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So I've been crazy busy the last few weeks and have only watched the episodes, but now that life is calming down, I thought it would be a good time to get caught up on the feeds and on here. Well, let's just say I wish I hadn't caught up on the feeds.
I don't remember ever hating so many people so fast. Like is there anything redeemable about the Nasty Nine at all? And I know so many seasons there is the big huge alliance and we all freak out and then it implodes and it gets kind of fun, but there isn't even a single person in the nine that I like, so just .... ughh. (I thought from the episodes that I liked Sam and that he had some good sense but did he seriously just join an alliance knowing he's the ninth person in it????)
What is this horrible season?
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2 hours ago, Nashville said:
By the doctor’s guesstimate for a pregnant woman’s expected due date, sure - but not by reality’s clock. :)
[Note: The following may not be what you meant, but this is how your post read to me - so apologies if I misread. ]
Doctors base their EDC calculations on the woman’s last menstrual period, but they do so because patients’ recollections are notoriously inaccurate and unverifiable - not because a woman’s body somehow knows to “become pregnant” some indeterminate time before a fertilized egg actually attaches. The LMP date is simply the last date the doctor can realistically assume for sure you weren’t pregnant. The first ultrasound usually narrows the expected delivery date down much more accurately; if the ultrasound due date is +/- 9 days of the doctor’s initial calculated EDC, though, then doctors will usually view that as being within an acceptable error range and go along with their initially stated due date.
We the Viewers have an advantage not normally available to OB/GYNs, though - namely, cameras running 24/7 and HGs foolish enough to think they can dodge them. ;) From these we can narrow down Chris and Bae’s range of opportunity for Close Encounters of the Third-Forming Kind as falling somewhere between 7/2 (their first bumpfest) and 7/12 (their last before Chris got evicted). Which means if Chris’s bee did sufficiently pollinate Bae’s flower, she would have to be somewhere between 76-86 days along come Finale Night.
No, I completely understand that. I am just saying, in lay terms, when someone says they are 13 weeks pregnant, it includes time before the deed actually happened. (I know, because my husband and I did IVF for this baby, and we implanted a 6-day old embryo, waited 9 days to take a blood and on that day of the blood test, I was, for all intents and purposes, considered 4 weeks pregnant, even though in reality that baby was 15 days. My due date is 36 weeks after that blood test, not 38 weeks.
So yes, in reality, she would be 11-12 actual weeks along, but when she would go to her OB or when someone asks based on due dates, it's most likely more like 13-14 weeks.
Pregnancy calculations are weird, y'all.
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1 hour ago, Nashville said:
Scraggy was evicted on Day 23, and the Finale is on Day 99 - so if Bae does have one on the way, she’ll be somewhere in the neighborhood of 11-12 weeks along come Finale. So she may very well pregnant and showing, or pregnant and not showing - or not pregnant at all. :)
Technically she would be more than that. Pregnancies are calculated starting with the first day of your last period, not when you had sex. By the time you actually conceive, you're around two weeks pregnant. So she'd be out of the first trimester by the finale (13-15 weeks probably in pregnancy terms). But people show at different times. I'm 7 months pregnant now, and I don't think most people could tell I was pregnant until I was closer to 20 weeks and that was when I wore maternity shirts that are made to show off baby bumps.
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35 minutes ago, gunderda said:
Seems like they don’t want it on BBAD? Which seems kinda weird.
BBAD starts an hour later on Thursdays, so if HOH starts on time, it's during BBAD.
Happy Scottie won. Hoping by some weird miracle he can win HOH too just to mix things up. Or Sam. Or Haleigh.
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1 hour ago, RandomWatcher said:
I wish Rockstar would take off those giant glasses, they look ridiculous.
All I can think of when I see her is Professor Trelawney from Harry Potter. She just needs some shawls to complete the look.
