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Romans8_1

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 06:59 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I think this is one of the hardest games out there. It's not like playing chess. Chess holds your concentration for a couple of hours at best. You have to be playing 24/7 for a very extended period of time. If you try to relax too long, someone may grab your alliance right from under your feet with a simple lie. This game has more levels than anything out there. Even the best student of this game would find it hard to hold it over time. Sure I can analyze it. I'm looking in. But could I play it without the benefit of all your great insight.

Can't play too hard
Can't play too soft
Can't play too quick
Can't play too slow

Talk about a delicate balance. This house also tends to warp reality. As the numbers decrease, it becomes harder to see things in perspective because you have to cover yourself even harder to survive the next round.

The genius part of this game is the duration. We all could probably sustain this for a couple of weeks, heck, even a month. But could you for months.

I'm not asking "would" you go on this show. I wondering if you think you "could" do it and win. Let's leave the egos at home on this one and think realistically.

Side note: How do you think you would be portrayed?

Goddessatlaw

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 07:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
You first.

Romans8_1

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 07:05 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I would love to try. But no, I don't think I could win. I'm not a people person and don't have the people skills to manipulate people. I would hang more in the back and be evicted (as not being part of an alliance) or I would allign myself with the wrong group and still get kicked out. I am more of an introvert and my personal skills are terrible. I mean well, and want to do the right thing, but I don't always succeed. God has given each of us a gift and people skills was not given to me.

Suitsmefine

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 07:08 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I Would not, I Could not, I Will not. {that goes for green eggs and ham too!!!}

Romans8_1

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 07:10 am EditMoveDeleteIP
side note:

I would probably be portrayed as the Christian who doesn't always say the right thing. I would be portrayed as someone lacking in all people skills and I would be the one people cringe at when they see me on TV. It would sort of being like George on Seinfeld .... "Oh no he didn't just say that!!"

I have a hard time saying what I mean and most of the time it comes out all wrong. I envy those who can find the right words that to portray their thoughts.

Goddessatlaw

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 07:20 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't think I could win, either. Although I can sit back for a bit and assess a situation before leaping into it, I'm afraid my basic nature requires me to captain the ship. I'd be an immediate target, although I might be able to keep people laughing enough to let me stay for a couple of weeks. Also, although my people skills are good, I have little-to-no tolerance for fools. My inability to get away from them in there would cause more than a few confrontations damaging to my chances of succeeding. Also, the thought of going into mental battle with the unarmed doesn't necessarily appeal to me. Finally, as a lawyer I'm versed in drawing up and executing battle plans. However, in litigation there's a foreseeable set of variables and rules which apply that allow you to envision a likely outcome. You get from A to Z pretty much in alphabetical order. In the house, it's more like trying to harness mercury with your fingers. A almost never immediately precedes B. It would make me crazy. Prediction: I would go down in flames.

Auntiedotcom

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 07:21 am EditMoveDeleteIP
i was gonna apply this year, but my i snore and i am gasp! 48 and not a model.

i still would have done it, but i have diabetes and although i could eat the pg&j diet with insulin and vitamins, i didn't think BB would take me.

now i see all the other health problems BB ignores when it pleases them, i just might apply for next year.

Whoami

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 07:21 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I'd be portrayed as the "old fat chick."

Oh wait, that's never been one of the characters!

It's a shame the "old guy" is traditionally in their 40's or 50's. And the "old girl" is some sex bomb in their 40's that acts like they're 20. What about the 60-70-80 group? The nursing home my mom is in (rehab only, she comes home within the week! Yea!) has some pretty darn sharp characters in there. Have one of these people come in with wheelchair/walker, and have them blow away the "intelligent" Roddy types with all they know.

Goddessatlaw

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 07:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
P.S. Best case scenario, I'd be portrayed as the b/ with a heart of gold.

Puckerbutt

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 07:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
It's really a stretch to call something "a game" when even the contestants participating don't know the complete rules.

Luck and outside influence have more to do with winning Big Brother than skill or strategy.

Hillbilly

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 07:29 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Not me...i'm too claustophobic (sp?). I go nuts just being trapped in my own house for 2 days during an ice storm. I'm addicted to news, I love politics and foreign affairs. I have to be in the 'know.' I would have been VERY upset if I were in the house last year while all the 9/11 stuff was going on. I would have had to take a voluntary exit. I have to be able to come and go when I feel like it.


{is that weird?}

Nutsy

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 07:30 am EditMoveDeleteIP

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Also, although my people skills are good, I have little-to-no tolerance for fools. My inability to get away from them in there would cause more than a few confrontations damaging to my chances of succeeding.


