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Originally Posted by angus58

I read the posts you refer to at the time you posted them, and did not read them as being from someone who specifically supported Ben, but from someone interested in the FAIRNESS of the situation. I often post in support of a HM I don't particularly like, simply because BB are acting inconsistently with punishments etc. For example I didn't much like Sunshine but thought the hatchet job BB did on her last Friday was disgusting.

Ben's inability to see the absurdity of talking to a disembodied TOT whilst maintaining a serious demeanour was precisely what made the whole exchange hilarious, and far from laughing at his "stupidity", I was applauding his nonchalant acceptance of the situation, and his "give as good as you get" banter. You don't get any brownie points because of your perception that to laugh AT Ben would be to insult him somehow-if anything I doubt Ben would even give a sh*t. A great part of Ben's popularity is due to his self deprecation and totally honest self assessment (warts and all). Therein lies the source of both his attraction and repulsion depending on the individual perception of the viewer.

Give as good as you get banter? He was talking to a tree. A tree.

I think Ben [b]would/b] mind people laughing at him. He became very tetchy when BB tipped up his bed and all the HM's were laughing at him. Once again he failed to see the funny side.

Having said that I agree that it depends on how you look at it. I think a grown man throwing insults at a tree without smiling or laughing at the absurdity of it makes him a poor sport you obviously don't..