Computer problems Cheeky. They are the bane of my life at the moment....

Although your response did get me laughing. It reminded my of the Scooby Doo theme!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_C2HJvtRDY

Laura's nagging me to get off here, doesn't she know it's the 200th thread! lol

*Nathan and Govan gossip with Josie as they smoke on the bench.

JOSIE: If he'd have just said 'look Jose, come on I've got a really bad headache..'
NATHAN: Lay off this sh-t..
GOVAN: I didn't like that .. I didn't like that.. that was nasty.
JOSIE: Yeah but you were taking the p—s as well .. he didn't start on you, did he? Wonder if he's asking if he can leave.. (Interestingly, she knew that John has this aspect of his character.. and that she already had some power over him to make him feel that he didn't want to stay if they were not friends)
GOVAN: I hope he doesn't go.
JOSIE: No, I don't dislike him that much!!
GOVAN: So obviously we can't make a joke about his breath any more now (tuts) (!)
JOSIE: Well he should brush his f—king teeth then, shouldn't he? (They all snigger)

*7.34pm John is packing his possessions up in the bedroom, Josie comes in to stop him (one of the HM's let her know what he was doing .. if my memory from live feed serves me correctly! After John had a little cry with Mario and Corin in the wardrobe) John has his belongings lined up on the floor and is zipping up his wash bag. Josie pokes her head round the bedroom door.

JOSIE: Why are you packing your stuff for, John?
JOHN: If you don't wanna talk .. I don't care but..
JOSIE: You're gonna go? (she walks over towards him)
JOHN: If I have to!! (If she won't talk to him .. if that's what SHE wants!)
JOSIE: Oh don't be so stupid, put your stuff back! Stop being an idiot!
JOHN: (Irked) Nah, don't .. it f—ked me off.. like you knew I was serious and you ..
JOSIE: No I didn't!! (starts to unpack his belongings)
JOHN: (Defensively) Don't touch my stuff, don't touch my stuff!
JOSIE: Do you think if I was serious .. I can't be bothered to talk to you when you're like this!
JOHN: I'm willing to listen ..

How many times have we heard one, the other or both of them use the old 'I don't care' line .. or some variation of it?? More often than not it seems to be on the occasions when really they do actually care .. but they don't WANT to give a damn about it and they absolutely do not want anyone to be able to see through them and suss that they DO in fact care .. a HELL of a lot! How SUCKY would it have been if John had just left as early as Day 12?? How adamant he was about leaving I don't know .. he was packing up the items that mattered most to him but was this to: alarm Josie into talking to him again and sorting things out? Was he really 100% resolved to leave the BB house there and then if BB had allowed him to? I don't think so. 'If I have to' puts the ball firmly in Josie's court he wants an indication from her before he makes his choice .. he's after a signal that she wants him to STAY!

JOSIE: I haven't got time for it .. I've had enough arguments .. I've had enough strife and enough arguments in my lifetime .. to be doing it with you in here, right..
JOHN: (Sighs and leans against drawers in the closet) Okay, okay.. I won't say anything .. just.. just talk to me then! (Lowers his head to the ground and licks his lips slightly)
JOSIE: You can't just be nice as pie and then go off like a little b---h when you want cos I won't stand for it! I will .. I'm not one of those girls!
JOHN: I didn't say you were one of any girl ..

Although Josie DIDN'T want more arguments, least of all with John because she'd had TOO many in her relationships before .. I guess a lot of time differences of opinion and misunderstandings DID lead to that because that was the only way she knew how to attempt to 'deal' with situations. That or the IGNORE tactic (which never worked out that well for her either, eh?) would come into play.. John came over as less mature when it came to emotions within relationships than Josie as he'd never had such intense feelings before .. Josie was used to these battles but didn't WANT any more .. but their combined tempers inevitably led to heated discussions and full out rows (particularly as they didn't have anyone else to unload on so they took EVERYTHING out on each other). John just NEEDED Josie to speak with him he was already heavily emotionally reliant upon Josie and it was suffocating him and tormenting him when she wouldn't. Josie is not the kind of girl to take things lying down or be walked all over .. she isn't a submissive woman who will be obedient and pander to her man. Likewise, Josie is not the type of man to let things go when he is angry or upset .. he has to voice his views and come to a resolution, nor would he just allow anyone to make him do something he didn't want and refused to give anyone power or control over him.