Wow, and I thought it was just me! Do you have any suggestions on hiding this from the rest of the world? I could never be on BB simply because combined with this, I don't play poker very well ... those who I think are fools, know I think that. I have to master the art of masking my disbelief.

Marymc

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 07:35 am EditMoveDeleteIP
a bunch of us were once asked by the local newspaper, "what's the one thing you would change about yourself if you could?" and they put our pictures next to our anaswers. every other woman in the group said, "thin thighs" or "bigger boobs"....i said, "my inability to deal with idiots." that was 13 years ago and i stand by that answer today.

Twiggyish

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 07:37 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Goddess, wasn't that Nichole?

Goddessatlaw

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 07:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Don't ever compare me to her again, Twiggyish. I'll be watching you. (ps, no - she was the crazy b/ with a heart of gold - very different thing.)

Jimmer

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 07:46 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I realistically don’t think I could win for the following reasons:

- I’m not very sensitive. This could be a plus in that I wouldn’t get really hung up over what the others say to me or about me, but at the same time I’d probably be saying the wrong things to them and I wouldn’t be sensitive to their moods!

- I have a bit of a temper. It’s easy to be critical of these people, but doing this 24/7 could drive a sane person a little crazy. Sooner or later I’d lose it with someone.

- To be blunt, I’m not good looking enough. I’m certainly not ugly (if I may say so), but these people seem to really emphasize appearance.

- I like Roddy because I think he is interesting and knowledgeable (need I say more???).

Terry

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 07:51 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I wish that I had the nerve to participate in this type of experience. There are a number of reasons that it would be fun. First of all I am very opinionated, and almost always say what I think. I have been told that I have no tact whatsoever and this would be the cause of my rapid downfall which would also be fun. My function in the house would be to stir up all the controversy that is humanly possible. Even though I would have no real shot at winning, for a few days or weeks, I would be having the time of my life.

But, the flip side is that all my internet friends at the fan club would be watching my every move and I must admit that this would bother me. I am guilty as charged of being the occasional non handwasher after conducting ny business and probably have some other habits that if brought out in the open would be distasteful to all of you as well as myself.

So for now I will just watch others and dream that someday I might get to play.

Hillbilly

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 07:53 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Terry....yur not one of them that washes yur long johns in the ketchen sink...ur ya?

Terry

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 07:56 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hillbilly------nope dont' wash no long johns in sink just hose 'em down in back yard while they is still on.

Cjr

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 07:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I couldn't last in the house. Too much like Lori. I'd be rolling my eyes and telling everyone to stop talking trash behind other people's back. Nope, they'd kick me out really quick.

Puckerbutt

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 07:58 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I'd be portrayed as the guy who never told my fellow housemates that I loved them. You'd also not be seeing me giving them hugs tighter and longer lasting than the POW's got from their families upon their return from the Vietnam War.

Hillbilly

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 07:59 am EditMoveDeleteIP
terry....beatin em on a rock down by the river works too...

Iceprincess

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 08:00 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I could do it however, I am too opinionated I would tell all of them how I feel. I would be portrayed as the loud mouthed bi**h. I know I would be voted out in the first week just for 4 simple reasons.

1. I am not thin
2. I am not an ape (I don't pick my mates zits)
3. I don't use brand name stuff
4. My bathroom ritual from start to finish would take me less then 30 minutes.

Plain and simple, I just don't fit in.

Djgirl5235

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 08:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I have actually thought long and hard about this, and have figured out that I actually think that I could do it. I'm a people person, in probably the largest sense of the word, and have a way of sweetly manipulating people to do what I need them to. I just moved from a job that has taught me the art of manipulating people, in a positive way.

This is the only reality show that I could actually compete in - aside from the fact that it's not open to Canadians... (why are we always tossed aside???!!!) I could not do Survivor or Fear Factor due to the insects & disgusting food challenges. I have a VERY sensitive stomach, a LARGE fear of insects and anything creepy/crawly, and allergies to seafood, so that would make Survivor difficult. I could do Dog Eat Dog, but that as well is not available to Canadians. The thing about Big Brother, is that the psychological aspect of it is what truly intrigues me. I truly don't think that I would pull a Nicole and go haywire, but I would definitely have my moments!!! It would be interesting, to say the least.

Do I think I could win - quite frankly, I don't know. I don't think I could make that call unless I knew who my competition were. My only downfall would be my lack of patience - I have a slight problem with that... it would be interesting to see...

But to be perfectly honest - I WOULDN'T go on the show, simply because I don't honestly think that I could be away from my fiance for that long - he's my best friend, and my biggest supporter, and I would miss the long talks we have on a regular basis...

This is a great topic - thanks Roman!!!

Dfwteddy

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 08:20 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Romans8_1: "I think this is one of the hardest games out there."

