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"Russel"
zorrita40 1 desperate attention whore postings
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05-17-10, 01:45 AM (EST)
 
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"Russel" |
Russel is the best player ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! complete unrecognized and validated.
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Estee 55194 desperate attention whore postings
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05-17-10, 06:39 AM (EST)
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3. "Insta-ten." |
1. No, I'm pretty sure I could recognize him in the two-tenths of a second I'd have before putting my fist into his face.2. Validated? I didn't even know we were letting him park. 3. I'd argue the completeness part. I'm pretty sure he's short one hat. 4. So if five exclamation points is the final sign of a mind gone opera, what does twenty-two represent? 5. And that's still a better argument than he managed in front of either jury. 6. Turquoise bicycle shoe fins actualize radishes greenly! -- wait, this isn't totally random sentence day? 7. Sure, you say that now, but you haven't seen his American Idol audition. 8. Did he offer you ten thousand dollars to give him that title? 9. Of course he is! Did you see his trophy? That slash-and-burn policy totally conquered the Gumdrop Mountains! 10. Really? Well, if I ever meet a Russell, I'll be sure to tell him that. 
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Snidget 43862 desperate attention whore postings
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05-17-10, 07:09 AM (EST)
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4. "RE: Russel" |
My problem with "best ever", is that he is clear about the whole "get rid of those that want to get rid of you thing", BUT (and it is a big butt....cue Sir Mix a Lot)The problem, for me, is that doesn't come from a logical place. It comes from a personal place. He can't deal with anyone who doesn't fall down and worship him. For some reason enough of the people who never had to live with him other than his edited version for an hour a week are more than willing to do so. Thus the vote from America. But back to his weakness. He takes people out in a reaction and people know it isn't "game play" that is why he picks his targets. If it were just "gotta take out those that go after me" game play people in the game with him would respect that. It is the "how dare you not hand me the game you idiots the only smart move is to give me the win and if you won't do that you have to go" thing that comes through in all his actions and moods. That is what people can't respect. He reacts and it is all about him and his ego imploding over the insult that anyone would not want him to win. That is why people who make him feel they want him to get to the end are safe. He just can't see they want him at the end as a goat (and not just for his vibrato). Now I got tired of that in 1 hour a week. I can't imagine living with that 24/7 and being able to vote for him. We don't see everything, and when every single person who has played with him seems to have the same opinion of him, I suspect what we didn't see was as bad, if not worse, than what they showed on TV. After all RussHell, for all his faults, gave them a story line, and to justify spending that many minutes of every hour on the towering inferno of ego they had to make sure more people would watch than turn off their TV.
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Zimbochick 35 desperate attention whore postings
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05-17-10, 08:31 AM (EST)
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6. "RE: Russel" |
One of the major components to playing the game well is securing votes from your peers who you have spent the previous 39 days with. If every one of the peers thinks you are a dangerous sociopath, then you are not going to get their votes, and you have failed at playing THIS game. Getting to the end is only part of the strategy.
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Lorr 34 desperate attention whore postings
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05-17-10, 08:50 AM (EST)
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8. "RE: Russel" |
Russell was such a sore losser last night. Just another demonstration of his lack of class.
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BOYmeetsREALITY 308 desperate attention whore postings
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05-17-10, 10:30 AM (EST)
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9. "RE: Russel" |
I have to disagree, on the simple fact that Russell has played the game twice now and STILL doesn't understand what is required to win the game.His delusional mind just doesn't comprehend the whole concept. After his performance on the Finale Reunion show, I am kind of scared that He is allowed to roam about amongst the rest of us! Best player? No. Biggest sociopath? For sure!
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michel 10812 desperate attention whore postings
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05-17-10, 12:31 PM (EST)
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12. "Day 39" |
The problem is that his fans think he's the best at a game that simply does not exist. Survivor has always been about obtaining the votes of those you eliminate. The jury is ALWAYS right.There is a large fringe of new viewers that don't understand the game and believe Hantz's crap. To those, I would point out that Hantz, both times, made key strategic mistakes that hurt his chances and he never even realized it: - In Samoa, his ideal final 3 was against Shambo and John, certainly not Natalie and Mick. - In HvV, he had to keep Danielle for his final 3 opponent with Parvati. That would have been the equivalent of making war on only 1 front rather than having to battle on 2 fronts. Parvati gained votes by saying she used him, Sandra gained more by saying she tried to get him out. Danielle would only have been able to repeat Parvati's arguments. Sandra had to be eliminated and it would have been easy to do so in place of Courtney. The best player ever would know that the game is won on Day 39.
