Catfat | Saturday, October 25, 2003 - 10:20 am     That pelican was not acting very aggressive, look at the way it let the others pet it. I was attacked by a crazy goose once, screeching and flapping its wings and trying to bite my (ahem) genital area. This bird was huge with a body as big as a turkey and a wingspread like a vulture. I grabbed it by its neck and dragged it to a pen, flung it in and slammed the gate shut. If Osten felt he was in danger from the pelican (which he wasn't) he should have done something besides poke at it with a stick, which would only have antagonized the bird. |
Sunshyne4u | Saturday, October 25, 2003 - 03:22 pm     whoa.......that Pelican could have poked his EYE OUT with that sharp beak! (I am being sarcastic) * CATFAT- we used to have a couple of aggressive geese on the farm. YES, when they attack they beat at your with their wings and it HURTS!! If Osten had a bad experience like that at a petting zoo or something as a kid he would DEFINITELY not trust a wild pelican! Frankly, when I was in Greece the pelicans would come try to steal / mooch FOOD. This is what the pelican CAME FOR when It visited the Morgan tribe IMHO * Osten has got to be faking this ridiculous "oh I cant do anything right!" personality he is presenting. I figure he is going to do a "COLBY" after the merge and take every immunity challenge |
Teachmichigan | Monday, October 27, 2003 - 09:40 pm     Just had to share a line from Donut and Greeny's breakdown over at RTVF.... They said Osten has a corvette body with a Yugo engine under the hood!!! ROFLMAO....and oh so accurate! |
Enigma2 | Tuesday, October 28, 2003 - 08:43 am     Catfat continues to impress; This lady thinks-good. That pelican was 'cute.' And probably could have made a really nice pet. And it didn't seem to be afraid of those humans. And those flapping wings could be intimidating. Come to think of it, if I had to go into a Survivor competition, I'd rather have the pelican as a team-mate than Osten... |
Lorry | Tuesday, October 28, 2003 - 08:45 am     Rofl.... thanks for sharing TeachMichigan Sunshyne, I have agree, no one can be that afraid of a pelican.... especially seeing his mate pet the thing. I have a feeling Osten lied about his inability to do anything... and when he stops lying, I think the regret will be when he is voted off by his tribe. Maybe...lol |
Niceguy | Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 06:00 pm     The surprise was the muscular good looking guy really was a paper tiger. |
Missy2 | Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 06:08 pm     wow he didn't even have final words. I've been wondering why there has been SOOO little of him in the "confessionals", I guess it was because they didn't want to give him the air time! WOW huh! |
Gen | Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 06:10 pm     I wonder if they will have him on the Early Show tomorrow morning. Did anyone hear? |
Dkstar2162 | Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 06:14 pm     Is there a message that they were trying to get across by not having Osten say the last word? I didnt see jeff as "laying the torch down" he kind of threw it down. I was truely disappointed with the whole new tribe thing. Should Shawn and osten have a chance to be back in the tribe too? |
Gidget | Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 06:34 pm     Gen they said something about him taking calls. I didn't like Jeff's attitude towards Osten tonight. So he wanted out. It's not like Jeff is out there starving, dirty and wet. So what if no one else has quit. Money is a strong motivator. It wasn't strong enough for Osten to risk his health. I have found Osten annoying and I never bought in to the theory that he was acting weak. Still I think Jeff sounded like the small person tonight. How dare Osten ruin HIS show. |
Wilsonatmd | Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 07:04 pm     Well, the thing is, thousands of people apply to be on the show. He was one of the 16 chosen, and he quit. His spot could have gone to another deserving person who would fight until he was voted out. I don't think Jeff was angry but more dissapointed at him....the fact that they didn't even need to vote said something. |
Csnog | Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 07:06 pm     I don't think Jeff thought Osten ruined his show. Jeff saw Osten as a quitter. The women wanted to stay when Jeff asked them. If anything, Jeff loved the drama but hated the act. |
Fruitbat | Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 07:07 pm     I thought Jeff pushed for as much drama as he could in the name of entertainment. I doubt he was attached to anything Osten did or didnt do. Better to have something new and unique happen. Drama and good TV is the name of the game. |
Puttergirl | Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 07:07 pm     I see this 2 ways: 1. There is no excuse for quitting. Remember the lady who quit the first day of Boot Camp. People like that shouldn't apply to Reality Shows. 2. Osten didn't really quit. He asked to be voted off (just about the same thing, but slightly different). So, I think it was wrong for Jeff to have him leave without the votes. |
Fruitbat | Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 07:26 pm     They did vote Putter, just didn't want to bore us all with the proceedure. They voted orally right there. I was glad he did that. We really did not have to go through that rigamaroll. I doubt this is a big regret for Osten either. In his interview tomorrow he will most likely say he stands by his decision. He was not going to win and he knew it. He was miserable and letting his team down so he asked to leave. No shame in that, just a choice he made. It has happened before only the team did not allow Shawna to go. I dont like the guy but I dont care that he quit. |
