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Whats_It_Mean | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 09:26 am  I have to say I am amazed by how willing all three of the boys were to cut loose, get wasted, act like total sophomoric morons, and create what has to be one of the funniest and most memorable shows in TV / Internet history. All three of the boys had to know intellectually that with the show winding down they were going to under more scrutiny than they ever were before. It would have been so easy for any of three of them to play to the cameras and to the home audience by being on their best behavior. Yet they all collectively said "what the f*&@, you only live once" and proceeded to create history. It is especially impressive that Curtis and Josh decided to act like "choir boys" since that is more in keeping with their personas. As the "bad boy" in the group, it would have been out of character for Eddie not to get wasted, but even he had to know intellectually (at least before the first 20 beers) that berating Josh as badly as he did was not the way to get more Eddie votes. Ladies, I know those of you who aren't used to seeing boys misbehave might have been shocked by what you saw last night, but as a guy (who is past his peak drinking days, but remembers them fondly), what you saw might have been the best aspects of young male bonding. Who would have ever thought that three middle class guys who never saw a lot of money (don't accuse Curtis of being rich, he must have a student loan balance bigger than most mortgages) would risk half a million dollars just to relax and have a good time. Only young single men, who don't have any families to support, would have taken the risk to act like total jackasses, risk $500,000, just in pursuit of comradeship and good time. We older people, who are fundamentally more compromised but better aware of the stakes involved, would have been much more guarded and taken the easy way out. I salute the arrogance and innocence of youth. Go Curtis Go Eddie Go Josh Thank you for being fundamentally decent young men, who proved in last night's meelee that none of you are just in it for the money. |
Whats_It_Mean | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 09:30 am  I meant to say, it was impressive that Curtis and Josh did NOT act like "choir boys" |
Webrover9 | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 09:33 am  They were bonding and I'm sorry I missed it! |
Snogrl | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 09:36 am  Whats It Mean I was thinking the same thing last night. I've never seen male bonding up close and personal like this (thought I may need a Depends). I'm having a tough time voting this round because I like all three. |
Chrisp | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 09:42 am  Finally! After the past two weeks, some live feed action that had me literally laughing my a** off. And a BBFC post that I can heartily agree with. I, too, recalled my college days fondly while watching the boyz. Josh's "Risky Business" dance CRACKED ME UP! Well said, Whats_It_Mean!! I agree with Jamie -- all three guys are winners! A special salute to "Sexy Bedtime Voice" for playing along. It's too bad that not much of that footage will be suitable for airing without HEAVY bleepage. |
Jombie | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 09:46 am  It was excellent...just like I knew it would be...once Jamie left the house, they really cut loose !!! It was very typical, and absolutely hilarious!!! When Joshie passed out on the grass and they just left him there for a few minutes, I thought I was gonna die laughing... Way to go guys...you are all winners that's for sure!!! |
Digilady | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 10:00 am  Whats_It_Mean typed: Ladies, I know those of you who aren't used to seeing boys misbehave might have been shocked by what you saw last night BWahahaha! Like hell. I haven't laughed that hard in a lonnng time. However, I agree with the rest of your post. They had a blast, and in the end, that's what counts. They let it all hang out <pun intended> and I, for one, was delighted that they finally did so. Thanks to my fellow live posters during all that... I'm sure most of us were howling as hard as I was, and we were depending on each other to pick up the slack! Jombie, you said it. "Way to go guys, you are all winners, that's for sure". But OH are they gonna pay this AM! |
Fruitbat | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 10:15 am  Amen! I am all typed out on other threads saying the same thing. This was a great tension release. They made it to the winning circle! They are finnished, they know it and are deliriously happy and will remember this night fondly. It will be slow on the feeds today though. I think we will see some laughing and more bonding over this around dinnertime. I hope they bring in a feast for them. They deserve it. Bloody Mary's around noon would be a nice touch. I love them all. |
Delia | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 10:23 am  Alcohol is the most abused drug we have in our society and it's been used an awful lot in the BB House. Just because alcohol is legal and some people abuse it and get drunk and harm their body (Eddie talked about this just the other day), there are those who find the resulting drunken behavior "funny," "hilarious," entertaining and cute. How sad, in my opinion. I don't find any humor or entertainment in observing drunk people, no matter who they are. I find them obnoxious...just as the HGs were last night. Instead, at least to me, it's very disturbing. That's my opinion. Delia |
