shar9
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posted on January 28, 2001 11:46:23 PM new
Hi Everyone,
We were glad to see Debb go too. At this time I like Roger (sp) IF he is the oldest man.
Jeff, I was not crazy for but I changed to Debb after she pulled that stunt. What got me most was that she couldn't understand WHY. By the way, D says Debb is the one that is supposed to be marrying her step-son. Her husband died about a yr. ago I think.
The girl that giggles is annoying to the max.
toke,
We usually don't watch this type of thing at all but we got involved because nothing else was on. I am interested in the Country so I have been anxiously waiting for this one to start.
I'll just say it is different and it grew on us.
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Linda_K
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posted on January 29, 2001 12:28:02 AM new
As we watched this first episode, what hit me most strongly was a 'sense' of deja vu. Don't exactly know how to explain it, but while watching the new group, there seemed to be four or so who immediately reminded me of someone from the first group. Not sure if it was how they acted, or how they looked, or a combination of both.
IE: Debb reminded me of Gretchen on Survivor #1. One girl reminded me of Jenna, another one reminded me of Susan, a thin man reminded me of Rich, etc. It felt really weird.
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bobbysoxer
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posted on January 29, 2001 12:31:25 AM new
Thank you Michelle
Mauimoods thank you for the heads up
Click on this:
http://www.survivorsucks.com
not bobbysoxer on eBay
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nettak
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posted on January 29, 2001 01:17:37 AM new
Hi Everyone,
I haven't seen the Survivor 11 Show as it hasn't aired in Australia yet, and to be honest I don't think I would watch it anyway, but I would like to throw my 2bobs worth in on a couple of things.
Let me tell you a little about Australia's Fresh Water Crocodiles, yes they are smaller than the salt water Crocs', but I still wouldn't call them weenies. You see these suckers are about 10ft in length for the males and 9 ft for a female crocodile, and they move at about 11 MPH.
They can snap there jaws around thier prey in the blink of an eye. Now I don't know about you or everyone else but I sure as heck wouldn't want to stand near one.
They might not eat you, but they could still take your leg off in a flash.
Edited to add a little ditty called NEVER SMILE AT A CROCODILE.
Never smile at a crocodile
No, you can't get friendly with a crocodile
Don't be taken in by his welcome grin
He's imagining how well you'd fit within his skin
Never smile at a crocodile
Never dip you hat and stop to talk awhile
Never run, walk away, say good-night, not gidday
Clear the aisle but never smile at Mr Crocodile
You may very well be well bred
Lots of etiquette in your head
But there's always some special case, time or place to forget etiquette
For instance:
Never smile at a crocodile
No, you can't get friendly with a crocodile
Don't be taken in by his welcome grin
He's imagining how well you'd fit within his skin
Never smile at a crocodile
Never dip your hat and stop to talk awhile
Never run, walk away, say good-night, not gidday
Clear the aisle but never smile at Mr Crocodile.
As for Crocodile Hunter Steve - What a Joke.
Most Australians' just cringe at the mention of him, he is one of our biggest cultural embarrassments and we do sincerely apologize for any pain he may be inflicting on you poor American souls. 
[ edited by nettak on Jan 29, 2001 03:16 AM ]
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rancher24
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posted on January 29, 2001 06:37:50 AM new
I didn't watch Survivor I until the bitter end...and to my husband's dismay, I decided to tune into II....
Linka_K....I thought the same thing!....To the point, where I started wonderin' if the producers actually picked these people based on what was popular from the Suv I???...
Nettak...Don't apologize for your Crocodile Hunter Steve....He's a Hoot!!.....
~ Rancher
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Zazzie
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posted on January 29, 2001 07:44:00 AM new
Nettak---kids love Steve Irwin, don't apologize for him. He might not be your cup of tea, and maybe Australia doesn't like him---but he is a hit here.
Okay--so they may not be weenies but the crocodiles are not the HUGE danger that the opening credits are portraying them to be. It's all spin
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bunnicula
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posted on January 29, 2001 07:54:06 AM new
Nettak: Oh, don't apologize for Steve Irwin--he's so much fun to watch. Actually, it's refreshing to see an adult who's not afraid to let his enthusiasm show to such an extent. He loves animals & is passionate about their survival. And while he does things that seem to us foolish in the way he handles animals, it is truly amazing that he comes away with as few injuries as he does. The Animal Planet channel is now running two other, similar, shows but IMO the two new guys don't hold a candle to the Crocodile Hunter--both in entertainment & the amount of info received about the animals in question. Long live Steve! (And hurry up & give us more new shows!)
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Zazzie
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posted on January 29, 2001 08:07:55 AM new
bunnicula---I wonder what he would go with a Vampire Bunny???