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michel 10812 desperate attention whore postings
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05-17-10, 02:03 PM (EST)
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17. "RE: Day 39" |
He says it because he thinks the jury should vote like automatons: No feelings, just add up the moves and declare him the winner. That't not the game.
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LFJ 363 desperate attention whore postings
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05-18-10, 05:11 PM (EST)
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24. "RE: Day 39" |
I think he says and does the things that are sooo Russell, because, like many mentally/emotionally "challenged" people, he has absolutely no (not even a scintilla of) Insight.And... He does not know, nor does he really care about the effect he and his actions have on others (witness: swearing on the lives of his children), and therefore, is caught completely off guard when someone reacts in a negative way to his behavior. When that happens, he immediately gets angry, and this is where the real trouble begins for Russell. He is smart enought to know he can't physically harm anyone, but he loses his impulse control (as in the nasty verbal confrontation with Rupert). Russell is a felony waiting to happen. He believes he is the one person in the world the rules aren't meant for.
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cipher5150 166 desperate attention whore postings
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05-17-10, 01:30 PM (EST)
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14. "RE: Russel" |
Umm, NO!If you can’t win the game you can NEVER claim that title. And let’s be realistic – if the other players had gotten a chance to see him play last season there is little chance he would have done as well as he did. 
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iltarion 1791 desperate attention whore postings
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05-17-10, 02:02 PM (EST)
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16. "RE: Russel" |
NAH, we've got this all wrong. The original post wasn't about Russell. It was about "Russel," which in Aztechian meant "red lady." Obviously, that refers to Sandra. I appreciate all your gratitude for clearing up this matter.
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sportsjoe 61 desperate attention whore postings
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05-17-10, 05:12 PM (EST)
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19. "RE: Russel" |
Russell is one of the smartest to play the game. His gameplay gets him to the end. But his gameplay doesn't allow him to close the deal and win. Just glad the ##### goat didn't win.
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shaneperry 45 desperate attention whore postings
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05-18-10, 02:44 PM (EST)
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21. "RE: Russel" |
Russel cant be the best player ever cause he never won, which is the opject of the game. He's just an obnoxious jerk with a little man complex. He was the only player that no one knew nothing about, and that was why he lasted so long. Remember nobody trusted Boston Rob because they all knew him from past shows.
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dabo 25344 desperate attention whore postings
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05-18-10, 04:16 PM (EST)
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22. "RE: Russel" |
Welcome aboard. What Russell has proved is that he's good at being a dominant player except when he isn't. Dominating doesn't make you best, it only makes you dominant. He never figured out, for example, that he couldn't bully the jury into voting him the win. So now he wants a game where he thinks he can bully America into voting him the win. That's called politics and, heh, I'd like to see him try.
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Colonel Zoidberg 3645 desperate attention whore postings
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05-18-10, 05:10 PM (EST)
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23. "RE: Russell" |
Richard Hatch invented a way to win $1,000,000.Clay Jordan invented a way to win $100,000. Osten Taylor invented a way to win the title of Most Pathetic Survivor Ever. Rob Mariano and Rupert Boneham invented unconventional ways to win $1,000,000. Aras Baskauskus invented a way to win $1,000,000 in spite of himself. Yul Kwon invented a way to win $1,000,000 against someone who was his equal. Jessica "Sugar" Kiper invented some sort of brain power that caused people how to write her name on ballots - and forgot the antidote for the final vote. Then she left it at home for Heroes vs. Villains. J.T. invented Sugar's antidote, a million-dollar invention. Sandra Diaz-Twine invented a way to win $2,000,000. Russell Hantz invented a way to win $400,000. Winner: Sandra Diaz-Twine.
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michel 10812 desperate attention whore postings
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05-18-10, 11:15 PM (EST)
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26. "RE: Russell" |
And Yul was given the way to victory. He rode Burnett's coattails!!