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12 minutes ago, Nashville said:
Question: We know receiving a Reward App disqualifies a HG from future Reward App consideration, and likewise for Crap Apps - but have TPTB ever stated whether receiving a Crap App automatically disqualifies you from consideration for a Reward App, or vice versa?
Wondering if both Sam and Lord Hamazon are out of the running for any future Apps.
I decided to just vote for the heck of it this time, and both their pictures were marked 'ineligible' and you weren't able to select them. So unless that changes, it seems winning one disqualifies you from getting the other. (Good for the reward people, but sucks for the crap people!)
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Awwww, I am loving the flashbacks! Sure, I might regret it if they start showing clips from last season, but these early seasons are giving me super warm nostalgia feels right now.
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2 hours ago, wings707 said:2 hours ago, missyb said:
Paul said it sometime a go that the golden apple was meant for him ( to give the vet one week of safety). I doubt that because I think Paul would rather roll the dice than put that kind of spotlight on himself.
Yes. I read this awhile back. I find it curious that no one, in the house, has talked about it.
This happened a few days ago. They were up in the HoH. Paul, Josh, maybe Christmas? Maybe Alex? I don't really remember. But Paul did add an 'I assume' after he said it, saying because he was the only vet. And then Josh laughed about how he stole it from him instead.
1 hour ago, ByaNose said:I think Cody said if Paul is in the Final 2 he would vote for him. In general he hates all of them but for the game he would vote Paul. I don't think know who would vote for that annoying Josh. I also think that money would be good in his hands. I still think Josh is on the low end of the spectrum. Something ain't right with that kid. He can dish it out but can't take. Big baby!!!!
In his after eviction ipad questions, he said he wanted to vote for no one (as do I, Cody, as do I), but I can see him voting for Paul. Usually, I like when juries aren't bitter because I like seeing people who played the game win (not counting people like Survivor's Russell, because purposely being an asshole and pissing people off is not playing a better game), but I will be a total hypocrite and say I would die laughing if Paul is in F2 and loses again because people are mad. I don't want any of them to win, but right now, I have to go with what would be most entertaining for me. And if the one thing that doesn't go Paul's way in this game is the win, I can't say I would be at all sad (unless it was Raven in F2 with him. I really don't want her to get the money either. But I could probably live with Josh getting it just to see the look on Paul's face when he realizes he lost again.)
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6 minutes ago, gunderda said:
That's weird. I think the west coast show should have started at 7, not 8.
The feeds do say they will be back at 9 tho.
Prime time on the West Coast is 8-11. It's only Central and Mountain where prime time starts at 7. (My favorite perk of living in the Central time zone!)
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I just saw a commercial for tomorrow night's episode and it talked about Derrick and 'an epic battle for power', so it sounds like maybe we will get to see HOH? Or at least the start of it. I can't remember if Julie said it would be on Sunday's episode or not.
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13 minutes ago, neenyah said:
This is what I don't understand (and it's not toward you personally).
Why can't we dislike his sexist, transphobic, antisocial, racist ass now? Why does it matter that Paul is in the house?
I struggle with this in BB yearly, so it's not a dig, but damn. Just because I can't stand one person, why do I have to "like" another?
You don't. If you like to watch people like Paul, more power to you. Other people don't, though.
Like @Michichick said above, I like having someone to root for. And at the moment, to me, Cody is way less of the two evils. I know Cody has done some questionable things, but in the last few weeks, every time I turn on the feeds to him (and I have been watching him a lot), I haven't seen anything from him that makes me rage. Whereas I turn to the other people and I can't go 5 minutes without seeing one of them start in on Cody/Jess/Mark/Elena on a super personal level.
Obviously everyone — players and fans — decide what is and isn't acceptable to them on a game level, and for me, I really hate the bullying and the personal attacks and the mob mentality where they need to take down their target. I don't enjoy it at all, and on principle, it makes me want to root for the underdog, even if I wouldn't in other circumstances.
But that's just me. I don't expect other people to watch how I do.
