Toddlers & Tiaras Minicap

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   fancyface
   Posted April 26, 2012 at 9:06 am

   OMG, I will personally donate money for Bridge to go on the lamb after killing JUSTIN BIEBER! I almost fell over from laughing so hard when she said it and I immediately started shouting DO IT at the tv. She can totes get away with it and even if she is caught, she’d do less time than I would if I carried out that fantasy! Seriously, why is he not over yet? Ugghhh! I’m still a little bitter over all the money I shelled out on the little shit’s merchandise for Christmas gifts for my daughter, niece, & half of my mini cheer squad because they’re obsessed with the whiny little punk! Sheesh, that felt good to get out. I can now try to move on.

   BTW, this episode kinda rocked but I don’t know why because none of the girls were very hateworthy and the moms were relatively normal, until of course, Bridgett’s mom lost her shit when Jacy (which again, seriously mom? Jacy?) did better than her daughter. LOL. She tried to hold it in, but you could definitely see her true colors starting to show in her post-crowning interviews. Bitter, party of 1.

   AND WTF WAS UP WITH MAX YELLING @ THE TOP OF HIS LUNGS? I get that he was trying to be a lively host, but geesh. You were in a small hotel meeting room. Your voice will carry to the back of that little shitty room even if you didn’t have a microphone to SHOUT into!

   The unfortunately monikered Daisy Mae was my favorite and I felt so bad for her when she interviewed about being hurt by Alaska blowing her off. Although, in Alaska’s defense, I don’t think she was trying to be mean, persay, I think that she’d just gotten off the stage and was immediately bombarded by little grabby hands trying to take her puppy from her. I don’t think she even realized who was asking to hold him, because they all were, and she was just trying to make it back to her seat. But, I still teared up a little for Daisy Mae who looked absolutely heartbroken about her ‘friend’ dissing her. I really hope her mom explained why that probably happened and made her feel better about it, and I’m sure she had a chance to hold the puppy and play with her friend once all the excitement died down.

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   ash1
   Posted April 26, 2012 at 9:23 am

   I really think Daisey Mae would be happier cuddled up on the couch with her mom than at these pageants. Unfortunately, she knows this is the only way she can grab a little attention for herself, since her breeder parents seem to not understand the concept of quality over quantity. Oy! If only Dad valued the concept of “pulling out” as much as the pageant moms do! Don’t worry, Daisey, in a few years you will learn there are easier ways to grab that attention for yourself; drug use, anorexia, cutting, or blowing the football team in the back of the bus.

   I really liked Bridgett’s mom. A pag. mom who wants her daughter to became a doctor, rather than a fame whore! Good sportsmanship from her as well, actually from most on this epi.

   Three pretty cool moms, birth control aversion notwithstanding, and three cute kids. All in all, recapper death! Good luck, Crabby, I know you’ll pull it out…so to speak!

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   ash1
   Posted April 26, 2012 at 9:24 am

   wasn’t it Daisey’s mom who lost it, not Bridgett’s?

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   Jacee
   Posted April 26, 2012 at 9:34 am

   
   fancyface:
   
   BTW, this episode kinda rocked but I don’t know why because none of the girls were very hateworthy and the moms were relatively normal, until of course, Bridgett’s mom lost her shit when Jacy (which again, seriously mom? Jacy?) did better than her daughter. LOL. She tried to hold it in, but you could definitely see her true colors starting to show in her post-crowning interviews. Bitter, party of 1.

   Nothing wrong with the name Jacy! I’m a Jacee, and it’s nice to see the name pop up now and again – even if I do like my spelling better : )

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   J-Nut
   Posted April 26, 2012 at 9:46 am

   Is it just me, or are most of these girls now Alana-wannabes? I dislike the original Alana and dislike her poor imitations even more. Jacy was the worst last night.

   I was pulling for Daisy Mae to get the highest prize of the girls featured, as I thought she was the prettiest and most outgoing of the three. I sort of agree with her mother that she was robbed.

   Of course, with mean Alaska in the pageant, we all knew she would be the ultimate chimichanga and burrito special nacho grand supreme.

   There were a lot of familiar faces in the audience, and one of the hair/makeup ladies and her daughter were featured on an episode last season. Can’t remember her name.

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   fancyface
   Posted April 26, 2012 at 9:48 am

   I think you may be right Ash. If Daisey is the kid from the nutty bunch family, then yes, it was her mom. She’s also the one who made the awesome comment about how stupid it is for pageants to give out the responsibility of a dog as a prize for winning. Floved her “Oh you won a pageant? Here’s a set of twins” comparison and she had me cracking up over the way she was showing her disgust with the judges while laughing her ass off, but she was seriously starting to lose it towards the end.

