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Old 02-02-2015, 23:18
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ha ha I upset my cousin once, trying to impress me talking about Kipling and I said "is that not the chap that makes cakes" - my sister just burst out laughing and my cousin was not amused - well I thought it was well funny
haha you're my type of person
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Old 02-02-2015, 23:22
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The HMs might have better understood the phrase, "Jungle Book-dude".
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Old 02-02-2015, 23:23
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Can't believe she just quoted that poem to him, surely her own words would have been more fitting! It's a nice enough poem.... but to be quoted in the BB house, off all places, well it came across as particularly mawkish imo.
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Old 02-02-2015, 23:31
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She might as well have just wrote:-

"Can't be arsed, dude you're not going to win. From Mum"
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Old 02-02-2015, 23:34
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'If...' by Kipling.

I'm amazed so many of them thought it had genuinely been written by his mum.
I know. Pathetic that people don't know it.
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Old 02-02-2015, 23:35
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I'd have been gutted if my loved ones just shoved a bloody poem in a letter....how lazy and what a let down
I didn't hear the letters. Was Cami's the nutritional advice on the back of a Cornflakes box?
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Old 02-02-2015, 23:36
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She might as well have just wrote:-

"Can't be arsed, dude you're not going to win. From Mum"
aaaaaah I nearly wet myself reading this
so funny !!
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Old 02-02-2015, 23:37
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if any relative of mine copied something off the internet rather than tell me they missed me and everything was ok at home -i'd bl**dy throttle them

girl by
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Old 02-02-2015, 23:47
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That's my favourite poem of all time!
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Old 03-02-2015, 00:39
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Dude had talent. Poetry AND cakes. I'm impressed


It's a lovely poem by Rudyard Kipling. It's inspirational. I doubt Angie Best would want to share private thoughts on telly just for nasty people to tear apart online.
So instead she comes across as a 'can't be arsed' mum so she can be torn apart online. I don't think anyone would have torn her apart for writing a nice Mum's proud of you loves you to bits type letter. It didn't need to contain personal information to be personal.

She might as well have just wrote:-

"Can't be arsed, dude you're not going to win. From Mum"
That's how I took it as well. If it was a favourite poem than perhaps quote just a couple of lines.
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Old 03-02-2015, 00:50
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Cherry Bakewells by Kipling would more appropriate to that numpty.


Mmmm cakes.....
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Old 03-02-2015, 01:30
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she didnt bother to write a letter so printed a poem
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Old 03-02-2015, 01:38
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It is Kipling's poem called, If.

Copied by a mother too lazy to write her own letter.
Like Mother, like son?
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Old 03-02-2015, 05:03
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It's like taking the lyrics of some Elton John song, changing a couple of words, and thinking that'll do.
Goodbye Cami Li
Though we never knew you at all
Till you said to Emma
Should I slit this motherf****r's throat?
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Old 03-02-2015, 05:07
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I'd have been gutted if my loved ones just shoved a bloody poem in a letter....how lazy and what a let down
Me too. I'd be annoyed.
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Old 03-02-2015, 05:28
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Goodbye Cami Li
Though we never knew you at all
Till you said to Emma
Should I slit this motherf****r's throat?
Ah, music to my ears.

Just a quick question to everybody on here. Does anyone think that Calum actuallly understood the words to the poem and what it meant, or do you think he will have thought it sounded cool because it had lots of long fancy words in it?

Come to think of it, how many housemates do you think understood the poem, and which ones do you think didn't have a clue what it meant?

I only ask because I'm not exactly convinced that these people are the type to listen to poetry readings. I'm not sure that these people are the right audience for poetry and that it's quite possibly not exactly the sort of thing they'd normally read.
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Old 03-02-2015, 06:34
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Goodbye Cami Li
Though we never knew you at all
Till you said to Emma
Should I slit this motherf****r's throat?
The chola burned out long before,
The Perez Show ever did

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Old 03-02-2015, 07:35
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I think the part that says, 'If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you' is very apt for the BB house! Spot on, Angela!
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Old 03-02-2015, 08:19
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Dude had talent. Poetry AND cakes. I'm impressed
Well I must say he makes exceedingly good poems.
probably the best lines I've read on this forum.
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Old 03-02-2015, 08:22
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Ah, music to my ears.

Just a quick question to everybody on here. Does anyone think that Calum actuallly understood the words to the poem and what it meant, or do you think he will have thought it sounded cool because it had lots of long fancy words in it?

Come to think of it, how many housemates do you think understood the poem, and which ones do you think didn't have a clue what it meant?

I only ask because I'm not exactly convinced that these people are the type to listen to poetry readings. I'm not sure that these people are the right audience for poetry and that it's quite possibly not exactly the sort of thing they'd normally read.
He did say it was a 'beautiful poem' - and I'm sure he would have read it in private afterwards to take it in properly.
& I'm sure he will be able to just disregard Perez's shit-stirring about the words in the poem. (douchebag)

I don't think he's as dense as some people think he is.

I've been impressed with him in there, particularly how cool he has remained most of the time - but when pushed he DOES stand up for himself.

Cool dude.
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Old 03-02-2015, 08:31
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It went way over the housemates heads. Many baffled faces.
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Old 03-02-2015, 08:41
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Dudeyard Dudeling
She might as well have just wrote:-

"Can't be arsed, dude you're not going to win. From Mum"
This thread has been hilarious to read!

Thank you for the great laffs.
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Old 03-02-2015, 08:49
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The HMs might have better understood the phrase, "Jungle Book-dude".
They would probably have thought it was a Disney poem then.
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Old 03-02-2015, 08:51
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I think the part that says, 'If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you' is very apt for the BB house! Spot on, Angela!
He obviously hasn't listened...roaring his head off at Perez

whats with the Angela..always been known as Angie.
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Old 03-02-2015, 08:52
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A beautiful poem & very apt to his situation She was sending him a message.

I doubt if it was the first time his mother had quoted it to him - this poem may well have a history between them.

Interesting to see which HM's understood the significance of the words.

Perez certainly did !! Unfortunately, Calum went running to KH telling tales - which defeated the purpose of his mother sending it
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