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Awareinva

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 10:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
OK, this is just one of those things that makes you wonder how much "reality" is going on here. Here is the list of the items the contestants brought:

ROTU TRIBE
GABIEL CADE, Luxury item: His childhood teddy bear.
JOHN CARROLL, Luxury item: Massage oil.
KATHY VAVRICK-O'BRIEN, Luxury Item: A canvas and paints.
NELEH DENNIS, Luxury Item: Scripture.
PASCHAL ENGLISH,Luxury Item: American Flag.
ROBERT DECANIO, Luxury Item: A voodoo doll.
TAMMY LEITNER, Luxury Item: A picture of her fiance and dog.
ZOE ZANIDAKIS, Luxury Item: A necklace.

MARAAMU TRIBE
VECEPIA TOWERY, Luxury Item: A book of poetry she wrote.
SEAN RECTOR, Luxury Item: A Bible.
SARAH JONES, Luxury Item: A Pillow.
ROB MARIANO, Luxury Item: A football.
PETER HARKEY, Luxury Item: Cologne
PATRICIA JACKSON, Luxury Item: A lock of her horse's tail.
HUNTER ELLIS,Luxury Item: Navy wings from his Grandfather.
GINA CREWS, Luxury Item: An Adventure bag.

Now my question is: Where did Gabe get the spiral notebook and pencil that he was writing Pappy's poem in??? I just assumed he borrowed someone's luxury item, but I don't see anything listed like that.

So were they able to bring notebooks? I was under the impression that they only brought minimal clothing and the one luxury item- nothing that could be used for entertainment. The idea was that they would have to make their own entertainment, I thought. Not a huge deal in the scope of things but it made me wonder....

And I'm still waiting to see Robert's Voodoo Doll!!! It could be a huge spoiler if we see how he has dressed it up!!! LOL

Micknrc

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 11:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I think Gabe said in an interview that he was borrowing paper from Vee out of her "poetry journal" and in the press releases re: the recap episode, it says that we are going to be treated to much unseen footage including some bizarre Rotu ritual involving Robert's voodoo doll....

Julieboo

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 11:04 am EditMoveDeleteIP
What happened to stuff like toothbrushes? That would be my "must have" item.

And yeah, where did Gabe get the paper & pen? Anyone know???

Most of thise items are kinda dumb, dontcha think? (Hmmm, sounds like a good "20" topic in the games thread...) I mean what good does a necklace or a lock of horsehair do? And what is an adventure bag?

Seamonkey

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 11:18 am EditMoveDeleteIP
From past shows people have stated that they have to list several items, like 5 or more and then the Survivor people actually choose the item.

I think the pillow would be my choice.

If Gabe wrote the poem for Paschal, that was before Vecepia was on rotu, no? hard to imagine that they'd allow written communication from Gabe to Paschal when they were on different tribes, or after Gabe was booted.

Seamonkey

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 11:19 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I think Gabe also used the teddybear as a pillow.

I cannot imagine bringing cologne.. I hate to be overpowered by scent like that anyway and I'd want to think I'd escape that on an island.

Micknrc

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 11:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
They give a list of 3-5 items to Mark Burnett and he gets to pick which one they can take. I think probably everybody includes toothbrush, pillow, etc. but if you had 10 survivors out of 16 who brought their toothbrushes that wouldn't be very interesting. EMB likes to choose the sentimental or odd thing on their list to give insight into their personalities. BTW we have a "what would your luxury item be" thread, it just fell so far down the page that its in "general archives" at the bottom of Surv IV page....

Awareinva

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 11:25 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yeah, I thought that that Vee was the only person he could have borrowed the book from- all the other book type things were the Bible and Scriptures (which I don't think would be spiral bound). BUT you are exactly right- he was shown writing before the switch, and if it was out of place footage, how did Pappy get the paper??? I don't know the answer, it was just enough of a glitch to make me wonder about it.

And did we ever see Kathy's paints?? Looks like they would have used them in the SOS challenge but I only saw them ripping apart the lifevests...hmmmm. So much to ponder while waiting for Acme to bestow their wisdom

<in the press releases re: the recap episode, it says that we are going to be treated to much unseen footage including some bizarre Rotu ritual involving Robert's voodoo doll.... >

I can't wait, mick!! hehehehehehe

Micknrc

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 11:26 am EditMoveDeleteIP
but you should post to it and bring it back up!

I always thought it was an interesting question...but just call me "threadkiller" LOL

Lancecrossfire

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 11:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
As many things as Gabe has done in his 23 years, I refuse to believe that he got a paper manufacturing plant up and running on the island. Or that he manufactured any writing instruments.

He may have used a page out of Vee's poetry book, but where did he come up with a pen or pencil? Vee's poems had already been written.