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   beebs
   Posted April 26, 2012 at 9:55 am

   I think this pageant was from a long time ago. In the last episode, Alaska’s mom said she had been winning puppies, and the scene was the same as the one they showed last night. So this was probably before Alaska turned horrible.

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   fancyface
   Posted April 26, 2012 at 9:55 am

   
   ash1:
   
   Oy! If only Dad valued the concept of “pulling out” as much as the pageant moms do!

   Holy snikes that was BRIL-LIANT!!! Ash, you are safe and moving on to the next round!

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   fancyface
   Posted April 26, 2012 at 9:57 am

   ash1: “Oy! If only Dad valued the concept of “pulling out” as much as the pageant moms do!”

   Holy snikes that was BRIL-LIANT!!! Ash, you are safe and moving on to the next round!

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    cattyfan
    Posted April 26, 2012 at 9:59 am

    Puppies are not party favors.

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    Beth
    Posted April 26, 2012 at 10:15 am

    Yeah, we were there “stalking” bwahahahaha

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    classy drunk
    Posted April 26, 2012 at 10:16 am

    They were on Bridesmaids.

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    Closet Fan
    Posted April 26, 2012 at 10:23 am

    Crabby I look forward to your upcoming rant regarding the puppy. WTF? THat is all I am going to say about the puppy because I trust that you will cover that issue with all of your usual glory in your full recap.

    Did anyone else see Gabby and Beth in the audience? FLASHBACK: The glimpse of them was the same shot from when Gabby was on with Alaska. That was the example that was used by Lori when she was telling her hairdresser and husband that Beth was stalking her daughter. And I thought I remembered the puppy from that espisode. Maybe not. Unfortunately we have just seen a lot of puppies lately. Point being that these were shown out of the order that they were filmed. I wonder why?

    I have nothing negative to say about the girls and moms from last night. All things considering that we know about the intense schedule, blah blah blah, they all seemed relatively normal.

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    Closet Fan
    Posted April 26, 2012 at 10:32 am

    @Beth, I was right. THAT was your crazy stalking day. I still can’t believe that Lori said that. Do you know why they showed this episodem after yours if it was filmed first? Hope you and Gabby are well

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    Beth
    Posted April 26, 2012 at 11:05 am

    I am clueless to why it was played in that order, probably because they tend to put the shows with more drama first We are doing very well, thank you, competed last weekend, Gabby won 5-9 Overall Most Beautiful….ironically to the “homely” comments, lol! Just have to laugh and take it all with a grain of salt!

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    Gilty Plezzur
    Posted April 26, 2012 at 12:49 pm

    Can’t the ASPCA be alerted to these puppy prizes? The poor things probably come from puppy mills where the “breeders” get something in return from the pageant producers. Living beings should NOT be given away as prizes. The teensy Chihuahua from last night’s episode was surely shaking in its boots the whole time, hoping it wouldn’t be going home with Daisy Mae. She was the best of the bunch to me, but had she won, the puppy would have soon been stomped, strangled, squeezed or squashed to death by that brood of yowling redheaded monsters. (Nothing against redheads, but all I saw was a swirl of screaming, drooling, flame-haired babies when they showed Daisy Mae’s environs.)

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    Tonya
    Posted April 26, 2012 at 12:58 pm

    Animals are so much responsibility!!! I would NEVER EVER GIVE ANY ANIMAL away to someone…. as a PRIZE at a Beauty Pageant…. !!! Crabby , personally I always wanted a elephant or monkey, I have always had that go big or go home thing!! My mom never got them for me darn it!!!

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    ash1
    Posted April 26, 2012 at 2:00 pm

    I think it’s “Go glitz or go home”

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    fancyface
    Posted April 26, 2012 at 2:26 pm

    LOL…Jacee facee it, you totes have a pageant girl’s name. Don’t get all crabcee because I made a digcee! However, I agree that your way of spelling it is better

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    ash1
    Posted April 26, 2012 at 2:38 pm

    lol, woot! lightning round!

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    Mia
    Posted April 26, 2012 at 5:41 pm

    It was Daisy’s mom that went ape shit after crowning not Bridgett’s.

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    BedHeadJen
    Posted April 26, 2012 at 7:41 pm

    I think it is safe to say the majority of these hilljacks shouldn’t be trusted with a houseplant so the genius behind the puppy trophy should stop the insanity.

