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Car54 | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 01:49 pm     If I start a new thread will you award me a hat, Wink?  |
Wink | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 02:24 pm     I'll give you a new one just to give you inspiration Car.
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Grooch | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 02:26 pm     I think the one on the right is Lance. |
Car54 | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 02:31 pm     Ok, you guys are too funny!!!!! |
Wink | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 02:36 pm      |
Willi | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 02:56 pm     I'll sew you all new hats. (But...nothing for Neleh) |
Moondance | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 03:00 pm     Only if Car will design them! |
Willi | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 03:02 pm     Only if Wink buys the materials. |
Car54 | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 03:02 pm     Yep, I still have a large stash of millinary supplies from my Costume design days!!! I once made a hat for Hello Dolly that was so big she couldn't get through the door for her entrance! They called it the Flying Pizza hat! |
Moondance | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 03:03 pm     YES... Hello Dolly hat for MsBat please! |
Car54 | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 03:08 pm     It was VERY beautiful, but you had to have a very strong neck, and she had to turn her head sideways to fit through the door. But a beautiful hat nonetheless! |
Wink | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 03:33 pm     Okay how the hell did Lex's thread turn into a broadway musical? I need more meds. |
Car54 | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 03:42 pm     That, my dear friend is called a THREAD HIJACKING! MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!  |
Seamonkey | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 03:48 pm     Happens all the time to the best of threads.. (it was the best of threads; it was the worst of threads.... ) |
Wink | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 03:51 pm     Hmmm. I didn't see a smiley at the end of that post. |
Car54 | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 04:09 pm     Then it doesn't count...we all know...it is ALL about the smilies!!!! |
Wink | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 04:16 pm     Thank you Car for being the voice of reason. |
Squaredsc | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 05:55 pm     ok i want to know where you all get these images, what site??? |
Grooch | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 05:58 pm     Car's images scare me. |
Weinermr | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 06:03 pm     GIFs 'R Us |
Car54 | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 06:10 pm     just the dead horse one... most of mine are pretty tame! I lost some of my good ones in the hard drive spring cleaning! |
Grooch | Tuesday, May 21, 2002 - 06:16 pm     Lex's wife doesn't sound too bitter. Not! Lex’s wife weighs in on ‘Survivor’ finale By KELLY VAN DEN BERGHE Special to the Sentinel Editor’s note: Columnist and ex- "Survivor" player Lex van den Berghe was on location in New York for the season finale, so his wife, Kelly, stepped in to give us the lowdown on the showdown. Oh my — Vee won. And much to my disappointment, Kathy did not. This final episode brought back so many memories. I remember what it was like waiting for the Africa finale and the excitement of it all. I remember the van ride to CBS, walking down the red carpet, and waiting with the families of Big Tom, Kim J and Ethan to see who would bring home the big purse. Well, it wasn’t Lex. Even though I feel he played the game the best, the fates gave it to somebody else: beloved Ethan. This is why I had such high hopes for Kathy, even though she really bugged me at first. She was over-emotional and bossy. She didn’t fit in with her tribe. But she worked hard. She came through when her tribemates needed her. She even came to John’s aid by doing what I think was the greatest reality TV moment: peeing on his hand when he got stung by an urchin. Kathy really played a good game. She went all the way to the Final Three without a known alliance. I can’t think of anyone else in "Survivor" history who has done that. But like Lex, the fates were not on her side. We start out this last episode on Day 37: Kathy is feeling remorseful about voting off Sean. Pappy stumbles around like a zombie, and Neleh feels really spunky and close to Kathy because she didn’t vote her out. Vee hangs out, probably praying somewhere or having a vision about how she would spend her million dollars. Tree mail is delivered, and the how-well-do-you-know-the-survivors games is on. (I personally hate this game due to one piercing question that was asked in Africa, but I may be a bit bitter.) As Kathy, Pappy and Neleh quiz each other in another idiotic move to help each other out, Vee kicks back and studies her journal. Girlfriend did her homework and becomes the proud owner of a much-needed immunity necklace. Kathy makes a ‘don’t vote for me and I won’t vote for you’ play, to which Vee agrees. The votes are tied at 2 Kathy, 2 Neleh. The tie-breaker is different this time around: Either you change your vote or play the game of chance by picking a colored rock from a bag. If you are the unlucky one to grab a purple rock, your fire is snuffed and you get yourself a seat on the jury. Which is exactly where ol’ Pappy finds himself, and we get an all-girl Final Three. Next up is the wake-up call by Jeff Probst where he should have shouted, "All aboard the cheese train," because from this point on it is nothing but cheesy. The girls assemble an outrigger canoe and leave for a typical survivor adventure to reflect and soak in the Marquesan experience. I wish this would come across better on TV, but it just doesn’t. The power puff girls paint themselves in what is supposed to look like Marquesan tattoos. Then they perform a ritual cleansing, which comes across like a teenage girl slumber party where they have pillow fights in their bras. Next comes the hike to the torches of survivors past (the ones who got booted before them). Then the final standing-on-a-stump torture challenge. Things are still looking pretty good for my girl Kathy. She is a strong competitor. But after four hours, Neleh tells Kathy that her boobs are hanging out; and in an attempt to fix her top, she falls off the stump. Kathy, why didn’t you let those girls hang free? You peed on a guy’s hand for heck’s sake. Vee seizes the opportunity to strike a deal with Neleh to take her to the Final Two and totally kicks Kathy to the curb. The deal is made, and they hop off the stumps. Neleh sports her new necklace, and at tribal council Kathy is voted out. The last half hour drags out as we wait to see which way the jury will go. Both Vee and Neleh have lied and backstabbed all the people on the jury, so it is a guessing game of who they will vote for. Tammy says it best when she tells them neither of them deserve to win the money, that they are hypocrites and that Kathy should win. I totally agree. Vee and Neleh plead their case, and the voting begins. After Jeff goes to tally the votes, he offers us a heaping helping of cheese by hitching a ride on a helicopter. He magically appears in New York and hails a cab to Central Park, where the finale is being held. Votes are read, and Vee is victorious. She falls off her seat and thanks her God, which may or may not be Mark Burnett. But let me hear an Amen! Hallelujah. And the cheese just keeps coming. Rosie hosts the wrap-up show. I might think she does a better job of hosting if I wasn’t so disgusted with how she totally disses "Survivor: Africa." Once she hands the cast of "Survivor: Marquesas" keys to brand new Saturn Vues, I am overcome with anger for her. OK, maybe it is extreme jealousy and disappointment that we didn’t get a big rosie prize — but whatever it is, I hope someday I will get over it. I offer congratulations to Vecepia on winning Survivor 4 and Neleh for runner-up. They may have not been my favorites to win, but they were luckier than the rest. |
Yuhuru | Tuesday, May 21, 2002 - 06:24 pm     Thanks Grooch No thanks Kelly Van Lexenburg, I think I could have waited until Lex returned. |
Llkoolaid | Wednesday, May 22, 2002 - 08:42 am     Bitter lady, isn't she. She couldn't have watched Survivor Africa and how Lex played if she has such a big problem with Vee and Neleh. Thanks Grooch |
Squaredsc | Wednesday, May 22, 2002 - 09:31 am     yeah but at least she admitted she was bitter. wonder if she uses the same slang in normal conversation.? |
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