JOSIE: Don't .. don't think you can talk to me like that .. you should've come over and said 'Josie, please give it a rest!' (she is sat on Mario and John's double bed)
JOHN: What in front of everyone? (sits on the floor)
JOSIE: We've all been taking the p—s out of one another.. what when you decide it's alright .. I've gotta stop.
JOHN: (Hurt) When have I ever taken the p—s out of you, Jose? .. Seriously?
JOSIE: We always had a little banter .. that's the way it is in here.
JOHN: But I do not ride you nowhere .. not even CLOSE to anything ..
JOSIE: You said .. oh and you didn't then?!
JOHN: Yeah but that was the only time!! Because I asked you to stop.. (voice breaks slightly) but you didn't .. why didn't you? I don't know why you didn't stop..

Josie thought it was okay for her to be making jokes at John's expense as he'd never before had an issue with it. John realises that he did make THAT comment but it is almost as though he feels it was Josie's fault for the words that came out of his own mouth ..

JOSIE: Well I've learnt my lesson so you don't need to pack up your stuff, do you? Come on buddy.. (John is sat down near the closet and begins to cry) what's .. stop being stupid (she puts an arm on his shoulder) oh stop! .. don't do this!! (puts her arm behind his back and gives him a little peck on his forehead. Bites her nail.) oh stop being an idiot! (loud strangulated sob) stop being stupid (rubs his head) don't cos I'll feel really guilty now. (He sighs and leans his head against Josie's shoulder) Johnathan James, from this day on.. whenever you've got a headache I will not take the p—s out of you! (she laughs)
JOHN: Nuh! That's not the point (dries his eyes with his sleeve) .. it's just.. f—king this house .. like it just f—ks ya!
JOSIE: (Sucks her thumb) I'll be your friend again then, alright? (laughs)
JOHN: Nah but I don't even give a f—k..
JOSIE: Yeah you DO! Don't lie!!

JOHN: Nah not about that.. about this house .. like I don't even give a f—k, do you know what I mean? (Wipes tears using the sleeve of his hoody and Josie sucks her thumb more) I feel bad cos like .. you just made me snap (Josie laughs) like I would never say that to anyone in my life .. like EVER!! (That he got to the point where he did snap like this seemed to shock him to the core)
JOSIE: I was on the p—s today .. (she lies down beside him on the carpet)
JOHN: If it was anyone else it wouldn't have got to me .. but because it was you .. and I asked you to stop and I had a headache .. and you didn't .. it just got to me .. and I didn't know why.. I don't even know what I did wrong and you just.. (Acknowledges that it is because JOSIE had been behind it that had made him react so strongly and become so upset. But he doesn't know WHY she could make him feel these emotions .. even back then she had that power to devastate him and it just grew stronger every day as that became closer and closer.)

JOSIE: Well I think I've learnt my lesson now (she pokes his cheek with a finger)
JOHN: (He sniffs and exhales sharply) and then when I tried to talk to you about it you just f—king panned me off .. and I was like..
JOSIE: Cos I knew you were turning into 'that' guy and I didn't wanna speak to you. You're one of my favourites but when you're that guy .. I haven't got time..
JOHN: Like fair enough, I insulted you worse maybe..
JOSIE: Cos you switched on me when I walked in I thought 'nah, I'm not .. I'm not going to speak to that guy!'
JOHN: Yeah, cos if you weren't willing to sort it out I would have just left.
JOSIE: Would you? Really?
JOHN: Yeah. (This makes Josie smile – it seems she is flattered by this) yeah, I would've .. I don't give a f—k!! (His legs are on top of Josie's as she lays on the floor underneath him. They laugh at the ridiculousness!) F—king b---h!
JOSIE: What a joke!!


*Shabby crudely comes clean to Josie that she was so horny earlier she 'could've cracked one off!' Josie roars with laughter and asks if she has yet 'I thought you'd be right on it!!' as Shabby has not CRACKED any part of her anatomy!

