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Alaginger

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 07:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I think the reason Rob's parting words were so special to a lot of the viewing audience was because it was different. Nobody that I can remember in "Survivor" history, ever, has done a segment like that when giving their vote. If everybody was doing it, I would find it quite obnoxious (as I find Rob quite obnoxious), but as it was a first I really did enjoy it last night.

I agree with Ginger about the "fat girl" remark, but I just consider the source. With Rob's type of work, I would think it would behoove him to be a little less demonstrative with his wording when he has a listening audience to please. Will not do him well in the future when so much of America is overweight. Thank God there are "wonderful" men out there that prefer a woman with meat on her bones. It takes all kinds to make the World go around.

Bandit

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 07:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I thought that the Casey Kasem send-off was hilarious! It was the first time that Rob made me laugh-I find him a chauvanistic pig most of the time that only has one thing on his mind-and it's not the game, if you catch my drift!

Kaili

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 07:50 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Bandit- that's pretty much how I feel. I don't like him but he can be funny and I'd like to have him stay around for entertainment (just not win). He'll be a funny jury guy.

Webkitty

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 09:00 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't understand how Rob could be considered a chauvanistic pig. He called the rest of the men ~jamokes~ last night for underestimating the women. He showed much admiration for Deena, a professional women with "meat on her bones."
I get the sense that he very in touch with women and how smart they are.

We all saw Rob admit that his sex life has been almost non-existant, ~except with fat girls.~
I took the comment that he would like a chance to have the experience with more than one type of girl. What is wrong with that? How is he ever supposed to know he prefers women with meat on their bones if he hasn't had the experience to compare? He's a young man in his early 20's, who has virtually had no sex in his life, of course he is going to have it on the brain! Give the guy a break. I find his preoccupation with girls normal. I also think it is amazing that he has been able to craft a winning strategy and alliance in spite of this.
I don't think he will win, though. Something happens, so enjoy his nutty humor while you can

Max

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 09:07 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I love this guy! He's funny as heck! THe Casey Kasem vote was THE BEST moment in the entire show. Yeah, some of his comments can be annoying (like the fat girl joke), but then can't we all be annoying sometimes? :)

I hope he stays around for a while because it will be plenty boring if they vote him off!

Kaili

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 09:15 am EditMoveDeleteIP
When he said "most of the sex I have had has been with..." I was actually waiting for him to finish the sentance with "myself".

Auntiemike

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 09:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I like Rob but think that his immaturity as a man and his inappropriate focus on sexuality will be his downfall. He has good strategy and a genuine desire to win but will get sidetracked by his weaknesses, I believe.

Great song dedication last night; very original and entertaining!

Webkitty

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 09:24 am EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL Kaili, I was too!!!

Fruitbat

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 09:49 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I agree Webkitty. He is precious, young and witty.

Car54

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 09:59 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I love him too...he is a little weasel...Jeff Probst said he is the most knowlegeble Survivor player ever...that he was quoting rules to the producers. I haven't loved a player this much since Brandon on S3 jumped tribes and blew it!

What a goof...I am so glad he is on the show!

Tabbyking

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 10:08 am EditMoveDeleteIP
oh, brandon.....lol, i still crack up thinking of him...jeff said he was his least favorite player ever!

Tabbyking

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 10:15 am EditMoveDeleteIP
rob may have called the other men 'jamokes', about how they think of the women, but look at how he thinks women should be treated: mere sex objects! he thought there might actually be a love-fest with the gals if he ended up with 2 of them at the end! gosh, i wonder if he will still want that if he ends up with deena and christy? i like him for being a 'stuff'-stirrer, but don't want him in the final 4!
i wonder if he is squirming a little thinking of his mother and grandmother watching this!?
dad's probably clapping him on the back, going "that's my boy!"

Bastable

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 10:20 am EditMoveDeleteIP
But does Rob really think of women as sex objects? After all, he clearly thinks they're smart enough to form an alliance with. If you think of it that way, of all the men, he's the one who has underestimated women the least. In a way, his actions prove that he thinks his fellow men are the dummies.

I think his sex talk is all lip service because he's on TV. After all, every time he talks about sex he includes a little slam of his own ability to attract--he's trying to be a funnyman. In that respect, he's very much like Josh from BB3--he's performing for the cameras.

Car54

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 10:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yup, Rob is ALL talk, and he knows it. And he knows what the producers want on camera. He is a Survivor geek and MB's dream player. Mr Sound Bite.

I LOVED Brandon because he started on the tribe from hell, and when the chance came, he took his shot. He blew it but he didn't just sit and wait to get booted out.

Clp

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 10:42 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I totally think the sex talk to the camera is a cover up. We all know a guy like this - a little nerdy and not so in shape who talks a little big when there are no girls around.

Remember him talking to Jenna and Deena; he was talking about being scared of the other guys and she was boosting his confidence?

I betcha Jenna and Heidi will say something along the lines of "I had no idea he was thinking those things!"

He is THE only guy we have seen saying anything remotely nice about the women. The fat girl joke seemed to be forced, I would almost bet this guy is a virgin.

