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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 6:01 pm
HL, smooches! Even though you sent me a wet trout! Hey Trinity!!! Thanks all, for spoiling! I'm gonna go troll the CBS Web site now so I'll know who's who on the show. And will pay special attention to Brook to see why he got the ax so fast! You guys are the best!
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Kimmy_1
Member
05-12-2004
| Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 6:04 pm
AAAAAAAAggggggggggghhhhhhhhhh I missed the show!! Any idea if they are going to rerun the first like they have in the past??? Thanks in advance, Kim
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 6:28 pm
Maybe it's the country girl in me, but I really like Twila. She seems like she can be both tough as nails and one of the nicest people you would ever meet.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 8:01 pm
Im sorry, but I must have missed it. What did Rory do that annoyed them so much? He seemed pretty innocuous to me. Also, there are lots of hot men this season. I hope those with middle age spread aren't going to vote them all off first.
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Jaymmzzs
Member
07-16-2004
| Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 8:10 pm
Great first show, that show kicked ass, god makes me totally hate cowboy even more, what a great show
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Jennywa
Member
07-17-2003
| Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 8:11 pm
Hello all! I've watched every Survivor and I think this is the first time the over 30-non- beautiful people got together before it's too late! Looks like there might be enough women who might get together, also! Hooray! I'm so glad to see a mix for a change!
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Kappy
Member
06-29-2002
| Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 8:58 pm
Tishala ~ While the men were hiking to find their camp in the dark, Rory wanted to stop and consider breaking off into different directions and taking different trails. I think the rest felt that because Jeff had said follow the beach until you reach the flag that they should just continue on the route they were on. The rest seemed to be in agreement on that but Rory saw it as them being young and just not listening because they were young. Someone commented it was a bit early in the game for Rory to start trying to take control. Another commented to the effect of a "tense first night" but because of editing, I don't know if they meant because of that situation or something else. I felt sorry for Chris when he did so badly in the IC but was honestly shocked that they voted Brook out instead. These guys must've been making alliances pretty darn quick to pull that off. I want the FBI guy to stay around. Especially when someone like Chris makes him out to be dumb. Can't wait to see these two at odds. 
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Wendo
Member
08-07-2000
| Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 9:25 pm
Ok, want to know something interesting. My sisters husband last name is Geraghty, the same last name as Brook.(And, his family is from in and around Boston and Conn.) My sis said that he's probably a relative somewhere on another side of the family; they don't know him though. Weird. Of course, I laughed because he was booted first. Just some useless info. LOL!
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Freckledgrl
Member
08-27-2003
| Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 9:31 pm
Useless maybe, but still interesting! LOL
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Donut
Member
07-31-2001
| Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 9:49 pm
yeah, there is a mix, but i don't like how they do the mix, and i think it's even worse this time.. they have young muscular and model types, and then they have older people who are not in great physical shape, not very attractive and possibly not that smart types. It looks to me that they are trying to really polarize people for 'good' TV, by pitting stereotypical groups. I wish for once they would get some young slobby dummies and some hot brilliant older people and mix it up with a sampling of real life rather than what they create for tv. At least this show does not have ALL models like a lot of the other shows... i missed the beginning discusssion. Did others think the beginning was really lame, especially after all the hype in the commercials?
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Baylex1
Member
08-20-2004
| Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 11:03 pm
I agree Donut. I always say the same thing about BB as well.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 11:05 pm
That is interesting Wendo! It would be cool if you could find out if he was related. What I also find interesting is how many of this season's cast have names that could have easily identified them as a member of the opposite sex...Scout, Brook, Chris, Lea, Rory. I wonder if they did that to throw us off somehow on early spoilers.
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Luvtrash
Member
07-10-2003
| Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 11:34 pm
I wish for once they would get some young slobby dummies and some hot brilliant older people Hey, Donut, I think that's a great idea! I would even go for hot everyBODY! Wouldn't that be disconcerting to the conceited young ones? I was also glad to see that the old folks figured it out so early.
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Wendo
Member
08-07-2000
| Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 11:52 pm
Who, my sis is going to try to let me know if possible. Unfortunately, my BIL's mother is having some very serious medical problems (cancer, likely terminal) so I don't know when. But if I do I surely will let you all know.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, September 17, 2004 - 3:13 am
Well, it would be cool to find out. But completely understandable that there are more important priorities. {{{{BIL Mother}}}}
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Lori
Member
04-18-2003
| Friday, September 17, 2004 - 7:04 am
I couldn't agree more Donut! They really really need to "mix it" up with a more diverse selection of people!
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Friday, September 17, 2004 - 7:17 am
One of the biggest problems in our world today is that the younger generation has little to no respect for the older generation. I want to see the last five standing in my age bracket (over 30). Okay, fine, over 40.
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Friday, September 17, 2004 - 8:38 am
Eye candy is a huge part of the appeal and ratings.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, September 17, 2004 - 8:51 am
Why don't the ppl picked to be on Survivor take a making fire class or something????????!!!! 18 ppl and not 1 could do it, it happens every year.
