NEW COOKBOOK - 120 WAYS TO WOK YOUR DOG
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NEW COOKBOOK - 120 WAYS TO WOK YOUR DOG
Spaga | Friday, August 25, 2000 - 12:14 pm  Can you believe this? Deducted 40% of groceries to pay for the $179.00 vet bill? BIG BROTHER SUCKS!!!!!!! |
Maury | Friday, August 25, 2000 - 12:21 pm  They suck???? This is exactly the type of game BB should be playing with the HG's. {BG} I think they should open the front door and gently but firmly nudge the dog outside with a return to sender label on its head. They seem to be taking it very well, but perhaps they are simmering. Time will tell. RFLOL!!!! Eddie just said they should eat the dog. How fitting with your heading. |
Corkie41 | Friday, August 25, 2000 - 12:27 pm  What exactly did the vet need to do that cost $179.00? Look at her tongue? I had to bring my cat to the emergency room (no, I'm not kidding), where she had to have chest x-rays, medication and a full physical - including an exam from a cardiologist (again, I'm not kidding). All of that only cost $125, and that's in NYC. I should have been a vet in LA. |
Sparky | Friday, August 25, 2000 - 12:28 pm  Then next time BB says "bring Chiquita to the Red Room, she's going to the Vet," the HGs should say "no, we can't afford it. She's staying here until we all go." Don't get me wrong, I'm a dog lover, but I've had to postpone non-emergency Vet visits because of lack of money, so the HGs should do the same if they have to pay for it. |
Sparky | Friday, August 25, 2000 - 12:30 pm  Corkie41, I bet they had a vet-mobile come to the compound which would account for the exhorbitant fee. |
Maury | Friday, August 25, 2000 - 12:31 pm  It didnt cost 179. The HG SHOULD have 288 for food, now they have 179, which means 109 for the vet bill. It was an emergency (no appt) checkup that included an injection of some sort. From my experience that amount is not out of line. I was sort hoping they would get hit for breaking the bed too, since jumping on it is not covered under "normal usage". |
Annwat | Friday, August 25, 2000 - 12:31 pm  corkie, i'd like the name of your vet... the same "shopping list" at my vet would have cost in the neighborhood of $300. |
Spaga | Friday, August 25, 2000 - 12:37 pm  Thanks Maury, I believe you're right on the $109. Did you hear Cassandra holler "What?!" and the others yelp too? The Pug Shelter said Chiquita has been adopted by a BB staff member and that he is paying all the bills. Then WHY does BB insist HG's pay the vet bill? It's not fair. But whoever said BB is fair? |
Eknoo | Friday, August 25, 2000 - 02:26 pm  Spaga: "The Pug Shelter said Chiquita has been adopted by a BB staff member and that he is paying all the bills. Then WHY does BB insist HG's pay the vet bill? It's not fair. But whoever said BB is fair?" So you think the dog owner should pay $109 for the moronic HG's action? And that you think that is fair? Remember, this is a game show not a summer resort, even the HG was taking it quiet gracefully on this, are you all so self-righteous? Like Curtis said, "Take it and suck it in". |
Spaga | Saturday, August 26, 2000 - 03:42 am  This IS a show but real people and a real dog is involved. It is STILL UNFAIR that the houseguests should pay for the vet bill for a dog that SOMEONE ELSE OWNS!!!! EKNOO - I DON'T APPRECIATE YOUR PERSONAL COMMENTS AGAINST MY PERSON. YOUR BULLY WAYS WON'T WORK WITH ME, YOU BULLYS ARE ALL JUST ALIKE, ONLY WAY YOU CAN GET YOUR IDEAS ACROSS IS TO TRY TO INTIMIDATE SOMEONE ELSE. GROW UP. GET A GRIP. These boards are for opinions, NOT PERSONAL ATTACKS ON POSTERS. |
Sunflowr | Saturday, August 26, 2000 - 04:06 am  The only reason the HG's had to foot the bill this time is because they were careless about the dog and she got into some hair dye, and they had to make sure she was ok. Also, because one of the HG's gave her choclate! With some dogs, this can be poison. The HG's were specifically told "no people food" for Chiquita. If they are careless and something happens, they should be expected to pay for that. IMO. |
Webrover9 | Saturday, August 26, 2000 - 04:28 am  I agree with Sunflower. |
