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TV ClubHouse: ARCHIVES: Big Brother USA 2003 General Discussions Part 1: I'm starting to like Robert......do I need psychiatric help??: Archive through August 07, 2003

Smokey

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 07:30 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I liked Robert the least at the beginning of this season, but this season is like no other as far as I'm concerned. These people truly are not likeable to me. I've been trying hard to have someone I'm "for", or someone that I even care about enough to want them to win. Usually I go back and forth between liking many different houseguests for many different reasons, but not this year.

I've noticed that I'm starting to like Robert. What's wrong with me?? :( LOL I feel some sort of compassion for him for some odd reason. When i saw the feeds the day he was depressed about missing his daughter, it made me see that he was human after all and maybe not quite as shallow as some of the others. To me, he is extremely insecure and from that insecurity comes a lot of his obnoxious behavior.

Anyone else like this guy?? Or do you need to call the men in white coats to haul me away?

Whit4you

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 07:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well unlike some here, I don't have a strong dislike for the guy... I worry about his daughter being humiliated when kids tease her endlessly about her dad's nose picking. He seems like an ok guy to me - and somewhere in there he must have a decent personality if he landed someone as pretty as Erika.

Smokey

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 07:35 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I thought of that, too, Whit--the nose picking and his daughter's friends. I also thought of him landing Erika and wondered just how he did that. I heard Erika say on the feeds that Robert is a very emotional person. I think maybe he reminds me of someone I know.

I have a daughter named Whitney. :)

Crazydog

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 07:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't like him. <sd> I didn't like how he raised his hands in victory after Justin won. I also don't see anything about the nose picking - if I didn't come to this board I wouldn't even know about it - they haven't featured it on the show like they did last year with Gerry and his pee hands.

He may be a very emotional person, but only when things aren't going his way. I think he is going to be intolerable this week. He might as well share the HoH bed with Justin.

Crossfire

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 07:41 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I am neutral at worse on him, which around here is about equivalent to breaking out in a rendition of He's a jolly good fellow compared to how some feel.

Laisey

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 07:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Smokey, don't worry. The odds are sometime today Robert will do something to change your opinion. In fact, everyone probably will.

I'm not concerned about his daughter. Unless BB does a montage (which, unfortunately, is entirely possible), his daughter's friends will never notice the nose picking. They're kids and have more sense than to spend their summer hovering over a computer, watching the feeds and reading message boards. I'm not sure this habit would have even registered with me if it were not for the fact that it is discussed so much here.

Woodpecke®

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 07:52 am EditMoveDeleteIP
He was shown picking his nose last night a few times.

Philamom

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 07:52 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I understand what you're saying, Smokey. I initially didn't like Robert, then warmed up to him a little. But after watching the live feeds last night, I'm back to disliking him again. He's acting exactly as he did when Jee was HOH. The arrogance is just too much for me.

Secretsmile

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 07:56 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Let me just say this.....I wasn't at all surprised Robert was able to win a competition named, Snake in the Grass. LOL.

Laisey

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 08:00 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Wood, would you have noticed that if it had not been discussed so much. I, too, noticed it and thought at the time that I would not have paid much attention (if any) to it if didn't spend my life reading these threads.

Kaili

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 08:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
He actually is growing on me a little bit, but I think it's relative to the rest of the people in the house. I have grown to prefer the Jee3 (plus Jack and to a lesser extent Erika). The only ones I really don't like anymore are Nate and Alison. Really just Alison because I think Nate could be alright without her. Jun doesn't bother me as much as she used to either for the most part.

I think it was his talk with Jee about Jee's father that did it for me with Robert.

Smokey

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 08:02 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Philamom--I didn't watch the feeds last night. I started to, then I got so bored, so quickly that I turned them off. I never used to do this in previous years.

Secretsmile--good point! LOL

I think I'm just desperate to feel luke warm about *anyone*. The only strong feelings I have at this point are strong, strong, strong dislike.

Bearware

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 08:04 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't like him - I think he'd make a GREAT guy's friend, but his attitudes about women are unforgivable. And THIS from a man raising a daughter! I don't worry about his daughter's friends noticing his bad habits on tv - kids are really really perceptive, and they'd have already noticed in real life if they were going to.

What concerns ME is that I'M beginning to like Jun! It does may ya worry about your stability! LOL!