*Ben is positively paranoid that everyone will be gunning for him for nominations “Shabby still doesn't care for me particularly .. I've given up trying to be friends with her cos it's never gonna work!” Ben describes his feelings for Govan 'goes from being a complete twit to being quite pleasant with you, correct? But he's a bit stupid and he sh-t stirs like crazy. Gov literally swings from the Nathan's and Shabby's of this world to .. John and Josie depending on who he thinks is in the ascendency .. no Govan is tricky, very tricky!”

*11.12pm most of the HM's are in the kitchen. BB has provided HM's with nibbles, non- alcoholic drinks and music (as a reward for their EGGsiting task that never made the HL show! Must have been bumped for the JJJ and Ben and Shabby dramas) John courteously checks with the other HM's around the table “are we starting? Are we? Are we eating?” as Ben is tucking into the nosh without a second thought for anyone else! Shabby and Dave say they are! Bad Romance is playing into the house which puts the SUNSHINE into Sunshine's soul as she sings and spins and skips around like a... fill in the blank with your own adjective! John continues to ensure that the guys are getting some food “are you alright, Nate? Wanna sausage roll, man?” 11 minutes later JJ's mates JLS have one of their tunes played 'one shot' as Sunshine, Corin and Josie dance away to it! Shabby and Caoimhe repulsively suck up lots of jelly with their hands behind their back (which is part of their party food) Shabby spits it all back out again!!

*Ben, Dave and John chat together in the bedroom – John is sat on the bed and it looks like he is SEWING his Peter Pan ripped shorts (man of hidden skills if he is able to sew!! I'll have to whip out a needle and thread and get him to repair articles of my clothing while he's staying at my house) John states “It was funny when you went to grab the sausage rolls!! You couldn't wait to get stuck in!” Ben grants this 'of course! I'm not a collegiate person' John asks what this means – Ben explains 'we're not sort of a Communist unit who have to vote before we do anything' John disagrees with that “we have to work as a unit cos if not we'd be in arguments all the time, wouldn't we?” John was irritated as Ben had helped himself to a sausage roll before everyone else had even arrived at the table to start munching themselves. Ben boasts 'I go to more formal functions than any of the people in that room.. I know protocol, I know the way things are meant to be done.. if you're at a bl—dy crisps and jelly bean party formal rules don't apply .. I'm not gonna bl—dy wait to say grace before I have a sausage roll. I mean that's just bl—dy ridiculous!”
John feels that he should have done so “it's just common courtesy when you're at a table with 14 people” Ben grasses on Shabby to John as he whines 'I don't understand why you're giving me a hard time!! I think you're being unfair and as Dave will confirm I'll tell you something and I wasn't going to tell you before but I'll tell you now .. when you had your big blow up with Josie today .. bl—dy Shabby was walking by smirking and SO happy that you had had a massive blow out with someone .. so I think you're being totally out of order and unfair to someone who has shown you real loyalty.' John objects “But I'm not being unfair.. I'm talking to you as a mate not as someone that's having a dip at ya.. you need to be a bit more aware of the other 14 people in the house.” Ben debates 'I think I am aware .. if they think that I am so unworthy of living here that they are going to judge me on whether I have asked for everyone's consent before I pick up a sausage roll then I shouldn't be here.. if that's really how petty and pathetic people are!!”

Most of us have seen just how petty and pathetic people have the potential to be over twitter in recent months!!!!!!

Last part will be up in a few minutes. Comment to your hearts content x x

Aloha peeps!

2OOth thread! Woooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!

*11.56pm Dave is disclosing to John about Shabby's actions earlier in the day when they believe she took great delight in John's fight with Josie 'she came in here, threw her coat down there, stormed in there (bathroom) then came out.. had a little look .. I don't know what she was doing.' Ben enquires 'do you believe me, John?' John makes it known “yeah, I do.. I'm glad I do. We'll just leave it at that” He laughs at the appearance of Josie who is dressed as her alter-ego 'Jazz' and looks superbly silly wearing a black wig, sunglasses, and red lippy smeared all around her lips to make them look larger, she is wearing Ben's white dressing robe and her cleavage is hanging out!

