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Around our house, it's not a Christmas light setup if plugging it all into one socket won't blow a fuse. We go for wattage, not taste.

-Mo0cow--
I'm not stupid, just selectively ignorant.

I would say those who have a tree of each type have their serious side, with a few rigid rules, but know how to have their fun too. It was only an example, and it was based on a varied group of people I have had the priviledge to share Christmas or Christmas ideas with and also taking in stride several relatives.
There are,however, exceptions to every rule. Also, it was an example I was trying to use in regards to reading people. My sister is a clear light person and she never relaxes a moment. If she were given an opportunity to relax, she would find another portal or issue to be anal about. There are several other examples who are similar, but the point was about reading people and that seemed to be just an example to use, not intended to be personal.

The discussion was not 'spoilerish'.

Thanks. Since you moved that, is it possible you could help me with a problem. I want to change my name from cuon10 to cuon11,yet I cannot do that without changing to another email. I do not wish to do that. Is there anyway to change my username and keep it going to the email it currently goes to. All my other info is the same, just want to change from cuon10 to cuon11. Thanks.

There is no easy way to do what you are requesting. Also, it would be very inconvenient if many people changed their user name for each new Survivor season.

The thing that I wanted to get many people to realize was not putting down physical fitness at all, but people think this is a game all about physique and fitness and the history of Survivor shows us that the physical aspect of the game is only one of 3 or 4 parts of it. It is also not that each time they have voted out the strongest either. Richard Hatch was not the finest speciman of physical health, neither was Sue, Tina beat Colby, Ethan was probably one of the closest to a physically in shape winner, in Marqueses Vecepia,Nehlia and Kathy in final 3, Brian,please(Ken and a couple of others had fitness over him)
Jenna M,Heidi and Rob C. and Butch, ok. Some of the most physically fit on Pearl Island,such as Burton and Shawn, they were fit dorks and Shawn was not the smartest in strategy either.
Rupert was stronger even though he is overweight. Being overweight does not make you strong, he just had plain brawn,which is great in team challenges with lifting and pulling.
He was also an excellent swimmer. In All-Stars, Colby,Ethan it did not figure in to their survivibility and it was not just because people were getting rid of the strongest physical threats first. Many see Wanda and Willard not being on there long, possibly being 2 of the first 3. Well, why would you get rid of the easier to beat physically up front before everyone is weaker? There are alot of factors that play into the ultimate survivor. If you go by the factors up front for 10, the most likely final 6 from a guessing point of view to me would be:
Tom,Katie,Greg, Jonathan,Stephanie and either Kim or Ashlee. Ashlee because she is very young which may give her a little edge with endurance.

This is the thing that is getting me. The game of Survivos is to
"Outwit, outlast and outplay" not about outlook someone. Part of Survivor's uniqueness is the fact that someone has to "think" to truly play this game. Across the board there are the comments about the hot, the good-looking and the physically fit.
hot does not guarantee wit,endurance or game skills and neither does looks. While physical fitness does, it alone does not help during the tribe phase of the game. The tribe members choose to do that. The thing that they have done wrong is to be so sure they know when the merge is going to happen and to rid themselves of the stronger ones that would benefit them in tribe challenges and sometimes even the provider. Then you end up with the lazy ones and the other ones that get mad because the lazy ones sometimes outnumber them. You need the whole variety to keep the show being competitive.

I have always believed that it is important to keep your own post alive by posting to it twice, particularly after no one has replied. Posting to your own post always adds to its relevance, and posting twice in a row to your own post makes it twice as relevant.

</sarcasm>

I remember you from last year and there is alot of relevance. Just like the same people keep wanting to see "young" physically fit people playing survivor. They keep talking about how fit this group of castaways are. Here's a hint: the reason behind the "success of Survivor" has to do with how smart the game is and how intelligently it was designed. It is a game that makes you think further than just what you see visually of a person. It makes you want to be able to analyze what might be going on in the heads of the others and how you can best "outwit" "outlast" and "outplay" your opponent. Anyone can build up their body and be in the best physical shape of all their opponents, but not everyone has the "wits" or the endurance to "outplay" their opponent. I apologize to have put forth an analogy that is so far above your cerebral cortex.

You realize, of course, that we will probably end up being cast together for S11. That would be sweet justice to our blossoming relationship.

Thank you for using grown up words like "analogy" and "cerebral." You prove yourself a worthy opponent.

But if you separate your thoughts into logical paragraphs, you make it easier for others to understand the relevant points you are presenting.

Oh, btw, Keith, I plan on taking you to F2 this time instead of Tina. Love, Colby.

You know, that is probably what will occur. However, if being in a hurry and not always being grammatically correct are the worst crimes or sins I ever committ, then I am in great shape.

As for "Colby", you remember what happened to him in all-stars, don't you? Booya and he was gone. Maybe I realized grammatical errors were your pet peeve and you are a practice dummy for smoking out and alienating the opponent. Do not be so sure, you would be taking "Keith" anywhere. Maybe you would be going to final 2 and then the tribe will officially have spoken.

Here is exactly what I am talking about. This is a quote from Sandra Diaz-Twine in regards to the very thing:

pppp: Sandra, what do you think of Osten quitting the game?
Sandra: You should never judge a book by its cover. Just because you have muscles doesn't make you strong.

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Like I had previously said, Survivor is more than physique.
Ulong is made up largely of great physiques. I understand that Jolanda was a little pushy and had a strong personality, but I believe Ulong made a mistake.They could have hung onto her for a little bit. She was physically, probably the strongest woman out there, followed in a close second by Janu and then Stephanie. Hopefully, we will see strategy and skill in the coming weeks along with a largely physically attractive cast.
But Jolanda was a person of strength and it did not get her anywhere.

if the specs and spoilers we keep getting in are true

Please keep spoiler information off the Fanatics Board, OK? Fanatics is intended to be as spoiler-free as we can keep it, so that people who DON'T want to know what happens before the show airs can come here without worry.

Meanie!

(No worries, I'm not mad, just being silly)
-Mo0cow--
I'm not stupid, just selectively ignorant.

Sorry, I did not intend to word it to be spoilerish and I will go back and edit out the spoilerish stuff right now. Not thinking. Thanks.

Example - Rob C.

Example - Kim J making final 2.

Example - Lill making final 2... or even, the whole final 3 of Pearl Islands.

Example - Scout making final 3.

Example - Jan making final 3.

Example - Rudy making final 3.

Example - the fat five in Vanuatu.

The "theory" is hardly original, and has already been proven many times over.