How pathetic is an alliance when they’ve got Aras as the brains of the group?
The answer is not quite as pathetic as the LaMina HeMan Wimmen Haters Alliance. “Sorry, Spanky, I know I swore an oath to keep our alliance. But Darla smiled at me so I’m voting with her instead.”
I’m hoping to see Bruce, Bobby, and Ruth Marie in the final three at this point. They’re the only ones who’ve stayed out of the alliance plotting.
One more thing. Did everyone else notice that in the written clue that Bruce got, the word “why” was enclosed in quotes? My guess is that the idol is hidden in some Y shaped formation. And, on a long shot guess, I think Bruce might have found the idol - unlike Misty, they didn’t show him looking for it and there was no mention of it once he left the island. It’s possible he found it and they’re saving that information as a surprise for a future episode.
Not to mention Shane as its heart. Oy.
That might have been me. I can’t stand the people who get there and are shocked that they have to sleep outside and that there are bugs and that it rains. Have you not watched the show? Did you think they were really staying in a four-star resort and helicoptered to the island for challenges? Get the hell out, now!
Another dumb vote. If I were Melinda, they wouldn’t have been able to show my confessional after the vote, because it’d be so full of swear words, it’d be nothing but one long “beeeeeeeep.”
Little Nemo, I also noticed that “why” was in quotes on the clue at Exile Island. There was a quick shot of the zombie head, and a stick thing above it, but I wasn’t sure if the stick thing formed a “Y” or not.
I don’t think Bruce said the flint was ‘out,’ I thought he said it broke. It would still work, though, right? You’d just have two pieces?
I know things usually start out slow, but good Gawd man, zzzzz…zzz…zzzzzz.zzzzzz…zzzzz
Shane needs a nice big boot in the ass is what he needs. Now the team has majority, out the freak goes. And losing the fishing spear in about 3 minutes?? Brilliant.
How did Cirie make it up over those tall climbs in the obstacle course?? Luckily there weren’t any leaves at the top I guess.
I thought Jeff would grill them more at Tribal than he did. He should have asked the hippie/fire walker(wtf is a firewalker?) what she thought about keeping “Should I stay or Should I go now” Shane instead of people who might be some use. She didn’t look to happy. Maybe he did, but they edited it out to show us , ummm… more important stuff.
She’s a fire dancer, actually.
And no, I have no more idea what a fire dancer is than a fire walker, in professional terms.
It’s funny: we’ve said this about other alliances in the past, and yet I never ceased to be amazed at exactly how stupid someone can be and still lead an alliances/stand upright. Aras seems like a nice enough guy, but then again … meditating for fire? If there is an Og, Aras is never going to live that one down, not even with his yoga-intructor buddies.
And just for fun, I did some math this morning. Shane smokes 3 packs of cigarettes and drinks 15 espressos per day. That comes out to 2.5 cigarettes and 0.63 espressos per hour in a 24 hour day. (With that kind of nicotine and caffeine in his system, it’s not like he’s getting any sleep.) Wouldn’t it just be cheaper and easier for him to switch to crystal meth?
Her CBS bio lists her as a “performance artist.” It sounds like she works with the circus or something. Or maybe she’s a flaming-baton-twirling stripper.
In the interest of fairness I feel it only right that I mention that the editing could be casting people in unpleasant ways. I know it goes without saying, but I think sometimes we should be reminded 
from CBS link…
She also teaches fire dancing with the intention of celebrating this ancient art form as a tool of self-expression, meditation and fun.
Maybe I’ll do some fire dancing on break today, right here in the old cube, see if the boss minds.
I missed the first ten minutes or so, but I can’t imagine it was terribly interesting.
So … Bi-Polar Shane. What in the ever-loving hell is that nutjob doing? I’m a smoker. I’m a caffeine addict. If I were going to go on Survivor, you bet your ass I’d quit well in advance. I don’t understand that. And I’m with whoever made the no-takebacks rule. Although I’d laugh myself into a seizure if somebody stood up after Tribal Council and yelled “No, wait! Do over!!”
