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A list of puns related to "Big John Bates"
There's a lot of hate for Mr. Bates on this sub, but I think it's time to reevaluate him. Bates is flawed no doubt, but he's a complex character whose good side outweighs his shortcomings in my opinion.
First of all, he is one of the smartest characters in the show. I find his shrewdness fascinating. Bates is a force to be reckoned with and is always ten steps ahead of anyone who crosses him. He's very intelligent and can figure things out instantly. He's also not a pushover. If you try to harm him in any way, he will slip between your fingers and hamstring you before you can say another word. If you mess with his wife, he will be even more determined to assert himself.
Bates is incredibly passionate, sometimes to a fault. He has a visceral, deep-seated sense of honour and duty that he will defend at all costs. Whether it's leaving Downton to protect the reputation of Robert's family, confronting Thomas about his slimy behaviour in the early seasons, almost killing Mr. Green or refusing to take money without working ("I'll only take a wage for a job done"), his sense of honour and duty is unmoving. This could stem from his time as a soldier. But his zeal makes him aggressive and temperamental. His unhinged passion can be harmful. This is why Anna is afraid to divulge certain things to Bates. Not because he's abusive, but because his rage is self-destructive if it's allowed to flourish.
Bates is, without a shadow of a doubt, a compassionate character who refuses to conform to the misogynistic paradigms of Edwardian society. Women were afraid to speak up about sexual assault because society had convinced them that victims were dishonourable and deserved shame. Bates rejects this outright and becomes even more supportive of Anna after finding out what happened. Anna felt ashamed that she was unable to bear children (once again, women were relegated to being subservient child-bearers), but Bates rejects this. He is always supportive no matter what.
Bates is a well-meaning character. His unhinged passion and blind rage are the problems, not his morality.
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In these recaps, but not in real life, Josh is done being a creepy creep for now, and we're back to business as usual at the Duggar house. Or rather not business as usual, because the Bates family is coming to visit. If you haven't heard about the Bateses, they're the other Fundie family with too many kids and a TV show, only back then, they only had too many kids and no TV show yet. But boy howdy, were they angling for one right then and there!
Before the Bates arrive, the episode opens with Michelle talking about parenting instead of actually parenting, while all the younger kids (yes, even the boys!) play in what looks like a pastel kid-sized dollhouse, and Johannah (who eerily looks like both Meredith and Mackynzie Duggar) happily chokes Jackson with her frilly apron. In Michelle's defense, both kids are still laughing, but still, it doesn't seem to be a thing you should be encouraging unless you have so many that losing one wouldn't be that bad? Anyway, Michelle says, "When you have children, you're gonna have noise. And that's good. I mean, that's not a bad thing. It can be fun, and it can be toned down. They can learn to be, you know, noisy outside when they're playing, versus being noisy in the house." And uh... Michelle, I hate to break it to you, but that is not the big brain parenting hot take you think it is, and I'm also pretty sure that this little clip is right there at the beginning of the episode because things are gonna get very noisy later. Let's see if that is true!
Johannah feeling cute and strangling her brother a little.
Michelle seems genuinely enthusiastic about the Bates' arrival, way more enthusiastic than she's ever been about her children, and then the Bates explain, "We met the Duggars a long time ago, at a conference for men helping to raise their children." Which is one of the more impressive self-owns I've heard lately (and I have been following the trial), because lots of men manage
... keep reading on reddit ➡It just surprises me that for all the setting up and arranging marriages boob and meech haven’t married a kid off to the bates (yet)
On the websters’ recent q&a, they answered the question they’re asked the most- did you kiss before marriage?
Alyssa says yes and then john’s eyes go really wide. She says that she’s telling secrets lol. She said that they kissed a lot A LOT before marriage and her dad asked her about it and she said that they did. John also told his dad. They also told their wedding party so it wasn’t a huge secret. they said that they weren’t very good at kissing either.
I’m not surprised tbh and I think literally only Erin, Michael and Tori waited. But we know for sure that zach and Whitney, Alyssa and John and Josie and Kelton kissed before marriage. I guarantee Esther and Nathan and Lawson and Tiffany have kissed too.
More interesting tidbits- they both wanted to break up with each other during courtship but never did it. They fought a lot during their first year of marriage and still fight. And that they don’t want to make any permanent decisions on whether maci is their last.
DeJoy feeling the heat now.
U.S. District Judge John D. Bates on Tuesday granted Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) a full summary judgment(pdf) and ordered the United States Postal Service (USPS) to give the advocacy group seven documents it requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
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Supposedly from I keep hearing from everyone I have been talking to about the draft keep saying they hear that Brevin Jordan has some serious character concerns. Also a YouTuber I have been watching live said the same thing a bit after he saw Jordan falling so far. So maybe Ron saw this and chose to skip over him. Take this with a grain of salt since I personally don't know if these "rumors" are true.
My butler won't be amused though.
All I'm saying is there are striking similarities: for example, the Riverside killer sabotaged Bates' car in order to offer her help (maybe drive her home in his car). On Highway 32, Kathleen Johns' car was sabotaged and the same guy then offered to drive her to the nearest gas station. There are some reports saying that the killer of Cheri Jo Bates talked with her and walking away from her car and murdering her wasn't really the first thing that happened. This is similar to how the guy in the car drove around Tracy, CA for hours without stopping. Cheri Jo Bates' killer also - acc. to his confession - warned her by saying "It's about time... time for you to die". Kathleen Johns was reportedly told in the car that; before she would die, the guy would throw her baby out. What do you guys think?
Do any of the married Bates kids attend the Big Sandy conference? Or have they all distanced from that?
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