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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 3:31 pm
Kale...I don't get that statement at all. Points for not shoving something in her mouth?? Uh...no. Sorry. But he'll get points IF he keeps his word for once.
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Darclyte
Member
07-11-2005
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 3:43 pm
I think the only "wholesome" contestant (since Season 2 when things changed) is Jason from BB3. You can't count BB1 as it was a different show with different rationale for casting the HGs. I like James as he's the only one who has shown thought about truly playing the BB game. Yes, he's done some things that I'm not fond of, but if someone's got to win, it may as well be him. His conversation with Julie after he got evicted is one of the most insightful that any evicted HG has ever made, IMO. He understands the game on a level the rest of the house would kill to have. Matt just thinks he understands the game, James truly does. That doesn't mean he'll win.
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Foolscap
Member
09-04-2004
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 4:07 pm
I'd like to add my support to those of you (Kalekona, Makay, Chere & Carocher, to name a few) who don't seem to think of James as the Spawn of Satan. I've also always found the sleaze factor to have pretty much always been a part of Big Brother and was a bit startled to see theword,"wholesome", associated with the show in any way. Personally, I find a lot of Matty's behavior much more offensive. Like most BB contestants, James may lie and talk trash, but I do think he's also shown more humanity and decency than most. The contestants past digressions all seem pretty trivial to me and certainly have nothing to do with this show. Of course, this is just my opinion, means no more than anyone else's, but I think James adds a unique element to the game, am glad he's back and wish him well.
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Victoryrm
Member
09-20-2007
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 4:12 pm
Way off topic but I keep hearing about something Josh said about Natalie's mother? Later he apoligized and told her CBS won't show it? What about Nat's mom and how could Josh know about her?
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Bonbonlover
Member
07-13-2000
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 4:15 pm
I would NEVER want my daughter to date someone with James' past, however I don't think it has anything to do with BB. I see James as a kind and decent human... So while I would not want my daughter to date James' I would much prefer that she had him as a friend rather than Matt... I am glad that James is back!!
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Sminger
Member
08-03-2007
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 4:19 pm
I like James a lot. I hope he goes far in this game. I don't watch or buy porn, but it is a billion dollar a year industry. I would be willing to bet someone on this site does watch it!! No, I'm not asking and don't want to know. He just seems the most grounded to me. PICKLEGATE! Come on, a saw a lot of cheers on here last year when Jen was doused with tea. GGGOOOOOOOOO JAMES!!
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 4:28 pm
Do you see a difference in the way the "dumps" were made? Here is James: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8MLEJS0glo I would not consider this a dumping. And James is apparently going to be protected from his actions as it doesn't appear it will be shown on the TV show. Dick wasn't given that protection when he poured a small amount of tea on Jen's head.
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Foolscap
Member
09-04-2004
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 4:41 pm
I found the uproar over Dick pouring water on Jen last year pretty silly and the pickle juice incident equally so. Not that people might not want to talk about them, but I don't understand the outrage.
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 4:45 pm
I'm not outraged. I just think it's silly when folks defend his actions toward Natalie by saying Dick did it. Or defend him doing it at all. He was pissed. He obviously acted out of anger. But to talk about what a great and compassionate fellow his is and then look at this video seems to be quite a dichotomy.
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Gigi
Member
07-22-2005
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 4:47 pm
there is good and bad in all of us... human behavior, by nature, is often dichotomous. who we are at work is different than who we are at home. who we are in the outside world is different than who we are in the big brother house. just my thoughts.
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Caprica
Member
02-10-2007
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 5:04 pm
What I don't get is James busting everybodies chops for playing the game. He acts like he is the first person to EVER be backdoored. He had no problem with the BD Matt plan. He keeps telling people that they should all be friends and not pick sides but still play the game. WHAT????????????
