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Car54

Friday, October 25, 2002 - 09:09 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi Winkie!!

I am at work. Does it tell you anything about my day that I got to work at 3:30 am?

Waiting for tech support to call me back.

I like Jake, but I think if they merge, he is on the short list. I think the fit young guys are gonna gang up and do away with the old folks.

But hey, I thought Robb would go next week...what do I know.

Wink

Friday, October 25, 2002 - 01:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I guess getting to work at 3:30 am will keep you out of the grocery store.

They can't do away with him. He's a cute old folk. I need a reason to live.

Niceguy

Monday, November 04, 2002 - 05:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Jake has got to be feeling miserable about all that youth and strength just gone. He can't believe that so many of his tribe that he hand picked couldn't cut it. I like Jake as well but I'm sure he's feeling kinda bad.

Tabbyking

Monday, November 04, 2002 - 07:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
if the fit young guys were really smart, they would not want fit young guys to stay! i would get rid of my strongest competition, thinking i could get rid of--or beat out--the old, supposedly 'weaker' people later. oh wait! i am the old, weaker people! never mind.

Niceguy

Saturday, November 16, 2002 - 06:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
As I ponder this some more...maybe he wanted to see all that youth burn itself out. He did look pretty mournful as Ken was leaving, though.

I think he realized that Clay sent him into orbit with trying to get Ted out. He better talk with Ted and quickly about how Clay worked him. That or he has to win IC.

Jkm

Friday, November 22, 2002 - 11:04 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Is it me or does he sound like death warmed over? His voice sounds like it's almost gone or he's going to cry at any moment.

Also have you seen him trying to walk around camp..... wonder if he still has the sores on his feet (at this point in the show that is)

I like Jake -- just hasn't worked out for him -- but I like him -- had he stood out with his old tribe -- he would have been booted -- he realized there were already too many cheifs over there.

Cc1976

Friday, November 22, 2002 - 11:52 am EditMoveDeleteIP
"had he stood out with his old tribe"

I think that's a huge flaw in Survivor game playing. The thinking that because you were on the same team as someone for a couple of weeks you now have this deep loyal family bond with them.

When the teams merge, I would like to see the players actually view it as a new tribe, rather than just staying loyal to "their" tribe. It's people like Jake that ruin it. When it was him, Penny and Ken left, he still kept going on about his tribe and how he was determined for them to win. That's exactly the reason why the stronger tribe would never go within their own before eliminated the weaker tribe, because they know that people like Jake no matter what they say, they know he wouldn't vote off his own tribe members.

That's one thing I liked about Vee last year, she was in the weaker tribe, but she didn't let her original tribe rule the way she played after the merge.

Csnog

Friday, November 22, 2002 - 09:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I also would like to see the players see each other in a new light when they merge.

Jake has somewhat tried to do that but his mistake was in keeping Penny close to him while she did not.

You have to give Jake credit for keeping himself in the game so far.

If Jake can align himself with Jan and Helen plus pull Ted his way with the doubts that Brian and Clay have towards Ted he could last a little longer.

Lancecrossfire

Saturday, November 23, 2002 - 12:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
While Jake is trying to find a way in for himself and alos shke up Chuay, he has told the truth the entire way.

His comments to Ted were the truth--Chuay was the ones to say vote for Ted. Jake really has no choice but to go for extreme measures. His approach to Helen wasa big chance--but sitting back and doing nothing is certain death for his chances.

I respect the game Jake has played so far--or at least the way it has been shown.

Ericka1012

Saturday, November 23, 2002 - 08:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm going to be sad when he's gone...I think MB hasn't really given him much air time and when he got time it was to late to really enjoy him...the only thing I think he did wrong was not to tell those young ones is to knock it off and act like a team instead of spoiled brats...

Alaginger

Sunday, November 24, 2002 - 08:44 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I think the RC on the last show was very unfair to Jake. Let me state up front that Jake is not one of the ones I am rooting for, so for me to think it was unfair to him, is not biased. He didn't stand a competitive chance at all.
(1) Nobody from CG was going to choose Jake.
(2) Penny was not standing next to Jake in the line of people to make an easy teaming.
(3) Penny grabbed the first chance offered to stay in the competition (don't blame her).
I really think that first stage of the RC should have been a contest of some type to eliminate 1 of the 7, to have even numbers before choosing partners. Who knows, maybe Jake would have been eliminated in the first round anyway......but to my mind, it was not a fair game.

Fruitbat

Sunday, November 24, 2002 - 12:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I usually always agree with you Alaginger but not this time.

The numbers were uneven and the old game where you scramble for a partner is always interesting. Some will grab whoever is next to them, others look for a friend, others go for a strong player and this all happens within 2 seconds. It is part of the game. The one that looks to0 hard or is passive is the odd man out. Just part of the interesting human condition.

Hard to predict ahead who would take what approach.

Allietex

Friday, December 20, 2002 - 03:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Last night it finally dawned on me why I am so drawn to Jake. He is a happy man. It shows on his face and in his smile. Even when he was down and knew he was probably going to be voted off, he always looked like a happy man. He so obviously loves his wife and is happy with his life. He has a wonderful sense of humor and can laugh at himself. He loves adventure and has not let his age get him down. All of this just shines through.

Hermione69

Friday, December 20, 2002 - 03:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I agree, Allie. I said that after the final show, Jan was the only one left that I really liked, but I forgot Jake. He is a class act. I was impressed.

Alaginger

Friday, December 20, 2002 - 05:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Poor Jake. He was still trying to get Clay to understand what it was he said at TC, and Clay just refused to see it anyway other than a personal affront. Oh well.......Jake's vote might have been worth $90,000!!! Guess we will never know.