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Old 02-25-2002, 05:22 PM
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Survivor IV Pool & Banter...

With Survivor Four beginning this Thursday I thought it would be fun to start a Survivor pool each week to see who can guess the victim of the upcoming tribal council. Those who guess correctly will be given one point each week*. To get the guessing started for this week I've posted a few tid-bits on each player below. You can also find out more about each contestant at the following link . The winner will get a round of applause from the rest of us (yes, I know - too generous!)

*Please be certain all guesses are in by 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Gabriel Cade
He's from Celo, NC and currently lives in Hollywood, CA. He is a bartender and his luxury item was a teddy bear.

Kathy Vavrick O'Brien
She was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and lives now in Burlington, Vermont. She is a real estate agent and her luxury item was canvas and paints.

Peter Harkey - (first week)
He was born and still lives in Millis, Massachusetts. He is a bowling alley owner and his luxury item was cologne.

Sean Rector
He was born and raised in Harlem, New York and currently lives in Los Angeles California. Sean is a teacher and his luxury item was a Bible.

Gina Crews
Gina was born in Alachua, Florida and currently is from Gainesville Florida. She is a nature guide and her luxury item was an adventure bag.

Neleh Dennis
Neleh was born in Heber City, Utah and lives now in Layton, Utah. She is a student and her luxury item was Scriptures.

Rob Mariano
Rob was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts and lives in Canton, MA. He is a construction worker and his luxury item was a football.

Tammy Leitner
Tammy was born is San Diego, California and currently lives in Mesa, Arizona. She is a crime writer and her luxury item was a picture of her fiancé and dog.

Hunter Ellis - (third week)
Hunter was born in Alexandria, Virginia and now is from La Jolla, California. He is a Fed-Ex pilot and his luxury item was a set of Navy wings from his Grandfather.

Paschal English
Paschal was born in Birmingham, Alabama and lives in Thomaston, Georgia. He is a judge and his luxury item was an American Flag.

Robert DeCanio
Robert was born and raised in Flushing, New York and lives in College Point, NY. He is a limousine driver and his luxury item was a voodoo doll.

Vecepia Towery
Vecepia is from Portland, Oregon. She is an Office Manager and her luxury item was a self written notebook of poetry.

John Carroll
John was born in El Paso, Texas and is now from Omaha, Nebraska. He is a registered nurse and his luxury item was massage oils.

Patricia Jackson - (second week)
Born in Columbia, South Carolina and lives in Lugoff, South Carolina. She is a truck assembler and her luxury item was a locket of Arabian's tail.

Sarah Jones
Sarah was born in Juneau, Alaska and lives now in Newport Beach, California. She is an Account Manager and her luxury item was a pillow.

Zoe Zanidakis
Zoe is from Monhegan Island, Maine. She is a fishing boat captain and her luxury item was a necklace.
 

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Old 02-25-2002, 06:09 PM
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My guess:
Gabriel (something about that teddy bear just doesn't seem right)

My guesses in future weeks will, hopefully, be a bit more intelligent as I get to "know" the contestants via the talking-picture box in my living room.
 
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Old 02-25-2002, 06:23 PM
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I'll vote for Peter. Cologne seems like an odd choice of a luxury item to me. I don't think they have any soap there, and for someone to smell both sweaty and perfumey at the same time is kind of gross.

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Robert was born and raised in Flushing, New York and lives in College Point, NY. He is a limousine driver and his luxury item was a voodoo doll.

Voodoo doll! That's pretty funny. Go, Flushing (my home town)!
 

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Old 02-25-2002, 10:25 PM
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I'll go with Gabriel, too.

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Old 02-26-2002, 09:18 AM
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I've never seen an entire episode of Survivor. I saw about 15 minutes of the first series, and about five minutes of each of the others.
 
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Old 02-26-2002, 05:53 PM
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The Equivalent of a Blind Low in Spades

Alright - I know I set this thing up to guess who is getting thrown out each round. Fine... I am guessing that it will be Patricia.

But my extraordinary, blind low of a guess (for all you spades players out there. Or to put in Bridge terms - Grand slam of a guess. Or in Hearts terms - a moonshot attempt.) is that John is going to win it all. This has nothing to do with our pool - but heck if I get it right I will all but demand my own round of applause. hehe.



I think there is more there than just what they bring as luxury items... I believe you can see past players in what they look like. Hey, I could be wrong here - but I'd still take a look at what they look like before you guess! heh.

