Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Nobbi the Pimp

Today BB supplied Nobbi with a little reward for spending 5 weeks in the Combi Van. He got to "pimp it out" a bit and make it a bit more manly, removing the flower stickers from the outside, and replacing them with zebra stripe decals, along with bumper stickers "If the Combi si rocking, don't bother knocking", and "Honk if you're nominated".

The inside got a makeover too with matching zebra striped bed linen, and a mirror ball.

And what good is a combi makeover without Combi-Man getting spruced up too? Nobbi also got a pimp outfit-- a zebra striped coat, and a hat, complete with feather.

So, will Nobbi have any chicks stay the night in his van, or will it still mainly be the boys' club?

Terrence's Fashions

Did Terrence pack his suitcase just to get a reaction? His wardrobe consists of items such as his "GIVE OLD FARTS A CHANCE" t-shirt he entered the House in, several pairs of what look like MC Hammer happy pants, and a man sarong (he may have packed it just to use the line "What's sarong with that?").

He has budgie smugglers for the spa, giant patterned boxer shorts for sleeping... and nothing for the showers.

And his personality seems to be a flamboyant as his clothes. He has been joining in with all the 20 year olds acting like 8 year olds-- a big age gap for a 51 year old.

The Nude Shower Debate

Over the years, some HMs have said they decided to shower naked in the BB House to show they are "being real". Other have been accused of not "being real" because they stay covered up.

In reality, the reality is based on pretending the cameras are not there, not that the HMs are not there.

In my house I don't have cameras watching me, but if I had 13 mates join me in the shower, I would probably want to wear underwear as well. So why should the HMs uncover amongst their peers?

A "real" situtation would be if they had shower cubicles the HMs couldn't see into, but cameras could. If the HM was really acting as they would if the cameras weren't there, then they would nude up in their perceived privacy. Making the showers open plan and shared among genders and ages doesn't prove anything about how the HM is "acting".