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Friday, September 17, 2004 - 9:01 am
My thought would be to bring glasses even if you don't need them. Reading glasses at a drug store would do the trick. I suppose they could nix that and only choose people who don't need any eye correction. I would try having sunlight bounce off the machete blade as well. Or bring a back pack with a shiny chrome buckle. Anything reflective.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, September 17, 2004 - 9:09 am
Pamy, I'm always shocked about the things people don't bother to go out and learn when they know they've been picked for surivor, lol. If it was me, I'd be practicing how to make a fire, building a shelter, living off the land, anything that might give me an advantage and not make me freeze and go hungry and thirsty. They may not know exactly where they're going, but they could at least practice and prepare for some of the basics!
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Friday, September 17, 2004 - 9:17 am
Or couldn't they use part of Chad's artificial leg for light reflection? Or maybe their machete....or maybe not...they didn't look too shiny. I thought that the men were going to get their fire going last night.
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Jan
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, September 17, 2004 - 9:22 am
or, as Naja said in another thread, they could have used the spirit rock! Naja looked it up and it could be used as flint!
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Catfat
Member
02-27-2002
| Friday, September 17, 2004 - 9:24 am
I don't think it is reflected light they need as much as magnified or focused light. Didn't Beebe in S1 use his glasses to start a fire?
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Blacksheep
Member
10-18-2003
| Friday, September 17, 2004 - 9:43 am
Huh, that's interesting Jan. So that's why the camera panned over to the spirit rock as the men failed to do anything useful with the amber they created. All along they had a flint and didn't even know it. That's too funny! Also they'd need glasses or a magnifying lens to create enough heat to start a fire. I haven't ever tried reflecting off metal, so not sure if that'd work but if I was desperate I'd give it a try. Best way other than using glasses is friction similar to what the guys where doing, they just didn't have enough light grassy material that burns easily to get the amber they had into flame. Close but no cigar. This method does take some work, but if anyone would have practiced before hand, they could have had fire the first day.
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Jan
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, September 17, 2004 - 9:52 am
I take no credit for that info, Blacksheep. I just read it in the Night Time thread here and found it very interesting. This is what Naja had to say:
quote:Naja Member 06-28-2003 Friday, September 17, 2004 - 5:41 am The way they kept flashing to views of that good luck rock while the guys were trying to start a fire made me wonder if that rock could have been used to start a fire somehow? I was curious enough to go look it up and found this: "What about the hardness of the 'flint' you use? Flint, chert, jasper, and quartzite all have a hardness of about 6½. Granites are in the 6 range. Obsidian (volcanic glass) is in the 5 to 6 range. Any of these rocks are strong enough to generate sparks. Many metamorphic rocks, especially quartzite, are also hard enough to generate sparks." http://www.northwestjournal.ca/IX3945.htm
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Friday, September 17, 2004 - 10:08 am
way to go Naja! i wondered why none of them gathered any rocks around the island to try & make fire.
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Blacksheep
Member
10-18-2003
| Friday, September 17, 2004 - 10:22 am
Jan - My bad, I didn't mean to indicate that you found the info out, just that you posted that Naja had, which brought it to my attention. I should have mentioned something along those line, but as usual I post in haste and forget to be clear lol.
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Jan
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, September 17, 2004 - 10:24 am
, Blacksheep. I knew what you meant. I just wanted to make sure all the readers did too 
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Friday, September 17, 2004 - 12:12 pm
I don't know...I have a feeling if the Tribes people knew that those Americans were using that good luck stone (I forgot exactly what they called it) to start a fire...it might make them resort back to their cannibalistic tendencies. I really thought they should try to use that leg in some way. You don't need flint to make fire...anything that will make a spark will do. I posted in the other thread too. That's probably what they guys were thinking. They don't want to use something that was given to them in a "sacred" ceremony in a way that the tribes people might deem sacriligeous. JMHUMBLEO.
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Nick
Member
07-31-2004
| Friday, September 17, 2004 - 2:54 pm
Players (I can't remember who said it) said they tried hard to use their glasses in the last survivor to make a fire and weren't successful. It was never shown on any of the shows theough. I wonder if the new non-scratch treated and tinted lenses that are out now are as effective? Or of they have those coated sports lenses? 
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Sunday, September 19, 2004 - 12:24 pm
Oh good thing I came back. I really don't know what kind of rock that spirit rock is made from, I only thought it curiously strange that they made so much reference to it while the guys were trying to start a fire. The way they went back to yet another a view of the rock while the guys were using sticks just felt like a clue to me. I don't know what kind of rock it was. When I went to look up what kind of rocks can make enough sparks to start a fire, that Obsidian (volcanic glass) stood out since they are in a volcanic area. I was also thinking they would probably have to split that rock to get to the actual Obsidian. It was just an idea.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, September 21, 2004 - 9:21 am
To whomever who asked (I missed hte first discussions too - I promise to go back and read them someday (probably after BB and TAR are over tonight) - Yes, the ceremony thing kind of went on forever. I could have lived without it.
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