Spaga | Saturday, August 26, 2000 - 07:36 am  I agree with every one of your posts - about the dog needing to be taken care of properly - but the idea of taking food out of the HGs mouth for neglecting the dog, with all the other things they have to do, is not right. These are PEOPLE, folks, not actors, where is the humanity in this? I'm disappointed that a dog, or anything else, is awarded more compassion and feelings than a human being is, that is my point. Is this just indicative of the direction society is going? No wonder Dr. Kovorkian's methods are so popular. No offense meant to any of you posters, I just can't understand how the welfare of a dog (who already has an owner footing the bills) is preferred over the welfare of human beings, and the human beings are in an isolated, helpless situation with no one coming to their aid but BB, and we all know how attentive they are to their needs. Even Survivors' crew had to hunt down and eat rats. That's why I didn't watch Survivor after that. There's an injustice here. Okay, I would be appeased if BB provides the HGs complimentary food this next week till they receive their next grocery allowance. But the dog doesn't have to do unpleasant, difficult, and ugly challenges to get it's food, or roll in the mud. I'll say again, there are injustices here and I don't know that I care that much for BB's tactics. |
Gail | Saturday, August 26, 2000 - 08:04 am  I think BB was right in making the houseguest pay for Chiquita's vet bill - it was careless to let her get at the spilled hairdye. But, I think the amount was a bit extreme. Perhaps a better solution for BB would have been to say that Chiquita's bill was $100 and that they need to pay it off in the next 2 weeks. That way, they could budget it for part of next week's challenge. Or BB could have offered them another challenge to "earn" the money.... |
Webrover9 | Saturday, August 26, 2000 - 08:12 am  Gail that would have been a good idea. They didn't need to take it all at once. As for the owner-to-be having to pay that vet bill as someone said, how fair is that? It was their negligence. |
Shanti | Saturday, August 26, 2000 - 08:14 am  The amount is fairly steep, but vets do charge a fortune. It's cheaper to see a MD. I think that this was a excuse to throw some tension into the house, so they will have to be a bit more careful with the food...I'm certain that Ed's late night cereal binges take a toll on the food budget too. At least with the food budget being lowered, then Brit can't spend $$$ on hair dye and subject us to a new and more gruesome color. |
Spaga | Saturday, August 26, 2000 - 08:18 am  Gail, that sounds more fair to me. If they have to pay it make it some easier for them. Wonder why BB couldn't think of this more mature and humane solution? I can't believe I just asked that, as if I really didn't know. |
Ccc | Saturday, August 26, 2000 - 08:56 am  Doesn't anyone wonder why the dog's future owner is paying all the vet bills? Would seem that CBS/BB could at least be responsible while they have custody of the dog. I won't argue that, since it was houseguest negligence that caused this one, it's not exactly cruel to make the hg's pay - although it's such a large chunk (about 40%) that it would have been nice to stretch it over a couple of weeks. But BB's not about being "nice" !! |
Scoobettenq | Saturday, August 26, 2000 - 11:44 am  I agree that the HG should have to pay for the vet bill. For the time they are in the house, that is THEIR dog. They were careless and let her get into the hair dye. They're lucky it wasn't toxic and the dog didn't die. Maybe now, knowing they have to foot the vet bills, they'll be more careful. If my cats need to go to the vet, it doesn't matter if it's illness or negligence, the animals can't take care of themselves and they come first. If that means I pull a Survivor and live on rice all week, so be it. They laughed about Chiquita's blue tongue. Guess it's not so funny anymore! Besides, this is just one more thing I can choose to blame on the Green-Haired Monster known as Brittany...lol |
Green | Sunday, August 27, 2000 - 10:09 pm  I say give the houseguests a real live baby (with incidental health problems) to care for and nurture!! |
Spaga | Sunday, August 27, 2000 - 10:29 pm  Green - lol. Ooooooooo, not too loud please. lol |
Alfredo | Sunday, August 27, 2000 - 10:56 pm  I'd make the HG's pay the bill (maybe over two weeks) AND take away the dog. |
Bigbrofan | Monday, August 28, 2000 - 03:14 am  My way of thinking is none of them asked for the dog? Maybe Karen did but besides that, they weren't told about a dog before hand. I think I still would've made them pay though. Brit gave her (it's a girl right?) chocolate and George let it get into the dye. I still feel bad since there are seven of them. We'll see if they win this challenge. BB probably kept some pieces or something. |
Slh | Monday, August 28, 2000 - 03:22 am  > Like Curtis said, "Take it and suck it in". I believe Squirtis originally said "Suck it up and deal." I like this variation though, especially with the rampant speculation on his and Joshy's sexuality... Also ties in well with Green's idea: > I say give the houseguests a real live baby It could be a race to see who bears fruit first, one of the female HGs, or Karen's grapefruit tree |
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