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Josh: I'm drawing the line
Elena: The lines been drawn
Josh: No, I'm drawing it ...I am loving Elena this fight. Where has this girl been for the past couple weeks?
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1 hour ago, Skycatcher said:1 hour ago, Jeanne222 said:
Somebody PLEASE make a move this week!!! When is Zingbot due for a wakeup call? I donno the more I think about it I think this ship has sunk!
Is it possible that this season BB has jumped the shark? The casting has gotten weaker and weaker over the past few years. Next season they'll probably cast 15 people who lay in bed or eat all day and one vet to win. Oh, wait.........
Unpopular opinion, but I actually think the broadcast shows so far this season have been really good. (One of my favorite things about BB is watching the live feeds and watching the broadcast shows and seeing what they choose to include and not include. Maybe because I'm a writer/editor for a living but that part of it I just find fascinating.) And so far, the one thing this cast has is a lot of drama. Most of it unnecessary and horrible and uncomfortable and awful to watch when it's happening live, but in short bursts on the broadcast episodes, it's been entertaining.
For live feeds watchers, though, urghh, yes, it's beyond horrible. I work from home so I have the feeds on in the background most of the day, but I've actually had to switch back to watching a million episodes of House Hunters some days because I can't listen to Paul anymore and it's super frustrating to know that nothing is going to change when all I really want is for something to change and for someone to wake up and decide that they, too, want to win. (I just don't get coming on a show like this and not wanting to win. Even when I was 20-something and didn't have a job I would have had to give up. And I'm not even super competitive, but what is the point if you don't even try to win??)
I wish Cody was staying because I actually like watching Alex and Jason when they're talking to him. I know Alex said she's being 'fake' when they're talking with him, but I would take that fake side over her real side any hour of the day. She's actually tolerable and kind of fun. And also she seems more insightful then too.
I'm not actually sure what I'm rooting for after Thursday when Cody leaves. I guess just to see the fallout when one by one Paul's minions realize they weren't his Chosen One after all. Or maybe someone to surprise me and do something awesome, although the chances of that seem less than zero at this point.
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1 hour ago, PaperTree said:3 hours ago, Lady Calypso said:
I'm wondering if I should just give in and allow myself to just enjoy Paul's most loyal allies get stabbed in the back by Mr. Friendship. At this point, they really deserve it and brought it upon themselves.
This season has really devolved to this sorry point.
I can't recall who said this upthread, but, yes, Cody should tell them all this on his way out:
"Paul is playing the best game and has my vote to win. Anyone else can earn my vote by taking him out. So long, suckers!"
This is me right now, too. I hate Paul. I hate that Paul's going to march his way to an inevitable win and no one is going to do anything to stop him. So my one small semblance of satisfaction is knowing that one by one all these idiots who think they are Paul's #2 are going to go up on the block and out the door (except for, of course, whoever really is the #2). If I were Cody, I would just sit in the Jury House and laugh in their faces as they come in.
It's really not much to look forward to, but I need something.
That and the comic book covers and Zingbot. I look forward to those as well too!
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4 minutes ago, Lady Calypso said:
I think that if it's not a global news crisis or phenomenon, there's no reason why the news needs to be shared with the houseguests.
This. If nuclear missiles start flying, then I think they should tell them. But otherwise I don't think they need to know. I wish I could not know half the time the things that are happening in the world.
4 minutes ago, Callaphera said:5 minutes ago, Lady Calypso said:They also announced who was the new President back in November, during BBOTT.
Oh shit, seriously? I didn't watch BBOTT.
Off to Youtube I go. I hope it's worth it.
The reactions were pretty great. I was glad they told them!
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I am loving Josh holding his own against Paul. I so did not expect this at all when he won HOH. I would loooove if Cody gets drawn and Christmas doesn't use her Temptation despite all Paul's arguments. That would be so amazing. (Paul keeps arguing that it's important to use the temptation this week to assure jury, but Christmas is pretty much already in jury since Josh won't put her up and Jess is okay with her, so it's definitely not in her best interests to use it on this just because Paul deems it so.)