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bobbysoxer
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posted on January 29, 2001 10:28:57 AM new
From what I heard this morning on the CBS news is that there is a possibility that Jeff may have "used" Debb when he implied he wanted to go home and she took the bait which backfired, leaving egg on her face.
What do ya'll think?
not bobbysoxer on eBay
[email protected]
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Zazzie
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posted on January 29, 2001 10:32:46 AM new
I don't think you could call it using---he was feeling sick--Debb was in the tent--he made a comment about Pizza and a coke and she turned it into that he wanted to leave and told others that is what he said.
Does anyone know if all the Survivors had to stay in Australia (on the nearby ranch) til the game was over??
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RainyBear
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posted on January 29, 2001 11:30:08 AM new
I wasn't surprised that Debb was the first to get booted -- she wasn't part of the little clicque that formed almost immediately, composed of the young and beautiful of the group.
Survivor II promises to be every bit as intriguing as the first one, and more vicious, too, because now the contestants know that it's all about manipulating the others and not just "surviving."
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Kaffro
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posted on January 29, 2001 12:25:05 PM new
Zazzie: According to my local news today, they said that Debb was "traveling" because the producers didn't want any of the contestants going back home until the entire show was done being taped. So she got a nice vacation out of it at least! LOL
What is up with the fact that all of these people are really buff and have great bods? They need some chubby people like me their to make it more realistic! LOL
Kaffro 
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tegan
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posted on January 29, 2001 02:24:00 PM new
NETAK I caught myself slipping into an Aussie accent in my head when reading your post.
Too weird!!
I used to know a bartender in Houston who was from Sydney. Loved the accent if not the person.
I have to agree with you. Every time I see Steve Irwin I find myself rooting for the crocodile. Who dresses that man anyway?
He always looks like he slept in his clothes.
I liked Rodger on this show too. That proably means he hasn't a chance. Nice guys finish last you know, especially in this show.
Who was that bimbo who would not shut up.I like cheerful, I like bubbly ...but not at one in the morning.
I don't think I could take too many episodes of her.
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RainyBear
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posted on January 29, 2001 03:07:27 PM new
Who was that bimbo who would not shut up.
That would be "Kimmi."
I can't imagine talking to a bunch of strangers about masturbating and threesomes in front of a videotape, knowing it would eventually be watched by millions of people. Then again, I guess you have to be something of an exhibitionist to want to be on the show in the first place.
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nettak
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posted on January 29, 2001 08:55:53 PM new
zazzie you made the same comment as my cousin who lives in the States "kids love Steve Irwin" could it be because he is on the same mentality level as they are.
tegan most Aussies would be cheering for the crocodile as well.
So anyway how much of the country have they shown? This was filmed at the Herbert River Gourge in Tropical North Queensland. My home State. I hope you get to see the beautiful Rain Forests and our beautiful wild life (not including the crocodiles), and plants. This is truely God's Country and if ever you were to come to Australia this would have to be on the visit list.
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Zazzie
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posted on January 29, 2001 10:27:03 PM new
I like him too--he makes me laugh!!
What Australians need to remember is that kids grow up to be travellers with money in their pockets--and they'll be making tracks to Australia because of Steve---just the same as a previous generation was lured there by 'Crocodile Dundee'.
In Canada we do the same with personalities that over the top and become internationally known--for some bizarre reason we disown them---but they have their worth and most certainly their fans so we would do well to treasure our eccentrics and personalities. Please tell me you haven't disowned Dame Edna !!!!!
The USA has their own Steve Irwin in the form of Jack Hanna--
Isn't the next Eco'Challenge by Mike Burnett going to be in Australia?? or is it New Zealand??
edited cause I felt like bloviating & edited a second time for calling the Glorious Dame Edna--by the wrong name. I hope she forgives me.
[ edited by Zazzie on Jan 30, 2001 01:16 AM ]
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bunnicula
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posted on January 29, 2001 10:58:24 PM new
Stop right there--Jack Hanna can in no way be compared to Irwin! Have you ever seen him appearing on TV? Now *there's* a true embarrassment. The man has the intellect of a cabbage. He constantly loses control of the animals he brings on, allowing them to escape into the studio. When he's not doing that, he does idiotic things like bringing out a baby deer--and then leaving it on the set & bringing a leopard out at the same time (can you say pandamonium?) The man is a total screw-up.
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Zazzie
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posted on January 29, 2001 11:07:13 PM new
Now I have wonder what Jack Hanna would do with a Vampire Bunny???
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bunnicula
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posted on January 29, 2001 11:30:37 PM new
probably leave the vampire bunny on the set & then bring out Mr. Potato Head...
