Big Brother Africa: The Unbearable Lightness of Laughter and Being!

HELLA, some BBA2 viewers just have no sense of humour! There were Lerato, Max and Meryl (love you, girl) outside the house for Bertha’s eviction on Sunday night wearing black T-shirts emblazoned with ‘Untouchables’ in gold.

Loved it. L.O.V.E.D.it! But, goeie genade.The outcry, the skande, the clenched knuckles, the white-knuckled fisting, the gritted teeth, the gnashing of teeth, the hair standing on end, the razor tongues spewing out tacks as fast as fingers could sledgehammer down on keyboards, the uncontained squeals of outrage that echoed through cyberspace on Big Brother websites …Sjoe! Some serious energy was generated.Who needs solar power with this type of venting? It could drive more than a continent.I mean, how dare the ‘Untouchables’ have a sense of humour?! They should be off flagellating themselves.Ya’ know, wearing sackcloth and ashes and beating themselves with a horsewhip …Adulterous goings-on are fine.But having unadulterated fun? Brother, have fun at your peril.Sisters, how DARE you?! How D.A.R.E.they enjoy themselves? Ai-eeeeeeee! You could have sworn that the three former housemates were a highly trained strike force about to blitz the house, rescue Kwaku, depose the ‘Big 5’, barricade the grounds and hold Biggie hostage until he gave them the US$100 000.Aitsa! And where is the United Nations when you need them? Lighten up people! Or, as Richard repeats endlessly, take it easy dawgs, take it easy.Lerato, Meryl and Max were taking the piss out of themselves (in case some paravoids, parazoids and paranoids don’t get it, it’s what’s known as having fun at your own expense).Personally I hope, I really do, that it also represented the equivalent of ‘flashing’ those dissers who love to hate the ‘Untouchables’.And the ‘Phly 3’, out of the eternal goodness of their spotless hearts, were doubtless also paying homage to the creativity of Maureen – it was the designing Ugandan who coined the term ‘Untouchables’ (for Max and Lerato) during a diary session with Biggie! Woteva.It was wickedly funny.Deliciously wicked! SMACKDOWN Bertha, aka B.What can I say.What will B will B! The court of public opinion has delivered its verdict.The Zimbabwean lawyer’s out.But what a smackdown (yeah, peeps, I bought Akon’s ‘Konvicted’ – all of N$99 at a magazine franchise near you).Zimbabwe voted to keep their countrywoman in the house.But for the rest, it was a 12 to one buzz-out for Beezy, as Lerato sometimes called her.Seems Ghanaians have a few reservations about Bertha.In a taped interview ahead of the eviction, Kwaku’s friend Eddie said Bertha had carried out what could be described as “a hostile takeover (of K) after Meryl left”.Ouch! But while B may be out, for those who have eyes to see, she’ll go down as a central figure in more than one BB parable! Who was on hand to offer Bertha succour as she was chased from the temple, oops, I mean house – none other than a circle of friends in whose midst the affection-switching lawyer all but pissed, so to speak, at one point or another.Think our gal Meryl, the youngest daughter of the house, who wore Kwaku’s coat of many colours and was flung into the pit of eviction by the older sister and her cohorts.Still, don’t believe Bertha’s any exception to the rule when it comes to lawyers, sensitivities and the parsing (note, not pharisee-ing) of words.Give it up for B.She provided her fair share of entertainment.And, just as Justice was a headline writer’s dream, Bertha inspired my writing! S’true.My imagination was born again, and again, and again …Amen! To Bertha: may your life be filled with many hallelujah moments.Go well B.* Catch BBA2 on Channel 198, DStvL.O.V.E.D.it! But, goeie genade.The outcry, the skande, the clenched knuckles, the white-knuckled fisting, the gritted teeth, the gnashing of teeth, the hair standing on end, the razor tongues spewing out tacks as fast as fingers could sledgehammer down on keyboards, the uncontained squeals of outrage that echoed through cyberspace on Big Brother websites …Sjoe! Some serious energy was generated.Who needs solar power with this type of venting? It could drive more than a continent.I mean, how dare the ‘Untouchables’ have a sense of humour?! They should be off flagellating themselves.Ya’ know, wearing sackcloth and ashes and beating themselves with a horsewhip …Adulterous goings-on are fine.But having unadulterated fun? Brother, have fun at your peril.Sisters, how DARE you?! How D.A.R.E.they enjoy themselves? Ai-eeeeeeee! You could have sworn that the three former housemates were a highly trained strike force about to blitz the house, rescue Kwaku, depose the ‘Big 5’, barricade the grounds and hold Biggie hostage until he gave them the US$100 000.Aitsa! And where is the United Nations when you need them? Lighten up people! Or, as Richard repeats endlessly, take it easy dawgs, take it easy.Lerato, Meryl and Max were taking the piss out of themselves (in case some paravoids, parazoids and paranoids don’t get it, it’s what’s known as having fun at your own expense).Personally I hope, I really do, that it also represented the equivalent of ‘flashing’ those dissers who love to hate the ‘Untouchables’.And the ‘Phly 3’, out of the eternal goodness of their spotless hearts, were doubtless also paying homage to the creativity of Maureen – it was the designing Ugandan who coined the term ‘Untouchables’ (for Max and Lerato) during a diary session with Biggie! Woteva.It was wickedly funny.Deliciously wicked! SMACKDOWN Bertha, aka B.What can I say.What will B will B! The court of public opinion has delivered its verdict.The Zimbabwean lawyer’s out.But what a smackdown (yeah, peeps, I bought Akon’s ‘Konvicted’ – all of N$99 at a magazine franchise near you).Zimbabwe voted to keep their countrywoman in the house.But for the rest, it was a 12 to one buzz-out for Beezy, as Lerato sometimes called her.Seems Ghanaians have a few reservations about Bertha.In a taped interview ahead of the eviction, Kwaku’s friend Eddie said Bertha had carried out what could be described as “a hostile takeover (of K) after Meryl left”.Ouch! But while B may be out, for those who have eyes to see, she’ll go down as a central figure in more than one BB parable! Who was on hand to offer Bertha succour as she was chased from the temple, oops, I mean house – none other than a circle of friends in whose midst the affection-switching lawyer all but pissed, so to speak, at one point or another.Think our gal Meryl, the youngest daughter of the house, who wore Kwaku’s coat of many colours and was flung into the pit of eviction by the older sister and her cohorts.Still, don’t believe Bertha’s any exception to the rule when it comes to lawyers, sensitivities and the parsing (note, not pharisee-ing) of words.Give it up for B.She provided her fair share of entertainment.And, just as Justice was a headline writer’s dream, Bertha inspired my writing! S’true.My imagination was born again, and again, and again …Amen! To Bertha: may your life be filled with many hallelujah moments.Go well B.* Catch BBA2 on Channel 198, DStv