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Lostintheglades

Monday, July 14, 2003 - 03:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Nathalia...basically...right now they are all lying and they all "think" they are in an alliance of 8...and that is broken down into an alliance of 2, 2,2,2,2,2 for each HG...I think that comes to 1 + (6*12) which equals 73 alliances in all..

Laisey

Monday, July 14, 2003 - 04:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
At this point, I'd be concerned about anyone here who did think they understood all the alliances. I think the term would be delusional.

Lurknomore

Monday, July 14, 2003 - 04:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Wow was nice to see how many agreed with me...not just cause I LOVE being agreed with(hehe) but cause I think it really is such an important and decent point.

That said, I'd like to complain about how the HG's have done a 180. They went from being total boring lumps to so much strategizing my head is spinning, and it sounds like I'm not alone. Sure makes me wonder though (ut oh we may need a conspiracy thread again LOL). Remember how we all were complaining how boring it was and NO ONE was talking strategies at all? Next thing you know there are so many strategies and alliances that no normal person could keep em straight. Think maybe they got a little push from our buds at Arnie and Crew productions? Makes a girl wonder is all I'm saying.

Hey Nathalia, maybe we could get the Massachusetts group together at Kowloon's?! Too wild an idea? How close is everyone I wonder. I know a few are. Well something to think about!

Laisey

Monday, July 14, 2003 - 05:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Lurk, this is what you get for asking if there were any interesting conversations in the house, so I'm complaining that it's your fault my brain has run out of room in the alliance compartment.

Nathalia

Monday, July 14, 2003 - 06:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Lurk..Great..I can't wait for the "wrap party" at Kowloon's then..lol

I think Nate and Ali are delusional. Every time I turn on the feeds they are always together..why would anybody else think they had an alliance?

Costacat

Monday, July 14, 2003 - 06:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Sorry... gotta complain... Dana and Jun are eating M&M's or something. Eating with their mouths wide open. Smacking and all. And talking with their mouths full. SO attractive! (Like cows 'n cud!)

Ladytex

Monday, July 14, 2003 - 06:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL, Costacat, I came in to say the same thing .. lol

Zippo

Monday, July 14, 2003 - 06:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Robert's hair looks like he has been sitting in front of a fan.

Needmylifeback

Monday, July 14, 2003 - 07:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Along the lines of them all looking the same...I'd also like to add that I hope that BB5 has 13 different people with different first Initials! (So we can just use the initial when talking about them...this year we have Jack, June, Justin, Jee....Alison,....

Donut

Monday, July 14, 2003 - 07:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
ok, for all of you complaining that the house is either too boring, or too head-spinning, i discovered the problem lies in the fact that their house is already built... Tonite's secret to getting to watch a big macho guy cry, an old man threaten to kill because his meds make him feel like that,a woman get ignored by men when trying to form her strategy, is to watch Monster House which repeats at 11pm eastern time tonite. A bunch of carpenters and builders have a meltdown trying to turn a bungalow into a Hollywood theatrical fantasy complete with a concession stand kitchen to make you drool for Milk Duds for hours...Its six strangers thrown into a house for a week, only they have to make the house themselves.. Enjoy! and dont forget the popcorn...

Having said that, dude, man, guys, I would also like to complaint that Kowloon has now taken over two threads!!!.... NOT!!!
love it! boy that pic sure makes tacky-ish look luxurious!

Nathalia, nice to 'meet' you.. which end of MA are you in? I am the closest to Kowloon so far, so when are we all meeting? I can call and see if we can take over a TV somewhere in there...

having said that, i would LOVE to concur with all you dudes, man, that the audio and picture, but mainly audio SUCK big time, way worse even than last year, and the lookalike HGs definitely dont help!

Angelsluv

Monday, July 14, 2003 - 08:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
2 Complaints here..

1) Does Jun do anything but eat??

2) David and these sound effects and whistling is driving me absolutely batty!! Never saw the need for a grown man to act like such a child.. Geez, If I were in there, I'd try to get him ejected just on the basis of annoyances *LOL*

Mranon

Monday, July 14, 2003 - 08:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
They go to FOTH whenever the HG's talk about what comps might happen. Like it's some big secret that they have competitions in the house, or that when they say "houseguests, please pull the shades on the windows", they want us to think it is because it is too sunny or something stupid.

Come on BB.. even the turtles could figure that one out.

Costacat

Monday, July 14, 2003 - 08:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
You know, I was giving the audio guys a break the first few days by not saying anything about how crummy the audio is. But it's been over a week now and the audio is just plain awful. A good example was Michelle earlier tonight. She was sitting on the couch with Justin and Dana. The other two were doing most of the talking. Then, when Michelle started to say something, the volume on her audio channel was WAY down. The sound techs turned it up (it was noticeable what they did). Like, hello? Do they turn the SOUND OFF WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT??????

<in that cheesy voice>
"Big Brother, please turn the volume up for the HGs microphones."

Woodpecke®

Monday, July 14, 2003 - 08:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Just turn off Michelle's microphone. She doesn't say anything I need to hear. I long for the days of Roddy and his religious ramblings. His legendary pontificating on philosophical theories would have confused these people so completely they would have given him the $500,000 out of fear.