GOVAN: You don't look jazzy enough, Jazz!
JOSIE: Cos we're in here with the (mouths 'b---hes!)
GOVAN: What?
JOSIE: Yeah! (they mock whisper, copying the group and go into the bathroom. John observes them walking away and senses why they may have done so)
JOSIE: I'm going to turn into a right b---h now!! Did you hear all them lot? They've been saying summat to John .. John went 'I'm glad I know now!' and looked at us!!
GOVAN: Oh really? OH MY DAYYYYYYS!!
JOSIE: Don't rise to it! (Govan thumps his fist to his other hand) No, come here, come here.. Govan!!
GOVAN: So funny (!!)

John comes in to join them as he has picked up that Josie and Govan think he was whispering slyly about them and wants them to know that was not the case.

JOSIE: What you lot all talking about then? (Govan turns away when John enters and walks in the other direction and goes into the toilet)
JOHN: (fumes)Are you f---ing serious, Gov? If you f—king think I was involved in any f---ing whispering ..
JOSIE: (Demands) What were you talking about then?
JOHN: I heard.. I saw that you's heard ..
JOSIE: I know..
JOHN: Yeah! But if you think that I was involved in that ..
JOSIE: What were you talking about then?
JOHN: I didn't talk, I didn't say a word..
JOSIE: You did.. you just said 'I'm glad I know that, thank you' and then looked us both up and down!
JOHN: Who did?!
JOSIE: You did!
JOHN: (Bewildered) Whaaaat??
JOSIE: You went 'I'm glad I know, thank you.'
JOHN: I didn't look at you's two!
JOSIE: What was it?
JOHN: Aaaaah he f—king said that when they went to eject me .. no when I went to leave (Govan comes back out of the toilet and John informs him of what went down matter-of-factly) Gov, f—king don't even think that I'd f---ing rat you for a second, man.. for a F—KING second!! Like don't f—king think that little of me!
JOSIE: Well just tell us!

JOHN: (Agitated)Oh f—king hell! I f—king hate this sh-t! F—k! He said that when I was threatening to leave or whatever .. I didn't threaten to leave .. but when I was going to leave .. Ben said to f—king Davo 'oh you'd better' or you or something 'you better go talk to Johnny cos he's packing up his sh-t' .. Shabby walked past and went like this (demonstrates the smirk that Ben and Dave had shown him) and then came in here and went like that (rubs his hands together)
GOVAN: Who said this? Ben?
JOHN: Yes! (Govan makes as though he is going to have a word with Ben) no, wait.. (Govan tells them to carry on as he needs a 'slash' anyway)
JOSIE: (Instructs him assertively) Nooo don't do that, Govan! Cos he won't tell us anything again!
JOHN: Look, I'm aware that you guys don't trust certain people in that group .. do you (Govan talks over John) what the f—k am I meant to do? What the f—k am I meant to do? What am I meant to do?
JOSIE: I like Ben! (John laughs)
GOVAN: Ben licks the sh-t out of my arse! He licks the crack of my arse – day in, day out!!
JOSIE: But he didn't even say anything about you!
GOVAN: (Thinks Ben is trying to cause trouble) It's not the point! It's the principle! People are trying to cause trouble in the group. Think about it a 30 year old man, a 30 year old man telling you that kind of petty bullsh-t! Do you really think that was for your benefit? That's because you were in a vulnerable position today .. it's glaringly obvious, glaringly obvious do you know what I mean? And you've not been yourself all night and he's trying to capitalise on that!
JOSIE: Govan,don't even get.. don't sink yourself to that level!!
JOHN: F—k it's all f—king happening, innit!

*12.18am 22 minutes later Govan is sat alone in the garden rolling a ciggy, Shabby comes out of the nest and asks him what's wrong. Govan sighs deeply before tattling to Shabby 'go and ask John.. Put it this way, there's sh-tstirring going on, guys!' then he reveals what Ben had told John 'basically playing on the fact that John's feeling very sh-t today and I believe just trying to cause trouble between you and John!' Shabby wants to know 'have you spoken to John and told him it was b***cks?!' Govan confirms that he and Josie did 'that kind of behaviour as far as I'm concerned is sly and underhand! It's pathetic!!” Shabby walks off instantly to go in and confront the others.