Great catch Aware!

Pagal

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 11:28 am EditMoveDeleteIP
ROTFLOL!!

Thanks for the laugh!

Awareinva

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 11:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh and Julieboo, we all wondered about the adventure bag too. Gina said in her boot interview that she had cross stitch supplies in it and things to make necklaces.... now that was smart. I wondered how they had attached the life vests to the blankets to make the signal.... needles and thread are a great luxury item.

She also said the bag was great for collecting everything under the sun... that was what we speculated about early on. Proof that Gina should have been the winner.

still mad, can you tell?

Sia

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 11:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I couldn't BE without a toothbrush for any length of time; if I could only bring it by choosing it as a "luxury," I would do so. I read somewhere that Gina's 'adventure bag' contained sewing/craft items. If so, that would be an excellent way to get some needed items to the game-site, like small scissors (ostensibly for embroidery) and needles, pins and thread. Did anyone else read about Gina's adventure bag? Hmm, maybe the cologne would be good not for YOU to wear (would attract insects, I'd think), but to SHARE with one's tribe-mates to cover up some serious B.O., ROFL!!

Awareinva

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 11:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Jinx, Sia

Fruitbat

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 11:55 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Has anyone noticed that no one is complaining about the bugs and they don't have bumps anymore.

Sia

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 12:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL, Aware, isn't if funny to have posted at the same time--and to have had the same thoughts!!? They say "great minds think alike," so we must have a lot in common. Confession here: I've just gotten addicted (in the last day or so) to the word-games thread. Somebody stop me, because I have tons of housework to do and am sitting at my 'puter instead!

Mygetaway

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 12:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Bat.. I was thinking the same thing. Maybe the bugs were only attracted to Sara, Sean and Rob!!
{LOL}

Webkitty

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 12:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The bugs......
Gina was asked if the bugs bothered her during her Early Show interview.
She said she kept covered up at dawn & dusk and used plenty of bug repellent. (I'm assuming this was supplied to all by production)

Or maybe I just dreamed this..... can someone confirm?

Julieboo

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 12:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
You guys are coming up with good questions. Where are the bugs? Where'd Gabe get a pen? I really want to know what happened to kathy's paints? Why didn't they use them in that challenge? I wanna know!!!!

Oh Sia-go to games, Game: Places & Things. Right now it is 20 things you'd bring as your Luxury Item if you were on Survivor... oops I see you're already there.

Webkitty

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 12:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Also, the pillow issue. Think about it. The humidity level on that island is high. A pillow is going to quickly turn into a soggy lump. Then it will start to grow mold. Now you have a moldy soggy smelly pillow that will probably make you sick.

I wouldn't put any sentimental things on my list. It seems like the producers pick the most ridiculous thing on the list.

Toothbrush, dental floss, shampoo(could double as soap) stuff like that. Maybe fishhooks disguised as earrings. Ok, maybe not that but you get what I mean, right?

Webkitty

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 12:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm on my way over Julie.........

Sia

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 01:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Aren't there special pillows that are non-absorbent (like the ones used in nursing homes) that have a vinyl/waterproof covering? This would work for surviving outdoors, at least for 39 days. I sure wouldn't bring my beloved feather pillows, but would have to have something for a pillow. Gabe looked like a kid bringing his teddy bear. He sure is cute, anyway--but much too young for me!

Seamonkey

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 02:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yeah, I'd have to not bring my down pillows, maybe get one of those pillows full of rice (or something not edible but similar) I know Gabe said his teddybear got wet when they jumped off the boat first day and that he almost got rid of it when it started smelling, but he kept it.

Lobster

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 02:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
When Peter was on the Early Show, he said that he brought the cologne to use to start a fyah if necessary.
As for the bugs, because Maraamu's beach is very sandy, and Rotu's is not, that could have something to do with there not being as many bugs. Maybe Nonos are the Marqueses equivalent of sand fleas. Or maybe the Rotu's were smarter and used the bug repellent.

Hippyt

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 04:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Lobster,I read an article about the no-nos and they are sand fleas. They have repellant for them,but it's oily and it stinky. I think at first nobody wanted to put it on,but now if you look at them they always look greasy. So after the initial no-no attacks,I'm betting they wised up and started stinking!

Car54

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 07:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
They have the pages of their Survivor manual as paper. KimJ made playing cards out of them in S3.
They painted with Kathy's paints on the blankets for the signal.
Previous survivors have used a twig- they fray and chew the end of a stick and use it as a toothbrush.

Gina said she didn't get bit because she used the bug-juice, but that was why Sarah got bitten- she didnt' like the oily smelly stuff.

There are twigs that can be used as pencils... the bark rubs off when you write (used to sell them in a shop I bought for).