JON TICKLE - NEWS
This is a homage to the legend that is Jon Tickle, Ex-Big Brother Housemate, Oboe player, Inventor, Star Wars Guru and confirmed Genius. We wanted Jon to win Big Brother, he didn't. We still love him though. Long live the Tickle.
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THE LATEST TICKLE NEWS
04/07/2003
A bombscare at the BB4 house has cancelled the eviction show. We can confirm no Tickles were harmed during the incident.
03/07/2003
Jon has revealed his biggest regret today - "I once pushed Phil (Jon's twin brother) off a climbing frame and he nearly bit off his tongue".
02/07/2003
Jon doing "Tickle on TV" again on RI:SE.
Last night he attended the 'Charlie's Angels - Full Throttle' film premiere. A massive crowd (of over 4,000) turned up to greet Jon and there was much cheering. Jon fitted onto the slender fingers of the celebrity scene like a velvet glove filled with a water-based lubricant.
Rumours that he gave Cameron Diaz his business card have not been confirmed, but Drew Barrymore was seen chanting "Tickle" and running down the road after Jon's taxi.
01/07/2003
Jon on RI:SE but not on BBLB today. Jon said he spent some of yesterday wayching videos of his time on Big Brother. "I saw the Hotel Califorinia bit. Wish I hadn't done that."
Justine linked arms with Jon on the RI:SE sofa, while Jon was uncharacteristically quiet. We suspect she was somehow controlling him with her evil anti-Jon powers.
Jon now does a regular "Tickle on TV" feature on RI:SE- Today he covered 'Britain's Best Homes', "A quaint show, I'd like a Victorian house." - 'The Trouble With Sleep', Jon revealed he used to sleepwalk and "wake up half way down the stairs" - 'Sex And The City', "Four very sexy looking women" Jon's favourite is Samantha. Jon chose Sex and the City as his pick of the day.
Tonight Tickle rubs shoulders with Hollywood at the Charlies Angels 2 film premier in London. Jon hopes to meet Cameron Diaz - "I'll see if I can get within touching distance".
30/06/2003
Jon is STILL on RI:SE in the mornings. The mohican HAS GONE!! Tickle is back to the shaven headed beauty we all know and love.
This morning he revealed that he tried to convince last Friday's eviction crowd not to boo Dave. Jon also said "She always went round and checked you were OK. She's a very nice person".
Jon talked about Cameron- "He's got a massive gameplan....how does he get away with it? His hands are everywhere all the time."
Jon gem of the morning - "Did you know in some South American states you can marry your dog?"
29/06/2003
Lisa's (The new housemate) mother was on BBLB and admitted "When she was watching BB, Jon Tickle was Lisa's favourite". Of course he was, the Tickle rules.
28/06/2003
NEW 'JON THE LEGEND' PAGE - Jon on Blockbusters
NEW JON LINK - Yidaho's BB4 spoof film posters
27/06/2003
Jon on RISE again this morning. Said a tearful goodbye to the BBmonitor. No more Jon scheduled for the weekend, he'll probably be there for Dave's eviction tonight.
Jon and Fed's date with Angelina (see 25/06/03 news) went well, they went ten-pin bowling. Jon gave bowling instructions- "Swing it like this..... and release". Angelina then had a little surprise for Jon, she bought him a new dressing gown, what an honour for her, to supply Jon with the gown he will be wearing for the next 17 years. At the end of the date Angelina said "Jon slipped me his number and I'll definately be calling him". Angelina, a woman of great taste and good fortune, we salute you.
Dave was evicted, sadly but predictably the blushmonster has left the building. Jon showed up at the eviction wearing a suit, look very smart and the sort of nice young man you might want your daughter to bring home.
26/06/2003
Mohicaned Jon still on RISE every morning. Today they showed some pre-BB photos of Jon, one with a fine moptop of hair from his 1st year at university and another of him wearing a spiderman mask on a hockey tour.
Later on, while they were talking about cashing in on Big Brother and doing sponsership, Jon was asked what he thought Justine could advertise. "Big Pants?" replied Jon. LOL!
On BBLB a VERY lucky lady called Amanda won the Tickle dressing gown and his hair (from the mohican haircut) mounted and framed. Wow. She promised to give them a good home. I rang 703 times trying to win them.
Fed admitted that Jon had "counselled" him on Tanya bashing, and the Tickle influence showed as Fed was much nicer about her. What a good influence Jon is.
