Archive through July 23, 2002
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Archive through July 23, 2002
Earthmother | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 11:14 am     me too Squaredsc |
Snee | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 11:51 am     me too, squaredsc! i'm disappointed in marcellas right now if he's joined the 'pick on gerry' crowd like this thread indicates he has--don't get the feeds. i agree with so many of the posts in this thread. as a middle school teacher i've seen the bullying-exclusion behaviour many many times with young girls particularly. gerry will have too and i would think he knows exactly what is happening to him, but maybe not. i think that is an interesting angle though. i won't go into all the reasons for the exclusion because everyone else has mentioned them, although i will say that some teachers i know--particularly older men--have a hard time NOT being the authority figure...even with other staff members! it grates. in another thread needmylifeback wondered if it is worth to him to spend the rest of the summer with a bunch of 7th graders. having spent the other 10 months with them, it would be very trying but...it's 500k! i say: GO FOR IT! and then take a year's sabbatical! |
Kalekona | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 12:08 pm     I think gerry is getting a raw deal- he really did nothing to deserve this kind of treatment. Others in the house are far more vile. But he has handled like a MAN something Josh <here that josh> will never understand. I laugh everytime Josh complains that Gerry "just walks away" he's trying to start a fight with a TEACHER someone who has been trained to avoid this kind of thing. Josh shows again just how stupid he is. <he josh it's not gerry everyone is disgusted with and laughing at it's you> |
Ryn | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 12:24 pm     I changed the title of this thread, no offense but I felt the other one was a bit over the top Please continue..... |
Puzzled | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 12:27 pm     There is certainly no excuse for the nasty childish way they are treating Gerry. However, I really do think it was a mistake for Gerry to join a group of people with the attitude that he was the "father" figure. I am older than Gerry, and know that there are plenty of people my age who are idiots, and young people who aren't. People who are stuck in childhood often see parents' opinions as criticism, and that's probably why some of these people took his speech personally (and guilt as someone else pointed out). |
Sherbear | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 05:36 pm     I do not like the way they treat Gerry. I can't believe he would throw a shirt he was exercising in filled with stink sweat in the dryer with someone's clean laundry. What a <>! |
Earthmother | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 05:43 pm     she's been using the dang dryer all day. How many clothes does that woman use? It wasn't appropriate for him to do that but he didn't ask her if she'd ever gone down on another girl like Roddy did.lol.PIGS ABOUND IN BB HOUSE |
Cajunrambler | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 05:45 pm     I think the way the HGs are treating Gerry is rather childish. Granted, he does have his annoying habits, but to be ostracized for just trying to fit in and be a part of the group is wrong. Let he that is without sin cast the first stone. |
Maryk | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 05:45 pm     Sherbear, while I don't agree that they are acting extremely to Gerry but he pulling that kind of gross thing - I could sort of understand (a little) - Thats just plain GROSS! |
Maris | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 05:55 pm     I dont like him for many reasons one of which is I think this guy is dirty, just plain dirty. I havent seen him do laundry except for towels last week. There is no excuse for not washing your hands, I have never and I can say that categorically "forgotten" to wash my hands. He doesnt even wash his ands now. He doesnt use soap he shakes his hands under the water, that is not washing your hands. I wouldnt laugh at him like the others did but I would avoid getting into a conversation with him and vote him out first chance I got. It isn't an age thing because I feel the same way about Josh. I think he is a pig too. |
Misslibra | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 06:53 pm     Maris I thought I was the only one who notice that when Gerry washes his hand he don't use any soap. And when he was playing with the dragons he didn't wash his hands. I like Gerry but I have to agree with Maris he is not very clean even after the hand washing thing was brought to his attention. I also think it's more then a age thing working when it comes to him. I think he is just rubbing everyone the wrong way with some of his behavior. And I'm not sure if his speech was real or memorex. And I say that because Gerry is playing a game and will do anything to win this game,(nothing is wrong with that) so I'm keeping it all in context. Because believe it or not Gerry has his own game plans, as do all the Hg's and the speech could of be just part of the game plan. I hate when someone does something for you and then think you owe them the world. Because then you become resentful and start to feel I wish this person had never did what they did to help me. And you also start to believe this person wasn't helping me he did this for his own agenda. Which is the conculsion Marcel has come to. He even said he wish Gerry had never used the veto power to save me, because Gerry has been acting like Marcel's shadow. Marcel said the way Lori was acting he would of rather took his chances with going against her. Gerry does not represent all older people. A lot of older people are young at heart, and could hang with these young people any day of the week without alienating themselves the way Gerry is doing. I don't like how they talk about him because he is human with feelings and does have a life outside of this game. But I just don't think he is helping himself any. This is just my opinion after watching him on live feeds. I think the Hg's should hold a meeting and express their feelings instead of constantly talking behind Gerry's back, because that is only making them all look bad. JMO |
Weinermr | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 06:54 pm     Oy. |