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Old 02-27-2002, 07:22 PM
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Knowing nothing about this group other than what you've told us, I'll go with Neleh. The young ones in bikinis usually last a bit longer, but I don't know what kind of bathing suit she'll be wearing, and the youngsters on the last episode were pathetic!
 
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Old 02-28-2002, 02:01 PM
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This should be fun. But I canna give any form of guess until I see all the players. You can sort of figure out who is going to pair up, who is there to try and stay (massage oils?), sometimes lifestyles are layed out straight away as well and in past episodes it seems like the older women with any interest in art usually get booted straight away as well. But them's jes my observations.

I'll get in on the guessin' next week, gotta get my picks ready for the work poll as well. Great idea Dijinn.

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Old 02-28-2002, 02:12 PM
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There is a yahoo survivor pickem game. Do you guys want me to set up a private group for us? I played in a public group last time, and it's organized fairly well.

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Old 02-28-2002, 02:46 PM
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There is a yahoo survivor pickem game. Do you guys want me to set up a private group for us? I played in a public group last time, and it's organized fairly well.

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YES!

Err, pleep?

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Old 02-28-2002, 04:41 PM
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Picks by 8:00 Eastern!!

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I'll get in on the guessin' next week, gotta get my picks ready for the work poll as well. Great idea Dijinn.
Thanks pah-sych-oh! I thought it'd be fun to banter and ruminate and extrapolate all the while guessing who the loser would be next week. It's lame that I love the show so much - but that's the way it goes sometimes.

Now, to all those procrastinators out there -

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PICKS IN BY 8:00 EASTERN!!

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Old 02-28-2002, 04:54 PM
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Peter's my pick as well. I can't imagine that crew putting up with stinky cologne for more than one week.

And John is quite the celeb here in Oma-lot. I think he is supposed to be appearing at some bar tonight for the debut.

I can't figure out HOW these guys manage to keep it a secret. I have no poker face and would not be able to keep it straight.

John's of course, picked to win by all the local TV stations. We'll see

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Here is our group:

http://tvgames.yahoo.com/survivor/sh...5629&tid=36821

The password is taurusmoon

Set up your picks at yahoo, and then join the club for banter and competition.

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I'm getting an error message when I try the link. It says "You are not the owner of this team."

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Old 02-28-2002, 06:44 PM
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I'm getting an error message when I try the link. It says "You are not the owner of this team."

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Me too and I don't want to be the owner, I just want ... to ... be .. a ... contendah!

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Old 02-28-2002, 07:34 PM
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OOPS!

In order to join the group, just go to http://tvgames.yahoo.com/survivor, create a pick set and choose to Join a Private Group. Then, when prompted, enter the following information...

Group ID#: 5629
Password: taurusmoon
 
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Old 02-28-2002, 08:47 PM
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Server Problems...

Looks like for now we are sticking with my excel spreadsheet of everyone's guesses. I just tried and the server is puking under the weight.

Pretty cool twist though - they let you wager points. Seems pretty slick. Dunno - what did you other guys think?

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ps - go PATRICIA!! (ack) I mean, DON't GO PATRICIA!!
 
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Old 02-28-2002, 09:27 PM
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Dijinn --

I got in, took a wild guess at Peter for a few measly points and did the 50/50 shot at which tribe will get immunity as well. They lock you out after the show starts on the East Coast though, maybe you were too late?

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Old 03-01-2002, 12:02 AM
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Dijinn --
They lock you out after the show starts on the East Coast though, maybe you were too late?
Hey Shannon -
I was able to make my guess, but not join the group... and still can't. Here's the error I got.

Errors:
We are experiencing some minor server problems. Please try your request again shortly.


I'll get in sooner or later...
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Old 03-03-2002, 04:46 PM
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Clap! Totals of Week ONE

It came down to Peter & Patricia - and mister Holy, cough, I mean holey got the boot. Kinda wonder at Maraamu's wisdom decision regardless of how wierd he is... isn't strength the most important asset going into the challenges normally??

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Episode IV Survivor Epinions Score Total*:

1 AuntieEmma
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Congratz AuntieEmma & Lynnzop... I think this week's guesses will be mostly dependent on who you think will lose the immunity challenge... aka who is the weakest - rather than their luxury items... no?

until next time
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Old 03-03-2002, 05:42 PM
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When do we start voting for next week?
 
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Old 03-03-2002, 06:28 PM
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Fire Away Senjor...

Go ahead mister demigod Grouch...
Who do you see going out next week? Grace us with your insights! :thumbs:

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Old 03-03-2002, 06:42 PM
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Grouch, at yahoo, you can typically make the week's picks by Friday or Saturday. It takes them a little while to input who got booted the previous week.

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