# Survivor March 9 2011 "Don't You Work For Me?" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 10, 2011, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-9-2011-dont-you-work-for-me/574114 "2011-03-10T01:15:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-9-2011-dont-you-work-for-me/574114/1 "2011-03-10T01:15:27Z")
New one tonight, folks. Russell is up for the axe tonight in the duel. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-9-2011-dont-you-work-for-me/574114/2 "2011-03-10T01:16:32Z")
Russell has lost and is out of the game. He’s crying. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-9-2011-dont-you-work-for-me/574114/3 "2011-03-10T01:17:39Z")
Phillip is so fucking nuts. Even when he’s right, it can’t possibly be for the right reasons. ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-9-2011-dont-you-work-for-me/574114/4 "2011-03-10T01:19:59Z")
oh my!! That was a moment worth watching!! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-9-2011-dont-you-work-for-me/574114/5 "2011-03-10T01:22:35Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Phillip is so fucking nuts. Even when he’s right, it can’t possibly be for the right reasons. I don’t think he is really a trained “lie detector”. He just did background checks for people applying to federal government positions. I guess that requires lie detecting, but it’s more of a research job than a agent job. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-9-2011-dont-you-work-for-me/574114/6 "2011-03-10T01:24:39Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I don’t think he is really a trained “lie detector”. He just did background checks for people applying to federal government positions. I guess that requires lie detecting, but it’s more of a research job than a agent job. Exactly. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-9-2011-dont-you-work-for-me/574114/7 "2011-03-10T01:28:36Z")
Russell crying was hilarious. He’s such a baby - if there was a ball involved, he’d have tried to take it home with him. And on an even more magical level, yellow bikini girl is absolutely delightful. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-9-2011-dont-you-work-for-me/574114/8 "2011-03-10T01:52:16Z")
Phillip just told his life story to avoid being voted out. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-9-2011-dont-you-work-for-me/574114/9 "2011-03-10T02:04:13Z")
Can I just note that I really like Ralph, but that was freakin’ stupid? ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-9-2011-dont-you-work-for-me/574114/10 "2011-03-10T02:44:39Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Can I just note that I really like Ralph, but that was freakin’ stupid? Ralph is a fun guy, but a genius he ain’t. He didn’t reveal the idol when they were talking about splitting the vote, and then he reveals to both a six person alliance and the other team. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-9-2011-dont-you-work-for-me/574114/11 "2011-03-10T02:56:29Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Phillip is so fucking nuts. Even when he’s right, it can’t possibly be for the right reasons. Hey! He received the second highest medal possible during peacetime! Have some respect! Fun challenge, though it seemed custom built for Ralph. Chopping through wood with a hatchet is _hard_. He had the technique & the strength. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-9-2011-dont-you-work-for-me/574114/12 "2011-03-10T02:59:46Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > Hey! He received the second highest medal possible during peacetime! Have some respect! > > Fun challenge, though it seemed custom built for Ralph. Chopping through wood with a hatchet is _hard_. He had the technique & the strength. I thought Rob would be better at it. Wasn’t he a carpenter or something? ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-9-2011-dont-you-work-for-me/574114/13 "2011-03-10T03:04:39Z")
Yes, he was in construction, but there isn’t much call for chopping wood with a hatchet in modern carpentry. That’s what saws were invented for after all. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-9-2011-dont-you-work-for-me/574114/14 "2011-03-10T03:13:08Z")
Yeah, I figured he would so the sawing portion, which is more about technique than brute force. ---
**Author:** ![Ring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Ring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ring)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-9-2011-dont-you-work-for-me/574114/15 "2011-03-10T04:28:25Z")
I still can’t figure out why Rob wanted to vote Matt out. Who cares if he congratulates the tribe on their win. The other team has 4 strong guys and now Robs team can’t match up with them. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-9-2011-dont-you-work-for-me/574114/16 "2011-03-10T05:03:26Z")
I have a feeling Russell’s tears just guaranteed that he’ll get yet another chance to come back and play the next time they do an all-star season or another season like this one. I look forward to him getting booted fast next time as well… ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-9-2011-dont-you-work-for-me/574114/17 "2011-03-10T05:44:01Z")
> [@fiddlesticks](#): > > I have a feeling Russell’s tears just guaranteed that he’ll get yet another chance to come back and play the next time they do an all-star season or another season like this one. > > I look forward to him getting booted fast next time as well… I think we have seen the last of [Russell Hantz on Survivor](http://www.tvguide.com/News/Survivor-Russell-Hantz-1028788.aspx). Actually, I wouldn’t even be surprised if he missed the reunion show. Two good challenges in tonights episode. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-9-2011-dont-you-work-for-me/574114/18 "2011-03-10T05:50:42Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > Hey! He received the second highest medal possible during peacetime! For digging latrines? (‘Field sanitation’.) ---
**Author:** ![Roadfood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-9-2011-dont-you-work-for-me/574114/19 "2011-03-10T06:03:31Z")
There is only one word to describe Russell: ass. He’s not even man enough to stand up and admit that he got outplayed. He has to go on and on about how his teammates were such dummies for throwing the challenge. Hey, bonehead: yes, they threw the challenge. And by doing so _they outplayed and outwitted YOU!_. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-9-2011-dont-you-work-for-me/574114/20 "2011-03-10T06:12:48Z")
Yay, Russell is gone. Twice! Wow, the RI challenge’s aftermath went from pathos (Russell’s tears) to bizarre (Ralph’s “yo! I gots the idol, dipshit! …well, maybe I do and mebbe I dunt!”), to straight out into some other universe of strangeness when AFF? started spouting off. I left the room at that point, I just couldn’t take any further layers of insanity. What the hell does Ralph think he’s doing, revealing his HII first to his (SIX PERSON) alliance, then the whole freaking show? What possesses someone to not be able to shut the fuck up when they have an idol? You know what I miss? The Final Confessional. When someone is Going Home and they get a last chance to be either a vengeful, bitter person (I’m thinking about Amazon’s Christy Smith here) or magnanimous, or usually a mumbley version that’s in-between. It was a great bookend to each member’s trajectory. The current “wow, I’m going to redemption and my plan is to not fuck up” replacement isn’t and can never be a substitute, and is a big miss in the new RI format of the show. > [@Ring](#): > > I still can’t figure out why Rob wanted to vote Matt out. Who cares if he congratulates the tribe on their win. The other team has 4 strong guys and now Robs team can’t match up with them. The “congratulates the other tribe on their win” pretexxt was what Rob told his tribemates was the reason. The real reason was to break up the Matt’s affair with another tribemate, since he considered it a possible threat (think about Rob’s history in this context and it makes some sort of sense). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-9-2011-dont-you-work-for-me/574114.md?page=2)