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Kalekona
Member
06-12-2005
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 5:09 pm
Kale...I don't get that statement at all. Points for not shoving something in her mouth?? Uh...no. Sorry. But he'll get points IF he keeps his word for once. <76> Bee that was a joke, she was talking so darn much everyone out here wanted to gag her, can't imagine those on the balls with her.
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 5:11 pm
Not everyone, Kale. Not everyone.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 5:11 pm
I don't think James handles frustration well. If he gets angry he seems to bottle it up and then it suddenly bursts out. While this is not good, it's not uncommon, particularly in young men, and it's something that hopefully he will improve with maturity. Overall he's pretty placid, caring and certainly thoughtful and intelligent. His past stuff means nothing to me. We have Matt saying he's slept with 200 women (or was that Adam?) and people are upset that James did it a few times on camera. I doubt Matt(/Adam) cared any more about his partners than James did.
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Kalekona
Member
06-12-2005
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 5:14 pm
Kitt the 200 partners was Josh. LOL Well Bee your in the minority there because even fans of Nat (myself included) just wanted her to be quiet after about hour 1)
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Wavewatcher
Member
09-09-2006
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 5:16 pm
That Youtube video was very scary. That didn't appear to be a planned outburst, it looked more like an angry explosion. Mr. Compassion in action.
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Foolscap
Member
09-04-2004
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 5:20 pm
Beekindpleez, I know my post came right after yours, so I can understand why you might think so but I didn't mean to imply you were outraged. Your posts always seem pretty level-headed. I'm just sort of puzzled in general how seriously some of the house antics are taken. I understand the drama from the houseguests, they're in such an isloated and peculiar environment. I hope no offense was taken.
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Bbnine
Member
02-16-2008
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 5:21 pm
Your right wave .... that did look like a VERY angry explosion. Dick casually walked over and dumped tea on Jen's head..... James is no where near the same ........ what if that had got in her eyes ...... that would burn like crazy.
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Cricket
Member
08-05-2002
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 5:25 pm
Well Bee your in the minority there because even fans of Nat (myself included) just wanted her to be quiet after about hour 1) I guess I'm in the minority as well, then. I wanted her constant talking to make him so upset, he started yelling @ her and slipped. I really wanted that HOH for her. She's wanted it so bad and gave it her all. Victory...Josh made fun of Nat for having a mother who was schizophrenic and had spent time in a mental hospital. I think that's what it was. Nat was so upset her mother was going to see that on TV, she wanted to win to put Josh on the block and boot him. She felt it would destroy her mother. Josh has her convinced it would never make it to TV, just like the picklejuice James threw at her, but did the Mom make TV? I think the picklejuice may still make TV. BB seems to edit things way out of order.
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 5:27 pm
Absolutely no offense taken at all, Foolscap. I completely agree that the house, the isolation, the environment cause much of the outlandish behavior we see. And actually, the HGs seem to get over these events much more quickly than we, the viewers, do. lol What I find hard to understand is how sometimes folks see no wrong-doing no matter what simply because they root for one person or another. Kale...I have no problem being in the minority if that is how you chose to view me. I also had no problem whatsoever with Natalie chatting as she does.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 5:56 pm
Comparing picklegate to teagate. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neN-8Q_frfk No comparing them if you ask me. One was just a shitty thing to do, the other was pretty vicious and scary.
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 6:00 pm
Thank you for that link, Naja. I agree.
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Sportsfan
Member
09-03-2007
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 6:51 pm
It wasn't just pickle juice either there were dill pickles in the jar as well, the video clearly shows them picking up the pickles.
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Kalekona
Member
06-12-2005
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 7:09 pm
sounds like the latest commercial shows the pickle incident, so I'm guessing that like I said everyone will have their bad behavior spotlighted sooner or later.
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Govols
Member
07-19-2005
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 7:13 pm
Caprica~from 12 posts up. That is it in a nutshell for me. He contradicts <66>himself. He hasn't kept his word to Matt twice. Ryan should really point this out to James that James was the one to start that last week.
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