    How about awarding them with something they need?
    How about a prepaid summer at Sylvan Learning Center? What famewhoriest families wouldn’t love a chance to win a visit from the Supernanny.
    The Supernanny Grand Supreme would be a win-win due to the subsequent appearance on another reality show.
    Anything would be better than handing over an innocent puppy to a family that thinks Red Bull is part of a healthy breakfast.

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    Stephanie
    Posted April 26, 2012 at 10:38 pm

    Classy – LOL! Both your comment above and the puppies in Bridesmaids were epic! Nice job!

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    whatwhat
    Posted April 26, 2012 at 10:51 pm

    Daisey Mae’s mom was effin hysterical. The twins crack had me laughing, and when she started swearing at the end it just cracked me up even more. I think it’s because she’s got such a nice sweet high pitched voice that hearing her suddenly bleeped like mad was just hysterical to me.

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    StageMom
    Posted April 27, 2012 at 9:12 am

    I thought Daisey Mae was so pretty and I love how she went up without a flipper. Unfortunately she didn’t have the personality on stage. Jacy pulled it together on stage. Bridgette’s best quality was her desire to kill Justin Bieber. Get that kid an IEP and speech services ASAP.

    Nice episode overall, sweet kids, and supportive parents. The only thing to really get annoyed over is the poor puppy being given out as a prize. I have a friend who works with a chihuahua rescue and the shelters are flooded with abandoned little dogs. The bright side is she went to a big kid is old enough to know how to be gentle with a little dog.

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    Tara
    Posted April 27, 2012 at 9:17 am

    There’s already been a spoiler alert. A previous episode a few weeks ago showed who won the puppy.

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    Ariel
    Posted April 27, 2012 at 11:54 am

    As a veterinary student, I absolutely hate the puppy-as-a-prize thing. A puppy is not a trophy or a toy, it is a living thing, a huge responsibility, and a roughly 10-15 year commitment. And we all know that these puppies are coming from puppy mills or at least backyard breeders, so they probably have all sorts of health problems besides. So infuriating!

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    ash1
    Posted April 27, 2012 at 12:34 pm

    Bridgett doesn’t need an IEP, she was very bright. Not all kids need speech therapy, either. When my son was that age, I was the only one who could understand him. Within 3 years, he was very articulate, understandable, and loved to speak in front of people. Most kids outgrow it on their own, without the stigma of having to get pulled out of class for being “special.” And, intelligence has nothing to do with a child’s speech impedement, so no IEP needed!

    I thought Daisey was great on stage, especially in Western Wear!

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    ash1
    Posted April 27, 2012 at 12:36 pm

    Definitely. And probably this is from a backyard breeder. Anyone who puts their kids in what is essentially a human dog show, probably has even less respect for actual dogs!

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    Jazzy
    Posted April 27, 2012 at 12:47 pm

    I will say that the parents bringing their kids to Katie’s Kuties seem to be getting their money’s worth. All 3 of those kids did very well onstage.

    There must be a way to get the puppy-as-a-door-prize thing banned. Maybe we could start a FB page.

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    StageMom
    Posted April 27, 2012 at 12:54 pm

    
    ash1:
    
    Bridgett doesn’t need an IEP, she was very bright. Not all kids need speech therapy, either. When my son was that age, I was the only one who could understand him. Within 3 years, he was very articulate, understandable, and loved to speak in front of people. Most kids outgrow it on their own, without the stigma of having to get pulled out of class for being “special.” And, intelligence has nothing to do with a child’s speech impedement, so no IEP needed!
    I thought Daisey was great on stage, especially in Western Wear!

    I’m sorry if I implied that an IEP for speech services or an IEP in general was somehow associated with a child not being smart. My son received speech services from the ages of 4-7 and he is a smart kid. He just had issues with enunciation. Our doctor and school district start evaluating kids when they are 3 and it’s not a big deal. I just don’t understand why so many kids on the show require subtitles but for all we know they could already be in speech.

    Daisey Mae was my favorite kid but the beauty competition is usually weighed more heavily than the modeling comps and I just didn’t see her beauty routine being as strong the other girls. It all depends on what the judges instructions are and what’s being weighed in the final beauty score but I wanted to see more personality on stage for that competition. I also wish her actual western wear attire would have been a little more glitzy but I’m looking at the competitions with a different eye than you. This episode was so low drama I’m critiquing the attire. What a change from last week.

