Dumbest contestant
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Wendo | Monday, September 08, 2003 - 09:38 pm     Back at ya babe! |
Meggieprice | Monday, September 08, 2003 - 09:56 pm     I do not think Ali is dumb- I think she is ignorant through lack of exposure. I do find myself shaking my head at the narrow world view she has but she is not a cosmpolitan worldly girl. I think this experience will be a portal to more exposure to things for her. (Man I laughed over the Bry and countless other words and phrases that she does not understand- every day a new one - but I caught myself making fun of it and decided she just needs for education and life experience.) |
Cliotheleo | Monday, September 08, 2003 - 11:18 pm     Hmmm......... Ali says "bry" and Nathan says "brawns" which is another word for headcheese ............ bry and headcheese ....... hmmm....... |
C1mag | Tuesday, September 09, 2003 - 12:12 am     Sorry but my award for dumbest contestant is Justin. The man didn't know who Ruby or Oswald were. I thought for a sec he was gonna say, "I'm pretty sure Ruby is a birthstone but what month does an Oswald fall under?" I coudn't believe how uneducated he was on the whole Kennedy Assasination. |
Cliotheleo | Tuesday, September 09, 2003 - 12:26 am     C1, he's like 12 for crying out loud! JFK has grandkids older than him. Anyway, when you're that cute, you don't have to be intelligent. At least not as far as I'm concerned. |
C1mag | Tuesday, September 09, 2003 - 12:29 am     hahahaha! Maybe next year when he gets into jr. high he'll study up. |
Wendo | Tuesday, September 09, 2003 - 12:48 am     LOL C1mag! You crack me up... |
Dipo | Tuesday, September 09, 2003 - 12:54 am     Avenway, I did not know that Washington was the Evergreen state, I have always thought it was the Apple state, thanks for that info, is it new or has always been? wendo , i find it hard to believe people don't know Paul Newman, those eyes, his charities, I love they guy. Cimag, good point, but don't these children go to school and study anything?? LOL |
Wendo | Tuesday, September 09, 2003 - 12:58 am     I know Dipo, you'd think people would know Paul Newman. I mean, the guy is out there. But I'll tell ya, there were two early 20 year old women who I knew from the diner I eat in on occassion. They were waitresses (no longer there.) And one day we got to talking movies and older actors. Anyway, they didn't know who Paul Newman was. I was shocked. But, when you think about it, not completely far fetched. Like I said, each generation has their own favorite actors. |
Anevay | Tuesday, September 09, 2003 - 03:07 am     I am only a couple years older than Ali, but I know Paul Newman...not personally of course. I agree with Meggieprice, Ali isn't really that dumb-not that she's all that smart either, but probably around average intelligence-she's mainly naive. At least, when it comes to things like brie, diversity, knowledge of the world at large, etc. Dipo, hi! I looked it up to see when the nickname was adopted. It was in 1893, and since WA became a state in 1889, I think that's the only nickname it's ever had. I think the idea of WA being the apple state probably comes from the little stickers that come on fruit that say Washington apples or some such thing. Believe me though, we do have a lot of evergreens here. |
Earthmother | Tuesday, September 09, 2003 - 08:31 am     Please don't blame schools for these kids lacking education, or intelligence..(you can lead a horse to water..get my drift). I teach 8th graders who have been having lessons on Martin Luther King Jr. since kindergarten and still can't tell you the name of his famous speech...Every year I just shake my head in wonderment. During an English lesson yesterday I asked one of them what a consonent was and the kid answered "California" and another kid corrected him by saying "California is a country, you mean North America"!!!!OMG |
Prisonerno6 | Tuesday, September 09, 2003 - 08:42 am     Didn't Ali go to Pitt? Regardless of where she grew up, Pitt is a pretty big school in an urban setting. Granted, it is Pittsburgh (says the Philadelphian and Penn Stater), but surely she should have had some exposure to wider cultural awareness than she exhibits. I led a fairly gastronomically sheltered life prior to college (my father, who would eat pickled pigs feet, refused to eat tomatoes, so I never had pizza or spaghetti before heading off to college), but even back in the late 70's, I got to experience new foods from other cultures while in college. |
Jolly_Penguin | Tuesday, September 09, 2003 - 08:58 am     Earthmother. That's hillarious. Fightening, but hillarious. I can't stop laughing. |
Eliz87 | Tuesday, September 09, 2003 - 10:25 am     I don't understand what's so funny about someone not knowing how to pronounce "Brie" correctly. Can someone please explain to me the humor or why someone should be considered stupid because they don't know how to pronounce it? Granted, Brie is popular enough but it's not exactly a cheese like cheddar, mozzarella, etc. commonly found in the dairy section. |