Webkitty | Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 07:36 pm     Please remember that we see only a fraction of what goes on. It seemed like TC was being rushed, but I have a feeling more was said than was shown. Jeff said in a radio interview that Osten had a rough 3 days. MUCH went on that we didn't see, but Jeff gets to watch the daily footage. He knows pretty much everything that goes on out there. When Marcopolo posts the Insider tomorrow, I'm hoping it will shed some light on this. I have a lot to say about Osten, but I think I will wait and see what happens tomorrow. I am curious if he will be on the Early Show. If he's not, then I will let it fly, because it will bolster what I have been thinking about his "regret". I'm also curious to see what MB has to say about this in the press conference he's called for tomorrow. |
Grooch | Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 07:50 pm     I agree with Fruitbat and Webkitty. All I wonder is if there is anyone here how has never quit a job in their life because they were unhappy there. Yes, you could still stay there and be completely miserable and never get ahead, but what is the point of staying there if you are so unhappy? I give kudos to Osten for removing himself from the game (because he wasn't "happy" in his situation) instead of letting another teammate who desired to still be there, be sacrificed instead. I think seeing the ghost players solidified his thought as of what was the right thing to do, in his mind. Jeff and "Surivor" are just spinning it to make us upset to get the ratings. Blech! to them. |
Maris | Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 08:03 pm     but if I had a one in 10 shot of winning a million bucks, I would suffer in that job for another couple of weeks. I got tired of listening to Osten talking about his temple. |
Grooch | Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 08:14 pm     but if you had a one in 10 shot of winning a million bucks, would you act the same way Jun and Allison did in the BB house? Sometimes things just aren't worth it and the production company can edit it the way they want to for their ratings. I have no idea what was going through Osten's head at the time, but I am certain it was not easy for him, and there is no way to know what I would do if I applied and made it and I ended up on that island. It's very easy to be an armchair quarterback. Plus, Osten is young. I am sure this was a real learning experience for him that will help him in the future for more important things in life. I am just tired of all the hate. |
Starlymae | Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 08:19 pm     Hey,Webkitty, where do you read the Marcopolo posts? And when and where can we read MB press conference tomorrow. |
Tabbyking | Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 09:23 pm     i don't feel anyone 'hates' any of the contestants. for myself, i like one in one episode and don't like them in the next, but i don't 'hate' any of them. two i disliked immensely from past survivors were brandon and lex and yet lex has a 'cult' following still...which is beyond me!! 27 is not that young, actually...although i wish i could be 27 again! |
Whit4you | Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 09:30 pm     A million bucks is what 500 grand after taxes - not even enough to buy a house in most areas of CA. Osten's not an idiot he knwos that everyone on both tribes thinks of him as a total physical threat and unless he could win all or at least MOST immunities for the next 9 challenges he'd be getting voted out for being a physical threat. So if he feels that it's putting him at risk of perminant injury for a slight chance at 500 grand - I think he has the right to quit. This is a show to us but to them it's a job with just a possible good paycheck in the end. If it's within his contract to quit that job he has every right too. I liked the fact however they didn't vote, layed down his torch and especially that he didn't get to say final words - a good touch there. Folks can say he's a quitter all they want but take a look at his body - clearly he doesn't quit everything or he'd never have a body that looks like that. And to me it's obvious his body IS important to him and I see nothing wrong with that and envy that since with my posture and the way I take care of my body - I'll be spending the last 10 or 15 years of my life with regrets... he won't. I see so many complain about what some do for the money (Like Allie....) and now complains cause this guy wasn't willing to go against what HE felt was right for HIMSELF for money. HMMM. Anyhow hopefully he'll have a good life - I was very impressed that he never tried to use his race as a factor in this game as a few others have. I liked that based on what I saw he was just a player not a 'African American" player.. cause to me the color of ones skin has nothing to do with the performance in the game and it bothers me when someone tries to make it an issue... I was impressed that he didn't. |
Tishala | Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 09:37 pm     I really thought, going into this tribal council, that we would see the big twist of the show aka the big lie: Osten would convince us that he wanted to go home and all this tribe members would talk about it at the TC when, suddenly, the vote would be 4-1 to eliminate Andrew because Osten would have staged a coup d'etat based on his strategic prowess and his reserved energy that he and his tribemates knew about. Instead, he was just a quitter. And I really liked him too! Well, at least he's still cute. But he's a sad, sad case. |
Laura11103 | Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 09:41 pm     Osten was miserable from the start, it was good to finally see him go. I don't really blame him but I wonder how he couldn't have known what he was gettng into. Morgan sure did lose a strong player though. Good show tonight, but I think the "lie" has still not be uncovered. |
Kaili | Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 09:44 pm     I do hope they treat him as "voted out" and not as a "quit"- I don't know how it works but since tey sign a contract it must be somewhat like with BB where if they quit they lose money. it wasn't a quit technically or Morgan would have voted another person off. Nevermind! LOL |