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    Jazzy
    Posted April 27, 2012 at 12:54 pm

    If a child is 5 and can’t be understood by others, then a speech eval is needed. Your child may have outgrown it but not all kids will. A little speech therapy often works wonders!

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    ash1
    Posted April 27, 2012 at 12:57 pm

    I said most, not all. It is right for some kids, the stigma of it bothered my son more than his speech issue, so I pulled him and he outgrew it. Parents don’t have to agree to it just because it is recommended. It is not right for every child.

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    ash1
    Posted April 27, 2012 at 1:04 pm

    IEP standards vary by state. Where I live, you don’t get an IEP if you need speech therapy, you just get offered the therapy. They only use an IEP for a physical, psychological, or cognitive delay that means a child requires accomodations in the type or amount of instruction given. Maybe where you live, they do use an IEP for speech.

    I don’t know why TLC seems to use subtitles so much. I actually always close my eyes and see if they actually are that hard to understand, and, many times, you can understand them perfectly fine. I hate it when shows subtitle people who speak English with an accent who are totally understandable, it seems really insulting. Maybe with T&T they are afraid they’ll lose a joke or something…

    I didn’t realize they weighted beauty more, but then, I guess it is a “beauty pageant.” I would be more likely to score higher for the events where they actually show some skill, even if it is just that awful Pro Am, pseudo-modeling crap, but that’s good to know. Yes, last week definitely provided more nuttiness, hopefully next week!

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    Jazzy
    Posted April 27, 2012 at 1:12 pm

    No parents don’t have to agree, but if a professional recommends it, then it usually is needed. Believe me, hard working school speech pathologists aren’t adding kids to their caseloads just for fun. It’s only when they feel it’s warranted.

    I just think it’s dangerous when parents tell other parents “don’t worry; they’ll outgrow it.” It often doesn’t work out that way, and the teasing from “talking like a baby” will be worse than getting pulled out for speech. Also, parents can see a private speech pathologist on their own if they don’t want to do it through the school.

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    fancyface
    Posted April 27, 2012 at 1:13 pm

    As a mother who’ve had the same problem, (everyone thought my daughter was damn near mute because she was so shy when she first started school but she wouldn’t shut up when she’s home) I see where Ash is coming from. The 1st thing the therapist talked to me about was how the ‘stigma’ some of these kids have when they have to be pulled out of class for speech, made it more difficult if kids are making fun of them for being ‘different’ just like she said. However, at my kids’ school, they make a point of telling all the other kids that the ones that had to be taken out of class, were going to the library to help out. They even had decoy days and pulled other kids out every once in a while and make up something for them to ‘help’ with in the library so they would believe them and at the same time, not feel jealous because the other kids were getting ‘special privileges’. Which, I think is an AMAZING idea and was so touched that they even thought it out that far. So I let my daughter take speech for awhile, and it actually helped break her out of her shell at school, so I’m glad I let her take speech, but she definitely didn’t need it & I declined it her 2nd year because, like Ash, I didn’t see the need for it anymore.

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    A. Swede
    Posted April 27, 2012 at 5:37 pm

    I think the recaps are for people like me, foreigners who watch it across the globe so we have a better chance… I think?

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    Jen
    Posted April 27, 2012 at 7:42 pm

    I’ve only watched about 20 minutes so far but it seems like the older girl in the large family (the husband’s daughter) is the live in babysitter. She was always holding one of the babies and in general looked pissed cause the kids were always screaming while Daisy didn’t have to help. Could be a show edit but still something I noticed. I know that Daisy said “eight brothers and sister” but I only counted seven kids (daisy and her brother, the girl and the boy the dad brought in, then the 3 together.) Was there another we didn’t see?

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    Stephanie
    Posted April 28, 2012 at 1:04 am

    I noticed that the child count was off as well. I attributed it to another sibling or step-sibling her dad’s side of the family… Anyone know anything about this?

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    Bluedog
    Posted April 28, 2012 at 2:44 am

    Hate, Hate Hate, the puppy giveaway. But I do have a question. Over here dogs are banned from public buildings unless they are a guide/hearing etc. dog. So going by comments that these events are usually held in hotels, school buildings, theatres, why is there dogs in the room? One episode even had a mini pony! Isn’t there a health and safety/hygiene issue? Puppies and ponys pooping and peeing everywhere.

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    Bluedog
    Posted April 28, 2012 at 2:47 am

    I agree. Some of those southern accents are hard to understand. Unlike the always understandable Aussie accent.