Squaredsc

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 11:03 am EditMoveDeleteIP
im with ms. bat who is with ms. kitty, he has some great lines.

Car54

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 11:07 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Wasn't Rob one of the ones (with Ryan) who was not happy about the men/women thing? He thought he would do better in an alliance with a female.

Looks like he was right. Good for him.

Tabbyking

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 11:10 am EditMoveDeleteIP
bastable, to play devil's advocate, (okay, hell, i admit it, to avoid having to use the dirt devil), i am wondering if rob thinks the women are smart enough to form an alliance with, because he doesn't really think they are smart and that he would win against one at the end? i mean maybe rob thinks he's smart, but the women aren't?
okay, i'll vacuum....

Hummingbird

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 07:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I have a feeling that Rob was pretty grateful to the fat girl at the time! Loved his remarks about Roger only being able to win a challenge involing name this Perry Como song, etc.

Csnog

Saturday, April 12, 2003 - 07:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I found this at another site and thought you would like to read it...

Rob set Matthew up to scheme against Deena – this was the "wild goose chase" errand that he fed to Matthew. The dynamics of the game shifted after that point, and suddenly Rob was faced with his core alliance wanting to vote Deena off, plus the red herring plan he fed to Matt (and further to Butch) to vote Deena off. If Rob went back on the plan he fed to Matt, where would he be? He would have revealed himself as duplicitous and would have lost Matt's trust. Rob had no choice but to go along with the majority of his alliance, especially since he had already sown the seeds of Deena's ouster with Matt and Butch. This ended up being a brilliant back-up plan which improved Rob's position in the game, since he started it as a ruse, but ended up being able to use to his advantage (and to further gain the trust of Matthew). Now the question is, will Rob remain faithful to Alex, Jenna and Heidi, or will he use his power over Matthew (and by extension Butch) to pull a political coup over the power alliance? Rob still stands solidly in the middle of the tribal politics, and he will be the deciding vote in how the game plays out next week.
Here is the biggest problem I have – Rob has been talking and talking about how he could tell Matt anything and lead him down the garden path. I’m sure he could have found some excuse to explain turning against Alex. If Matt is truly as clueless as he has appeared to be, I don’t think he would have thought Rob to be duplicitous so much as clever. Rob could have told Matt that he just found out Alex was planning to turn on their “final three” and oust Matt. It would have given a reason to switch votes and a reason for Matt to not say anything to Alex. End of story. Would it have required a little more effort than just letting things stand as they were? Sure. But in the end I think he would have come out better.

Rob would still have had his secret “to the end” alliance with Deena, he would have had Matt (and therefore Butch) on a leash, and they could have gotten rid of Alex – a major challenge threat – and then Heidi and Jenna. Christy and Butch have shown no indication that they scheme or plot at all, so they wouldn’t have been threats. Rob would have been in a great position. Instead, he is faced with being the fourth person in a four-person alliance (Heidi, Jenna, Alex, Rob). Sure, he could pull a political coup, but will he? I don’t think so. For as much as Rob has talked about strategy, in almost every case he’s taken the easy way out. He did it with Roger early on, he did it with Deena here.

Frenchy

Monday, April 14, 2003 - 06:14 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I have a huge crush on Rob!!! hahaha!!


that is all I have to say about that!:)

Denecee

Monday, April 14, 2003 - 09:37 am EditMoveDeleteIP
you said it, Csnog!

Muse

Thursday, April 24, 2003 - 07:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I've gotta admit...my opinion of Rob went up a bit in this last episode. I think the fact that he saw how the "cute girls" treated Christy and understood how Christy has probably been treated in her life says something. He's shown a lot more understanding than Heidi and Jenna have, at least. And I don't blame him one bit for wanting to leave the alliance when he realized that Alex didn't have ultimate loyalty to him. Why should *anyone* feel happy settling for forth place? I hate it when Survivor contestants feel so self-entitled that they think that they should win, and that other players should just be grateful for getting to stay near the end.

I also like the fact that Rob came clean to Matthew. Sure, he did so for primarily selfish reasons, but I also think that he was happy to stop stacking up the lies.

Rob has been a bit heartless in his confessionals (mocking fellow contestants), but I'm starting to understand that he doesn't get that other people might take things more to heart than he does. Not really a good excuse, but hey...he's moved up past a lot of other players this season in my book. (Plus, yes -- he's entertaining :))

Webkitty

Thursday, April 24, 2003 - 07:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I would love to see Rob and Matt take Christy to F3 with them. Like Matt said, he can win the power immunities and Rob knows the game inside and out.
Matt threw that IC tonight, he let Rob win, these two trust each other more than MB is letting us see, they are a team.

Both Rob and Matt showed tonight in confessionals that they understand and empathize with Christy. She is their girl. All that talk Rob had regarding Jenna and Heidi was just that, talk. I bet he has a big old soft heart in real life and is very respectful of women.
I hope he gets a really nice girlfriend out of this. I really do.

Hermione69

Thursday, April 24, 2003 - 07:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I can't wait to see tonight's show. If my brother forgot to tape it, I may have to hurt him. It sounds like this was one heck of an episode.