Re: Big Brother - Usenet Selection? (OT)

From: Martin Reboul (martin_at_SPAMFUKreboul1471.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: 06/05/04 

Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 17:41:00 +0100

"Julian Richards" <see@sig.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cvm1c0p2ilb2rm5ar57bvf7kmj2gbgqqem@4ax.com...
> Martin Reboul wrote:
>
> > I don't know if everyone has seen this ghastly program, but it involves
> > sticking a bunch of the most peculiar, abrasive, and completely
incompatible
> > people in a sort of prison/flat, under heavy 24 hour surveillance for
several
> > weeks, then winding them up with petty tasks, and provoking conflict by
boring
> > them to tears (having little else to do other than sit around talking).
Each
> > week, they all have to vote (in secret) on which one will be chucked out
of
> > the 'house', until only two are left - then the public decide.on the
winner
> > (who gets £100,000 - nice work if you can get it!)
> >
> > Recently they have tried to boost the viewing figures by choosing more and
> > more obnoxious, argumentative and bizarre characters, and providing them
with
> > almost unlimited amounts of booze.
> >
> > Even so, the concept is flagging... how much more fun to try a 'usenet
> > version' I idly thought last night, whilst watching two contestants under
a
> > duvet, not daring to 'do anything', obviously aware of IR night viewing
> > cameras - defeats the whole point of it really I thought?
> >
> > No nonsense like that with the usenet selection I'd choose from SHM
however...
> > how does this sound...?
> >
> > Myself
> > Peter Nyikos
> > Inger Johannsen
> > Seppo 'the Clown' Renfors
> > Laura Blanchard
> > Michael Cook
> > Renia
> > Paul Gans
> > Tiglath
> > Eve
> > D Spencer Hines
> > Susan Cohen
> > Wolf
> > William Black
> > Tobie
> > Dalton Dietz
> > Erilar
>
> How do I never make these lists? I got left out of Lord of the Rings
> last time, too. There is one person on your list who has done enough
> to get the hatred of every one of the others. If you left him out, you
> could always use his house. Nice and sunny in the garden and the
> cupboards full of tinned spam. Everyone would go for drink till you
> vomit on the carpet competitions and use his telephone line to make
> crank calls to the US military and government authorities.

You're normally far too pleasant, reasonable and polite Julian - can't have
that on TV!
But then, I've seen you on TV....

               Cheers
                       Martin

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