Sunshyne4u | Tuesday, September 09, 2003 - 11:25 am     I still think that Michelle was the stupidest........PEARL HARBOUR...in California?????? Ali is pretending to be stupid to make herself seem less of a threat. I wouldnt be the least bit surprised if she didnt have diarrhea and was just hamming it up to make people feel like she wont be up for a Competition. As for the Raid Fixation that Ali has, I think BB should stop her. She has sprayed the kitchen area, and in the cupboards. she has sprayed the water dispenser, she sprays where people are sitting outside with their beverages......yet the Raid instructions say "do not use where food is prepared or uncovered. Do not spray near food utensils. After you spray you are to vacate the room for an hour and leave the room well ventilated." She may be poisoning everyone....This stuff can cause LONGTERM illness. It doesnt show up right away, it will take a while after getting out of the house before someone may notice that they arent getting any more energy and just feel generally chronically ill. I now react to chemicals........so it makes me shudder how Ali is putting all those others in danger while BB is ignoring her error in judgement. |
Steveh | Tuesday, September 09, 2003 - 11:43 am     I think Michelle was the dumbest person in the BB house. "It's not a rook; it's a castle" is a tiny thing in the grand scheme, but, IMO, very telling. I started liking Jack when he let her remark slide. I think that all of the other guests have at least above average intelligence which, IMO, doesn't always = "smart." I don't think Ali is stupid, but I don't think she's as smart as others claim either. And I'll say this: She's done--mostly due to the fact that she's been in there longer than most; I'm sure if Michelle had made it to the Final Four (fat chance) she'd have done way more--more dumb stuff than any other contestant. cf all the lying and namecalling that don't seem relavent to the game. Also, for someone who has graduated from college she seems remarkably ignorant when it comes to racial awareness (Japanese people don't eat "normal" food?) and cultural awareness ("I wish I had anorexia again. I looked good then. My boobs looked huge.") or sensitivity. I don't think Justin not knowing about Kennedy/Oswald/Ruby would mark him as "dumb," merely misinformed or uninformed. I make a living (in part) measuring the intelligence of people (mostly) in the houseguest's age range, so here's my ranking from last to first (I'm leaving out the first evictee & Scott, not enough info): Michelle Nathan Robert Ali Justin Dana Dave Ericka Jee Jun Jack I'm going by the dictionary def. of intelligence here which, obviously, often parts way w/ a concept like "good gaming skills." Also, not factroing in "inflated opinion of oneself." As a tangentially related closing remark: How do you suppose Ali's degree in Exercise Science has prepared her for the LSATs (the first step to law school & she hasn't taken them yet). |
Crazydog | Tuesday, September 09, 2003 - 12:31 pm     Eliz87, not being familiar with brie doesn't mean she's stupid, it just means she's culturally ignorant. Brie is fairly common, it's served at a lot of parties, and I would have imagined at some point that her lawyer father either hosted or brought the family to other people's parties. And it wasn't just that she mispronounced it, it's that she mispronounced it and acted like it was poison. Her attitude in the DR was "bry cheese? who the hell wanted to get that? that's so stupid." Perhaps Alison, there are people who like to eat it, and it was a "B" word and thus they wanted to put it in early. The girl is just ignorant. And it wasn't an act, because she was saying it in the DR. She is the last person who should be making comments about other people's food choices - she seriously acted like the spoiled little brat who won't eat her green beans when she was confronted with all these "exotic and dangerous and stupid" ethnic foods. |
Crossfire | Tuesday, September 09, 2003 - 12:34 pm     I am not familiar with brie. And if I may be so bold as to analyze that, what it means is that I am not familiar with brie. |
Steveh | Tuesday, September 09, 2003 - 12:34 pm     Crazydog - Let's not forget Alison's best food faux pas of them all: "Corn is sort of a vegetable." She graduated w/ a degree in Exercise Science. I'd assume there'd have to be one or two nutrition selectives in there? LOL |
Crazydog | Tuesday, September 09, 2003 - 12:39 pm     LOL Steveh!!! Cross, nothing wrong with being unfamiliar with brie. My biggest problem with that Alison comment is that if she didn't know what it was, she would have been better off just shutting up and not saying anything about it. Instead of ridiculing someone for choosing it. This girl just doesn't know when to shut up. I still can't believe that we saw all those DR entries of her, obviously recorded AFTER the "Clambake from Hell", ragging on everyone for having difficulties with their food. When she outright failed on not one but TWO selections. |
Steveh | Tuesday, September 09, 2003 - 12:44 pm     Re brie ignorance, I agree w/ Crazydog. Not knowing what the stuff is means NOTHING in the big picture, but how you react to not knowing about brie (insert anything here) speaks volumes. There are several possible reactions to finding out you don't know about something, but lashing out at those who do know about it doesn't seem to be a very productive, positive response (esp. on nat'l TV) and that does say something beyond the immediate situation about someone. |
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