Anyone else find it amusing/interesting that most of the posters to these threads refer to BB as a game, yet the HG usually refer to themselves as members of a cast? They often talk about a cast party after the show... about how they were cast in the show (as opposed to a game contestant being selected)... and when is the last time a game contestant on The New Price is Right thought about, or even mentioned, ratings?

Makes you wanna go, "hmmmmm......"

Oregonfire

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 08:37 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I think being on BB would be the challenge of a lifetime, and I could never do it!

The first reason is that there are way too many skeletons rattling around in this girl's closet. I couldn't bear to have everyone know my secrets, and I bet a lot of them would come dribbling out of my mouth in the house eventually, or would be exposed by the internet sleuths!

I am moody person. I'm even moody here on the board. One day I'm happy-go-lucky, the next annoyed, the next depressed and weepy, the next have hair trigger temper, and then back to happy-go-lucky.

I have a tendency to gossip, though not scheme in the Josh sense.

I would've known from day one that Roddy was going to annoying me, and every day would be an exercise in self-control. Eventually I'd go after him like a rabid dog.

The last, and maybe worst reason not to go on the show it that I can be a vicious, argumentative drunk, something I learned about myself in my 20s. I had a friend in college who actually ran away from me into her room, and I was left standing there clueless. The next day she told me I was a mean drunk. I'm pretty Rod-like when I'm drunk and need to shut my pie hole.

On the other hand, I have a good sense of humor and could carry on a conversation with pretty much any of the houseguests. I'm not overly judgmental, and tend to usually see the other guys side of things in a situation. The only person I would slam in the DR would be Roddy, and okay Amy might have riled me too.

I can be loyal when I need to, but switch sides if I have to, which I think is a vital quality to succeeding in BB.

Romans8_1

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 08:53 am EditMoveDeleteIP
thanks, for all the honesty. We all like to look at ourselves in a positive light, but we all have characterists that we know are negative. To acknowlege them is pretty tough some times.

One of my biggest problems is my views on life. I would find it hard to cover them up in the context of this game. I may not like what some people do and have a habit of giving my advice (for whatever it is worth). I think some people see me as judgemental, although I don't see myself that way. Whenever I do give advice, I always try to do it with Love, not malice or ego. But, without any people skills, it usually comes out wrong. I think some people take it personally with them. I usually want to show that just because I don't like what they do, it does not mean I don't love them. I tell my son when he does something wrong "I hate what you are doing, but I love you."

So, to pull this back to the topic, I think most people would misunderstand me at first. If I could get past the first 4 weeks, I think I could last to the final 3-4. It's the initial getting to know me that is the hardest. The friends I make tend to be very strong. Once people get to know me, they are usually pretty forgiving of me because the realize that I mean well.

Fluffybbw

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 09:05 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Me locked in a house with strangers, no chocolate, no books, no computer, no chocolate, no coke-cola, no t.v., no chocolate, not a pretty site! It makes me shudder to think of it! I have to go find my happy place now, so I can face the world.

Wcv63

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 01:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh my no.

1) I'm not one of the "pretty people"...I used to be and my ejection still smarts
2) My family would not hold up well to the spotlight and attendant criticism
3) I think I'm having another hot flash. Menopause in the house? Talk about fireworks!
4) Youngish children that I don't want to leave nor would I want them hearing people not being very nice about their mom
5) I'm very sensitive and would be a weepy mess in that house
6) I don't like to prance around in bikinis
7) I smoke
8) I trust far too easily and take betrayals very hard.
9)My patience is at an all time low.
10) I'd rather watch

Bernie

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 01:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I KNOW I couldn't do it-mainly because as an only child I grew accustomed to my own company early in life, and I couldn't STAND not being able to get away from the others.
Also, ever since I learnt to read, I've always had a book on the go, and that's how I go to sleep. I couldn't do without TV, the newspapers, and magazines, either, since I'm rabid about knowing how the world is doing.
And I absolutely cannot just while away time-I must have something to do, even if it's just household chores, although painting, crafts, and the garden are my first choices, when I'm not reading, that is.
I guess I have a low boredom threshhold, because I couldn't sustain interest in the game, either, nor being at the mercy of the actions of the others. I have to paddle my own canoe, and steer it, and couldn't ally with anyone I couldn't respect.
Thinking about this topic made me realise that my affinity for watching Big Brother is my horror for the life that the HGs lead, and despite all my criticism of them, I know I wouldn't last two days in that house, so in fact, I HAVE to respect their grit and tenacity-they ARE stronger than I could ever be!

Bernie

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 01:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL! And everything that Wcv said, goes for me too, but she said it first and said it better!