Jombie | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 10:52 am  Technically, alcohol is not a drug, it's an elixir...just like marijuana is an herb... And they were absolutely in rare form last night... they weren't driving, so no one was in danger, and it really helped loosen them up for the conversation...it was a PARTY - pure and simple!!!! You don't need to read any more into it than that... Tonight's the last night!!! |
Katie | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 11:51 am  BB asked them the other day what they wanted to eat tonight so I guess they will each get their favorites. Eddie wanted lobster, Curtis prime rib and Josh wasn't there in that conversation so I don't know what he asked for. |
Katie | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 11:52 am  I agree with Delia, Eddie has said his kidneys are shot from chemo. Alcohol is processed by the kidneys, so this amount of alchol is dangerous to him. Eddie said the other day that when he left the house he was going to stop drinking, then he backtracked and said he would cut back and then started drinking. The next night he gets totally bombed. He knows it isn't good for him or he wouldn't have said he was quitting but his still doing that. It is not a good idea for his health and he shouldn't do it and he knows it but still does. I am disturbed with BB for setting this up. They are giving them unlimited beer just so this will happen to increase interest and the guys are just being used and what is sad is that they are allowing themselves to be. |
Whats_It_Mean | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 12:23 pm  I don't want to glorify destructive drunkenness or minimize the dangers of alcoholism, but I can't agree with you, Delia. Not only was there no danger of true catastophe (since no one was driving and they had BB watching over them), but what you saw were three young guys just relaxing and cutting loose. In my opinion, last night reflected the best aspects of the show. Ever since the start of BB, people have complained that the HGs were boring and too calculated in their actions, trying to play to the cameras. The only HGs that were totally relaxed and enjoying themselves during the entire 12 week run were Curtis, Eddie and Josh. I am not the least bit surprised that they wound up being the last three finalists. It would not have been surprising, given the greater scrutiny and the $500k reward for them to tense up and act somewhat differently than they had been. But true to form, they decided to just "go for it" and be their typical uninhibited, unpackaged selves. It was this behavior that got them to the final round and I am proud that they remained true to themselves. What you saw may have been inane and silly, but it was great to see three guys from completely different walks of life, relax and just enjoy themselves. Even after you saw them totally dogging each other in the alcohol fog, they set proper limits not to get out of control, and then in a tender moment, you saw Eddie and Curtis take care of Josh to make sure he was okay. Not to get too philisophical about it, but maybe that was the point of the BB show in the first place, that people from different walks of life could get together, have a good time, but still watch out for each other. Just my opinion, I respect your right to dissent. |
Lucinda | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 12:33 pm  I, for one, thought it was hysterical and so very spontaneous and fun. You could tell they just felt SUCH a release of the pressures of living under the threat of banishment. Plus, no one around to remind them constantly that they were on camera. Plus, I have to admit, as a bit of a goody-two-shoes in my real life, plus being female, I've never seen an all-male drunkfest. This was very interesting to me, from a sociological perspective. |
Lancecrossfire | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 12:37 pm  I enjoyed reading the live post feeds last night, although enjoyed even more posting with the folks that were up for the whole thing. What a graea bunch of folks to be "talking" to at 3:00 in the morning. It was gut-busting fun!! (glad it was them and not me--I'm too old for that stuff--well almost too old!) |
Delia | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 12:40 pm  Jombie wrote: Technically, alcohol is not a drug, it's an elixir...just like marijuana is an herb. An “elixir” huh? Not according to the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs who write: The California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP) works to prevent and reduce alcohol **AND OTHER** drug problems through public funding for local services provided by counties and community-based programs. An elixir is a "cure all," or medicinal concoction (according to Webster's and Oxford English Dictionaries). The drug alcohol "cures" nothing. By contrast, marijuana IS an elixir because there are some medicinal benefits from using marijuana. Hope this helps. Delia |
Jwmalibu | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 12:47 pm  Right on, Delia...and I'd bet my 401k that Eddie ends up in rehab. |
