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Oregonfire

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 01:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Okay, I don't want to be a thread hog, but it seems everyone is still creating threads wily-nily and had not created the "Roddy is a know-it-all" thread. It really is time! The following comments are by CleotheLeo, but she is a much more modest Leo than me. Grab that spotlight, girlfriend!

Cleo the Leo's comments about Roddy:

1. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah....

He's saying SOMETHING I'm sure, but right now that's all I can hear, it all sounds the same to me.

2. The nutritional benefit of yard grass to humans and how that relates to it's consumption in bovinves (that's why cows have 4 stomcahes, it takes a LONG time to digest it.)

My numbers 3. The Harding Presidency

and 4. Social Darwinism

I'm sure that the list will grow indefinitely...

Twiggyish

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 01:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok, but I still like him. =) I love intelligence in a man. I know he's opinionated, but that's part of his appeal. His bod is great, too.

Bogey

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 01:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
At least it appears he might have read something at some point in his life, unlike some of his fellow hgs!

Twiggyish

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 01:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Sorry O, I strayed off topic..
Ok, he does seem to know about everything. I think it's because he reads a lot.

Bastable

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 02:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
He only seems to know about everything. No one in that house is smart enough to a) challenge him or b) scratch beneath the surface of his intelligence.

Peel off that bookish outer layer and you'll find... Eric.

Oregonfire

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 02:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I like him a lot too, but do think he's a bit of a know-it-all at the same time. As far as flaws go, it's pretty harmless. Reminds me of Cliffy on Cheers. Just thought it would be a funny thread!

And I've known a lot guys like him--I'd be in there challenging him to the hilt (for fun)! It also seems to be his insecurity--every HG has one. When he didn't know Condi Rice was National Secuiryt Advisor, he was all, "Gee, I should've known that" and looked all insecure and small. If the other HGs were smart, they'd pull at that thread to throw him off balance.

For pure brain power, I still think that Will was the scary smartest HG yet.

Cameltoes

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 02:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
ITA Bastable. Some of the stuff that comes out of his mouth I have heard almost verbatim from so many people of his "type" it's funny to hear.

C1mag

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 02:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I personally think Roddy is diabolicle. I get his game. Watch him closely. He becomes that person he is talking too. It's brilliant as long as you can get away with it. He is foul with Josh. A macho pig with Eric. An Intellectual with Gerry. An overly analytical self therapist with Lori. A highly sexually charged kid with Chiara, and an apparent ( not true) bible scholar with Jason. Watch him. It's spooky. He's getting into their minds so that he knows them and the only way to do that is to become them and then they feel comfortable with him. He knows how they will respond in this game. He knows who his future stooges will be to get him to the top and they will never realize it because he gave them what they like and that was themselves. Amy,Danielle, and Marcellus he does this less with because he knows the other personalitys have already sealed those peoples fate. If I were playing the game I would work silently to remove him as soon as possible. To Amy he is finally feeding her ego which is the key to her personality. To Marcellus he flirts with as he thinks this will passify Marcellus. To Danielle he avoids becasue he knows she won't play his game and he feels positive the girls will never let her into the later part of this game. Is he brilliant? I think it's creepy wathcing, but it is very brilliant. You would never vote out your own self now would you? and in the end you were beat by yourself. It's sort of a take on the breakfast club. Remember the man is a writer and knows personality types. He creates them while he becomes those characters.

Wcv63

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 02:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
He has his occupation listed as "writer." I'd love to know what kind of writing he does. It could be anything from technical manuals, textbooks, novels, children's books, all the way to fluff, nonsense and hooey.

He does seem intelligent and knowledgable on a great many subjects. I prefer listening to his discourse on bovine stomachs and digestion to Tonya's choices of cosmetic surgery and divorce.

Ryanc2002

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 02:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Being an atheist myself (Oh jeez I just burned so many bridges on this board.) I think his views on why god doesn't exist are kind of interesting.

Cameltoes

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 02:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
C1 - he is the first person I would vote out also but I don't know - maybe I would fall under his spell too if I were in that house. I tend to doubt it since he reminds of people who I've know who have always rubbed me the wrong way but who knows. I will be upset if no one is able to put a stop to his game. You can't have a chess match with one player. Will was arrogant but not -really- if you know what I mean. Roddy takes it to a different level. If he wins he'll be called brilliant. If not, they'll say he overplayed his hand.

ETA: Ryan, I'm an atheist too. Yet, I don't find his views interesting.

Oregonfire

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 02:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
What ARE his views on why God doesn't exist? Does he have a big theory? I'm curious.

Ryanc2002

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 02:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
He goes off on them every once in a while Oregon. Like, how if everyone really believed it was possible to go to hell for all eternity they would never leave their house.

Bastable

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 02:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
WCV63, I have only heard him talk about what his dream job would be. He wants to write about science in layman's terms.

