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Niceguy

Saturday, October 11, 2003 - 12:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Rupert is very captivating and likable and shrewd. Its hard to find any real fault in him in this game or setting. I'll go so far as say that Osten is toast next immunity challenge(if they lose) if he gets to stick around the Morgan tribe.

The thing is being likable doesn't necessarily get you the big money. We're still in the early parts of the game so we haven't seen his less than admirable side. We'll see.

Maris

Saturday, October 11, 2003 - 02:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ruperts problem will be after the merger. Hands down he is the best and most valuable survivor in terms of skills and work ethics (based on what I have seen of the edited tapes) and anyone who is getting near the end will know they dont have a chance against Rupert. That is why it will be up to Sandra, Rupert and Trish to hold their alliance and then it will be the luck of the draw who gets booted.

Whoami

Saturday, October 11, 2003 - 04:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Lorry, I'd like to place my order for a Rupert. Thank you!

Catfat

Saturday, October 11, 2003 - 09:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I can see Rupert standing alongside Mel Gibson in "Braveheart", in his tartan, and drinking mead from his homemade drinking horn.

Catfat

Saturday, October 11, 2003 - 09:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I just went back in a looked at Rupert's bio page. Damn, he is the same age as my middle son. Hmmm, I wonder where his father is.
I also saw that his favourite movie is "Braveheart" and his favourite actor is Mel Gibson. Maybe Rupert is trying to emulate those big Scotsman who were so great in that movie. I am waiting for the lifting of the kilt.

Surfgirl

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 12:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Just last night .. I was reading a Harry Potter novel to my 7 year old son, and ..BAM.. it dawned on me ..Rupert is Hagrid recarnated..LOL Has always been my favorite Harry Potter character.. no wonder Im so drawn to Rupert! Has the same gentle giant attraction!

Rupertbear

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 02:00 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Whoami...too funny & a great way to say ya like him! hee hee hee ;)

Bet we'd all like to find a Rupert in our stocking this Christmas!

Catfat, you're so right....he'd be perfect in a Braveheart type movie....or possibly playing Edward Teach...the infamous Blackbeard. Any type of period movie would suit him down to the ground.

Though on second thought, he would look great in a kilt, with or without his sporran.....lol. ;)

Chiparock

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 05:42 am EditMoveDeleteIP
The October 18-24 issue of TV Guide has a fold-out page in front for a "TV Guide Greatest Moments 2003" ballot and sweepstakes. Vote for your favorite star in each category and "you could win a trip for two to Hollywood for the taping of our new TV special" to air on December 28. There's a category for "Favorite Star, Reality," and the nominees are:

Clay Aiken, RUPERT BONEHAM, The Fab Five, Evan Marriott, Ruben Studdard, Trista & Ryan.

Imagine -- Rupert being nominated before the show even ends! Wonderful! Even if he doesn't win the big bucks on the show, he may make it in show biz, with his bigger-than-life personality and flair for the dramatic/comedic.

Lorry

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 06:29 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Surfgirl: Right on! He definitely is magical...lol

Chiparock: Thanks for the article... I agree, this man's star will shine for a very long time. His 15 minutes of fame could very well launch him into big bucks... I hope so.

Whoami: A mountain man it is... hehe Oh if only it were that easy...rofl

Enigma2

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 08:35 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Catfat: You are reminding me of a friend whose ancestry is Scots. He had told me that wearing a 'real' kilt was a very sensuous experience. It had something to do with the weight and the way it moved when you walked? (I have never had the opportunity to try it.)(On the other hand, he may be a latent drag-queen.)

Surfgirl: I am addicted to the Harry Potter books. (They are really books for adults. And, coincidentally, it's nice that kids can getinto a nearly 1k page book, especially when we have so much trouble with young people who cannot read...) And your observation of the similarity between Hagrid and Rupert in right-on. (Even in the movie version of Harry Potter, Hagrid is a dead-ringer for Rupert...)

Enigma2

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 08:50 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sorry, but I'm going to digress (but Surfgirl-made-me-do-it).
—I thought that it was very sad that on the recent BigBrother, many of the 20-yr-olds 'bragged' that they never read.
—Fascinating study: kids who were having problems w. reading were introduced to reading-to-dogs. Parents found that kids who had previously refused to read were found reading to contented dogs which they had never seen before. The clue seemed to be that, in schools. kids were being judged and criticized for their reading skills. The dogs were not judging them.

Meanwhile, back at the islands...

Gidget

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 11:17 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Funny Enigma2, before I read your second post I was going to post: isn't it fun that we have somebody interesting to talk about on Survivor. In fact, many of the cast members are interesting people this year. BB gave us caca this year.

Lorry

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 12:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't understand how people don't find time to read... I mean, go to the doctor's office, you got about an hour and a half to kill... so I take my book.

Same with the dentist, hair salon, grocery lines, you name it... you have to wait... so why not read? lol

Heck, when gasoline was scarce back when, I even kept a special book in the car just for when I would be sitting in line to gas up...