Misslibra

Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 03:13 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok I try not to complain to much but I have another complaint. I just forgot about it until now. lol The diary room wall. When they are giving their diary rooms it bothers the heck out of me to have to look at that wall behind their heads. Who ever did the diary room walls mainly the one behind them when they sit should be hurt and hurt badly for that bad design. Yeah, thats right I'm talking about bodily harm here. lol It's distracting not to mention it's ugly ! Ok I feel much better now.

Queenfish

Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 04:42 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I agree misslibra, I was wondering if someone has to mow that thing. And did ya see it on top of the refridgerator too?

Anyway,This may have allready been discussed in this thread, but I don't wanna go back and read everyones to find out so here is my complaint. I am sick of ALI turning on the water works at allmost every oportunity. Give me a break, that big crying baby is getting on my nerves. She just turns on the crocodile tears for sympathy, and it seems to be working. They all run to console her, Oh its not your fault sweetie. Give me a break. She and Nate sit in that room and say some of the worst thing. Nate said he wished someone would put arsnic in someones food. One of them said they wished a sniper would shoot Scott. I definatley want them to Loose.That's just wrong.It ticked me off when Chiara (I couldn't write our pet name for her, it was edited)did it last year, and it is ticking me off now. Mean kids.

Laisey

Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 05:59 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Queenfish, When I saw that wig on the refridgerator in the storage room, I thought there might have been a reflection from the light on the bald refridgerator top that interferred with the camera.

Charjo

Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 06:09 am EditMoveDeleteIP
These are the most BORING people ever on BB. B ring back Roddy, even George. Please somebody have some conversations about things other than nails, hair, year they lost virginity, etc etc WHY DO I WATCH THIS CRAP???? Whew, I feel better....

Grannyg

Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 06:14 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I need to complain that since Sunday I haven't had internet connection. RR said they would have it fixed Monday morning. Monday afternoon I call AGAIN and they said by Monday night. Still no internet this morning so I got dressed, went to school where I work, so I can catch up on what's going on. All of that and there is nothing going on!!!! Yikes!!!!!!!!!!! Hopefully by the time I get service back things will change. Lightening hit a transformer and they are DILIGENTLY working to get it fixed!! Yea, right!!

Corriecat

Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 07:11 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Granny I can sympathize. We have a terrible internet connection through cable so my husband wants DSL again because he can't get his work done. The phone company can't get the old DSL company off our lines (they went out of business) to get our new DSL installed. This has been going on for 3 weeks now and the expected service date has just been extended yet another week. I can get the live feeds but they disconnect at the worst possible times.

Lurknomore

Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 07:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh Granny you poor thing!!!! KNEW you should have come over lol. Wondered why I hadn't seen you around much...why don't you temporarily hook up a modem? And have ya considered DSL Granny? Might be a great time to switch :)

And Corrie I have but one word for you...SUPERVISOR! Get on the horn with DSL, explain you barely have your husband convinced to convert and you need someone to cut through the red tape. NEVER ever take a simple "we can't do it" for an answer. That approach has taken me far in life...and I thank my Mom for drilling it into me lol.

Now y'all (did I say that right? lol) will forgive me for an "I told you so," but pre-BB you'll remember during our DSL vs Cable chat the cable people were all over me, and I kept insisting DSL was more stable, more consistantly fast (I don't care how fast I can go at 5 am), less hackable, and repaired far more quickly. Not to mention the fact Verizon is offering great deals, especially if you use them for anything else (and I got em for most everything).

OH YEAH...I'd like to complain that no one listens to me and then look at the trouble they get in LOL

Justareader

Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 07:31 am EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL Lurk- I always listen to you!! :-)

Jan

Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 07:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I guess, Lurk, it really does depend on your service provider and the location of your home. I had DSL for a long time because here, in Ontario it is provided by my old employer, Bell, and as a pensioner I get it for HALF PRICE!...but the service was so consistently bad in my location that I finally bit the bullet and got cable instead. I haven't had a problem since switching to cable.

I am not saying that cable is better for everyone..just that sometimes location dictates which provider is better for you.

Jan

Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 07:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
BTW Lurk, I 100% agree with you about the word SUPERVISOR! as a customer service person for 30 years, I can tell you that the operating rule for all consumers should be "ONCE AROUND AND UP". In other words, you give the employees one chance to get it right, then you start to go up the line of management. Eventually you will get what you want..sometimes you just have to go a long way up the line.

Lurknomore

Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 08:54 am EditMoveDeleteIP
ROFL Jan...you shoulda heard me on the phone the other day when they wanted to put me through to some department asst somethingorother. I said something to the effect of, "Let me explain this more clearly. Look up whoever is the head of customer service and put me through to him or her." The person explained it didn't work that way and I politely explained I was the customer and that's who I wanted to talk to. Getting no where I hung up, called the main number (I did make sure to get a name out of the first useless person) asked directly for da big boy, and got him. Amazing how fast that problem got resolved :)

And as for your DSL did you have them rewire it for you first? I very briefly had problems, had it rewired and I have speeds that generally exceed their top limits now (let alone what I'm paying for LOL).