FistyHT
Jun 28 2007, 07:34 AM
Kail is 37, from McKenzie Bridge, OR, is married and is a "business owner."
Other than Amber, who is listed as separated, Kail is the lone married person. Well, they needed someone to be up at a normal hour for us to recap as she drinks coffee and talks to herself.
tooletta
Jun 28 2007, 08:54 AM
Kail looks completely out-of-place, (you know, normal), and may be the first to cry. After Joe, that is.
AnnieMoon
Jun 28 2007, 09:01 AM
If she's not booted early on, I predict that she will slowly go insane like Danielle did last year.
uaintjak
Jun 28 2007, 09:33 AM
I think she'll be a cross between Yapril and Rachel. Up early, cooks up a storm, but doesn't shut up. Oh, and she looks cheerful, thank god that will change.
MrsGryn
Jun 28 2007, 09:37 AM
On TES, she defined herself as "a Republican from Oregon!" Ooooo, way to be out there, lady! How risky!
Also, I don't think they said her name on TES at all.
Beehoppy
Jun 28 2007, 09:44 AM
Great. I ask for some over 30 non-LA types and they give me a Red State soccer mom? Fucking great.
Snooky
Jun 28 2007, 11:21 AM
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"a Republican from Oregon!"
Well, crap. I was all excited about someone from my state there, and she's a frikkin' elephant! Ah, well. I still wish her well (I'm big like that), partly because she's an old-fart married lady, like me. She's lives in my county, too, so I'm duty-bound to root for her.
BTW, Oregon is about the farthest thing from a Red State you can find. Chick is an anomaly. Or, at least in the minority. Oregon and Washington are solid blue state states. I think that's why she looked so sheepish when she "admitted" being a Republican from Oregon.
ETA: More info on Kail (doing research so husband will cover her in the damned paper, which looks down on reality shows! Yes, she lives that close to me):
She and her husband owns the
Historical Holiday Farm Resort Restaurant and Bar.
She's also a
broker. More
here. I am SO doing something nasty with "Sail with Kail" in my recaps!
Mr. Snooky said she was probably well-off. A lot of well-off people live up the river, and since she owns a business, he put two and two together. I just can't see her hangin' with the LA singles, but it does help to be open-minded to live in this area. Will be interesting!
ETA2: Found more. The chick has run the Mrs. Oregon USA pageant! Urgh. She may be eaten alive in that house.
From my husband's paper, published Jan. 14, 2004:
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Byline: PROFILE by The Register-Guard
Name: Darin and Kail Harbick, both 34, of Rainbow, between Blue River and McKenzie Bridge
Claim to fame: Co-owners of Harbick's Country Store; Darin, manager, is a member of the McKenzie School Board and the chamber of commerce; Kail, a real estate agent, runs the Mrs. Oregon United States Pageant, a 3-year-old competition that leads to a national event in Las Vegas
Family: Harbicks have lived in the area since the 1930s. Darin and Kail met in eighth grade at McKenzie High School, and married in 1989. Kids: Tyler, 13; Trey, 11; Taya, 9.
Life's Rich Pageant: No one from Oregon has brought home the national crown during Kail's tenure, but many won something better - improved self-esteem. "I like to see the women before they enter a pageant," Kail said. "Six months later I get a phone call about how they are more disciplined in the fitness area, they have more polish and more self-esteem and confidence."
Save sports: McKenzie schools face the same money problems plaguing schools across the state, Darin said, but there's one area he's determined not to cut: extracurricular activities. Sports are important, Darin said, "especially in a small school district like ours, where the kids do not have the ability to go to town all the time, watch a movie and hang out."
Change in the valley: The Harbicks say rising property values make it tough for first-time homeowners with families to buy in the area, and that's hard on the school district, Darin said. "Bend is growing so rapidly they're coming over here to get out of that," Kail added.
On the other hand, tourism is up: The 10-year-old store had its best year in 2003, and the Harbicks plan to open a pizza parlor next door in May.
Off the job: Kail has acted and modeled, and Darin's stage is the golf course: He's a 6 handicap and former winner of the club championship at Tokatee Golf Club. "I'll get razzed for that," he said, chuckling.
- Matt Cooper
PuffTrinket
Jun 28 2007, 03:30 PM
She's too rich.
Snooky
Jun 28 2007, 03:34 PM
Ya wanna bet she never reveals she has money? Not if she's smart she won't! Say you're a realtor and leave it at that.
moonsovermyhammy
Jun 28 2007, 07:46 PM
There's been some speculation she's also an actress.
