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Post by Russell Swan on Jan 23, 2012 21:25:50 GMT -5
The Black Swan lives. So, now, do I make a crazy move and side with Ami/Fabio/Ethan/Yul to take out someone from Gunlom (maybe aim for the leader in Chicken?), or should I just stay safe with Gunlom and Ralph? I'd rather just win the challenge and not have to decide. I'll probably just play it safe though and stay with Gunlom again since I think we'll have 5/9 here.
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Post by Russell Swan on Jan 24, 2012 15:56:47 GMT -5
I apologize for all this ranting, but seriously, how are people struggling so much in the challenge? We have a chart of hundreds of names to follow in the chain, and it takes a few seconds to generate the code. So all we'd need is one person to spend like an hour making all the upcoming code, and then get 3 people on to post and have them alternate taking like 10-15 seconds a person to post and we'd have a huge lead within an hour.
Naturally, this isn't going to happen, and we'll probably lose and have another ugly vote instead.
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Post by Russell Swan on Jan 24, 2012 15:57:05 GMT -5
The last post was mainly directed towards Fabio...
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Post by Russell Swan on Jan 25, 2012 1:47:34 GMT -5
I won a trip to Ubirr? I didn't realize that I was doing so well in comparison to everyone else and wasn't aiming for the win for that reason. We actually used a slightly more raw version of the rapid posting method I mentioned earlier, and it worked perfectly. It was very disorienting, however, and I'm completely exhausted. I'm also now considered a threat, which won't help my long-term position going forward. As of now, we're still on tribes and strength is needed to win challenges, so that may work on my favor until we merge? It depends on circumstances.
I actually feel like Yul and I earned a lot of respect for one another with that challenge --- even though he's impatient and hotheaded --- and that I have a semi-decent relationship Ami and Fabio. These could be options to stick with down the road if we swap. I have yet to talk to Ethan, but I know he and Fabio are still considering our tribe in a state of war and trying to recruit people against Gunlom. Ralph told me that. So things aren't incredibly smooth right now, but I'll hopefully do my best to keep as many possible allies on our tribe as I can and keep the group united and ready to go after a common target. I think if we lost, Fabio would have went home.
I'm going to try to coordinate with Gary and Chicken to find an idol here. Richard, too, perhaps.
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Post by Rob Mariano on Jan 25, 2012 2:20:31 GMT -5
Very informative Russell! One of my favourite confessionals tbh  |
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Post by Russell Swan on Jan 25, 2012 12:37:13 GMT -5
Trying to figure out my Ubirr decision...
- want, approval, often (from Gary and Chicken)
APPROVAL:
Mason Cooley - “Children now expect their parents to audition for approval.”
Bob Kerrey - “Kenneth Starr's approval rating is lower than Saddam Hussein's.”
Jonathan Burns - “She did not get an approval but scheduled surgery.”
Edward Markey - “We have a virtual approval of a nonexistent document,”
Mark Twain - “A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.”
OFTEN:
I have often depended on the blindness of strangers.
Adrienne E. Gusoff
Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress.
Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948)
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
Demosthenes (384 BC - 322 BC)
The most profound statements are often said in silence.
Lynn Johnston (1947 - ), For Better or For Worse, 01-15-04
Beauty often seduces us on the road to truth.
David Shore, House M.D., Occam's Razor, 2004
In time we hate that which we often fear.
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.
Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC), The Dog in the Manger
I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.
Publilius Syrus (~100 BC), Maxims
The strictest law often causes the most serious wrong.
Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC)
A groundless rumor often covers a lot of ground.
Anonymous
The loss of one's dignified bearing is often sudden.
Jerry Van Amerongen,
I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.
Xenocrates (396 BC - 314 BC)
A sneer is often the sign of heartless malignity.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
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Post by Russell Swan on Jan 25, 2012 12:59:48 GMT -5
I haven't even looked up want quotes, but I think I can break into Ubirr with what I have. So I'm going to risk it and go for it.
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Post by Russell Swan on Jan 25, 2012 14:06:01 GMT -5
Can't find it. I think I made the wrong choice.
APPROVAL:
childrennowexpecttheirparentstoauditionforapproval
shedidnotgetanapprovalbutscheduledsurgery
wehaveavirtualapprovalofanonexistentdocument
amancannotbecomfortablewithouthisownapproval
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OFTEN:
ihaveoftendependedontheblindnessofstrangers
honestdifferencesareoftenahealthysignofprogress
smallopportunitiesareoftenthebeginnningofgreatenterprises
themostprofoundstatementsareoftensaidinsilence
beautyoftenseducesusontheroadtotruth
intimewehatethatwhichweoftenfear
peopleoftengrudgeotherswhattheycannotenjoythemselves
ihaveoftenregrettedmyspeechnevermysilence
thestrictestlawoftencausesthemostseriouswrong
agroundlessrumoroftencoversalotofground
thelossofonesdignifiedbearingisoftensudden
asneerisoftenthesignofaheartlessmalignity
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WANT:
peopleaskforcriticismbuttheyonlywantpraise
becontentedwhenyouhavegotallyouwant
youtrytogiveawawywhatyouwantyourself
nogreatmanevercomplainsofwantofopportunity
allisbutlipwisdomwhichwantsexperience
winningisnoteverythingbutwantingtowinis
winningisnoteverythingbutwantingtowinis
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Post by Russell Swan on Jan 25, 2012 14:06:16 GMT -5
If someone already found the idol, would the password still work?
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Post by Natalie White on Jan 25, 2012 16:51:50 GMT -5
The passwords would work regardless
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Post by Russell Swan on Jan 25, 2012 17:48:58 GMT -5
How long do I have access to Ubirr?
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Post by Rob Mariano on Jan 25, 2012 19:01:48 GMT -5
To roughly the end of the next challenge... We like to be generous |
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Post by Russell Swan on Jan 25, 2012 20:41:34 GMT -5
RALPH JUST GAVE ME THE PASSWORD, AND I FOUND THE IDOL. LOLWUT?
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Post by Rob Mariano on Jan 25, 2012 21:42:56 GMT -5
Do you intend to share it with ihm?
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