*In the bathroom -

JOSIE: I just had a massive, massive sugar rush!
SHABBY: (Storms in) What the f—k?
JOSIE: What has Govan just said to you?
SHABBY: I just wanna know what this heinous thing that I've supposedly done is!
MARIO: (Surprised)That you've done?!
JOSIE: (Brushing her teeth) OMG He's such a tattle tat! .. It's just Ben. But he knows you and Ben don't see eye to eye anyway so I don't know why he had to do that. All Ben said was 'you rubbed your hands when .. John was on his way out.
SHABBY: (Sarcastic and irate) What?!! I rubbed my hands?!! I RUBBED MY HANDS??? (Josie giggles at her response)
JOSIE: I know!!
SHABBY: And you believed that? (directed at John)
JOHN: I'm not .. I don't .. (smiles) Do you really think I'm the sort of person that would even care? (giggles)
SHABBY: It's not the point whether you care or whether you don't! Why is he trying to cause sh-t? .. is my issue.
JOSIE: Don't rise to it, Shabs! (scrubs her tongue with her toothbrush furiously) Shabs, just don't rise to it, mate.
SHABBY: I f—king despise him! I despise him.

*Ben 'shall I pack my bags now?' now feeling he shouldn't have reported it to John. Steve decides to have a look as he wants to know what's happening – Ben says they'll be slagging him off as he'd told John how happy Shabby was when the dramas were kicking off. Mario reassures him that he is 'going in to make sure things don't get exaggerated!' Ben asks him to stick up for him and Mario confirms he will be 'I'm going to make sure facts aren't misinterpreted!' Ben wants to go to bed.

SHABBY: (Challenges)Ben, what is your problem?? What is your problem? Who are you?! What is your problem? Why are you trying to cause sh-t for me?
BEN: I wasn't trying to cause sh-t for you.. we were having a general analysis earlier.
SHABBY: A general analysis of WHAT now?
BEN: Just the whole situation earlier .. I shouldn't have mentioned you .. that was wrong of me.. but I did.
SHABBY: You've mentioned me .. because I think you would prefer it if people here didn't like me. That's the issue!
BEN: That's not true. That's not the case.
SHABBY: Cos I've had nothing but.. rubbing up against you the wrong way and I've left you alone.. I've said nothing about you, I've left you alone.. so just leave me out of it, Ben! I don't want to be part of your dramas.
BEN: It wasn't just me! There were other people involved but I'm not going to dob others people in but it wasn't just me.
SHABBY: Other people involved?
BEN: WHAT?! It wasn't just me!
SHABBY: Grow the F--K up, Ben, man! You're 30 years old!!
BEN: Yeah, I know that.
SHABBY: Stop acting like a F—KING bell-end!! (she leaves the room)


*Ben feels betrayed by John but Mario insists it was not 'deliberate.' 1.01am Mario acts as a go-between to try and get Ben and Shabby talking again. Shabby doesn't wish to speak with Ben or resolve anything.

SHABBY: Ben, I literally have NOTHING to say to you!! I don't want to hear it.
BEN: Okay, fine.
SHABBY: Cool.
BEN: (Leaning on Ben for physical support and emotional back up)But things aren't exactly .. going to resolve anything but .. that's unfair..
SHABBY: I didn't say I wanted to resolve anything!
BEN: But when things happen between individuals they often spiral to involve other people!
SHABBY: The thing that amuses me is that you said this to John in the sense of being a friend .. but if you really were his friend you wouldn't want to make him think that people didn't like him! You aren't his friend! You are NOT his friend because you tried to make him feel sh-t and I wouldn't do that to my friends!! (John is looking distressed as he watches)
JOSIE: That's what they've done just riled us right up!
CAOIMHE: And I can guarantee Shabby has absolutely nothing against John James!
BEN: He took a throw away comment that I made to him..
SHABBY: But you would not have made that throw away comment without any intent behind it, Ben! That's the point. OF COURSE THERE WAS INTENT BEHIND IT OTHERWISE YOU WOULD NOT HAVE SAID IT!!!!


