'Bigbrother!' - Another interesting Article From Etcetera

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small; text-align: center;"> <a class="external" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHz0N5KpUU6jvE5ETP2JBjWlpZuoMAP9hyphenhyphentH1JPhLJNd6lnxAs5VD_nmoFxRf5yjpjO1RkhIBco8QXjBUYZQdzDMwY3YU-FhKOSxIzNfGOEcGZ0-zib9_DXPBd2gHkrTzgQD0fwRjRt-l/s1600/big-brother.png" imageanchor="1" style="color: #c001b8; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Opens new window"><img border="0" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHz0N5KpUU6jvE5ETP2JBjWlpZuoMAP9hyphenhyphentH1JPhLJNd6lnxAs5VD_nmoFxRf5yjpjO1RkhIBco8QXjBUYZQdzDMwY3YU-FhKOSxIzNfGOEcGZ0-zib9_DXPBd2gHkrTzgQD0fwRjRt-l/s1600/big-brother.png" style="border-width: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%;" width="640" /></a></div> <br style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;" /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> Hello Bigbrother! This is your egbon speaking. Please come to the diary room for questioning.’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Huh? This is my what? Who the hell is my egbon? I am Bigbrother and nobody summons me to any diary room.’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Shut your mouth Bigbrother and listen very carefully. I am your egbon. That means I am your bigger brother and you have to <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1">show</span> me some respect. And If I want you in the diary room, you go there without a grumble. And listen Bigbrother, you better take your hands off your pocket and wipe that fake baritone off your voice when talking to your egbon. Olori buruku omo ti o ni respect. Are you still standing there? You have less than a minute to put on a shirt and present yourself for questioning in the diary room.’</div> <a class="external" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more" style="color: #c001b8; font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Opens new window"></a><br style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;" /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Please sit down Bigbrother, you are now in egbon’s diary room and in the course of this session, no argument will be tolerated. You are only allowed to speak when answering a question. And you are only permitted to answer my questions with “Yes egbon” or “No egbon.” Have I made myself very clear Bigbrother?’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Yes egbon.’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Very good, now my first question, Bigbrother, are you aware that your ratings have dropped tremendously?’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Yes egbon.’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘And do you have any contingency plan to salvage this situation?’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘No egbon.’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Why don’t you have a contingency plan? Isn’t that what any intelligent person would do?’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Yes egbon but nobody would have thought my ratings would crash at any point considering my platform.’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> Moving on Bigbrother, tell me, was it part of your initial plan for people to be subjected to those troubling scenes which are corrupting the morals of their children?’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Ehmm yes egbon, that was actually the plan. That is why it is called a reality TV show.’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘So you are saying that the smoking of marijuana and drinking alcohol are also part of this reality?’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Egbon, these house mates are no kids and some of them are chain smokers and drunkards outside TV. So, why make them pretend on TV? Moreover, making money is the objective and you and I know that immorality sells faster than anything on TV.’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Bigbrother, I want you to be very honest with your answer to the next question.’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Ok egbon trust me.’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘I was told you have two daughters, can you lock any or both of them in the same house with strangers from other countries for months and allow them have random s*x and <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD2">shower</span> n*ked under camera surveillance with the whole world watching?’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Egbon sincerely I won’t.’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Why won’t you? But you told me in clear terms that the main objective of your show is to promote mutual coexistence between Africans from various countries.’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Egbon my children are schooling and they are not cut out for things like this.’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Oh, you mean other people’s children are good to coexist but yours can’t ehn Bigbrother?’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Egbon, my daughters are very fragile and they get bruised easily. But are you accusing me of taking advantage of the contestants or the public? I never forced anybody to <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD9">subscribe</span> to my show. Also the contestants knew what they were getting into from the outset. Nobody forced them to participate. And egbon, how come nobody talks about my $300,000 that the winner takes home every season? How come nobody talks about the fact that I am turning these guys into celebrities? Most of them were on the streets and I gave them opportunities. People should stop this undeserved criticism.’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘But are you aware that people are referring to what you have here as a modern day concentration <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD4">camp</span>?’ ‘Egbon, I have never heard that term before.’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Yes of course you haven’t. But you must have heard that most religious leaders are clamouring for your outright ban?’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Egbon, don’t make me laugh, I can assure you that those ones are the addicted viewers of the shower hour. Egbon, abeg leave the religious leaders, I don’t have time for their hypocrisy.’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Ok, Bigbrother, tell me the first thing that went through your mind when you heard your show was banned by the Malawian government.’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Egbon sincerely I just laughed at the jokers and knew such ban won’t last and like I predicted, it didn’t.’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘So who was responsible for the lifting of the ban?’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Egbon I am Bigbrother but you of all people should know that I have bigger brothers.’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Yes I am one of your bigger brothers and I was sent here by others because we are all losing patience with the drop of income. And before I leave here Bigbrother, let me inform you that the other financiers including myself would love to know your plans to increase your ratings.’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Egbon, there is no need to worry. Just tell them they will start making a lot of more money very soon.’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Bigbrother please cut the crap and give us something tangible. What exactly do you have in mind?’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Egbon I am introducing other side attractions like lap <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD6">dancing</span> and stripping from next season. It will be tagged “Bigbrother the Erotica.” I know a lot of people will call for my head at first but trust me egbon, like shower hour, it will be another hit and income from sms will pour in like water from a broken dam.’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘That would be fantastic Bigbrother. But don’t you consider that kids are watching?’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Egbon that’s why we have PG regulations and this <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD10">new</span> additions can only be viewed by special subscribers.’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> ‘Bigbrother I can assure you that these additions will most definitely bring about your end. You will be butchered from left, right and centre.’</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;"> </div> <br style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: small;" /> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: x-small;">‘Forget that tin, egbon. Like 2baba would say, nothing dey happen.’</span><br /> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>

'Bigbrother!' - Another interesting Article From Etcetera

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