"Layman's" terms. Why does that seem so appropriate?

C1Mag, you are 100% correct. He's a chameleon...then again, I've seen Chiara and Danielle doing the same thing. Roddy, though, does it the best.

Ryanc2002

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 02:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Uh...camel? What does ETA mean?

Cameltoes

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 02:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Sorry.. LOL.. it means "Edited to Add". I think I picked it up from the Television Without Pity boards.

Wcv63

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 02:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Estimated Time of Arrival? :)

Wcv63

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 02:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh...then mine just seems silly.

Oregon I haven't been privy to his nonexistent God discourses but I have heard him speak on how religion has stifled art, creativity, science, technolgy etc. I was intrigued.

Webkitty

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 02:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
C1Mag, you post was very compelling, makes me wish I could get the live feeds. Even though I don't get them, I have been getting this feeling about Roddy too.
I hope the show will follow this strategy he has (which sounds brilliant) and those of us without live feeds don't get shut out of watching him manuver his way through the mine field.

From what I can gather from reading the LFP he is not the "nicest" Hg (that would have to go to Jason, imo) but really has a grasp on how to play the game, or rather, how to "play" each individual HG.

Please keep your thoughts coming, they are interesting.

Scorpiomoon

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 02:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oregon: You said:

"I like him a lot too, but do think he's a bit of a know-it-all..."

Compared to at least ten of the other hgs, he does know it all! :)

Even though I do appreciate Roddy's intelligence, I will add:

Roddy is an expert on the proper balance between carbs and protein. :)

And...

The best way to perform oral sex on a woman.

Oregonfire

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 02:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh BOY do I wish that I were in there! He covers some very familiar turf for me. Actually, it can be argued that religious oppression *improves* art and creativity...let me at that FOTH door! (Frothing at the mouth for a good debate)

I guess for me a know-it-all *does* know a lot, maybe more that those around him or her, but chooses to dominate the conversation with every factoid crowded into his book-learnin' addled brain. Still, I appreciate his conversations!

Gouraphik

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 02:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Maybe Roddy's been to one of those "Personal Power" seminars that Tony Robbins (the motivational speaker with the big teeth who was so popular in the 80's and early 90's) used to advertise.

"Mirroring" is the Robbinsian term for the strategy that C1mag described in his post. Somehow, I can see Roddy being a Robbins (or Robbinsesque) devotee.

Mr_Bozack

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 03:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Roddy is fast becoming my favorite house guest. This guy definitely has a plan and I'm thinking he's going to have the best shot at manipulating others to do the dirty work while he silently lurks in the shadows. He's quiet, yet friendly and talkative. Plus, the guy has model-good looks and a trim, physically-fit body (damn, I should HATE this guy). If she doesn't get bounced too early, he'll bed Kiara before too long as well. Bringing in Cubans for all the house guests was a classy thing to do. Don't doubt that the man's got crazy game. He's this year's new "puppeteer". As the presence of Curtis and Will in the top three has thusfar proven, those with high I.Q.s have a tendancy to go the distance. Go Roddy.

Zeyna

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 03:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
C1 I completely agree with your post.

I don't know that I agree with all his ideas, but he does show a thought process that some others in the house lack. If you do notice however, he brings up the subject he talks about, so I would be curious to see if he has the same type of knowledge if others brought up a topic.

I did witness him trying to explain a statistical term, and he was dead wrong in what he was saying, but he sounded very confident - which is key when talking to someone who doesn't understand the subject.

C1mag

Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 03:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Webkitty I wish you could see it too. It's creepy to watch. You mentioned that he is not the nicest. I'd actually have to say that based on his game plan of becomming each person, he is in their eyes the nicest of them all with sweet Jason a close second. The man is engaging, suave, and very animated when facing the group as a whole. He's constantly either playing them one on one or playing the charm card to the whole group.

Roddy has played this game so well that I truly believe that the house as a whole feels it wouldn't be as exciting and enlightening without him there. Like I said, in becomming each one of them, they see themselves at what they believe to be a more profound level so they would never vote themselves out of the game. Jason hangs on every word this man says. Roddy knows this. Josh swears that Roddy gave him his first epiphany. Gerry eats up Rods intellectual side. Eric idolizes this man and has always wanted to be just like Roddy. He can't make a decision without consulting Roddy. Lisa and Chiara wait patiently to get Erics input via Roddy. Amy loves the flirting that Roddy offers. Marcellus also loves the attention.

The only person who might see it is Danielle but she welcomes it. She wants them to all be beaten by themselves so she can step in at the right time and save herself and take it all. Sort of like the last winner from Survivor did. I think she is the only one left who has a legit chance at beating Roddy. He's aware of her and has mentioned her as a potential threat. He calls her a fence sitter and he has said those are the ones to pay attention too. He believes he has her beaten because the females will get rid of her. So no need to stress over her. This is the one person he has underestimated.