Archive through October 19, 2001
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Archive through October 19, 2001
Suebee | Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 05:52 pm   When they had to drink the blood tonight it made want to puke. I couldn't have done that. They would have voted me off. LOL. These people will do anything. I give them all credit for that one. |
Peachie | Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 06:13 pm   I sat here holding my mouth for fear of puking. LOL count me out for any survivor show, I would never make it. |
Misslibra | Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 06:21 pm   Yes that was very gross, Jeff was saying they quarantine the Animal, I wouldn't care what the heck they did with it, I wouldn't have drunk that blood... YUCK!! And to mix it with milk... double YUCK!! And then that big pure glass of blood Linda and Kelly had to drink at the end... yuck, yuck, yuck!! It was a good show but that part made me sick. |
Llkoolaid | Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 06:22 pm   I was literally gagging when they were taking the blood out of the cow, gross!!! I couldn't watch, I had a cushion and kept putting it in front of my face. Those people didn't seem to have much problem though. I could never have done that, it is hard now to think about it. |
Amac | Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 06:25 pm   It showed how much this bunch of Survivors were familiar with the earlier shows......Kelly returned camp giggling about the upcoming "yucky food challenge" they just received......lol. The commercial for this show led me to believe they would be drinking pure blood, but it was in fact mixed with milk. That probably made it more palatable. Kelly apparently is no good at chugging drinks. After the challenge she admitted she wasn't good at it in college. Surprised that Linda did as well as she did. |
Voyeur | Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 06:30 pm   It might help to realize that milk is just filtered blood with some extra stuff added. Think of it that way and getting it down might be easier. Of course, it also might put you off dairy permanently. |
Misslibra | Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 06:32 pm   Yes when I saw the blood coming out of the cow I had just walked back into the room and freaked out because I thought they were killing the poor cow. No they didn't have a problem with it because it is part of their culture, they are use to it. |
Llkoolaid | Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 06:35 pm   Thanks Voyeur,but that was more than I needed to know, I used to like milk too! lol |
Merlin | Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 06:39 pm   Consider it a fresh form of a protein drink.  |
Joan | Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 06:42 pm   Wow, PETA is loving that already. I thought it was a bit much to show the collection of the blood but you know CBS did that for the ratings. They got slammed for Michael and his pig last time and it probably helped them out a bunch with viewership so they decided to do something similar this time and...it worked. They could easily have just brought in a pitcher of blood without showing how they got it. PETA didn't freak over the cow brains in Australia, probably because CBS didn't glorify their collection. I was surprised that Linda had a hard time with the shot seeing as she is all Miss African culture. She redeemed herself with the glass though, for sure. I was thinking someone should have been like Jeff to Tina and made gagging noises but since both tribes drank at once, maybe that was a bad idea. And Kelly, Kelly, Kelly. Almost makes me ashamed of my letters to know there is a sorority chick out there who cannot chug. Next week...lions...injuries...I'm so there! |
Misslibra | Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 06:43 pm   Merlin that don't help at all. BTW I have heard those words before... gross!  |
Joan | Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 06:43 pm   Amac, the amount of milk he added was so minimal that I think he only did it so that the tie breaker would seem more extreme. What they drank wasn't even 1/4 milk. |
Tntitanfan | Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 07:48 pm   HELLO! Have none of you ever had a tooth pulled? Blood in your mouth! Did you puke? die? Get a grip - there are some big bucks at stake here!! |
Tksoard | Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 07:52 pm   Yes Tntitanfan, I did get sick when I had a tooth pulled. I bent over to pick something up and the blood just gushed and I swallowed a bunch. I did get sick, but I also wasn't going for a million dollars!!  |
Llkoolaid | Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 08:15 pm   Tntitanfan, you are stronger than me, I don't care how much money it was for, there is no way I could do that, I would try that is for sure, but I was really gagging watching it, while I was peaking out behind my cushion. Money can't stop that gag reflex. |
Cfan | Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 09:56 pm   All I kept thinking was how it must have flooded their mouths when they drank it. I mean all over their teeth and tongue. There would be no escaping it. I would gladly crunch on a cricket over drinking blood any day. If I were there, I would be out and wouldn't even care. They interviewed Roger on the local news (he lives minutes away from me) and he mentioned that he wouldn't have had a problem with it but that eveyone has a thresh hold. uugh, I found mine and that was it!!!! I can't get out of my mind the thought of all that blood in their empty stomachs. That must be making them sick. My sister said they must have been just so thirsty. UUUGH!!! Showing live how they obtained the blood was too much for me. I wonder if they are disappointed that they didn't get a stronger reaction from the survivors? I know I was surprised. |
Hippyt | Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 10:16 pm   Ya know,as a vegetarian,and a Former member of Peta(they've gotten a bit radical for me). I thought about this a lot. Ethan is a vegetarian.So,I didn't really know if he would do it. I couldn't watch them shot that cow either,it seemed really barbaric to me. But you have to realize this is actually how the people who live there survive.As Jeff said,cows are reviered here,they are important and respected. PETA will probably be pissed,they're pretty much pissed about everything,but I don't see this as bad as Michael slaying that pig. |
Joan | Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 10:28 pm   I don't either Hippyt. I'm a vegetarian (lacto ovo) and I thought about whether I could do that. I figure if the cow doesn't die afterward, I could because I drink milk. I guess that is why Ethan was able to but then again, if he is only a vegetarian for health reasons or something, maybe the animal element is not a big deal to him. |
Smileeys | Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 11:31 pm   I guess after reading most of your responses, most of you may think I am odd, but I could have done that easier than any of the other "gross food challenges" I have seen. Much easier than eating boiled buffalo balls, cow brains, sqiggley worms, etc. This would have been a releif to me if I had been there and found out what this challenge was. Also, I would be surprised if it made them sick - I think it probably made them feel better. |
Sunshinemiss | Friday, October 19, 2001 - 04:23 am   I think what probably made it easier for them was the fact it had been almost a week with no fresh food and nasty water, it may have even seemed good. Your body can crave some really gross things (ask any woman who has ever been pregnant) and that protein drink (think Hardy) may have been welcome. As for me, EEEEEWWWWWW!! I may have been able to get it down. I doubt if it would have STAYED down. I feel nauseated just thinking about it. |
Hypermom | Friday, October 19, 2001 - 05:33 am   I agree with Smileeys...I think i could have done that over some other sickening things we've seen eaten on reality shows. For me, drinking something smooth would have been much easier to choke down than anything crunchy, slimy or squiggly. Also, I was pretty impressed with the attitude of the whole group. They seemed to respect the cultural aspect of the challenge and did not act "grossed out" out of respect. |
Chippy | Friday, October 19, 2001 - 06:35 am   Hope noone is lactose-intolerant! I think that was a lot less gross than worms, bugs, bull nuts, and brains. No way I could eat those things... but I think I can drink the blood. I don't think blood tastes so bad. But those bull nuts- not on your life (that one was from Fear Factor). |
Kayewer | Friday, October 19, 2001 - 06:53 am   So nobody is a vampire fan on this board, huh? |
Peggy1026 | Friday, October 19, 2001 - 06:55 am   I agree with Sunshine--as gross as it was for me personally (and I really thought I was going to lose it there for a moment)--they so desperately needed the protein and liquid that they probably felt better afterwards. Hey, this is how the natives sustain themselves, gotta help out there. |
Joan | Friday, October 19, 2001 - 06:59 am   I agree, the challenges of the other 2 seasons seemed a lot harder than this one. I mean, a shot of blood you can down in 5 seconds or a foot long worm you have to chew up? |
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