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TV ClubHouse: ARCHIVES: Big Brother USA 2003 General Discussions Part 1: Food competition...not PBJ again!!: Archive through August 14, 2003

Spunky

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 09:08 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I mean I'm even tired of those three words...

Why couldn't they be more creative..just have individual players compete for their own favorite food and if they get little...they'll eat little...

Crazydog

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 09:25 am EditMoveDeleteIP
There's no way they would be able to determine each person's individual portion of food. I think it's fine the way it is now. Every other week, they divide the house in half and half ends up on PB&J. On the off weeks, they compete as a whole house and whatever they get is what they get. I remember last year when they only got 25% of their food allowance and the whole house was on PB&J.

Spunky

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 09:29 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ali needs to lose a few pounds!!! She won't mind the pbj...but I'll feel sorry for Jack if he gets it..
Wouldn't it be funny if Jack got a penalty nomination because Erika sneaked him some food...

Kellirippa

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 09:31 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Can't they limit them to some other food, nothing but potatoes or rice or green eggs and ham but enough with the Pb&j already..

Crazydog

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 09:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
They need a very bland food that provides a lot of nutrients but at the same time you get sick of if you eat it over and over again. I'd say peanut butter is a great choice.

Spunky

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 09:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
What if some exes were refused because of pbj allergies...

I agree pbj is a whole meal but it's a stale idea... and Jun will stop cooking if she's on pbj..

Crossfire

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 09:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I've got no problem with pb&j, you don't want to kill them, but you do want to exert big brotherly control and discomfort while providing motivation to do well on the competition. Besides which, it is one of those things that will never change, it is a staple of the BB experience and brand.

Kellirippa

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 09:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
ok, how about beans and rice then?

That's exactly the way to put it, it's a "stale idea".

They are using the pb&j thing every week that they don't have a food sponsor, they're using it too often.

Demeter

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 09:44 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I want to see Jun on the losing team this time. I think it would be interesting to see what she does with it.

Would she still cook for the group or would we see the rest of them finally having the opportunity to cook?

If she chooses to cook, can she actually do it without tasting the food? (we know she likes to sample while cooking)

I imagine if she set her mind to it, she can handle the diet (she had to diet to lose the weight she did), but can she handle not being in control of the food and the kitchen?

Spunky

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 09:44 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Kelli... the stink in the bedrooms would be too much..especially when they'll close one of the bedrooms and they're on top of one another... but that's a great food combination!

Spunky

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 09:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Jun....penalty nomination for sure!!!!

Crazydog

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 09:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
They don't use PB&J only because they don't have a food sponsor. They do it this way because they don't want to have someone on PB&J for two straight weeks. The weeks with the food sponsors, they are pretty much guaranteed to get a lot of food, or at least the sponsor food. It is only every other week that someone is guaranteed to be on PB&J for an entire week. I think they just need to stop whining.

Kellirippa

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 09:49 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, I disagree with your point crazy dog, I think it just shows lack of imagination, it's become a dull, overused idea.

Dr_Mal

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 09:52 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I think having someone kicked out every week shows a lack of imagination. It's become a dull, overused idea.

For better or worse, the PB&J diet is part of Big Brother.

(putting on my flame suit)

Kellirippa

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 10:02 am EditMoveDeleteIP
uh huh

Seanflynn2003

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 10:14 am EditMoveDeleteIP
The reason for the sponsoring is not the saving the cost of the food (to mix metaphors, chicken feed in price) but because the sponsors pay the producers substantial bucks for product placement and having the HGs gush over how excited they are

Kellirippa

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 10:17 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I realize that they aren't trying to save a couple bucks by not serving steaks on any given week..

It's just that when there is a sponsor, we know that they will win..(10 minutes to cover everybody in milk or sprinkles!). Weeks when there is no sponsor and it is really win or loose, it's always a penalty of pb&j..

Crazydog

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 10:26 am EditMoveDeleteIP
But on the non-sponsor weeks, it is assured that half the houseguests will be on PB&J. I think it is great. It divides the house, frequently not along alliance lines, and causes resentment. Someone on PB&J is more likely to have a big blowup and that is always entertaining.

Demsome

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 10:32 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Have the houseguests ever lost a food comp. when the prize is a sponsored meal (like subway)? Or have they won all of those comps??

Melgal

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 10:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I liked the idea they had in BB1, where they competed for a set amount of $$$, and based on their winnings, they had to buy their own 'groceries'.... and if they ran out, they would eat PB&J.

This would cause 'excitement' amongst the group because they would first need to agree on items, then would be watching each other like hawks to see if they ate more than the other person....

Just an idea...

Crazydog

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 10:46 am EditMoveDeleteIP
On some of the non-PB&J weeks, I do remember there being times when they did not get their full allotment of food. They have to decide for themselves how to allocate the food. I remember much ado being made when someone took a second helping at dinner without asking.

Earthmother

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 10:51 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh hell, stop babying them...give them bread and water...lol

Demeter

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 10:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
In BB1 I don't think there was any issue of PB at all. They had a competition, had to wager a percentage of their weekly food allowance. If they were successful, they had extra food, if not, they had less money to spend on food.

Remember how they did not have bread? They had to make their own bread. No store bought bread at all.

Any extras they needed during the week (hair products, etc.) would have to come out of their budget. They even had to pay for the vet bill for the dog.

It was run more like how a real household has to function as far as budgeting and making supplies last.

Spunky

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 10:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Did you notice there's no hurry in starting the competion since the show will be on Saturday and not Friday...

Kellirippa

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 11:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
and there have been food competitions in other years where they might win only the vegetables, or only the breakfasts. This is the only year when every food competition (non-sponsored) results in half the house eating peanut butter.