*Ife meekly asks if she can say one thing. She asks Ben what he hoped to achieve from telling John about the 'rubbing hands thing' in the first place.
SHABBY: He attached his own judgement knowing he would use it later .. knowing he would use it later.
MARIO: Ben's not a malicious person!
SHABBY: I don't believe you!! I believe he is a malicious person! EVERYTHING I've seen from Ben has been malicious. WHY THE F—K DID YOU SAY IT???
IFE: Why did you feel the need to tell him that's all I wanna know?
BEN: Because he was asking generally about the mood of different things at the time .. and just as you would have been honest to your friends as to the way you saw it ..
SHABBY: But you DON'T know me! YOU DON'T KNOW ME!! You made a judgement on a person you knew nothing about .. and I don't want you to know me!
BEN: Fine and I accept that.. and I'm sure you've made judgements on me without me knowing either.
SHABBY: I don't give a sh-t about you Ben! I've not made any judgements because I couldn't give 2 shiny sh-ts about you.
BEN: Then why are you being so rude about it?
SHABBY: Because I DON'T LIKE YOU BEN!!!!!!!!!! (Shabby storms into bathroom) John is keeping his head down)
BEN: I know that! Do you not think I realise that?


CAOIMHE: Problem is if you're going to have these little bitching sessions and talking about people and blah blah blah it's going to get found out.
NATHAN: We're meant to b—ch! We're not all meant to get along hunky dory!
BEN: I know you don't like me Shabby ..
CAOIMHE: The best thing to do here is leave it – apologise! Two people have been made uncomfortable tonight because of it.
BEN: We are where we are .. I had my reasons but anyway I apologise to you.. I know you don't like me … I guess we've just got yo stay out of people's way and at least we know were we stand.
SHABBY: (Nods) Mm hm!

*Shabby, Ife and Caoimhe are in the garden bitching about Ben and Mario. Shabby thinks Ben looked pathetic in the argument . Caoimhe couldn't believe the way he was leaning on Mario 'sit down and let the man speak for himself!' Shabby reveals that 'Mario has gone down in my estimations.' and goes on to say that Mario is thinking with his c—k, being blind to the fact that Ben is an 'utter w—ker' because he fancies him! Caoimhe also has 'lost a bit of respect for him.'

*Mario tries to make feel Ben feel better about the tension telling him“In a few days there'll be a new drama and it'll be forgotten!” Ben is convinced he's now hated by 40/50% of the house.

THE END!

Off for a couple of hours will try and come back later on to respond and celebrate more with all you beauties x x x

Just read my post lol supposed to say

JJJFinland when I read your posts they all in one way or another reflect the way I see the situation but Dont know how to express myself. This is a longer vstaking than original post x

So sorry thought I had corrected it b4 posting x

Just read my post lol supposed to say

JJJFinland when I read your posts they all in one way or another reflect the way I see the situation but Dont know how to express myself. This is a longer version than original post x

See ya later.

Evening Lou


See you later xxx

great write up Cheeky, this was one I've been waiting to see (not that I didn't the others, you know what I mean )


To me, here, is has dawned on John how much he has lost control, because of his feelings for Josie. It's dawned on him how much he cares, and how much that caring indicates the power she can have over him. It makes me think of that conversation on the sofa in the last week - which Heidi, I and others were discussing yesterday - where he talked about his need for control. He seems utterly devastated that he has, in some respect, lost control of his feelings and because of his feelings.


I agree absolutely with Ben's observations about Govan, they were my thoughts at that time too.


This line absolutely made me howl with laughter, class

Hey Jade, hows you?

I never liked Ben from start to finish. I found him, as a HM, childish and bitchy.

I agree with Shabby's observation

hi all,a huge congratulations on the fantastic achievement of reaching the 200th thread,i would like to thank each and every one of you for giving me so much pleasure reading your posts,i have laughed, cried,been thru all the meltdowns with you,i feel ive gotten to know many of you just by reading your posts and now i chat to alot of you on twitter,i have always lurked coz i felt the thread was too fast for me and believe it or not i felt too shy to join in,i dont know why coz you are all so friendly and have made me feel so welcome on twitter,i will always lurk and keep up to date on whats happening in jjj land,i am a positivepolly and wish nothing but love and happiness to john and josie ,keep up the good work and if i can learn how to fathom out this thing i might join in some day,hope this thread continues on and on as so many friendships have been made through it,thanx again for all the memories CHEERS TO YOU ALL x lots of love margiepx:

Margie!!! Who dug you out of the twitter coffin? lol

Welcome to the thread!