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mauimoods
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posted on January 30, 2001 12:36:22 AM new
I like Jack Hanna. I have a link to his website on my homepage. He busts me up, lol.
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nettak
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posted on January 30, 2001 12:59:08 AM new
Hi zazzie, just thought I had better clarify so that you don't think I am just a confrontational ~itch. You may or may not know that we Aussies have our own sick droll brand of humour that sometimes others do not always understand.
Now with Steve Irwin it is true that he truely gets on your nerves after a few years and also please bear in mind that with his show in Australia, he is trying to be the showman and trying to tell us about wild life that we have grown up with or at least know a fair bit about, and in the beginning he turned us off because he over dramatized everything. I am glad you enjoy watching him, but please don't think that he is typical of what an Australian is really like.
Now on to Dame Edna, I think this is who you meant at least I hope so. Dame Edna is loved by all Australians we adore her, she is truely an icon. It will be a sad day for us all if we were ever to lose our Dame Edna. She is loved by all from Prime Ministers to Queens. She has made our common gladiolus flower famous and it is instantly linked with her everytime you see one. Long live Dame Edna.
I am going to Maui's link to see who Jack Hanna is and okay ladies I will bite, what is a vampire bunny???
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bunnicula
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posted on January 30, 2001 01:02:49 AM new
Nettak: "vampire bunny" is a reference to my ID here, "Bunnicula." Bunnicula is a vampiric rabbit that appears in a series of books by James Howe.
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nettak
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posted on January 30, 2001 01:13:50 AM new
bunnicula Thank you for the clarification. I am learning as I go along.
Netta
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Zazzie
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posted on January 30, 2001 01:21:25 AM new
nettak---the good thing about over the top characters is that no one thinks they are typical of anyone except themselves. 
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kiki2
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posted on January 30, 2001 05:40:42 AM new
>>>kids love Steve Irwin<<<<
Um, I am 32 and I love him
I definitely didn't miss SurivivorII and I taped it as well for my 8 year old who loves the show. I had to tape the entire first season when they repeated it so she could watch it which she still does. I probably have the only 8 year old who loves Survivor, Weird Al Yankovic, The Monkees and Alan Jackson. Backstreet and Britney who?
I have to admit I was skeptical of the second season because I thought the first was original and everyone had their quirks. I mean, how can anyone replace Rudy? I also noticed how fit this cast seems to be (and beg my pardon for saying this but my hubby noticed how "chesty" the woman are on this one...). Anyhow, I did enjoy the show and I had a feeling Debb would get voted off. She seemed to annoy many immediately. I think they wanted us to believe it would be Jeff since he was sick.
My favorites are Rodger and Colby. My least favorite and I am counting the days until she is booted is Kimmi. One of the girls on the other team is a local girl so there is a lot of interest on our local news and newspaper on her. Should be interesting to see if she makes it.
I guess this means I will be watching Survivor on Thursday and taping Friends to watch after Will & Grace.
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snowyegret
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posted on January 30, 2001 05:51:26 AM new
Marlin Perkins Rules!
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bunnicula
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posted on January 30, 2001 07:02:14 AM new
Ole Marlin was a wiley fellow! He cleverly had his assistant do all the dangerous bits while he narrated from a safe distance Jim will catch the crocodile, open its mouth & count its teeth while I sit in this tree and observe...
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mauimoods
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posted on January 30, 2001 08:36:10 AM new
LOL bunnicula!!! And thats what ol Marlin did...until it was time to climb down and sell alittle insurance, eh?
Sorry if Im dum, but who is Steve Irwin? Is he that guy that does commercials about the "dangerous critter, and dont worry, the antidote is on its way" and someone tells him the fedex guy wasnt fedex but a slower company and the man waiting for the antidote keels over dead? If so, I love that guy too! Hes a hoot.
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snowyegret
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posted on January 30, 2001 09:29:00 AM new
And he climbed those trees until he was "ancient".
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nobs
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posted on January 30, 2001 10:49:26 AM new
Thank goodness for this thread! I didn't tune in until they were almost done with the challenge so I missed a lot. I don't think I could handle some young "lady" (and I use that term loosly) jabbering and complaining about masturbating (I am from the generation where masturbation is a very private matter) and I missed the group dynamics (which is one of the reasons I watch Survivor) and Debbs shenanigans.
I hope they rerun the first episode for those of us who missed part of it
Now, did anyone see Debb on any of the shows and if you did, could you share what she said?
Thanks!
Bunnicula
There was a poster on ebay's DNF board with the name Bunnicula (I am not sure if it was you) and I thought the name was so cool. I didn't know it was from literature or what it meant. Now I do, thanks!
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