25/06/2003
Last night Jon and Fed were out with Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles. They drank beer. There were in Jons words "Hordes of groupies".
Jon on RI:SE again this morning still sporting his mohican. He reviewed upcoming TV and gave "Big Trouble In Little China" the Tickle blessing.
Later on RI:SE Justine (The Anti-Jon) confronted Jon, they showed Jon clips of Justine saying evil things about the Tickle and then she did a terrible, mocking impression of him. It was horrible to watch. Justine did slightly retract her earlier "I Hate Jon" statement saying she had been quite spiteful and "Hate is too strong a word". Jon admitted "This is the first time I've seen this VT (videotape)" and took the whole thing very well, refusing to retaliate and pour scorn on Justine as she so obviously deserved.
On BBLB at Six, a lucky, lucky girl called Angelina won a 3 hour date with Jon (and Fed), if you are reading this Angelina, get in touch.
Jon's Tickleism for the day on BBLB was simply - "Mushrooms.....Why?".
When asked what his idea of an ideal woman was Jon said "Not too short. Bending down, can't be doing with it." All around the country, sales of ladies high heeled shoes are expected to rise dramatically.
24/06/2003
On BBLB Jon had his head shaved into a mohican. This made him look surprisingly like MR T from The A-Team. His Mother, making a rare appearance on the phone said (about the new hairstyle) she "actually quite liked it".
Jon is on RI:SE this morning answering questions. Russ from this very website is asking Jon a question on the phone, a dream come true for any Tickle fan. Russ (From Blackpool) was the last item on the show with Mel and Sue and got to ask Jon "if you still want to go back to obscurity or somehow capitalise on your newfound fame?". Jon wants to go back to obscurity.
Russ pointed out that this might prove difficult with thousands of devoted Tickle fans following his every move.
A Morphy Richards rep was also on the show with a prototype Tickle Toaster. Just think, soon we will all be able to have perfect toast the Tickle way.
Earlier in the show, Jon, wearing a dressing gown (but not THE dressing gown) also gave these answers to the BB monitor-
What is your favourite joke - The Purple Joke
What famous historical figure do you most admire - Copernicus
If you could be invisible for a day what would you do? - Stalk Kate Lawler
Fascinating
23/06/2003
They are supposed to be giving away the Holy Grail of Tickle memorabilia tonight on BBLB - Jon's famous dressing gown. Just imagine winning and wearing "The Gown", I'd never take it off.
CLICK HERE to listen to the song "Dressing Gown" by Men From Earth , dedicated to Jon's magic garment.
The housemates have been talking about Jon -
"He could sound condescending," said Scott taking the group back to the bell ringing task. "But the brilliant thing about Jon was he bore no grudges," Steph smiled. "I gotta admit sometimes I felt like he picked on me," Nush added. "Cos he fancied the pants off you," Steph shouted.
"Jon was sweet," decided Tania. But Scott wasn't sure: "I wouldn't say 'sweet'" said the Scouse lad, but he did concede eventually that despite Jon's faults he was "a brilliant lad."
Big Brother is still failing to inspire me much. BBLB and RI:SE are worth watching this week, Jon should be on quite a lot.
22/06/2003
Jon was very entertaining on BBLB today. When asked what sort of woman Cameron would go for he answered without a moments hesitation - "A Victorian Housewife". Tickle gold.
As for Big Brother, they are trying to spice it up with an African housemate swop. Personally, I've lost interest. Big Brother 4 without Jon Tickle is like a big chocolate ice cream sundae but without the wafer, sauce, little umbrella, nuts OR the chocolate ice-cream, it's just a big bowl of nothing.
21/07/2003
I'm still far too upset to update the website.
20/06/2003
Noooooooooooooooooooooo!
It's wrong, it's unthinkable, it's hard to understand. The impossible has happened, with 37% of the vote, Mr Jon Tickle has been evicted from the Big Brother house. He took the news with characteristic humility and good nature saying - 'I didn't have any doubt'. Chants of "TICKLE, Tickle, Tickle, Tickle" could be heard over the live feed form the studio.
Expect Mr Tickle to be on the front page of Hello and OK! within the week , expect Jon to be starring in the King Stomper movie at your local multiplex, expect the Ticklemeister to take over and change the world as we know it.