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They're getting to practice for HOH. It's a golf putting thing. They cut to fish so not exactly sure yet what the goal is, but they each get 10 practice shots.
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3 minutes ago, Callaphera said:
Raven: "It's August, it's Gastroparesis month. Wear green for Gastroparesis. Wear green for Thor [her gastric stimulator]. Yay!"
How about not?
Note to self to not wear green the entire month, thanks to Raven.
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7 minutes ago, PaperTree said:
The stuff doesn't really affect me. When I was working, I would drink it with everybody else when "coffee time" rolled around and all work ceased. My first couple months out of school, I foolishly kept on working, then realized how dumb that was. I can really take it or leave it.
This is me. It does not affect me at all. Once I was driving late at night and chugged three Red Bulls because I was tired. Nothing. It's a blessing and a curse!
But that said, just because I will never have to worry about caffeine withdrawal in my life does not mean I don't know what it can do to other people. So I don't buy that production/the houseguests don't know. They just don't care.
I hope production did switch it back and say something to Paul, but if so, it hasn't stopped his other 'pranks'. (I get being bored in that house, but if you want to pull childish pranks, food should seriously be off limits.)
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6 minutes ago, Katesus7 said:
No, Christmas told Jessica she wanted to be a vote to KEEP Ramses.
I wasn't watching during this (thunderstorm and hail in this part of the world!), so genuine question — why would Christmas have to ask permission from Jessica to vote to keep Ramses when that's what Jessica wants?
3 minutes ago, Callaphera said:Veto meeting is over and done with. Is there any benefit to keeping the blindside under wraps until eviction night? Other than the "shocking" moment on television?
Just speculating, but maybe they think if everyone knows, it will give people more time to convince others to keep Ramses instead? Since if the few who want Josh gone think he's going, then they won't feel the need to try and convince the others. I mean, if you think your anti-Ramses side is solid, then it's not an issue, but perhaps King Paul doesn't actually think that?
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4 minutes ago, wings707 said:
There are no more temptations so no money will be involved.
Well, technically they said there are no more Den of Temptations. They didn't say there would be no more temptations ever :)
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19 minutes ago, ByaNose said:
I was surprised that they let Dom & Cody talk so much.
I was and wasn't. When they've had jury buybacks before and they are all competing, a lot of them tell each other things before they are eliminated. Whoever comes back is already coming back in with a disadvantage and it's not like they were getting outside information. Plus they were being interviewed together and Julie was asking them game-related questions. So obviously BB is fine with them knowing things about the game that happened when they were gone.
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2 minutes ago, gunderda said:10 minutes ago, wings707 said:
Delete the tab and start over.
I'm watching on my tv though my Amazon stick thing :( it says it's having technical difficulties
Mine was just doing that too. So I went out to the home screen and logged back in to the CBS app and it's working now.
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35 minutes ago, zorak said:
Raven just told Christmas that nobody will want to go to final 2 with her. Christmas told her that's because everyone knows Raven will win. Raven says she's not there for the money. Christmas is more or less telling Raven that people who came to win the money are of the backstabbing, ruthless variety and that sooner or later the house will see who those people are.
I thought Raven was there to pay off her $200,000 in medical bills. I mean, money is green for gastreoparesis after all!
In all seriousness, though, if I were ever on BB (spoiler alert: I won't be), I'd probably tell everyone I wasn't there for the money either. Since every season people seem to buy that shit up. Which is stupid. I would never believe anyone isn't there for the money. I mean, sure, some people want to promote their brands and whatnot, but let's be real, it's a lot easier (and nicer!) to do that with half a million dollars and a win than being someone barely anyone remembers next summer since you got voted out weeks before it ended.
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Season 21 Live Feed Discussion
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That's not Nicole's Instagram. It's just someone else who has the same name. There's a picture of the other Nicole on this page. BB Nicole is a preschool aide.