I felt so bad for Bruce when he wasn’t picked! I felt myself getting all teary until Jeff did his “Ha ha, joke’s on you, stupidheads!” bit. And my Exile the Dragon joke went over real big in my living room.
Aras, Aras, Aras. You can come home and live with me, as long as you do not talk.
And what’s with all that “You lost the spear? Oh, that’s okay.” I call bullshit. It is most certainly not okay. Did you dive down to look for it more than once? Did you find a way to maybe mark your position or something so somebody else who cared a little bit more could go look for it later? I don’t know which one lost the damn thing, but she’s on my list now.
She’s not in his alliance. The guys have a 4-person alliance in that tribe, and their plan is to keep the cuties around for a while, but they’re basically ballast, like Melinda and Cirie on the other team. So, “Lost the spear, huh? Dang.” makes a certain amount of sense from his perspective. He doesn’t have to worry about the other guys turning on him to keep her in the game.
I’m not worried about anybody keeping anybody in the game, but they’re not eating because of her, and everybody’s just like “Oh … well, that’s okay.” Just doesn’t sit right with me. I’d probably tell her I was hungry every ten minutes or so. 
And how much would it suck to be the cameraman, underwater with the scuba tank, hoping to get some shots of the girl in the bathing suit, and suddenly a razor-sharp spear goes flying by… “whoops!”
Come to think of it, they probably filmed that bit later, with a stunt spear, but still… that would have made for some good TV if she fired the spear in the water and shot the guy…
Did anybody have flash backs to Palau when they lost the box of stuff and had to go back and find it? I could see them going looking for the spear soon. Let’s be honest, fishing isn’t any good if you haven’t got bait…
It occurs to me that when four members of one of the new tribes that sat in my “Eating Beef Jerky” category last week go up against 4 of my top 5, things may start getting ugly for Casaya (I would call them the “Jerky Boys” but nicknames are controversial!). Terry’s La Mina look to take it to Casaya. That is the bad thing with the school yard picks. Dumbasses attract other dumbasses.
And so, the less anticipated, highly derivative RICH RANKINGS! (Tribe and previous ranking in parenthesis)
FORGOT TO FILE A 1040- I guess you couldn’t outwit everyone!
Tina- Boy, it is really hard to think of something to say about the first person voted off. So I will not.
Melinda- (Jerky/Casaya)- This kinda stinks. I thought she was going to be a drama queen, but she seemed rather pleasant. She saw herself as an outsider and rightly so. She would have fit in better on La Mina. And may I say, that with all these anorexic teeny boppers they bring on, it was nice to see a realistic looking, attractive woman.
EATING BEEF JERKY- You’re still playing, but you’re praying for a tribe scramble!
Aras- (Jerky/Casaya)-I had high hopes for Courtney and Aras. But then he went and blew it by pulling an ill-advised power play and telling someone he was going to vote them off the #1 rated, non-talent reality show. Boy, if I had a nickle for every budding romance that ended that way… (At least he was smart enough to force Shane to stay until they got the numbers).
Cirie- (Jerky/Casaya)- Dead lady walking. She is the weakest member on a team that will likely visit tribal council a LOT. And we KNOW she is not going to talk her way out of it at Tribal Council. Richard Hatch put up a better defense at his tax evasion trial!
Shane- (Jerky/Casya)- I have figured out why he says he is happy one second and miserable the next. Look at his tattoos. He’s the guy from Memento! He can’t remember! Sad, really. That’s a tragic illness to have.
WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT A MERGE?- Middle of the pack players, the lotta ya!
Courtney- (Jerky/Casaya)- I had dismissed Courtney as a bubble head, but she actually showed some awareness of the game. I think she might be a player if she reigns in the turtle rituals.
Sally- (Merge/La Mina)- She lost the spear, but since she is on the dominant tribe, she’ll stay put this week. That had to suck for her, though.