I feel like I've been websurfing these hammies all day, so I leave it to you to debunk:
http://imdb.com/name/nm1083285/
sheri2271
Jun 28 2007, 09:36 PM
But the important Question will she talk to the walls like Karen??? We need that for our recappers..
demgirl
Jun 29 2007, 01:08 AM
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Great. I ask for some over 30 non-LA types and they give me a Red State soccer mom? Fucking great.
It just goes to show how much CBS will continually build up our hopes ... and then dash our dreams. Much like casting a thirty something Republican soccer mom who runs beauty pagaents on a show like Big Brother. When I see her picture I can hear the Jaws theme song.
moonsovermyhammy
Jun 29 2007, 01:07 PM
Here's an article (probably from Snooky's husband, no?):
http://www.registerguard.com/news/2007/06/...tion=cityregionMy favorite line is her husband saying "'They can put whatever spin they want on each person,' he said. 'Hopefully she gets portrayed the way she is, which is pretty fun and good.'"
Just "pretty fun" and "pretty good" or "pretty, fun, and good"? I love how punctuation gets left out of the spoken word. Nice article, given topic matter.
edited because: quotes shmotes. perfection is key.
Snooky
Jun 29 2007, 04:31 PM
QUOTE
Here's an article (probably from Snooky's husband, no?):
Y'all can pat me on the back for that one. Mr. Snooky didn't write it, but he gave the city desk all the background info I found on the Internet and encouraged them to pursue writing a piece. Of course, since she's already in sequester, they couldn't interview her.
Maybe I'll try to go to the restaurant sometime for a viewing. Of course, I don't expect her to last very long.
Yeah, "pretty fun and good": I assume that means that she's "pretty fun!" to be around, and also a good person. Because we can see for ourselves that she's attractive. But I had to read it twice, too.
Also glad to see she would use the money to pay down business debts, 'cuz even though they own property, they probably don't really own it, the bank does.
FeedMeCoffee
Jul 1 2007, 12:30 AM
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The third time was the charm for Kail Harbick, a 37-year-old real estate broker from McKenzie Bridge, who has been picked as one of 14 contestants slated to appear on the CBS reality show "Big Brother 8." The program debuts at 8 p.m. Thursday.
"She has been a fan of the show forever and thought it would be real fun to go in and try and win," said Harbick's husband, Darin.
--edit--
Kail Harbick applied for the show twice before but was turned down.
--edit--
"Right now, she's got a one in 14 chance," Darin Harbick said.
"Those are better odds than the lottery."
--edit--
This year's version of the program will feature an "Alice in Wonderland" theme and promises to be more interactive than previous editions.
(from the newspaper article listed above. Edits are mine to condense article. Bolds are mine, too))
Great job with the info
Snooky!
Interesting that Kail loves the show, and even tried out for 2 previous seasons (plus this one).
I wonder if she's here on her own, or if one of her "enemies" is here?
Maybe DICK is her ex-boyfriend from highschool or something! BWAH!!
Also, apparently we have an Alice in Wonderland theme to, ahem, look forward to.
And Mr Kail's work with the local school board has definitely paid awf, dude!
Glad the math classes are so top notch that he can distinguish between such tricky odds.
Just Kimmie
Jul 5 2007, 07:17 PM
Judgmental Bible-thumper who talks about CHOOSING a 'gay lifestyle'.
Yep, already hate her.
MrsGryn
Jul 5 2007, 08:06 PM
Sigh. I had hopes.
Daisylou
Jul 5 2007, 08:12 PM
Hate
copssister
Jul 5 2007, 08:18 PM
*shakes head*
I'm sad my first-out prediction cannot come true. She lost me the moment she said her family runs the town....followed by her stating "we employ half the town". Elitist.
Ubershauna
Jul 5 2007, 08:26 PM
I wonder why she answered the 'gay' thing the way she did. She knows full well that the editors love that crap and there's almost always at least one gay person in the house. I totally understand that some people feel that way but why on earth would you give them a quote like that? Especially when you have kids who have friends that might see this and potential patrons that might not do business with her now. Keep your hate to yourself when you are on TV!
swsa
Jul 5 2007, 08:30 PM
I think I was almost more annoyed by the air of smug than by the homophobia. I can at least believe she was goaded into the gay commentary. However, no matter how bad she came off, I'm happy she's HoH since I think she's the most likely to put Jen up for nomination.
ShyLurkerGuy
Jul 5 2007, 08:34 PM
Any bets as to when she'll start channelling the NAdria entity?
BBRoxie
Jul 5 2007, 08:37 PM
I really wanted to like her demmit! No can do, channeling much hate her way.
eta: Henceforth, I shall think of her as KKKail .
Aplomb
Jul 5 2007, 08:43 PM
Who the hell does she think she is, Mr. Burns? I hope she gets a nice reception when she's sent home from the town consisting of those she considers her minions.
