Archive through September 27, 2002
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Archive through September 27, 2002
Squaredsc | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 11:24 am     someone mentioned starting this over here, so here it is. enjoy.  |
Wargod | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 11:39 am     Woo hoo....I'll post my question here. With the upcoming fight between Clay and Robb (pic is posted somewhere around here,) Robb has his hands around/on Clay's throat, in what appears to be a nasty little fight. Does Survivor have a rule like BB about violence against other contestants? Hmmm....now that I've written this out again, I'm kinda wondering about why they are fighting. They're on two differnet tribes, isn't the only contact they have with each other only during challenges? What the heck happened that they'd be fighting? Oh, I can't wait for next week! |
Earthkitten | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 11:42 am     Apparently this happens during a challenge. I didn't think they were fighting, but maybe Robb was trying to keep Clay from doing something? Like maybe they had to knock each other off the platform? Just a guess. |
Fanny | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 11:43 am     Hi War! OMG I have an answer!!! I can't do fancy things like links & such, but if you'll check in the beginning part of the Episode 3 Thread, Car has posted an article that discusses The Fight. Cool! |
Wargod | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 11:57 am     Thank you, Fanny! Thank you, Car...I actually did see that thread, just missed the first few post, LOL. Wonder if they're going to show Jeff telling them to "shut the f--- up," LOL. Now, I'm curious to know why fire hasn't been such a huge deal this season. Both tribes have it, and I don't remember any to-do over getting fires started, or challenges or anything like that. |
Micknrc | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 12:27 pm     Wargod-- I know, that cracked me up...I want to hear Jeffy say it...but I bet they won't on CBS at 8:00 p.m. Then again, weren't there a few **bleeps** on the BB3 broadcast shows? Or is my halfsheimer's kicking in again? oh, and, **sniff** sure, Car always gets the credit....jk |
Julieboo | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 12:30 pm     Good point about the fire, WG! |
Wargod | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 12:36 pm     I just adore Jeff...then again I'm a little weird, cuz Julie Chen never really bothered me, and of course, Anderson is a hottie. Through 4 seasons of Survivor, Jeff has kept his cool, just once, I'd like to see him lose it, lol. |
Hippyt | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 12:54 pm     I'm wondering if Robb will get disqualified for this challenge for playing dirty.Maybe even the whole tribe? Maybe that's why he's shown back at the camp complaining about Clay. Wouldn't be surprised if that happened,it's one thing to compete,quite another to grab someone around the neck!! |
Grannygrunt | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 02:38 pm     Did you notice the other night when the rain came and Stephanie slept out in the rain, she said she stayed because the coals were warm. Now the fire was completely out because of the rain and they didn't seem to be upset about that. Maybe this year there are giving them matches and charcoal or something to start a fire with. I agree that no one has shown any concern about fire, only food and water. Makes me think Survivor gave them that one at least for now. Especially since during monsoon season I guess it could rain all the time. Didn't I hear someone say it was monsoon season? Maybe I dreamed that. I really need to get a real life!! LOL |
Jewels | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 02:42 pm     No, you heard right Grannygrunt, they did say it was monsoon season. I was thinking along the same lines as you, because of all the rain, they havt to be supplying them with matches or something. It was always been such a big deal in the first episode about them getting fire and they haven't even talked about it at all this time. |
Grannygrunt | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 02:46 pm     Thanks, Jewel, I least I know for now I am having a sane moment!!  |
Wargod | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 03:37 pm     Even food doesn't seem to be that big of a deal this year. They've been finding quite a bit of crabs and the squid last night. Of course, we're only through day 6 so that could change quite quickly too. Water seems to be a huge problem for Chuay Gahn. Or more like getting to the water seems to be a problem. The other team has it rough with their shelter. It took them a few days to build it, and the roof is leaky. |
Fanny | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 03:39 pm     I say, let them eat snake. |
Grannygrunt | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 03:43 pm     Can you really eat snake? I'm from the south....you can deep fry anything. |
Hermione69 | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 03:55 pm     i've heard that rattlesnake is considered a delicacy in some places.... and yeah, if we can deep fry pickles and gator tail, why not snake? |
Hermione69 | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 03:56 pm     mmmm! tastes like chicken! |
Betty | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 04:14 pm     Yep, fried rattlesnake tastes like chicken. It's is finger lickin' good. So is mountain oysters, and armadillo. I don't care for fried pickles, but the dog does. ;) |
