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Hypermom
Member
08-13-2001
| Monday, September 10, 2007 - 12:50 pm
Eric had one vote. The others had free will to vote Dick out. They didn't.
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Swannanoa
Member
07-09-2007
| Monday, September 10, 2007 - 12:52 pm
Dani doesn't act like any 21 year olds that I know or have the good fortune to be around. She acts like a lot of the suspended students (teenagers) that I get to see on a day to day basis instead. And FYI, someone who has extreme highs and extreme lows is bipolar (usually). And if Dick has been diagnosed with that as he has stated, then it's not far off to "assume" that Dani may also have bipolar disorder. I like Dick when he's not being a bully (and yes, I do believe in certain situations he took his "strategic meanness" too far and too long). But there are the other times when he just made me laugh. I liked watching him, sometimes, when he was alone walking around the house, picking up the towels, talking to himself. The spitting is gross and I don't like it, but it must be a really bad habit for him. I hope the jurors do ask the hard questions. IF he and Dani are both in the F2, I hope they give their votes to Dick instead because I think he, strategically, did the most. I also think he'll share it more with his children.
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Spunky
Member
10-08-2001
| Monday, September 10, 2007 - 12:52 pm
Hpermom, we know why they didn't.. The DR told Eric to get his arse in gear and start doing some solid campaigning to keep Dick when it was almost decided Dick was gone and Eric almost gave up on it.. The DR wanted none of that.
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Jandy
Member
07-08-2005
| Monday, September 10, 2007 - 1:00 pm
i really don't want Dick to think the AP's saving him means all America loves him.
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Spunky
Member
10-08-2001
| Monday, September 10, 2007 - 1:08 pm
That's the irony of it all. Another way to boost his already 'overextended' ego.
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Ambi
Member
08-11-2007
| Monday, September 10, 2007 - 1:13 pm
Sunky, how do you know what happened in the DR?
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Spunky
Member
10-08-2001
| Monday, September 10, 2007 - 1:15 pm
It's a long story. But maybe the threads on the Line in the Sand... there's something there...
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Monday, September 10, 2007 - 1:16 pm
It's all just conjecture.
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Kalekona
Member
06-12-2005
| Monday, September 10, 2007 - 1:18 pm
Maybe it is all bitter grapes. as Daniele says. The Dr saved Eric but each and every one of those HG had the choice of who to vote out, Eric is not Jim Jones- he just isn't that good and he didn't take away their free will.
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Spunky
Member
10-08-2001
| Monday, September 10, 2007 - 1:19 pm
I like my grapes bitter, sour or sweet. I'll take anything if it's grapes... not from California, however.
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Bygdatty
Member
08-25-2007
| Monday, September 10, 2007 - 2:25 pm
Yeah, Dick will think it's great that "America" wanted to help them. But it'll also take away from the myth that he was a great mastermind. He had help in the form of a blood relative and Eric. Without either one, he would've been gone.
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Gatordawgs
Member
06-29-2007
| Monday, September 10, 2007 - 2:35 pm
I still believe the DR had something to do with Dick staying. And it is just my opinion but I think Dani and Dick's relationship isn't as bad as they pretended it to be... Something just didn't seem right with those two...
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Meggieprice
Member
07-09-2001
| Monday, September 10, 2007 - 2:39 pm
Hey what's wrong with California grapes! I resemble that remark lol!
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Hypermom
Member
08-13-2001
| Monday, September 10, 2007 - 2:40 pm
LOL Meggie, sour grapes make great whine. 
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Hiyall
Member
07-06-2005
| Monday, September 10, 2007 - 4:23 pm
I don't think Danielle is much more negative (and I think it gets exaggerated in that house) than alot of kids her age. Alot of today's youth have this entitlement crap going on and when they don't get their way it is the end of the world. Extreme highs and lows are ONE of the many signs of bipolar but you gotta have alot more going on than that to get a correct dx. The moods usually last longer than just until the next time you get your way.
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Chippy
Member
08-16-2007
| Monday, September 10, 2007 - 4:42 pm
I can't get past the premise that Dick is positive. Positively offensive, that's for sure. Positively gross daily. Positively convinced he's honest. But positive? Not so much. I think the apple didn't fall far from that tree.
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Klaw73
Member
08-21-2006
| Monday, September 10, 2007 - 5:57 pm
Dick and Dani have brought a lot of negativity into the house this season, IMO, not to mention controversy. I have very rarely seen either one of them acknowledge anyone else's strategy in a positive manner. Jen and the magic ping pong ball is a perfect example...they both knew Jen was smart to hit the buzzer ensuring Jameka's win, yet bashed her for it. She almost saved herself from eviction by getting a penalty nom too. Too bad AG decided to change the rules. JMO. I have to say that I was sitting here kind of amazed reading this thread. For weeks, I said Eric/America was only one vote and that he didn't have control over who got evicted. Now I am confused. Did I under estimate Eric? I absolutely 100% believe Eric is the only reason Dick and Dani are still in this game. Eric even got Jen to save Dick !!! He could have and should have used the POV to get Dani on the block and out of the house (his biggest mistake, IMO). Could he have saved Nick and chose not to or did he just not have the votes? I always thought it was the latter, but now I am not so sure...
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Monday, September 10, 2007 - 10:44 pm
eric did not have a choice in whom America Canada voted for. However, he did have a choice how hard he wanted to promote that choice and whether it suited his game. Instead, he went for the $$$ and ultimately it ended his game earlier. I found Dick and Eric an equally negative force in the beginning. Dick may have been louder and more verbal But WOW, could eric say some really awful stuff and repeat it endlessly throughout the day. I often felt he started dick up and then kept the fires burning. I thought Dani had a sarcastic sense of humor but didnt see her true negativity until she got closer with her dad.
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Missyb
Member
07-28-2004
| Monday, September 10, 2007 - 10:49 pm
Kail said in one of her interviews that there were two real strong negative personalities that often set the mood for the house. They were Dick and AMber.
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Caycaye
Member
09-14-2001
| Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 1:45 am
Yep....but Kail forgot Danielle....she is the MOST whiny, negative, complainer of the bunch! She barely EVER smiles, and only does so when someone is being made fun of or insulted, it seems.... Just MHO!
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Izzysmydog
Member
08-13-2007
| Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 11:12 am
I have to wonder if Dick acting like the "house Bully" isn't just his way of getting Dani in the right seat in the house.. The house guests seem to feel sorry for her for having a father like that. If they are both together in the end, who will they vote for. Dani, of course, and then she will win the money. Any parent would fight to the death so to speak for their child. I can see where that could be his strategy. Make everyone hate him so that they will leave his daughter alone so she can win competitions.. Sounds like a good strategy to me.
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Nick
Member
07-31-2004
| Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 11:17 am
I like my grapes bitter, sour or sweet. I'll take anything if it's grapes... not from California, however. i prefer mine fermented... 
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