On the plus side, she's one of those approaching 40 women who look good, and even better, without tons of makeup and done hair. If she lets go of the homofphobia she might be less annoying than others.
MrsGryn
Jul 5 2007, 08:48 PM
One of the great storylines of BB2 was Kent's reversal on homosexuals after he got to know Bunky. So there's always hope.
The elitism? Not so much.
AnnieMoon
Jul 5 2007, 09:30 PM
Based on her "gay lifestyle" comment and general air of elitist snobbery, I'm going to predict she will nominate Joe and Jameka. If Dustin wasn't safe I'd say she would nominate the two gay guys, but instead I think she'll go after the other minority in the house. I hope I'm wrong but based on my experiences with people like Kail, one type of bigotry is generally an indication of other types of bigotry.
Shannon
Jul 5 2007, 09:32 PM
bored
insideout
Jul 5 2007, 09:36 PM
i'm putting my money on a Joe vs. Jen nomination. any challengers?!
gunshyne
Jul 5 2007, 09:39 PM
She said she owned her town repeatedly. Then was the only one to say she would not give up her seat for a Mommy 2 be. What was with the I have 3 kids blah blah nobody gave up their seat for me. Silly Silly Fool.
I think whoever said Jameka & Joe goes up is probably right. "The black and the gay" falls into her way of thinking I'm sure.
swsa
Jul 5 2007, 09:48 PM
I still think Jen's got a good shot. Jameka seems well-liked so far. I think the skank and the gay guy would be just as morally satisfying for Kail.
insideout
Jul 5 2007, 10:03 PM
not to defend kail or anything, but i'd probably be putting joe up too - and not because he's gay. he's already told the house what he's capable of doing when he's against you.. i for one wouldn't trust him for shit.
AnnieMoon
Jul 5 2007, 10:13 PM
QUOTE(insideout @ Jul 5 2007, 11:03 PM) [snapback]35508[/snapback]
not to defend kail or anything, but i'd probably be putting joe up too - and not because he's gay. he's already told the house what he's capable of doing when he's against you.. i for one wouldn't trust him for shit.
I agree with you. Joe is a big threat. I just don't think that will be Kail's reasoning if she puts him up. Well, she may say it's because he's a threat but I think subconsciously it'll be because he's gay.
Rainbo
Jul 5 2007, 10:19 PM
IMO, she's an ignorant, judgmental, elitist bitch. I hope she gets eaten alive in the house, and FAST. My teen daughter is gay and the last thing I want her to be exposed to on her favorite show is some idiot going off about gay people all summer long. I'd rather have Dick.
Edited for font manipulation - gforce
Sardonic
Jul 5 2007, 10:28 PM
On the one hand, I suspect she is going to be a very smart and ruthless player. I see her as being more of a Danielle type than the typical mom player type.
On the other hand, not sure who exactly she's going to be able to find common ground with in a house full of bimbos, himbos, feuding gay men, and Dick. She had better develop the mom role FAST and find one of the himbos that has mommy issues as a partner.
sheri2271
Jul 5 2007, 10:36 PM
Ok, so she a Bi***.?. Oh I wish I could stop myself from reading these posts so I don't make prejudgements. I trust all of you way to much. I hate working nights.
But so far I think I hate Kail..what kind of name is that anyway.
insideout
Jul 5 2007, 10:46 PM
i don't know if it's fair to say she'd subconsciously be nominating joe because he's gay - we haven't seen enough of her yet to really make that call i don't think.
i feel like she's going to find ground with the young men in the house. Nick especially. I could see her utilizing Dani's strategy and make the solid alliance with a young gentleman or something like that. In that quick preview of what's to come, i think i saw her making some sort of deal with a group of the younger guys in the HoH room. who knows, though.
Starryeyes59
Jul 5 2007, 11:39 PM
From Snooky a week ago:
QUOTE
Ya wanna bet she never reveals she has money? Not if she's smart she won't! Say you're a realtor and leave it at that.
Have any hints on lottery numbers?
Captain Savem
Jul 5 2007, 11:43 PM
God, she's from Oregon too. Sorry guys, don't judge us by this bafoon. We are not all like that. When she talked about being gay as a "chosen" lifestyle I just about threw my freshly opened beer at the boob tube. First question: WHO WOULD "CHOOSE" TO BE GAY YOU FREAKIN IDIOT?!!