Teachmichigan

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 01:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Not only is reading a necessity in my life (English teacher)...it's one of the BEST parts of life! In the past year, I've also been turned on to audio books (unabridged only). I now can read anywhere...even in the car! My DS loves them as well. At 8, he's already listened to The Hobbit, all 3 Lord of the Rings (unabridged!), all Harry Potter (except a couple chapters the we've "censored" due to his age), all the Narnia books, Redwall books, and the list goes on! These people who 'brag' about never reading are just showing their ignorance...of course, they did other things to show that in BB...but you could really tell in their inane conversations.

Wanna' bet Rupert reads?

Enigma2

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 03:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Lorry: you forgot the bathroom...

Teachmichigan: right-on. It would be hard to imagine life without books. My addiction to classic-Brit-style mysteries starte with the 80+ books by Agatha Christie. Thomas Mann is another favorite because –like many authors– he can ring that 'familiar bell' which informs you that you-are-not-alone...

I wonder what Rupert reads???

Knightpatti

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 04:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
according to his bio - Playboy and books about reptiles

Grannyg

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 04:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, there you go. My DH swears he only reads the articles in Playboy!!

Teachmichigan

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 05:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
ROLMAO! Suppose this is Rupert's reading so he can "relate" to the troubled teens???

Hope this isn't a sign of a "meaner, less gentle" Rupert who will emerge after the merge!

Enigma...I used to live on Agatha Christie! :) I've expanded my selection, but Nelson DeMille, Robert Ludlum and Ken Follet remain among my favorites. Something about the mystery that draws me in!

Enigma2

Monday, October 13, 2003 - 06:46 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, knightpatti, I guess Rupert isn't perfect...

teachmichigan: Rex Stout has been my American favorite. Most of the mysteries I want to read are now 'out of print;' and I'm spending much time buying used books at amazon. Am slowly managing to collect all of the Patricia Wentworth/Miss Silver mysteries. Am currently reading John Rhode's "Death in Harley Street."

Maybe we need to send some books to Rupert...

Surfgirl

Monday, October 13, 2003 - 09:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I have to agree on the silliness of the bragging on BB4 "never read"...MY first thought on watching BB1 was I couldnt survive the house without books!! T V would be hard, music would be hard, but no way can I fall asleep without a book in my hands !(Much less go to the bathroom Enigma2lol) Heck even my 7 year old carts a book or magazine into the potty!At nine.. I started with Nancy Drew and Little house on the prarie..now days if it doest take batteries kids dont pay attition so I taped a few Double A's to a book and handed it to my son when he was 5!

Great now it is driving me crazy wondering what Rupert likes to read thanks alot !!Heres my guesses.. Stephen King and (secretly)Danielle Steel? Hey maybe this will start a new thread "DONT JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER"lol
Guess Jun won BB4 beacause only one that reads(a cook book at least )lol

Lorry

Monday, October 13, 2003 - 09:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Surfgirl: Oh the flood of memories you have brought to my mind. I started to read at 3 years old. Before that my Mother and Father always read aloud to one another, and I remember sitting on their laps and they would tell me the words.. soon I was reading children's books on my own. It opened another world for me.

The books I remember fondly are the Honeybunch series, Nancy Drew series and my Father's collection of Zane Grey.

I cannot tell you how much I loved sitting by the window on a snowy morning when school was canceled and getting lost in those books. I still to this day, every time it snows, grab a book and sit by the window and just watch the world turn into a fantasy land of white. Ohhh thanks so much Surfgirl. Tonite I'll fall asleep with this very pleasant memory of when I was young.

Surfgirl

Monday, October 13, 2003 - 10:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Gee Lorry thanks!!
You brought a tear to my eye! Perfect example of dont judge a book by its cover.. My dad(well was step-dad but raised me from a pup) Was a simple blue collar worker.. a brick layer for forty years.. Died from emphazima 10 years ago.. But his most prized possessions was his Zane Grey books.. especially in the last few months of his life .. picked up his belongings at the hospital after his death.. The one thing I kept.. was the Zane Grey book that he was reading at the time..Thank YOU Lorry.. now I will fall asleep tonite with fond memories on my Dad!

Enigma2

Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - 02:52 am EditMoveDeleteIP
You guys are reminding me... My father died –at age 92– two years ago. And toward the end he was having trouble reading. Books-on-tape became the solution. He 'read' most of Jane Austin during those times, but was most happy that he had finally 'finished' "War and Peace"

Per knightpatti's comment above, maybe we should put together a (fictitious) 'reading list' for Rupert...

Gidget

Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - 06:38 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I can see Rupert reading something like "Who Moved My Cheese" by Spencer Johnson and keeping up with the latest pop philosophy/psychology. And then scoffing at it and following his own drummer.

I also see a big Lord of the Rings fan.

Lorry

Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - 07:18 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Rupert likes to read books on reptiles, which leads me to believe he must have a reptile for a pet.

My son-in-law breeds burmese pythons (Hetero and Albino) for the zoo and I was, at one time, the director of education for the Pittsburgh Herpetological Society (that's how my daughter and son-in-law met).

What I'm getting at is that books on reptiles, depending on how involved Rupert is, can be rather heavy reading. And having a reptile requires a great deal of knowledge as to how to treat their many health problems. I guess after all that heavy reading, hehe, a little peak at Playboy might be a necessity...hahahaha