Cajunrambler | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 07:05 pm     I read about the sweaty clothes incident after my initial post and all of a sudden the thought of it, especially with other clothes is rather sickening. As a 43 year old, I can symphatize with him not fitting in, but he may have brought most of his problems on himself by being a slob and inconsiderate of others. My humble opinion is that he wants out and out fast. Where is Lori when you need her to do damage control for him. She was a true friend to him. |
Cousin_Jake | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 07:20 pm     I agree that Gerry can be annoying and they all rip him for it but ,,, geez! I've seen at least 6 of the people in there use the washroom and not wash up afterward. I don't hear anyone ripping them for it. I kind of hope Gerry gets HOH this week just to see what the others do and say next week. Should be hilarious! It wouldn't keep him in the game till the end but it would be funny. |
Maris | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 07:28 pm     It isnt just the hands, the guy is dirty very dirty. Has anyone seen him do laundry. Tell me if you have seen him wash his clothes. I think between all the posters we have 24/7 covered. I saw him do towels once. He wears the same dirty clothes every day. He takes off a dirty sock and puts it in his mouth. I know I have never forgotten to wash my hands, it is as natural as breathing to me. If others dont wash their hands that is dirty too, but I have seen the others do laundry, I have seen the others wear clean clothes. I saw him take a shower three days ago, If anyone has seen him take more than one shower a week please let me know. Lets not forget getting up in the morning clearing his throat and then spitting in the wastebasket. That is disgusting. I find his banter annoying, if I had woken up one morning and come out of my room to find Gerry telling me we have ants and I have to make sure I clean up. All this before I have brushed my teeth, I would not have been as polite as Jason who just rolled his eyes and turned around. I dont see any redeeming qualities to this man. I would not be as mean as the people in the house, I would keep my opinions to myself and would avoid him. |
Crossfire | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 07:30 pm     EEEeeeeewwwWWWWWWW!!!!!!!11! |
Cajunrambler | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 07:31 pm     I can just see Amy moving in the HOH room with Gerry to get back in his good graces. It would be interesting to see Josh buttering him up since Tonya is a goner this week. |
Kapow | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 07:36 pm     I agree that the issue with Gerry is not his age only, it's the attitude that he has chosen to adopt. He seems a bit patronizing. I am 30 and I know many people his age (including my beau)and they don't all act like they are a parent. He made a choice to act that wat when he came in. I started watching the show with gerry as the person I wanted to win. His unfortunate behavior has changed my mind. And I will agree that many of them don't wash their hands when they should. It's pretty gross. But, sometimes when I go to a public bathroom I take a look at the place and decide I am cleaner than the bathroom and choose not to wash my hands to avoid touching the yucky surfaces. I trust myself to use a sanitizer or wash later, when it is hygenic. The BB bathroom last year was notoriously dirty, except for Nicole's cleaning. I have not seen anyone cleaning it this year. Not to say that that is necessarily the reason for lack of handwashing - just an idea. My 2 cents worth. |
Deaffy | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 07:46 pm     I don't like the guy because he's one of those <NO personal attacks on the houseguests are allowed!!> types that feels like his bleeding heart has to stain everyone. He took a simple issue (Marc's negativity at the beginning) and extrapolated it into a big racial/homophobic thing. It was manipulative, contrived, and pathetic. If it was strategic, it back-fired; if it was genuine, it was piteous. That aside, he's <DO NOT BASH> Mod(14) |
Moderator | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 08:07 pm     <Several posts were removed from this thread that no longer made sense once the above post was edited. Sorry guys! Mod(14)> |
Deaffy | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 08:14 pm     But it WAS funny! On so many different levels. Moderators, when a message thread asks for personal sentiments they aren't allowed? Why does an assessment become a personal attack? There was no profanity used, and certainly nothing stated that wasn't accurate ... IN MY OPINION. Much worse out there than what I opined. Moderation should be the key to moderating. |
Fluffybbw | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 08:19 pm     OK, I'm a little confused, so please be patient with me, is this a thread for posters who don't like Gerry or about the HG's who don't like Gerry? |
Moderator | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 08:19 pm     Deaffy, personal attacks are not allowed. Period. If you have any questions, please refer to the rules of this moderated board. It has been stated clearly in a hundred other threads that you can comment on the way someone is acting (Gerry is acting like an moron because...x,y & z), but you cannot slander or attack someone's personality, character, or career choice in a hateful way -- funny or not. (14) |
Maris | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 08:20 pm     Beats me Fluffy but I answered based on why I dont like Gerry and why I wouldnt like Gerry if I was in the house. It is one and the same to me. |
Tabbyking | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 08:30 pm     i like gerry as much as the next guy--or gal--in the house. actually, more than most of the people in the house. they have all had their moments and some of those moments are continuous. i would have a hard time, too, with all the young 'uns in the house. age is not a factor usually--i have friends who are 20 and friends who are 80--but the younger people in the house are sooooo immature. it's like being with a bunch of middle schoolers going through puberty! and some of their potty mouths remind me of teaching preschoolers who use scatology for attention...but they really are 3 and 4 years old! |
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