Let's devour her....now.
swsa
Jul 6 2007, 02:21 AM
I think I officially hate her. First, there's the smugness and homophobia on the show tonight. Then there's her completely lame and cowardly noms (Order of who went out in HOH? Seriously?), and now? During the conversation in bed with her and Jen, I was having Maggie flashbacks. I think she's got that ability to refuse to commit to anything and just let people babble until she knows all their secrets. Granted Jen's not a tough nut to crack, but still, she gives me those same uptight judgemental bitch vibes that Maggie did.
FeedMeCoffee
Jul 6 2007, 03:59 AM
I , too, am having Maggie/Haggie flashbacks! So bossy, cold, calculating (in that bad way) and full of herself.
QUOTE
But so far I think I hate Kail..what kind of name is that anyway.
Sherri2271 Funny you should mention that! Before I even read your post, I had already pulled out my handy, dandy (self-highlighted)
Webster's dictionary (I'm a true dork)...and it said:
Kail- (noun) see
KALEKale- (noun) [Scot
kale, kail, var. of COLE]
1) a hardy vegetable
(Brassica oleracea var. acephala) of the crucifer family, with loose, spreading, curled leaves that do not form a head.
2) [Scot] a) any cabbage or greens;
b) a broth made of caggabe or other greens
*3) [Slang] money; esp. paper moneyI thought 3b. re.
money was quite on the mark, considering she's loaded and a self-described
"multi-business owner". (although I'm sure Kail/Kale totally
wanted to say
the truth:
a multi-millionaire"!)
uaintjak
Jul 6 2007, 11:12 AM
Hate.
I hope when she's evicted she comes home to a great big Pride parade, with her kids in the lead spinning batons (the boys at least). And also, the town votes to evict her smug asshole ass.
ff174
Jul 6 2007, 12:18 PM
I am still giggling over the fact that she shared her bed with Jen. Jen, that whipped cream wearing, mechanical bull riding soft-core porn star. Also, if the rumor is true, she is a CT plant. That means she could have been carrying some misogynistic Booger cooties with her, and they are currently residing in the HOH bed.
When she returns to Oregon, she just may find herself shunned.
Cami
Jul 6 2007, 03:10 PM
I get the impression that nobody likes KAILITORIS! Still, I think I'm brilliant.
She should be called something, though.
swsa
Jul 6 2007, 03:23 PM
I think her real name is pretty bad on its own. She's named after a veggie that hardly anyone likes.
Cami
Jul 6 2007, 03:30 PM
Since when have we ever settled? Even DICK! got capitalization and an exclamation point.
ZGeist
Jul 6 2007, 03:32 PM
QUOTE(Cami @ Jul 6 2007, 03:10 PM) [snapback]35919[/snapback]
I get the impression that nobody likes KAILITORIS! Still, I think I'm brilliant.
She should be called something, though.
Agreed - but it's hard to work up names for people you haven't watched that much yet. I didn't see much of Kail on the Showtime feed last night and what little bit I did see was Jen just chattering away and attempting to ingratiate herself with Kail while Kail was trying to sleep. Kailitoris works good for now, though.
swsa
Jul 6 2007, 03:35 PM
Kail Jesus? Kail Mary?
Nicknames are so not my forte.
ihearthammies
Jul 6 2007, 03:41 PM
QUOTE(swsa @ Jul 6 2007, 02:21 AM) [snapback]35711[/snapback]
I think I officially hate her. First, there's the smugness and homophobia on the show tonight. Then there's her completely lame and cowardly noms (Order of who went out in HOH? Seriously?), and now? During the conversation in bed with her and Jen, I was having Maggie flashbacks. I think she's got that ability to refuse to commit to anything and just let people babble until she knows all their secrets. Granted Jen's not a tough nut to crack, but still, she gives me those same uptight judgemental bitch vibes that Maggie did.
OMG!! Totally Maggie. I hadn't put that together in my head yet, but YES!
Fujiko
Jul 6 2007, 04:45 PM
QUOTE(insideout @ Jul 5 2007, 11:03 PM) [snapback]35508[/snapback]
not to defend kail or anything, but i'd probably be putting joe up too - and not because he's gay. he's already told the house what he's capable of doing when he's against you.. i for one wouldn't trust him for shit.
Yeah, I wish she would have - he seemed like the last person you'd want to share a house with, both because of what he could do, and because he's extremely annoying.
And, hi all.
Snooky
Jul 6 2007, 05:29 PM
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I get the impression that nobody likes KAILITORIS! Still, I think I'm brilliant.
LOL! I guess I think graphic names should be reserved for the Chiwhoras of the word. Otherwise, it's just a female body part we all have. In other words, she has to do something specific to earn her nickname, to give it real punch! It's also kinda hard to type.
She still a frikkin' Kabbage to me, but it doesn't rhyme well with her name, so I'm not even that fond of using it.
But I ADORE Ponchjoe! (TM Cali).
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