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By Josh Wolk
Josh Wolk
Josh Wolk
Josh Wolk is a senior writer at EW and the author of ''Cabin Pressure: One Man's Desparate Attempt to Recapture His Youth as a Camp Counselor''

Nothing cools you off in summertime like a stiff breeze of whacked-out behavior, and CBS' reality-fest ''Big Brother 2'' has kept us delightfully chilly. So now that it's down to the final four housemates, we at EW want to celebrate the highs and -- more important -- wallow in the voyeuristic lows with our ''BB2'' awards.

BEST TIEBREAKER IN THE NATURE/NURTURE DEBATE ON BITCHINESS When asked about Shannon's cleaning the toilet with Hardy's toothbrush, her mom revealed, ''I'm proud of Shannon. That'd be something I'd do.''

THE LINDA TRIPP FRIENDSHIP AWARD Bunky helped vote out best pal Kent, who, after calling his gay buddy a ''super guy,'' then told host Julie Chen he found homosexuality ''perverse, deviant, sick, abnormal sexual behavior.''

MOST LIKELY TO DATE O.J. Krista -- who first had a knife held to her throat by Justin (whom CBS then ousted), and later said her dream date would be Dracula.

BIGGEST UNDERSTATEMENT EVER ''Nicole was shaving my entire body down, and I felt like it was a good time for a private discussion.'' --Will


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