from the DeLesepps(sp). The Count has the class to distinguish the difference.
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Fridge Hussy : Is finally heading back to uni!
03/11/09

@zaida: I thought it was a gift from the people of France to you people? Unless a DeLesseps designed it?
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03/11/09

@Fridge Hussy regrets having discovered the joy of oreos!: Whoops. Your, not you. Bugger.
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BabyJane
03/11/09

@Fridge Hussy regrets having discovered the joy of oreos!: I think someone in his family was involved in the "presentation", but you'd think he built the thing in his basement and carried it over here to give to us the way LuAnn talks about it.
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Fridge Hussy : Is finally heading back to uni!
03/11/09

@BabyJane: Ohhhhh.
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rednrowdy
03/11/09

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looooving the screencap!
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Maritsa
03/11/09

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I also loved when Bethenny described her cover of Social Life Magazine as "a real coup d'etat." Oh, Bethenny.
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rednrowdy
03/11/09

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if the countess knew anything about good manners, she would have laughed ramona's stupid comment right off. in fact, the countess really screwed up by making it a big deal with her daughters sitting right there. they'll remember that moment for a long time, cameras rolling or not.

the key to good manners is to not point out people's lack of good manners to them while it's happening. she's not ramona's mommy, nor is ramona paying her for an etiquette lesson.

as to the age difference, being over 35 myself, i'd be a little suspect of a over-40-year-old guy wanting to marry a woman in her 20's. love is love and all that jazz, but it still skeeves me out.
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bluebears
03/11/09

@rednrowdy: I feel the same. I mean, to each their own but it sort of makes me wonder what exactly the guy is going for. (or woman if the case may be)
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Rosaxé
03/11/09

@rednrowdy: I think the worst was when Ramona apologized, and Luann kept blabbing on how it was inappropriate, and Ramona continued to apologize, but Luann kept on her fit...Jesus lady, be a Countess and accept the damn apology.
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rednrowdy
03/11/09

@Rosaxe: isn't it weird how luann couldn't let ramona's stupid comment fall flat by laughing it off, but later when bethenny brought up a slight that luann made to her over lunch, luann complained to bethenny and on camera that bethenny couldn't just 'let it go'?!

take your own advice, mrs. discountess.
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ArtfulSlinger
03/11/09

@rednrowdy: Good manners might have made her understand what she was doing there at Hope Lodge more than fighting with her friends. They were there to support cancer patients in their time of need - not get their feathers ruffled offer stupid little shit.
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lowkeylo
03/11/09

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And, has anyone noticed how, although she pretends to like her, that Kelly acts like she can barely deign to hang around with Ramona?
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zombie.nancy is a godess of fierce
03/11/09

@lowkeylo: yes! her interviews are full of fake-cheer
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Wasp vs Stryper
03/11/09

@zombie.nancy11372 is a godess of fierce: Is anyone amused that Kelly had to turn herself into police for punching her boyfriend?!
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Rosaxé
03/11/09

@lowkeylo: I don't understand the point of Kelly. She does nothing for the show and I don't give a shit about her. Plus, I'm envious of that tanned, tall, good looking lady.
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Trulymadlyme
03/11/09

@Wasp vs Stryper: Nope. Not. At. All.

That shit is so not cool in my book. I don't care who you are, domestic violence is fucking wrong.
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jeepgirl
03/11/09

@Wasp vs Stryper: Read that in the Post yesterday! Some stupid quote from the boyfriend that he was as injured as Rhianna....
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Alys Brangwin has a huge talent
03/11/09

@Rosaxe: Yes, she is the most boring housewife ever. More screen time for Ramona, please!
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Triphena
03/11/09

In reply to Real Housewives: "DisCountess" LuAnn Strikes Again
What "world" is it that Luann (or Countess Poophammer O'Bannion, as Richard calls her) travels in that going on dates gives you a bad rep? Does she secretly travel to Saudi Arabia on the weekends to hang out with other pretty girls who married into money and titles where they read books on manners and eugenics from 1897? Because the only "world" it appears she is in is the same one all the other Housewives are in, which is "richer than most people but not actually filthy rich and also all that social cache is negated anyway by the fact that you are on reality tv, so you are only as classy and relevant as, say, Johnny Fairplay or Puck or New York or Bret Michaels, bless your heart."
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Wasp vs Stryper
03/11/09

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Also, has LuAnn figured out that true Aristocrats do not blabber on unnecessarily about their titles or drop them into everyday conversation, constantly, and make a point to refer to themselves in third person by their titles?

Case in point - Justin Portman, the second son of the late Viscount Edward Portman, one of UK's oldest and wealthiest families, was at a dinner during Milan Fashion Week when the event director inquired about title and how to address him, Justin leaned over, took her hand and said, "you can just call me justin."

And of course there is that famous story of Princess Diana working in a kindergarten class and her own superviors had no idea she was of a landed gentry until newspapers caught wind of her romance with Charles and ran an article.

I mean honestly, LuAnn is the 4th wife of the Count - she married into herr title - and was one of 4 countess dulesepps.
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Maritsa
03/11/09

@Wasp vs Stryper: She's his fourth wife?? I didn't know that.
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Fridge Hussy : Is finally heading back to uni!
03/11/09

@Wasp vs Stryper: I'm pretty sure that Christopher Guest (and by extension, Jamie Lee Curtis) has a title. From a country that is, like, an actual monarchy!
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BabyJane
03/11/09

@Fridge Hussy regrets having discovered the joy of oreos!: He is!
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