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Old 06-12-2016, 20:53
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Well, they don't, do they?
Not anymore they don't...
Not only is it bloody cruel to mix and smash and crush different species...(a toad and spider sitting on Moffat's head? Why? Because they didn't WANT to be in that bloody water).
But also...the 'celebs' walked through the trials like they weren't there.
Even big girls-blouse Adam was indifferent to them by trial 3..........
So its time to say 'no' to the use of bugs.....they don't work anymore...

Right?
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Old 06-12-2016, 21:14
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Well, they don't, do they?
Not anymore they don't...
Not only is it bloody cruel to mix and smash and crush different species...(a toad and spider sitting on Moffat's head? Why? Because they didn't WANT to be in that bloody water).
But also...the 'celebs' walked through the trials like they weren't there.
Even big girls-blouse Adam was indifferent to them by trial 3..........
So its time to say 'no' to the use of bugs.....they don't work anymore...

Right?
I agree. It's cruel. Most of the trials involving thinking and physical effort have reduced so that viewers get an easy thrill. Ugh.
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Old 06-12-2016, 21:48
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Even without the cruelty aspect, it's just not entertaining. I usually do something else while the trials involving bugs/animals are on. Everyone I know hates it as well.
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Old 06-12-2016, 21:50
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They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again
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Old 06-12-2016, 23:06
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They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again
Ha, exactly what I was going to post. Sing it with me now -

All this talk of eating bugs
It's getting me down my love
Like Adam in a bowl
Waiting for spiders
He knows they're coming down
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Old 07-12-2016, 00:53
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They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again
The bugs don't work
They just make it worse
But I know I'll see those bugs again
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Old 07-12-2016, 01:49
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Ha, exactly what I was going to post. Sing it with me now -

All this talk of eating bugs
It's getting me down my love
Like Adam in a bowl
Waiting for spiders
He knows they're coming down
And he hopes you're voting for him
As he lays on down his side
Now the bugs dont work
They just get you third
But he knows that he cant beat Scarlett

Now the bugs dont work
They just get you third
But he knows that he cant beat Scarlett
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Old 07-12-2016, 02:25
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And he hopes you're voting for him
As he lays on down his side
Now the bugs dont work
They just get you third
But he knows that he cant beat Scarlett

Now the bugs dont work
They just get you third
But he knows that he cant beat Scarlett
Haha, was hoping for that. Nice!

The refrain -

Ooooh, Scar-la-la-la-lett...
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Old 07-12-2016, 02:33
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Haha, was hoping for that. Nice!

The refrain -

Ooooh, Scar-la-la-la-lett...
Could be a best seller on the crads...

O just noticed it should be down on not, on down ooops silly me
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Old 07-12-2016, 10:01
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They make me squirm, I can hardly watch.
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Old 08-12-2016, 11:20
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excellent stuff!!
maybe this year's jungle 'song' should be taken from the above verses..

And maybe a petition entiltled 'the bugs don't work'??
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Old 08-12-2016, 12:20
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It's when they insist on putting rats in water, they obviously do it so the rats climb onto people to get out of the water. I've had pet rats for many years, they spend hours grooming themselves, they don't want to be thrown into a dirty water pit.

I always cringe at the end of a rat trial, when the celebrities are climbing out of the coffin or whatever, i don't want any rats to get fractured tails or legs with being stepped on.
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Old 08-12-2016, 13:59
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It's when they insist on putting rats in water, they obviously do it so the rats climb onto people to get out of the water. I've had pet rats for many years, they spend hours grooming themselves, they don't want to be thrown into a dirty water pit.

I always cringe at the end of a rat trial, when the celebrities are climbing out of the coffin or whatever, i don't want any rats to get fractured tails or legs with being stepped on.
Me too - and they look so friendly, I feel sorry for them.
When Scarlett was in her final trial one was looking in the star bag as though counting them for her.
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Old 08-12-2016, 14:01
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It's when they insist on putting rats in water, they obviously do it so the rats climb onto people to get out of the water. I've had pet rats for many years, they spend hours grooming themselves, they don't want to be thrown into a dirty water pit.

I always cringe at the end of a rat trial, when the celebrities are climbing out of the coffin or whatever, i don't want any rats to get fractured tails or legs with being stepped on.
That really bothers me, too. I don't understand the celebs' hysteria about tame rats at all, particularly as those rats won't have Weil's disease. The snakes in trials aren't poisonous, won't throttle the celebs and the bigger crocs have their jaws tied closed,poor beggars.
Fear of something that can kill makes perfect sense but the creatures used in the trials can't do that. I think that ear plugs should be provided though. Better still, stop pouring bugs over celebs instead of setting up better trials.
I've handled snakes, rats and one big spider,almost as big as my hand. Spider was someone's pet. There's just no need for a screamfest, over some harmless critters.
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Old 08-12-2016, 15:48
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That really bothers me, too. I don't understand the celebs' hysteria about tame rats at all, particularly as those rats won't have Weil's disease. The snakes in trials aren't poisonous, won't throttle the celebs and the bigger crocs have their jaws tied closed,poor beggars.
Fear of something that can kill makes perfect sense but the creatures used in the trials can't do that. I think that ear plugs should be provided though. Better still, stop pouring bugs over celebs instead of setting up better trials.
I've handled snakes, rats and one big spider,almost as big as my hand. Spider was someone's pet. There's just no need for a screamfest, over some harmless critters.
TRUTH IS THE SCARIEST TRAIL BY FAR WAS THE 'WALK THE PLANK' trial half of them did on top of that building on day 1. I'm all for celebs being paid to take real risks. I don't see squashing cockroaches and mealworms as anything other than mind-numbing cruelty.
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Old 08-12-2016, 16:24
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TRUTH IS THE SCARIEST TRAIL BY FAR WAS THE 'WALK THE PLANK' trial half of them did on top of that building on day 1. I'm all for celebs being paid to take real risks. I don't see squashing cockroaches and mealworms as anything other than mind-numbing cruelty.
There's no way I could have done that plank trial at the beginning. Terrifying.
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Old 08-12-2016, 16:30
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Me too - and they look so friendly, I feel sorry for them.
When Scarlett was in her final trial one was looking in the star bag as though counting them for her.
They really are very complex, social creatures. I always hide the food in little boxes and tubs, so they have to work for their food. Mine can actually unscrew jars!
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Old 08-12-2016, 20:22
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Awww! I love rats. OH won't have one in the house though, so we have a hamster - she's adorable.
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Old 08-12-2016, 22:07
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Awww! I love rats. OH won't have one in the house though, so we have a hamster - she's adorable.
Aw what a shame your OH wont have one, they really are fab little things. My husband was the same when we first met. In the end he used to walk around with one on his shoulder, he would walk this particular one down the garden chatting to him.

We got a puppy and she grew up with them, every evening the pup would go and call for this rattie, she would wait for him to climb out of his cage and they would cause havoc around the house, running up and down the stairs, raiding my carrier bags, just had a blast playing together.
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Old 08-12-2016, 23:32
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This Verve thread is hilarious!

Are the contestants given instructions not to touch the snakes and rats?

If that was me in there, I'd gently remove them from my face or neck, but nobody ever does this. I agree that it's cruel to mix up all the species, snakes upon rats upon spiders upon cockroaches.

The bugs are definitely getting old.
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Old 21-12-2016, 08:47
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I think its because they know what their letting themselves in for now so that's why it doesn't have the same effect as they did in the earlier years, also as said the trails are not hard enough so the camp this year had it easy as they did get all the stars most of the time and no one said I'm a celeb get me out of here or refuse to do a trial, should be made more challenging next series
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