Mrbluehair | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 12:54 pm  Sometimes people's personalities change when they become drunk. Nice people can become mean...nasty people can become maudlin. The three remaining Houseguests remained true to themselves in their drunkfest. It had to be one of the funniest unscripted events I have ever seen. I felt both priveleged and downright lucky to have been on-line while the guys "blew off a little steam". I laughed so hard the muscles in my face began aching. No brag...just fact... |
Bunny | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 01:19 pm  Back in the "old days, elixer was alcohol. It was used to treat any ailment. In fact the bottles that it came in is collectors dream. Now, about last night! It was great, I got a laugh this morning, many, I might add. Reading all about what went on. Yes, indeed. Men have a completely different way of bonding then women do. For some odd reason, they like to get drunk together, one pukes, the others help him out. Bonding! Yes, I know it well. When my son was in the USMC he bonded MANY times with fellow Marines. It's the thing to do I guess. They think nothing of it. What did Eddie say? something like he couldn't wait to have Sloshe join him in NY to get drunk. Cheers! to the boys! they now have "bonded" and will always be. |
Juki | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 01:59 pm  I thought it was great to see some great stuff i was ROFLMAO most of the night. The boys are very responsible as we seen when they put Josh to bed. Yes the good old days is school brought back memorys of my youth it was all in fun and they had it. Maybe if more people would let it all hang out once in a while and get the stick out of there a** there would be less negitive crap in the world. |
Whats_It_Mean | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 02:05 pm  All of the bashers that tried to read sinister motives into last night activities in support of one HG or against another HG, should read the "Live Feeds" from this morning after the boys woke up this morning with hangovers. Not only do they show the requisite concern about each other's welfare, but they're having a great time, laughing about last night's events. Curt and Eddie apologized to Josh for making him the "Butt" of most of the jokes last night, reassuring him that it was all in good fun with no ill will. Josh replies that he had a great time and enjoys the new hair color. What a hoot!!!!!! More trivia for the ladies: even though men "bond" when they get totally sh$tfaced and act like morons, it's even better the next day after when you try to remember all the stupid things you did, laughing at every minor detail that you can recall through the alcohol fog, that you truly get close to your buddies. Well done boys, last night was truly the time of your lives. |
Sandycatz | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 02:09 pm  I live in Texas and go to bed early because I get up at 5 a.m. to get my 14-year-old daughter to band practice so I missed the produce baseball and the drunken bonding. I read the transcripts and laughed so hard it became a "Depends" moment. Those of you that are upset about the alcohol abuse you do have a point, but this isn't a live style decision, this was a tension releasing device. I hope Eddie and Josh never drink again, but I can't get too worked up about what happened last night because I truly believe it was a once or maybe twice in a lifetime occurrence. |
Watchers | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 02:28 pm  I missed it all and would have enjoyed watching it. Just one thing -Whats it mean - you said there was no danger. More than one drunk has choked on their own vomit and suffocated. It's not uncommon. That said, I'm glad they had a good time last night. |
_Willow | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 04:42 pm  Having lost my father to alcoholism when I was 15, you can bet that I am sensitive to alcohol abuse. But, IMHO, there is a difference between being an abuser and tying one on occasionally. An abuser is someone who drinks to excess frequently. These guys do not drink to excess very often, particularly when you consider their ages. A few beers here and there (which is what they usually have) and the odd "party" is not only harmless, but in some ways therapeutic. Don't jump on me for that last statement -- I don't mean that alcohol has therapeutic properties in and of itself. What I mean is that letting loose and/or getting a little crazy sometimes is good for the spirit. Just like we know certain foods aren't good for us, no one would say that it's a bad thing to indulge once in a while. It's probably more taxing to avoid all of life's "sins" all of the time than it is to give in once in a while. Like I said, I grew up with alcoholism. What I saw last night was nothing of the sort -- it was 3 young guys having a party to blow off some steam. I loved watching it -- they had a great time, and yes, they paid today (cleaning up a mess with a hangover is no fun!) W. |
Katie | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 04:51 pm  These guys do not drink to excess very often, particularly when you consider their ages. A few beers here and there (which is what they usually have We have no idea of how these guy would have been drinking if allowed because they didn't have unlimited beer the whole time they were in. They had to buy it with grocery money and since they often lost the challenge, they lost the beer. |
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