Survivor China: Interview with Todd - "I was shocked at how out of it she was." - Page 3

ManySkills · 12-21-2007, 07:24 PM

That's a fascinating theory (that straight men might not consider the gay guys as threats)

I hadn't considered that.

I wonder if at some basic, almost subconscious level, (all intellectualizing aside about how good someone might be at strategy or even at the challenges) they tend to set their sights first on the other straight guys.

Some jungle warfare thing - like 2 gorillas squaring off or something.

Try as they might, Probst and Burnett have yet to get to a the final 4 with all ass-kicking physical threat males - they always turn on each other (or are eliminated by the skeletal or slight of stature types whose votes bear equal weight)

Anyway, my mind's rambling now . try to ignore it ...

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PWS · 12-22-2007, 01:38 AM

And of course some of the biggest physical threats haven't been physically big...vide Ozzy.
I agree, in that I think we (and probably not just the big guys themselves) are programmed to see the big (straight) guys as the big threats. For example, our two immunity holder this season ... everyone kept saying what a threat James was, immunities aside, and he no doubt was helpful on things like slamming a log into a door, but his physical threat never seemed to materialize when it came to individual immuniities. Maybe because the challenges often involved non-brute strength skills, but still, it didn't seem as though he really was that big a threat. Even if he'd made it to that final endurance competition, Amanda might still have won.
Hmmm wonder if a big straight guy could pretend to be gay and therefore coast a bit UTR as far as the other guys were concerned?
OK, rambling myself.

Bearcata · 12-25-2007, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikesgal

I wonder if Denise works at the school to make a little side money and have the same hours as her kids. She may not be as poor as she led us to think, or maybe it's just the insinuation that since you are a lunch lady or janitor, that you are poor.

Same idea as with teachers- we all know they don't make gobs of money, but it does not mean they are a thin line away from welfare. I honestly don't know why we believe she is poor- I don't remember hearing her say...
Anyway, I haven't read all of the interviews, but did anyone say how they ended up with all of thier clothing three episodes in?

I took a computer class 2 yrs ago with a lady who taught computer science in high school in Prince Georges county in Maryland. She told me that she made $90,000 a yr. That schocked me as I thought teachers didn't make that much.

live4romance · 12-29-2007, 04:35 PM

Wonderful interview with Todd, Hepcat. Thanks for reporting it to us. I wasn't a fan of Todd's but how can you not respect how he played this game. He was a master at it. Wonder if he'll make the next show? answering my own question.....probably not as he's already won $$$.

12-21-2007, 07:24 PM	#21
ManySkills FORT Fan Join Date: May 2003 Location: baltimore Posts: 304	Re: Survivor China: Interview with Todd - "I was shocked at how out of it she was." That's a fascinating theory (that straight men might not consider the gay guys as threats) I hadn't considered that. I wonder if at some basic, almost subconscious level, (all intellectualizing aside about how good someone might be at strategy or even at the challenges) they tend to set their sights first on the other straight guys. Some jungle warfare thing - like 2 gorillas squaring off or something. Try as they might, Probst and Burnett have yet to get to a the final 4 with all ass-kicking physical threat males - they always turn on each other (or are eliminated by the skeletal or slight of stature types whose votes bear equal weight) Anyway, my mind's rambling now . try to ignore it ...

12-22-2007, 01:38 AM	#22
PWS FORT Fogey Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 8,257	Re: Survivor China: Interview with Todd - "I was shocked at how out of it she was." And of course some of the biggest physical threats haven't been physically big...vide Ozzy. I agree, in that I think we (and probably not just the big guys themselves) are programmed to see the big (straight) guys as the big threats. For example, our two immunity holder this season ... everyone kept saying what a threat James was, immunities aside, and he no doubt was helpful on things like slamming a log into a door, but his physical threat never seemed to materialize when it came to individual immuniities. Maybe because the challenges often involved non-brute strength skills, but still, it didn't seem as though he really was that big a threat. Even if he'd made it to that final endurance competition, Amanda might still have won. Hmmm wonder if a big straight guy could pretend to be gay and therefore coast a bit UTR as far as the other guys were concerned? OK, rambling myself. Last edited by PWS; 12-22-2007 at 01:42 AM.

12-29-2007, 04:35 PM	#24
live4romance Happy Fall Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The Emerald City Posts: 912	Re: Survivor China: Interview with Todd - "I was shocked at how out of it she was." Wonderful interview with Todd, Hepcat. Thanks for reporting it to us. I wasn't a fan of Todd's but how can you not respect how he played this game. He was a master at it. Wonder if he'll make the next show? answering my own question.....probably not as he's already won $$$.