Secretsmile

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 08:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks Smokey, I've waited almost a week to use that line! HEHE

Lurknomore

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 09:41 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I feel your pain and concern....when Robert was all worried about Jee I was thinking, wow he can be a standup guy. Then I thought to myself, "WTF did I just think?" I think it's a combo of 2 things. Very few people in this world are all good or all bad...most folks fall somewhere between the Mother Theresa's and the Hilter's. I think in the beginning we mostly saw all bad and now it's suprising us to see the decent side of him. Truth is he probably is a piggy guy with a large bravado to cover his insecurities who has some nice qualities as well.

And ROFLMAO @ Bear...I feel your pain too. I was thinking, you know she almost deserves to win this thing being the only one both playing and not dumb as a brick.

ARRRGHHHHHHHH look what this years BB has done to us!!!!!!!

Delilah

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 09:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
In the beginning I couldn't STAND Robert and now I too feel something for the guy, not sure what yet, but something. I think it is just because others are p!ssing me off more and taking the focus off Robert... I think he is going to remain in the game for the long haul so I guess it is a good thing he doesn't annoy me as much anymore.

Justareader

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 10:17 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Lurk - you are always the voice of reason - yes most humans hover in the middle swinging from "saint to sinner" (so to speak) most of the time. I just don't like his arrogance about the jee 3 when he truly has not had a hand in it!! I just hope he doesn't slide by and get in the final 3! He has really boorish qualities that are always right on there close to or on the surface!!

Efilon

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 10:28 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I've never really cared for Jun, she can be pretty funny, but last night with her little dig on Jack while scheming with Jee3 put her on my list to be evicted asap.

"Jun - he doesn't think that we will single him out for that reason, he has never said anything about people, nice guy, cool...he is like my daddy and lover...incestuous with me ...can't go by me without touching me ...I have to play it out like it is all fun, but it creeps me out sometimes..."

Edited to add: Robert is okay, but he really doesn't seem to be playing the game much. Letting Justin and anyone else do any and all the work.

Bastable

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 10:53 am EditMoveDeleteIP
This just in... Robert has just been hired as the spokesperson for Kleenex™

okay, that's a lie, and everyone nose it

Seamonkey

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 10:56 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Robert gets props for fighting off Dana and not using the POV.. and he seems to be a good support person for his alliance and he stresses what they do, which is share info with each other instead of assuming and going off half-cocked like some others.

Outlawout

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 11:37 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yeah Robert is living in the house the way he lives out of the house, being supported by others. He IS loyal, but then again, it has never even been close to not being in his interest to NOT be loyal, so who can tell.

Even in the "Three Stooges" segment last night, the thesis of which was that these three are somehow entertaining, it was all Justin and Jee; did they show one entertaining thing Rob did?

Even his more "human" moments smack of self absorption to me. "This is so hard on ME." "Poor ME, I'm away from my kid" That moment where he told Erika how he really deep in his heart couldn't ever hold real animosity toward her was beautiful, yet he continues to degrade her to his posse even as he continues to assure her that he has wiped the slate clean since their talk.

I will give him the talk with Jee about his Dad, awkward as his support was. I chalk that up to boys really not knowing how to talk about emotional stuff with each other.

Bbwannab

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 11:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I think for the most part, all the houesguest all likable in there own way.
As for Robert's nose picking, come on here, haven't we all some time, stuck our finger up our nose, cleaned our teeth with our finger. or scratched our buts, or something stupidly embarrasing???
I thought Robert showed alot of compassion with Jee. Jee needed a friend to lean on, and Robert wanted to reach out.

And for his daughter, I'm sure she's not watching any of the live feeds, and probably only limited tv. So, Im sure she pretty pround of her daddy!

Denecee

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 11:46 am EditMoveDeleteIP
lol, Bastable! Hey Smokey, I don't dislike him as much as I did in the beginning. Does anybody else think he(Robert) has a crush on Alison? It just seems like they have been making nicey nice to eachother lately. And I've noticed a little eye contact going on between Justin and Erica. Hmmm.....

Pengoh

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 11:49 am EditMoveDeleteIP
The way Robert has talked about the women in the house and women outside the house has really disgusted me. Using the C word to describe them, talking about banging a bunch of Sl##s and his degrading behaviour towards women in general.. ugh. I can never like him. Bragging about illegal activities and his whole Viagara tirade ...

Txwldflr

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 12:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm not a Robert supporter but I would have to give him points for not joining in when the alcohol is flowing. If he has only been a member of AA for under a year like he says, this must be very difficult in this situation. I know it has made the belinnis popular at this site!