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Colonel Zoidberg 3645 desperate attention whore postings
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05-21-10, 01:41 PM (EST)
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30. "RE: Russell" |
As I said - perfect game in Tocantins. Only one ever to do so, and probably one of the few Survivor winners who would beat every person on the jury. Hard to think of anyone else who would fit that bill...Ethan, maybe, or Tom Westman. That's about it.It's hard to say why he changed his game so much for Heroes vs. Villains. If he plays a bit more like he did in Tocantins, i.e. not making conflicting alliances and playing it cool, then he doesn't put a huge target on his back at the merge, and if the vote ends up tied 5-5, it's probably more likely the Villains break rank at a tiebreak (rather than risking a rock-draw) than that the Heroes would do so. That or J.T. plays the idol for himself, and it's a 50-50 shot if Parvati gives her idol to the right person. Rather than accepting that he doesn't know the other tribe's dynamic (he had that luxury in Tocantins the first time around, and it worked out to perfection for him) he chose instead to guess based on the dealings of a man he doesn't know who was, in fact, the most treacherous Survivor ever to play the game. As such, he got too aggressive, but that was showing up in his early game moves as well. J.T. the Hero won Tocantins without breaking a sweat. J.T. the Hero-Turned-Villain bungled it away. Russell stuck with his strategy and it got him to the same place. Rupert stuck with his strategy - same result. Parvati stuck with her strategy - again, similar results. Sandra stuck with her strategy - she's a multimillionaire now. J.T. changed it up - he bombed. Tom changed it up a bit - he fell short. Cirie changed it up - too little, too late. J.T. could have won the game a second time, and we'd be talking about him as the greatest ever instead of Sandra.
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sol 219 desperate attention whore postings
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05-22-10, 10:34 AM (EST)
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33. "RE: Russell" |
My guess is that Stephen was far more important to the way JT played than what most people want to give Stephen credit for. Yes, JT wanted to play a different game, but Stephen was a stabilizing influence who was more than feedback to JTs ideas, Stephen was the real brains behind that team. JT would still have won Tocantins, but if it wasn't for such a dismal performance at the FTC, Stephen would have received some votes for being the mental player. Without Stephen JT would self-destruct, as we saw in H v. V.
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michel 10812 desperate attention whore postings
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05-22-10, 02:05 PM (EST)
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35. "RE: Russell" |
LAST EDITED ON 05-22-10 AT 02:11 PM (EST)Actually, JT didn't change his game at all. In Tocantins, the first alliance he had was with the 4 guys, Joe, Stephen and Spencer. On the side, he had one deal with Joe and Sydney and another with Stephen. His planned boot order after Carolina was Sandy and Taj. Then Spencer began being paranoid that he'd be the first of the guys voted out when it came down to those 4. Spencer approached Joe and Sydney to make sure they'd vote out JT at 5. JT heard about that plan so he went after Spencer and never really trusted Joe and Sydney after that. That's what made him side with Stephen and Taj. Replace Spencer by Cirie, Sydney by Tom, Joe by Colby, Stephen by Amanda and Taj by Rupert and you have pretty much the same situation.
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iltarion 1791 desperate attention whore postings
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05-23-10, 11:40 PM (EST)
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36. "RE: Russell" |
Yeah, same game. Other than flipping to the minority alliance and using a split vote to get rid of a target. And then immediately swearing allegiance back to the majority alliance, sticking with that alliance for a vote before taking control of the tribe to boot one of the original alliance. And then telling his tribe how much of a unified team they were before finding the HII and trying to hide it for himself before getting caught with it. And then, of course, giving said HII to the leader of the opposing tribe in a hugely risky move. Other than those moves, yeah, same game. Of course, that is all besides the fact that he was possibly the most-liked player ever in Tocantins versus a guy that wasn't even trusted by his own tribe this time around. Sure, in Tocantins, JT shook Coach's hand and then voted against him. So, it isn't like this was ALL new for JT, but calling his game the same is to ignore about 10 factors while considering 3. >
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michel 10812 desperate attention whore postings
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05-24-10, 09:44 PM (EST)
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39. "RE: Russell" |
Cirie won the popularity contest in Panama. The prize was a car.
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