The Many Faces of... The Combi

One thing that has set this season of BB apart from the rest is a dirty great hunk of scrap metal in the backyard, also known as The Combi Van.

Who came up with the idea of putting the vehicle in the backyard and getting one unlucky HM to spend their entire BB existence sleeping in it? And were they smoking the same stuff when they came up with the idea as they were in the 60s when they were driving one around?

The Combi has become a character itself, and has had a few facelifts to keep it looking fresh for its inhabitants.

When Nobbi moved in on Day 1, the Combi was proudly sporting its hippie heritage design of large brightly coloured flower decals.



During his 5th week living in the van, BB decided Nobbi required a bit more style, and the HMs pimped out the Combi with zebra stripes, matching sheets, mirror balls, and fluffy dice.



When Nobbi was finally evicted, he flipped the grenade Terri gave him and sent her packing to the backyard with Terrence to keep her company. On Day 57 the HMs rid the Combi of all trace of Nobbi and set it up for the Grey Nomads, with a fitting grey paint job, featuring designs from each of the HMs.



Terrence was then evicted and told Terri she could move back into the House, so the vacated Combi got its final redesign in a rainbow grafiti style, again with a motif from each HM, and a multicoloured row of HM hand prints to make their mark on the Van.



The van is now inhabited by Ben due to his insubordination. Will he be the Combi's final occupant?

Well, Didn't We Get It All Backwards (Maybe?)

Brigitte's claims throughout the latter part of the season that if she hooked up with a boy in the House it would ruin her life, seem to have been taken rather the wrong way.

While it was speculated in and out of the House that Brigitte actually had a boyfriend on the outside named Eric who threatened her if she should make him look to be a fool by breaking up with him on national TV were almost the complete opposite of the story that has come out today.

And if it is possible to have two complete opposites of something, a further story told by Eric this week was that they were nothing more than friends and she wanted to be more than that, threatening to hurt herself if he saw other girls, and threatening to kill girls he would get together with to put her off him. He made her out to be a bit of a bunny boiler.

The third (and final?) story that has come out today from Brigitte herself is that Eric wanted to be more than friends with Brigitte, and she didn't, but he was threatening to release a sex tape he had secretly made of them together if she should do anything with any guys in the House.

The story is so bizarre it could not be made up. So who do we believe? With the evidence given, all 3 make sense. So did BB invite Eric onto the eviction show not knowing about the sex tape story, and when Kyle knew all about it that's when they decided not to pair them up on stage? Did BB inadvertently invite Brigitte's blackmailer to meet her?

Just when you though Brigitte could not be any more mentally draining!

Pamela's Quick Pop-In

I can't believe how quickly the HMs realised the "Pamela Anderson impersonator" was really Pamela Anderson. Good call. Rory was still skeptical when he saw her in the Diary Room, though I think he just didn't know whether to gush or act cool. He did get his hands on her as many times as possible in the Diary Room, just in case.

I cringed when they went into the Banquet Room and there were glasses of champagne on the table. You can just imagine someone like Pamela Anderson drinking BB-quality champagne! A nice 2008 vintage from Dreamworld Winery!

Pamela mentioned a few times that they don't have a Big Brother in the USA. I guess her tastes don't go as far as CBS. BB USA has been running as long as ours has!

Alice was a very good interviewer and knew all the questions to ask from the magazines, about Tommy Lee and her kids. They asked about parent-teacher night at her kids' school and she said she is a member of the Parents and Teachers Association and does crossing guard duty on Mondays. (Did you just imagine a car not stopping and Pamela in the red swimsuit go slow-mo jogging after it too?)

But then halfway through their meal, it was time for Pamela to leave. She promised she would be back tomorrow and would do something to do with abs and glitter. She said she would be in and out of the House until Saturday.

The HMs can't believe their luck getting to hang out with a celebrity, and they have already speculated what she must be thinking of them-- mainly that they are losers and they are crap. Alice has set to work cleaning everything in the House for her return tomorrow.

I guess tomorrow's 1 hour Daily Show will include tonight's events plus Thursday morning's. I still wonder if they will edit it to look like Pamela never left the House. Though airing Brigitte's goodbye message and hand grenade in the middle will show she is missing from their midst.

HMs Tipped Off

BB has a hard time surprising HMs with anything. Why? Because he goes and changes routine when some thing special is coming up. Today BB let HMs sleep in until 1pm. Usually a sleep in is reserved for the weekends and then it is until maybe 10. So because their routine was changed, HMs already suspect a celebrity intruder is coming tonight. They are nowhere near close with their guesses-- Travis guessed Vanessa Amarossi, and the others decided on Natalie Bassingthwaighte (who already intruded in BB06) or Axle Whitehead (though he probably wouldn't be invited to a House where BB tells you off for flashing your genitals). Will they be more or less surprised when they find out it is PamAn?

Surprise Eviction #10: Who Will Go?

No, it's not the 10th Surprise Eviction. It's the 10th Eviction, which is a surprise. Anyway...

Nominated are the usually-saved Alice, the usually-nominated Rory, fan-favourite Terri, over-the-top Brigitte, and under-the-radar Ben. With all those names Nominated, who then is safe?? Just lucky Cherry (who saved himself with the FNL Powers), and Travis.

Betting odds say favourite to be evicted is Rory (at 2:1), closely followed by Brigitte (at 11:4)-- perhaps an effect of the possible "Eric" making allegations about her being a bunny boiler, but fan votes may not follow betting trends. Ben is at 4:1, Alice 11:1. Terri would seem to be safe as houses at 31:1!

The OS poll says Rory is favourite to go (30.3%), then Alice (28.5%). Ben and Brigitte are close at 18.1% and 16.7% respectively, and true to form Terri is at only 6.4%.

Hopefully Alice will pull some votes from somewhere and get kicked out of there. We just have to see Rory in there with Pamela Anderson. Plus Alice doesn't give us much, other than treadmill mileage. If Alice does get evicted, it leaves Brigitte and Terri as the only remaining females! How funny would that be? But if it has to be out of Rory and Brigitte, I say get rid of Rory.

Celebrity Guest VS Major Sponsor

Pamela Anderson has more than BB on her schedule during her Aussie visit. She also plans to speak out against KFC's poor treatment of their chickens.

Since "Yum! Foods" are one of BB's major sponsors with their KFC and Pizza Hut brands, how will they take BB inviting a celebrity rival through its doors onto national TV? What will Pamela think tonight watching the Eviction from her dressing room when they say "Big Brother's Nominations Twist brought to you by KFC Twisters"?

Don't worry, Pammy. I'm sure the Twister lived a long, full, and happy life, and has gone to Double Sweet Chili Heaven!

Ticket Troubles?

Look for plenty of empty seats at tomorrow night's Surprise Midweek Eviction / Pamela Anderson special. They have been flogging the hell out of them for weeks to a point where I think maybe not so many people want to go. The hosts have been reminding people every chance they get, and there have been emails and ads from Dreamworld and Big Brother. Pamela may arrive on stage to the sound of crickets chirping.