Dont worry, the more ya post, the easier it gets.

Right, I really have to stop ignoring Laura's nagging and get off here, it's been good - funny, interesting and we... the JJJAT

Have a good evening, sorry won't be here, Laura gets the PC tonight, I'm stuck in TV Hell

HOpe I won't miss too much, sad about it really

Have a good one, love Ali xx

Welcome to the thread, Hope you post more often

I'm good thanks, how are you? Sorry for taking a while to reply, I went for dinner. I can't believe we're on part 200


Welcome to the thread You'll be surprised how quickly you get used to how it all works!

See ya later.

Hi everyone! Many congratulations..

At one time I was a regular poster on here - less so nowadays although I do try to keep up. I first posted before the end of BB11, around the time of John's eviction, I think. I'd been lurking for a long time and felt the need to join hands with others who were inhabiting this strange, almost nocturnal world, watching the story unfold as it hurtled towards its most dramatic hour!

The story of John and Josie...its been epic, and I personally don't feel that its quite over. Not that I think they are about to get back together, or even that I want them to get back together. Its just that I still feel the presence of this JJJ 'thing', whatever it is...it has its own raison d'etre, and its own life-support system sustaining it.....Twitter abounds with references, there's still a strong presence on DS..and clearly John is still very much part of the BB brand which is about to launch on Channel 5, with input from Josie....and so it seems this JJJ 'thing' goes from strength to strength..indefinable, elusive, annoying to some, nostalgic for others...and a focus of hope for a few. It just won't go away!!!

Its a year today since Day 66 ...someone pointed that out earlier, I think it was Steph. Probably my favourite day from the whole series. If I was asked to pick a day as evidence that the JJJ relationship was 'genuine', it would be this one. On this day they flirted, they talked about sex, they were serious, they argued a little, they supported each other, and they made me, and each other, and everyone else, laugh! Remember John's dancing? Josie's glasses steaming up when she is elected to receive the Golden Ticket? And the squeeing when they kissed? That day had so much emotion and so much sheer joy ...pure, vintage JJJ. Full of emotion and drama, but still with that game-show light-heartedness which fell by the wayside as time went on.

So John and Josie have gone their separate ways..John back to his old life in Oz (as far as we know) and Josie pursuing a nascent TV career. Both would seem to be happy, I hope so at least. And the JJJAT - well, it's still a great place to be, not least because its the only place where I can come to talk about both John and Josie without having to read harsh comments or criticism about the other! I guess this is the true home for all those who have never taken sides!

I'm not really very chatty by nature and tend to use forums where I can discuss or debate rather than chat, so from time to time I've opted for the court thread..or other short-lived threads about speciific issues. I've defended John and Josie against detractors and I've often found myself wondering why! I guess the simplest explanation is that I just felt I had to - that there was something worth standing up for...and it really isn't very complicated. It was just a love story. OK it didn't last very long, but then the odds were stacked against them...just like Romeo and Juliet. Happily, John and Josie have survived!

The JJJAT is something special, as its longevity proves- I've found some really warm and friendly people on here and I'm grateful for that. And of course for the wonderful JJJAT party, which was a fantastic night and loads of fun. All sorts of things go on in here - people help and support each other, get to know each other in 'RL', it's a busy information highway. There have been some amazing posts on here, some funny, some reflective, some serious .....(tynetart - your post yesterday was just brilliant!) so thanks to everyone who posts.

OK I'm done now. You're all wonderful. And so too are Josie and John James. I just have a vague feeling that the story will have further chapters.

Ah dont worry bout it, not long finished mine.

I know, its totally crazy! And most of the parts are from after BB.

Hi Margie - lovely to see you here - welcome to the thread

Lovely post and I also agree that John and Josie story is not over

Aww, that was lovely.