Jon - We wish you the very best, live long and prosper. ;)
I'm far too upset to say anything else, I'm going to have a lie down in a dark room. *sniff*
Today is eviction day, Jon MUST NOT GO. Fed has the most votes so far - so VOTE FOR CAMERON to keep Jon in. Remember, no-one messes with the Tickle.
Tell everyone you know about why and how Jon must stay in the house, show them this site, buy them a phone, do it now.
Early this morning, Jon, never afraid to speak his mind, told Ray what he thought of his treatment of the girls -
Jon- "Have you ever hit a woman?"
Ray (laughs)- "No"
Jon-"Do you believe it's right to hit a woman?"
Ray (laughs again) "No"
Jon-"Then what gives you the right to abuse them mentally then?"
Ray laughs yet again, this time with much less conviction.
Jon-"I'm serious mate."
Good for you Mr Tickle. Television gold. Jon IS a legend among men, kind, compassionate, intelligent, chivellrous and really REALLY annoys Ray, keep him in.
19/06/2003
Early this morning Nush and Jon had a friendly disagreement over lipgloss, Nush had earlier accused Jon of stealing it. When it turned up Jon said "Was it possible that you just hadn't looked hard enough and that it was there all the time and that you've been accusing us quite blatantly and incorrectly for days of stealing something of which we have no knowledge?". Good point, well made.
Later, Jon discussed Cameron, who had been pretending to kiss Nush earlier while the boys watched from the pool - "Bible reading fish salesman - impressive lothario" said Jon, "Blood coursing through his veins!....Who are you going to vote for? Nice kindly mild mannered Orkney fish salesman, considerate to women, or misogynist, homophobic chauvinist, as I've been described today by Nush in jest?....
At the end of the day, he's in there touching the ladies, and we're not." Vote for Cameron, the impressive lothario, to leave the house, KEEP JON IN and give him a chance to turn on the Tickle charm and prove his motto "Tickle- Chosen by God, Loved by Women".
18/06/2003
The Superhero task has actually been completed successfully! Due mostly to the sterling efforts of KING STOMPER, long may he reign.
Jon is current favourite to stay in the BB house this week (10-1), but don't let this make you complacent, vote NOW and vote REPEATEDLY for Cameron and Fed. Speculation is also going about that with two evictions this week, a new housemate will be introduced soon. My vote is for Jon's twin brother, just imagine a house with Tickle squared. Marvellous.
Jon complained to Big Brother about the air conditiong today, he emerged from the diary room and told the housemates, "I explained I was a physicist not of any small intellect.....An air-conditioning unit is just the physical manifestation of the Carnot Cycle - which is talking about heat exchange between two closed systems." Classic Tickle, funny AND educational. We expect Jon to construct a revolutionary new air-conditioning system to replace the faulty one using only a pair of tweezers, some orange juice and a potato.
Radio Norfolk has interviewed Ray Biddle, webmaster of Jon Tickle - The Legend, you can listen to the interview HERE
17/06/2003
Jon is up for eviction yet again, he took the news with a good natured grin and a mild expletive. Vote NOW and KEEP VOTING for Cameron and Fed so that Jon stays in. Get a week off work so you can spend it dialling those numbers, get a second mortgage to pay the phone bill, I know I have.
King Stomper is still flexing his super powered muscles. Apparently the name comes from when Jon and his twin brother used to play wargames. Jon had the orc army and battled against the dwarf armies (Dwarves, short, hence the name the stunties). Jon was known as the Stumpie Stomper, and from these humble beginnings grew the now legendary KING STOMPER. There are also rumours that Ang Lee is interested in directing a King Stomper film starring Jon.
16/06/2003
Jon is KING STOMPER. With a fine pair of little horns his motto is "Stomp Those Stunties", which seems utter nonsense, but here at JON TICKLE - THE LEGEND we firmly believe King Stomp to be a very clever metaphor for something or other. We just haven't worked out what it is yet.
Two evictions this week, let us act together to make sure Jon is not one of them.
In other Jon news, the Patent Office have issued a Press Release about Jon's toaster idea, they say
"We would like to offer Jon the chance to visit the Patent Office for a day just as soon as he leaves the House, and our staff will be happy to show Jon the right way to go about getting the all important patent protection for his inventions. This will include the chance to learn how to search on-line for patents from around the world - this will help Jon to discover which of his ideas have been done before, and which are novel and hence worth protecting."