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    ash1
    Posted April 28, 2012 at 11:07 am

    My son’s was subtle, no one ever teased him, and he did outgrow it. No one said they were offering it “just for fun,” just that many kids do outgrow it and that it isn’t necessary for every kid at every stage of it. Also, we live in a fairly small town, with a large tax base, and they do not have a big case load, so their standards may be more inclusive. Every district is different.

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    ash1
    Posted April 28, 2012 at 11:08 am

    hmm, tvgasm isn’t posting replies in the intende place! This was obviously for Jazzy’s comment above.

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    StageMom
    Posted April 28, 2012 at 3:30 pm

    
    ash1:
    
    IEP standards vary by state. Where I live, you don’t get an IEP if you need speech therapy, you just get offered the therapy. They only use an IEP for a physical, psychological, or cognitive delay that means a child requires accomodations in the type or amount of instruction given. Maybe where you live, they do use an IEP for speech.
    I don’t know why TLC seems to use subtitles so much. I actually always close my eyes and see if they actually are that hard to understand, and, many times, you can understand them perfectly fine. I hate it when shows subtitle people who speak English with an accent who are totally understandable, it seems really insulting. Maybe with T&T they are afraid they’ll lose a joke or something…
    I didn’t realize they weighted beauty more, but then, I guess it is a “beauty pageant.” I would be more likely to score higher for the events where they actually show some skill, even if it is just that awful Pro Am, pseudo-modeling crap, but that’s good to know. Yes, last week definitely provided more nuttiness, hopefully next week!

    I didn’t realize that IEPs for speech varied by state. Learn something every day.

    Beauty pageant scoring is what you get if you cross a room full of monkeys banging on typewriters with a room full of drunken actuaries. In case anyone ever wonders why the results they show on the show don’t seem to make sense, or why certain girls seem to have been robbed. The beauty routine usually accounts for the biggest percentage. A typical prelim would count beauty, the modeling event and photo towards the ultimate nacho grand supreme. Sometimes the pageant will offer a couple different modeling events (for a fee of course) and use the highest score. Each event is broken down further with a number of points awarded for things like facial beauty, modeling, attire, smile, poise. You can blow a modeling event and still do well but you can’t blow beauty. Don’t laugh but beauty is harder than modeling. Most of the kids we know prefer their modeling routines over beauty because they are more fun and interesting.

    The clip for next week angry moms screaming about scorecards without names. Yowsers!

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    Jen
    Posted April 28, 2012 at 10:28 pm

    Perhaps they just lost count! I hear after 4 you just kind of toss em onto the pile with the rest. I did notice a random 2nd strawberry blonde/light redheaded teen girl hanging around in some of the quick camera pans (meaning another of dad’s most likely). Maybe she was 8. (Though Daisy also said she “had 8 brothers and sisters” meaning there should actually NINE kids altogether but I’ll just chalk that up to her being a little kid and maybe she just misspoke)

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    BagLadyFromHell
    Posted April 29, 2012 at 2:41 pm

    
    Tonya:
    
    Animals are so much responsibility!!! I would NEVER EVER GIVE ANY ANIMAL away to someone…. as a PRIZE at a Beauty Pageant…. !!! Crabby , personally I always wanted a elephant or monkey, I have always had that go big or go home thing!! My mom never got them for me darn it!!!

    There was a little girl in season 1 who was all excited about winning because she was going to get a cow. At least that was a reward from the ‘rents situation, not an actual pageant prize!

    I think the no animals rule applies only to people bringing their personal pets into a venue for the heck of it. Letting them in for a pageant (whether as a prop or a prize) would probably be considered equivalent to a magician bringing in a rabbit or doves to use in the act. Also, a lot of the smaller dog/cat/rabbit/ferret/whatever shows are held in hotels.

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    BagLadyFromHell
    Posted April 29, 2012 at 2:44 pm

    I think the no pets rules in hotels apply just to pets being brought in for the heck of it. A lot of the smaller dog/cat shows are held in hotels. An animal at a pageant — as prop or prize — would probably fall under the same rules that allow that, as would a magician’s rabbits or birds. That said, I’m totally against giving animals as prizes!

    Tonya, remember the girl in season 1 who was all excited about winning the pageant because her parents were getting her a cow as a reward?

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    Pageant-grandma
    Posted May 5, 2012 at 1:50 pm

    On closer inspection, there is not a tiger in the commercial. It’s a big stuffed tiger, with some sort of duatmop-looking creature (dog?) behind it. Someone please tell me that the “better not poop on the stage” comment was directed at an animal. Not a child?