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It’s eviction Thursday in the Big Brother 8 house. Who will go? Nick or Kail? Welcome to another live blog.

Nick and Kail are both surprised by Nick’s nomination. Dustin acknowledges it was a house decision. Dustin at this point appears to be telling Kail the truth: that Nick is the actual target (and Kail appears to be able to slip past yet another week). Dick’s unhappy with the decision. Amber breaks out the fake tears for Nick. Okay, so they may be real tears but for a different reason than she’s telling Nick. Not that anybody’s surprised either way. Danielle obviously wants to save him, which somehow leads to him getting mad at her (he says he’s upset that she didn’t tell him everyone thinks he voted for Kail last week).

Dick lays into Jen about the POV. Again. He compares her to Saddam Hussein, and she reacts by smiling at him. Then it’s Danielle’s turn to fight with Jen, which ends when Dick dumps a pitcher of iced tea on her, and Nick, who claims he doesn’t care about being nominated, has to get in his two cents as well. On a sidenote, Nick shaved his head into a mohawk. Julie tries to pretend it looks good.

Nick looks like a sitting duck, and then America comes into play. America, which seemed to love Kail initially, has now turned on her and wants to see her evicted from the house. Eric tries his best to see that it happens. Is it actually possible to sway the votes, or is this just a big fakeout as usual?

In his HOH interview, Dustin tells Julie he has some regrets about taking the money and the trip but ultimately is pleased with the decision. He also says that intimidating people is Dick’s strategy.

And the votes are in…
Jen: Nick
Zach: Kail
Jameka: Nick
Eric: Kail (I’m assuming he was the other vote for Kail, though CBS cut the audio feed while three of them were speaking)
Jessica: Nick
Amber: Nick
Dick: Nick
Danielle: Nick

By a vote of 6-2, Nick is evicted from the Big Brother house.

Nick will allow Danielle to decide whether she wants to be involved with him after getting out of the house. He believes Jen is the other vote for Kail, and Eric reveals that it was actually him as America’s player.

As they walk out into the backyard, it appears they actually put some thought and time into this HOH competition. Yes, it’s endurance time. Everyone has to get onto a clock-like aparatus with one leg on each side of a pole, which swings back and forth. After the break, everyone is informed they must hang upside down, and vulture droppings begin coming down. Unlikely this will last very long.

Want to know who wins HOH? Find out after the jump.

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It’s time for my first live blog of Big Brother 8. It’s still early in the season, as we wait for alliances to form and someone to do… something… so there’s still plenty of time to get into the real heart of the game. Up for nomination (again) are Jen and Kail because getting them out worked so well last week. Should prove interesting how the veto goes down.

Kail thinks she’s the pawn, but it’s not like she had much choice in the matter. She was a target no matter what, so grasping at straws may not have been all that bad. Dustin pretends Zach is the actual target. Jen, meanwhile, breaks down crying. Unlike the picture incident, people may well be able to empathize with her in this.

More conspiracy theories abound. They’re going to attempt to hook Jen up into every possible alliance (this time Dustin suggests she’s with Nick and Zach), when she’s just a big floater.

Jameka lets Jen know that since she picked her, if she wins veto, she’ll do whatever it takes to save Jen, as that’s what God wants.  Odd strategy if it’s true, but it can earn her an exceptional bond with someone, even if it also runs the risk of making enemies. Dick, as usual, doesn’t understand where she’s coming from. He makes some valid points but does so aggressively.

For the veto competition, the living room is transformed into an art gallery, and the housemates must know about Big Brother phrases to win. Jen knows she’s screwed right away. Each contestant starts with 1000 Big Brother Bucks. Danielle gets the first and second questions right for 500 Big Brother Bucks each. Kail gets question 3 right for 750 BB Bucks. Danielle misses question 4 and is eliminated. After this, they are allowed to use their points to purchase prizes. Dustin buys a trip to Barbados for 750 BB Bucks. Nobody seems pleased he chose to jump on the prize. Kail gets question 5 wrong and is eliminated, after which she reveals that she knows the pawn always goes home. Jameka gets question 6 correct for 1000 BB Bucks, and Dustin follows with question 7 for the same. Dustin buzzes in again for the prize, this time grabbing $5,000 in exchange for 1500 BB Bucks, which returns the lead to Jameka. Even Amber’s upset after this. Jen answers the final question wrong (perhaps intentionally), which by default allows Jameka to win the veto. Will she live up to her promise and pull Jen off the block?

It takes Dustin about two seconds to realize he made a mistake, even if he does appear pleased he got the money, which is certainly a nice chunk of change. Amber and Jameka use the time to bond, while the entire house just gets more and more pissed off at Dustin. Dick takes the opportunity to go round 574 with Jen over what he believes is her throwing the competition.

America votes for Eric to start an “I’d do that for a dollar” catchphrase. He proceeds to say it over and over and over again. Mildy entertaining, but CBS doesn’t want to spend any more time on it than I do.

The house gets together to decide who needs to be the replacement if someone comes off the block: Nick or Zach. Danielle and Jameka want Zach gone, but the rest support a Nick boot on the basis that he’s a threat that’s on both sides. Danielle wants Nick to stay for obvious reasons, while Jameka believes Zach is too much of a wildcard.

Jameka follows through and pulls Jen off the block, a move that has the potential to have a huge impact on the game. As requested by the majority of the house, Nick is made the replacement nominee.

The usual Tuesday question for America’s player is who to evict: 1) Kail or 2) Nick.

This turned out to be one of the better episodes of the season. We’re finally starting to see some cracks in those who were not part of the Mrs. Robinson alliance, so hopefully they may start waking up and realizing there’s really not that many people left from that alliance and make some moves not based on something that doesn’t matter any more.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live blog of Big Brother 8 episode 13, which airs Thursday at 8/7c on CBS.