15/06/2003
Jon's new task this week is to create a superhero alter-ego. What? Jon IS a superhero already. Tickle-Man, guardian of the weak, champion of the oppressed, paid a S**t load of money for doing it too.
14/07/2003
Worrying news today. Jon spent nearly 45 minutes of his "bathroom time" this morning sat alone on the wooden bench wearing his now legendary dressing gown, staring at the floor. No singing. No talking. No smiling. If we didn't know him better we might thnk he was a bit down. Perhaps he was just having a think.
Think good thoughts for Jon today.
Later, Jon was 'Guesser', for the charades task and excelled himself. Fed showed him the card saying "Shrek" which helped, but he managed to get "Raindrops Keep Falling On Your Head" in a remarkable 6 seconds based on Song, 6 words and Nush wriggling her fingers. Quite remarkable.
13/06/2003
Jon was not evicted. Sissy was. Hurrah. Jon took the news with the famous Tickle poker face. He cannot be destroyed.
Jon admitted to a particularly horrific nightmare. He was trying to put brown sticky labels on every fifth box on a conveyer belt, AND HE GOT TOLD OFF FOR NOT DOING IT VERY WELL. Shocking. Alright, it wasn't all that horrific.
12/06/2003
On noticing (after four days) that Sissy is upset - "I've been amateurish. I should've spotted that. I'm supposed to be a senior manager, that's what I'm paid to do". Amateurish? You Jon? Take it back, right now.
It's clear now that Jon is craving the sort of intellectual sparring, dextrous wordplay and rapier sharp wit you only get with fellow Jedi.
After a heavy night of Spin The Bottle, Jon sleeps in.
Last night all sorts of infantile "No, go on kiss her shoulder" type games went on. Jon joined in. The finest moment was probably when Jon said, in his best action hero voice - "Never, EVER call my bluff", before eating a tea-bag. He is a man of the people and can fit snugly on any social situation like a glove full of olive oil.
11/06/2003
Jon remains calm.
Any inner turmoil he may be feeling after being up for eviction every week so far is hidden behind that Tickle poker face. The man is a rock.
Shockingly, they failed the bell-ringing task. Even more shockingly, the show was carefully edited to give the impression Jon made a mistake. What nonsense. The peripatetic master cannot miss the beat.
10/06/2003
Desperate for intelligent conversation, Jon has been communing with the vegetable patch, specifically, the tomatoes. In Jon's own words - "The game's afoot".
Jon is up for eviction again. "It's not a huge surprise." said Jon. He NEEDS our support. Vote NOW for Federico or Sissy and keep Jedi master Tickle in for the duration.
Jon announced another thing he is best at today, rolling cigarretes.
"You've got to save me a skin, I know of no other person in the universe that skins up like I do"
09/06/2003
Jon excelled in the swordless fencing, brandishing his rapier like Staines' swashbuckling answer to Zorro.
After imposing his will on the other housemates over the Bell ringing task, Jon seems to realise he may be irritating the others. From the outside we can see that Jon is a steel robot of magnificence stuck in a house full of tiny little field mice. He will prevail.
Amazingly, Jon said today ""Women don't fancy me and I'm sure I don't appeal to men...I've never considered myself an attractive person.". This prompted Tania, barely able to control her desire, to leap to his defence. Little does Jon know that he is now an international sex badger.
08/06/2003
Jon was first to answer a question correctly last night (of course), proving that not only is he a Jedi master and general knowledge supremo but also supreme pass-the-parcel maestro.
Mr Tickle then went on to excel at the karate video game in the reward room. Kung-Fu moves from Jon that were reminiscent of the more complicated Matrix fight scenes astounded the other housemates.
This morning he exudes a zen-like auru of supreme intelligence. Nothing new there then.
Later, when trying to learn the Bell-Ringing task, Jon helped with the classic comment "But there are peripatetic ways that help you learn a piece of music faster." Sadly, Jon is the only one in the house who knows what peripatetic means.
In other Jon related news, the domain johntickle.com is on ebay for £510 and rising which is particularly funny because you don't spell his name John with an 'h'.
07/06/2003
Justine left, Jon stayed, all is well.
With 57% of the vote, Justine was evicted. SO that means 43% voted for Jon. WHY?!?!? We must work together to make sure Jon never comes this close to leaving ever again. He must win. The legend of Tickle must go on forever.
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