Bobby- (Mohawk/Casaya)- Definitely an outsider on Casaya, but he is strong enough to hold out for a while.
Ruth- (Tom/La Mina)- She actually had no role in last night’s episode, so she goes to the middle of the pack.
Danielle- (Mohawk/Casaya)- The only thing she did to get noticed this week, other than being rather chesty, was to say the dumbest line of the week, “It only gets easier from here.” Now, in all fairness, she was trying to convince Shane to stay. But I got the feeling she believed it.
Bruce- (Rat/Casaya)- Last week I said he could be the last man standing. I didn’t mean it this way. Still, he will be a valauble member of the camp in Casaya. And the katas looked cool…
HEY! LOOK AT HIS MOHAWK-You might make the merge, but you’re grimacing from the jury row!
Austin- (Mohawk/LaMina)- While he does win the “cliche” award of the week (“Not all fun and games…”) he was identified as the “fast one.” Unless it is my wife saying it about me, that is a compliment!
LOOKING FOR A BIG TOM TO ENGLISH DICTIONARY- Big Tom has spent more combined days on the show than anyone. But he didn’t quite grab the brass ring.
Misty- (Merge/La Mina)- Getting past the fact that she has an unhealthy attraction to papaya, she seems to be doing well. I think she is attractive enough to play the guys, but mature enough to make a real connection. Plus, her ruse was aided by Jeff’s comments that she might have found the idol already.
Dan- (Tom/La Mina)- He’ll hang in there because he is likable and not a physical threat. But let’s get over our hero worship. This is not Neil Armstrong or Gordon Cooper. This man is clearly a nerd.
ARE YOU A RAT OR A SNAKE?- Reserved for a MAXIMUM of two players. You have to be in the driver’s seat for this spot.
Nick- (Tom/La Mina)- I feel like he is in the power alliance and will do well. Right now, he is my favorite contestant.
Terry- (Rat/La Mina)- Any doubt who is in the driver’s seat? He handled the spear incident about as well as he could.
Evidence once again that none of these morons every actually watch the show. On Palau, they showed how to fish with that exact gear. A bunch of fishing hooks you drag through the water to catch bait, then go out on the raft and use the bait to catch bigger fish.
No shit. From the way she looked with her shirt on, I expected her to be a little on the cylindrical side; then they showed her in her suit and I as amazed.
Hate to be shallow here, but which one of the ladies had more cleavage than all the others combined? People were ragging on HeiDDi in Amazon for being bigger than seemed natural…
As someone mentioned before, as a Navy Fighter Pilot, Terry has gone to SERE school. That stands for Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape. It basically teaches you to function in a wilderness and high stress environment. That, plus his age, physical condition and dispostion make him the odds on favorite in my opinion.
Guess what I’m going to do, next time Casaya is at TC? “No, wait! Do over!!” And then I’ll laugh myself into a seizure. Not that this is an infrequent occurrence in my house anyway, since I’m far too easily amused.
I would have laughed my damn fool head off, if that counts for anything. But, then again, see above ¶.
Sally. Just noting this for the good of the order.
“Stunt spear.” Heheheheheheheheheheheheheheh. That’s funny, and I* don’t even know why.* I think I might need a nap.
Um, does Cirie count? Because girlfriend’s got cleaveland, not cleavage. And trust me: if they were fake, they’d be nicer and might actually stay in her bathing suit top.
The chick who lost the spear should be given no food until she personally crafts a new one. Mental note: test spears ON LAND.
Aras was trying to be nice by telling Melinda and Cirie the pecking order, but in the end he just came across as an arrogant prick. Not to mention stupid. If I were Cirie, at the next reward challenge, I’d sit my ass on the ground and say, “You want me to scale that wall? Well, why don’t you and your precious alliance just pick me up and CARRY me over it. Oops, no pillows and blankies for you tonight.”
I think that was I who said that. As a Navy Brat and a lifelong aviation enthusiast, I’m hoping Terry wins. But he won’t, because my picks never win.