Car54 | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 04:32 pm     From Paddleasia.com, this article has some excellent info about the wildlife the Survivors dealt with. The factual Dangers on Tarutao September 24, 2002 Dave Williams Local Expert - Contributing Writer Paddleasia.com I was reading the Thai Students website Survivor spiel. On their main page they say, "WILDLIFE: Wild buffaloes, king cobra and python snakes and risk from malaria are some of the local hazards" I'd like to clarify some of the actual threats. Wild buffalo? Wild buffalo are very rare. Wild buffalo on an island would be even more rare. Almost all have been captured and domesticated. I guess there could be a feral buffalo or two on the island, but even that is highly unlikely as hunters would most certainly 'take care' of them if spotted. Yes, people hunt in national parks. It's a big island and there aren't enough park staff to patrol it thoroughly. Now, on to the real world... true land dangers include scorpions, centipedes, spiders (a minor threat) and snakes. There are 150 species of land snakes in Thailand and 25 species of sea snakes. Over half of the land species are venomous. Of these, there are only a few which are highly or dangerously venomous. Tarutao is not exactly teeming with cobras, kraits or pit vipers. The bad guys are really bad though. A full-grown King Cobra can inject enough venom to kill an elephant. The Russell's Pit Viper is probably the biggest threat in the snake world. Its venom is very strong and unlike most snakes, this one often stays still when someone approaches instead of slithering away. Sea snakes are highly venomous, but you'd have to be an idiot to get bit by one. Wait a minute, after watching episode 1, this could be a real threat!!! A bit of common sense makes the snake threat very small. In ten years of trekking and running with the Hash House Harriers (a drinking club with a running problem), I've only seen two cobras in the wild. I've seen more than that in my front yard! I've seen one Russell's Pit Viper and one dead krait. There are plenty of Reticulated Pythons on Tarutao. They don't attack people. Almost every case of a python 'eating' someone has been proved to be a hoax. A big python could physically eat a small child. Skateboard boy and his posse don't have anything to worry about here! Scorpions and centipedes would possibly come into their shelter when it started raining hard. I say this from experience. I lived in Krabi in the early '90s. I had jungle behind my house. Whenever it rained really hard, creepy-crawlies from the jungle would seek shelter, my shelter. But most of the time, they hang out in rotting trees and under rocks. A bite would be very painful, but not fatal. There is one aggressive centipede in Thailand. It get up to about eight inches long and it will come at you instead of heading the other way. I once pointed at one with my foot. The centipede grabbed my shoe! With my best kung fu kick, I managed to flick it off... Whew! It almost landed on one of my trekking comrades however... Yikes! There are some very large monitor lizards in Thailand. The Giant Water Monitor (very common on Tarutao) can reach 6 to 7 feet in length and weigh as much as 60 pounds. They aren't venomous. The only venomous lizards in the world are New World lizards, the Mexican Beaded Lizard and the Gila Monster. A bite from a monitor would rapidly get seriously infected. Just like the Komodo Dragon, the saliva contains a whole host of very nasty complex bacteria. There is also one Gecko family lizard called a "Tokae" that could possibly break the skin if it bit you. It's called a "tokae" as that's the sound it makes. BTW, geckos are the only lizards in the world that have a call or that make noise. Dangers in the water include cone shells (very strong and very complex venom), sea snakes (if you're an idiot), jellyfish (if you're allergic. There was a recent Box Jellyfish attack in Thai water, but that is rare), sharks (unlikely), stonefish (quite possible), sea urchins (infection if stabbed), Lion Fish & Scorpion Fish (venom), Butterfly fish (has a small razor-sharp spike near it's tail for defense), Fire Coral (very irritating), and getting caught in the net of one of the many commercial trawlers that comb the waters of the National Park, grabbing any and everything that is in the wrong place and the wrong time. Malaria is a minor threat. It is uncommon in southern Thailand. Those of us who live here don't take any medication. The medication is very hard on your body, over the long term, probably more dangerous that malaria. Dengue Fever is a possible threat. Dengue Fever is carried by daytime biting mosquitoes. The main species has a striped body. If you're into mosquitoes, this is a pretty one. In case you didn't know, it is the female mosquito that sucks blood. They need blood for its nutritional value for laying eggs. There are a few poisonous plants, poisonous in the same way as poison ivy. They are quite uncommon. I've only encountered one once. Man, it was really irritating. The good news is that it doesn't spread. I may have left some potential dangers out, but this pretty much covers the major threats. One last threat, given the participants, is a slow and very painful death... being bored to death is not a nice way to go... I've got geckos in my house with more interesting personalities than some of the macho dudes. I'm rooting for the nice little old lady's team. Cheerio from paradise, Dave Dave Williams, Director dave@paddleasia.com |
Ark | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 04:39 pm     Grannygrunt, did she really say the "coals" were warm. I thought they said her "clothes" were warm. |
Theowl | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 07:29 pm     Car, that was a GREAT article!! I really learned alot about the the islands dangers. You always have the BEST information!! I don't know what we'd do without you!! Thanks!! |
Cjr | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 07:39 pm     I am curious about them eating the squid they found dead along the beach. Isn't it dangerous to eat stuff you find already dead? I kept thinking everyone was going to be ill because of what killed the squid. Or were they washed up in the storm and died because they couldn't get back in the water? I hope this isn't too dumb of a question... |
Gidget | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 07:41 pm     Are fried pickles what I think they are? Ewwwww. See, we were picking on Lisa in BB but I never heard of no fried pickles. |
Cjr | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 07:54 pm     I'm not sure what you think they are Gidget (afraid to go ther lol) but there is a restaurant in CA that sells "Frickles" and beer. They are breaded like fried zuccini but are made with pickles. |
Gidget | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 08:02 pm     Hmmm ok, I'll take your word for it. Curious about Betty's dog liking them |
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