All My Children Discussion Group

Topic: Quickie Quiz: ''Who Is The Bigger... ?''

Help me out with the answers because I can't decide.

1. Who is the bigger idiot, Kendall or Amanda?

and

2. Who is the bigger bully, Zach or Ryan?

I tend to think Amanda because she makes me yell at the TV more and I tend to think Ryan because I just hate him more than words can say.

Kendall is a whiny shrill who does stupid things, but Amanda is a real idiot who gives in to David’s demands.  Zach is a dangerous mafia type figure who goes far beyond bullying and threats.  He follows through on them. Ryan is just an arrogant a$$hole who bullies, spits, pops his eyes, and jerks people around because that’s all he knows how to do.

Amanda is the bigger idiot no doubt in my mind.  Kendall is "just" a whiny, high maintenance, selfish, self-centered PITA.

Zach is the bigger bully to my way of thinking.  He shoots Josh to save Reese...and then screams out "I want his heart!  Take his heart for muh wife!" ....and then when Adam keels over at his wedding to Annie, Ryan had the decency to feel bad that he pushed Adam too hard (bullies don't have decency..guilt..feel bad) whereas Zach said, "he's NOT going to die before he confesses!!" and proceeds to keep trying to revive him, periodically telling Adam basically to "breathe dammit so you can come back and clear muh wife."  Words to that effect.

As much as Kendall annoys me I have to go with ''Twiddle Dee'' Amanda  who is married to ''Twiddle Dumb'' Jake.  To think they are letting a man dictate their whole being etc. reflects a collective IQ of 5.                

Put me down for Zach, that man is a scary controlling socialpath.   Whereas Ryan is just annoying.

I would rate Amanda as Twit of the Year. Her succumbing to David's demands hit a new low in mindless misjudgment and downright stupidity. Pratt must really hate his female characters, judging by the way he writes for them. Given the same circumstances even Kendall wouldn't have let herself be raped. If David had looked sad and woebegone, maybe then, because Kendall is a sucker for pity sex. But in no way has Kendall ever been FORCED into sex. She would KILL a man, I think, rather than allow for that. (She is Erica Kane's daughter, after all.)  No, after Friday's episode there is no doubt that when it comes to brain-deadness, Amanda is in a league of her own.

And who's the better bully? Ryan, I think. Zach is the better Mafioso type, the better criminal. Zach's the one who will resort to  violence and homicide at the drop of a hat. But that's not my definition of bullying. Bullying is what the annoying kid on the playground does: taunting and goading, strutting about and arrogantly proclaiming his superiority to all those lesser beings. Ryan's the the 8-year-old bully. Whereas Zach's the big, scary, grown-up KILLER!

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I tend to argree with your definition of bully. Ryan is such a hateful loser he belittles and pesters people to until they just can't take it anymore. Zach scares people because they know he would physically harm them. Peggy

Amanda agreed to have sex with David, that is not rape, all she had to do was say NO and David would not have forced her. David knew she is a stupid little twit and that he could manipulate her, that is still not rape. She is a grown woman, not a child./j

But what is the definition of rape? Isn't it forcing or coercing someone into having sex against his or her will? David didn't PHYSICALLY molest Amanda, but psychologically he has beaten her to a pulp. He has used intimidation tactics, manipulation and out-and-out lies. Amanda was told that she MUST produce another baby for him, otherwise he'd put Jake behind bars and never let her see Trevor again. Powerful emotional blackmail, and David got all the mileage out of it that he could. And yes, of course, she should have said no, she should have defied Dr. Evil, but Amanda is no match for David's head games. She's worn down, she's scared and she's desperate. (Also, she's NOT TOO BRIGHT, as other posters have noted!) She misses Jake and she doesn't want to lose custody of her son. She has reached the point where anything goes, she'll do whatever it takes to get the monkey (David Hayward) off her back. Even sleep with him. The bottom line is, SHE DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT, but he wore her down. That may not qualify as 'rape' in the eyes of the law, but ethically and morally that's what it was. Amanda, given free will, would never have cheated on Jake, but David created the false illusion that her free will was all gone. Understatement

True, but Amanda does have free will, all she has to do is say NO! . David may be taking advantage but Jake and Amanda did a very cruel thing to him, very cruel. No matter what he is doing now he was devastated when told his son was dead, I have no sympathy for Amanda or Jake. /j

Well, it was about time somone did something evil to David. David has always done evil to others. I say he deserved it. If it's not the Martins, it's the Chandlers. David has always been trying to find some way to hurt these people. If I was being harrassed during my pregnancy by that creep and almost lost my child because of it, I would have done the same thing. Even when Amanda almost lost the child, he still harrassed her in her hospital bed. I have no sympathy for David at all. He's always trying to inflict pain on others. Precious

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Posted by: amandas nails
Date posted: Sat Nov 14 0:28:06 2009
Message:
Don't forget to add Randi to the stupid pool. That said, it's still a hard pick. Probably Amanda for agreeing to get raped this week and Ryan because he gets off on bullying people in hospitals.

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Posted by: buddz
Date posted: Sat Nov 14 0:07:53 2009
Message:

How does one measure idiocy?  Does one put values on each act of stupidity and then count 'em all up, kinda like a bowling score? Or should one look at the overall body of work and award a small statuette?  

It seems to me that Amanda is reaching new depths of stupid every day, what with her acceptance and agreement to each and every new item on David's agenda of shame.  While Kendall seems to be reverting back to her own huge vault of same-old, same-old stupid, and adding new nuggets of stupid, all made of the same balls of jealousy.  It's hard to objectively determine the amount of stupid in each candidate. 

I'll give the Golden Doofus to Amanda.  No.  Kendall.  No Amanda.  Yeah.  Amanda.  This week.

As for bully -- Ryan is just a wannabe loser.  Zach wins. 

 

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WELL SAID buddz! LOL...loved it! SORAS

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Posted by: goldie
Date posted: Fri Nov 13 23:52:15 2009
Message:

Kendall or Amanda? Close call, both are pretty stupid, I think Kendall is more conniving and self centered and Amanda is just naive and stupid. I guess it is a tie.

The biggest bully is by far Zach, and the scariest. Ryan is just a hateful freak, but Zach doesn't hesitate to blow someones brains out if he needs a body part and he can make people disappear. Ryan is an amateur compared to Zach.

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True. As bad as Ryan is, I'd be more afraid of Zach as a potential enemy. The worst Ryan would do is hiss insults at me and spit in my face. Whereas Zach, if I got on his wrong side, could & would make me disappear....permanently! Understatement

This stuff is so funny..hateful freak..and up and make you disappear...you posters are a riot! I'm sitting on my couch cracking up! SORAS

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Posted by: katy kennicott
Date posted: Fri Nov 13 22:00:56 2009
Message:
None of the above. I'm the biggest idiot for watching this drivel.

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LOL Me too, katy! Understatement

LOL. ditto that. -Daisyss

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