[supergirthuk]

I look at what left in there and I am struggling justifying even watching the rest of it. I can honestly say the only real opposition to John James was Ben. this should be a stroll through to the final for John James now. I hope Mario goes next. He's truly vile.

Good luck Brideshead me old mate!

[Lex]

Originally Posted by Claymores

50p each - my Orange tariff is 50p per call for evictions - can't remember if I started with £9 or £6 but I certainly put £150 in total on the PAYG and have £23 left - made some calls too so you get the ball park yet? I can request Orange to show me what I spent it on and PM you the record if you wish.

HA HA HA!....Desperate or what??....You dont deserve to have money!...Just wait untill a 'grown-up' finds out!!
That's it....just throw it all away.....Ben will be raking it in now from all the Deals that , no doubt he's earned by being the most entertaining 'grown-up' housemate this year!!

[Lex]

Originally Posted by supergirthuk

I look at what left in there and I am struggling justifying even watching the rest of it. I can honestly say the only real opposition to John James was Ben. this should be a stroll through to the final for John James now. I hope Mario goes next. He's truly vile.

Good luck Brideshead me old mate!

Totally agree supergirth!...

P.s...Great avatar!!...Larry is the coolest-wit alive!!

[_Seth]

He was a legend.

[pices]

Originally Posted by Frost Bite

He was a legend.

He is a legend.

[Ultra Violet]

Originally Posted by pices

He is a legend.

It certainly seems from the foregoing that he had that elusive thing 'star quality' ...

[Vodka Drinka]

I actually cried when Ben left, I can't believe I'm admitting this, but it really upset me. There have been many evictions over the years where I've been pissed off at the outcome, but I've never been as upset as that

[Ultra Violet]

Originally Posted by Vodka Drinka

I actually cried when Ben left, I can't believe I'm admitting this, but it really upset me. There have been many evictions over the years where I've been pissed off at the outcome, but I've never been as upset as that

But it was in many ways a lucky escape ... I think the situation and the many unkindnesses were beginning to bring him down ... it was too hard for him to bear any more really ... and once he was out he found his true and happy voice again ... any more time would have been beyond enduring for him ... imho ... the fact that he managed to get through so many weeks without cracking is a real testament to his strength of character ... but in many ways enough really was enough ... his lightness and wit was being extinguished by the heaviness which surrounded him at that point ... he was freed to do lovely things on the outside ... but you are right ... the light went out once he had left ... that much is true ...

[Vodka Drinka]

Originally Posted by Ultra Violet

But it was in many ways a lucky escape ... I think the situation and the many unkindnesses were beginning to bring him down ... it was too hard for him to bear any more really ... and once he was out he found his true and happy voice again ... any more time would have been beyond enduring for him ... imho ... the fact that he managed to get through so many weeks without cracking is a real testament to his strength of character ... but in many ways enough really was enough ... his lightness and wit was being extinguished by the heaviness which surrounded him at that point ... he was freed to do lovely things on the outside ... but you are right ... the light went out once he had left ... that much is true ...

Oh poor Ben! I just wanted to get into that house and give him a big cuddle. I always secretly wanted to go on Big Brother, I just wish I'd have been in the house with him.

[kim]

I liked Ben in the beginning. He was my second fave at one point. Mario could easily have been evicted because of standing up for Ben and he still stood by him

[lauraC]

Originally Posted by kim

I liked Ben in the beginning. He was my second fave at one point. Mario could easily have been evicted because of standing up for Ben and he still stood by him

I also liked ben at first it was just when he spat back Mario's loyalty to him and bitched endlessly about his only true friend in there that pissed me off and I didn't like him any more except I still think he's funny to laugh at like mario said he's a weird unit

[Ultra Violet]

Originally Posted by lauraC

I also liked ben at first it was just when he spat back Mario's loyalty to him and bitched endlessly about his only true friend in there that pissed me off and I didn't like him any more except I still think he's funny to laugh at like mario said he's a weird unit

There were many other weird units in that house ... some of them far, far weirder (and more malevolent) than Ben ...

[lauraC]

Originally Posted by Ultra Violet

There were many other weird units in that house ... some of them far, far weirder (and more malevolent) than Ben ...

well big Brother does attract it's fair share of weired units that's true nearly everyone on there loves attention, in fact they all do, so I laugh when someone says "so and so is an attention seeker" they all are.
I didn't think Ben was malevolent, far from it, just very odd and a massive massive bitch, but saying that I think his bitchiness regarding Mario came from jealousy and attraction! same could be said about his bitchyness toward John james too he clearly fancied the pants off him

[Ultra Violet]

Originally Posted by lauraC

well big Brother does attract it's fair share of weired units that's true nearly everyone on there loves attention, in fact they all do, so I laugh when someone says "so and so is an attention seeker" they all are.
I didn't think Ben was malevolent, far from it, just very odd and a massive massive bitch, but saying that I think his bitchiness regarding Mario came from jealousy and attraction! same could be said about his bitchyness toward John james too he clearly fancied the pants off him

But I have seen Ben when he fancies someone ... I know what that looks like ... and Ben certainly did not fancy either Mario OR John James ... though I saw the 'look' on his face in the first week when he had a small crush on Rachael White ... and she is very much his type of woman (when it comes to looks) ... if she were older and more knowledgeable in the ways of the world she might have been very perfect for him ... in a different situation

I missed Ben because all the lightness and brightness in the house was extinguished when he went up the stairs

[Suze]

Back on topic now, then I missed Ben when he left the BB house, however I soon realised it was probably the right time for him to be evicted as the twitter mob would never have let him win anyway, and Ben gained so much more from leaving at that time, and he was also very very popular on both BBLB and BBBM, and even had some little Ben skits, and since then he has been on the TV and radio so much that it's all turned out ok and all good for those who enjoy following how well he is doing

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by Suze

Back on topic now, then I missed Ben when he left the BB house, however I soon realised it was probably the right time for him to be evicted as the twitter mob would never have let him win anyway, and Ben gained so much more from leaving at that time, and he was also very very popular on both BBLB and BBBM, and even had some little Ben skits, and since then he has been on the TV and radio so much that it's all turned out ok and all good for those who enjoy following how well he is doing

Folks.... can we ALL keep to this please.

I agree Suze, Ben was great in the house and I miss watching and listening to some of his classics that he would come out with!

[babycakes]

Originally Posted by Snowball

That's something I miss about watching Ben on the show... the way he put things across at times. Some of his comments were very witty, and his delivery was second to none!!

The Ben's best quotes thread is still always worth dipping into, unlike a few pale imitations. Some of the comments crack me up - and when you consider the context and circumstance under which they were made - they simply illustrate his sharp wit and humour. He was really one of the funniest HM's ever. We are lucky that he appears on the BBC so regularly nowadays, he still slips a few of his masterley quips out there.

That's what I miss most of all. Almost everyday he laid one of his witticisms at our feet. I watched very little after he had left - what I did see thereafter was tedious in the extreme. Duvets and Dullards.