SURVIVOR: FIJI (Season 14)

My fertile brain. | 17 January, 2007 | Cuz It Aint Their Money

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

Premiering Thursday, February 8 at 8pm et/pt

SURVIVOR PING ! ! !

(Above photo courtesy of Survivor Phoenix)

Stranded on the Fiji Islands in the heart of the South Pacific,
19 strangers must live together and compete for the million-dollar prize.
Who will outwit, outplay, and outlast all others?

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

Yes ladies and gentlemen, its time once again to delve into the seamy world of media whoredom.

Mark Burnett Productions has once again scoured the vast state of California
to bring us the best of the best of Survivor contestants.
Of the 19 players, no less that 10 are from California!
And of those 10, eight are from the greater Los Angeles area!

Additionally, he has once again attempted to prove his “diversity” by casting
5 African-Americans,
5 Hispanic-Americans,
5 Asian-Americans and
5 er 4 Caucasian-Americans.
(Note: In all fairness, he did have 5 Caucasians, but one female chickened out and quite the night before filming started.
Which is why there are only 19 players this season.
Not only that, for those keeping score, she was from Los Angeles also!)

Now for a quick trivia question: Look closely at the cast photo above and tell me what makes this cast different from all the other casts.
(And no, it’s not that there are 19 players this season.)

I’ll be back next week with the player’s bios, my pre-season picks and the answer to the trivia question.
So till then, Take Care,

FReepmail me if you want added to (or removed from) the Survivor Ping List.

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

SURVIVOR PING ! ! !

[ken5050]

Easy..it's all so GAY!!

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

Easy..it's all so GAY!!

Wrong! Strike one!

[MomwithHope]

I have 3 guesses

no one is gay

no lawyers

no tatoos

[alisasny]

no older female?

[MomwithHope]

OOps, guess I am wrong about the no tatoos, just looked at the picture again.

[MomwithHope]

One last guess - no military

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

I have 3 guesses

no one is gay
While no one appears flamboyant or openly gay, given that a majority of the players come from California, odds are good at least one is. So strike one.

no lawyers
Nope! One is a lawyer and another one works for lawyers. Strike two.

no tattoos
That may be the case, but not what I was looking for. You are getting close however, in that it has something to do with appearances.

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

no older female?

One of the Asian females is 52, so I guess that classifies her as an "older female".

Nope, guess again.

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

One last guess - no military

Nope! The guy with the shoulder tat is also a Navy vet.

[mtbopfuyn]

one female chickened out and quite the night before filming started

One would think that Mark would have a couple extras waiting in the wings. I don't see much of a difference in this season's contestants than in previous other than the amount of immigrants - the old, the immigrant, the wacko, the well endowed, the immigrant, the single parent, the bumble head, the nerd, the jock, the immigrant, the gay, the vet, the immigrant, and still not a single one knows how to start a fire.

[freedomson]

Easy,

A Transgender.

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

A Transgender.

No one has indicated such in any of their bio's, therefore, I'm not even gonna go there! :~D

[mtbopfuyn]

Isn't he the one who's the um, "man's man"?

[mtbopfuyn]

There's a Freeper in there?

[silent_jonny]

They're all wearing sandals?

No, I see two guys wearing regular shoes.

They're all wearing shorts?

No, a couple are in pants.

I'm stumped!

[silent_jonny]

There's a Freeper in there?

Is that it?

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

Isn't he the one who's the um, "man's man"?

Yep. Only nowadays that description could "cover a multitude of sins". Who knows, he may be this season's token poofter.

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

There's a Freeper in there?

If there is, I don't know about it! Keep guessing.

[mtbopfuyn]

Bubba's long lost offspring?

Ok. I give. Uncle!

[Lee'sGhost]

One's pregnant.

[codercpc]

No team separation (no team colors, buffs, or whatever they call them)?

[piperpilot]

That's what it looks like to me--the one in the upper right hand corner with the bare midriff

[Lee'sGhost]

There's something about the chick in blue with the long sleeves. She's got a little tummy thing going which is totally hot, but she looks like she's going out on the town rather than Survivor island.

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

Bubba's long lost offspring?
Nope.

One's pregnant.
Nyet.

No team separation (no team colors, buffs, or whatever they call them)?
Nope. They done that before.

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

There's something about the chick in blue with the long sleeves. She's got a little tummy thing going which is totally hot, but she looks like she's going out on the town rather than Survivor island.

That is Rita. A 38 year old, single mother of 2, from San Antonio, Texas.

[sarasota]

A real celebrity?

A professional athelete?

[sarasota]

A former politician?

Former member of the UN?

[mtbopfuyn]

No blondes?

[Lee'sGhost]

There are no blondes!

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

A real celebrity?
A professional athelete?
A former politician?
Former member of the UN?

No, Nah-Uh, Nope, Nyet.

[Lee'sGhost]

Damn, beat me by a minute 3 seconds.

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

No blondes?

DING-DING-DING-DING-DING!

WE HAVE A WINNER!

Yes ladies and gentlemen, after 13 Seasons of Survivor this is the first season that there are no bleached blonde bimbos! (Or blonde bozos for that matter!)

[mtbopfuyn]

Cool!

[Lee'sGhost]

Damn, damn, damn! A minute 3 seconds late, but at least I did get it.

[Night Hides Not]

Thanks for answering so quickly, cuz. Having to wait a week for the answer might have killed me!

[Lee'sGhost]

You suck. (just kidding)

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

Damn, damn, damn! A minute 3 seconds late, but at least I did get it.

Yes you did get it second. But then again, ask yourself, how many of the second place finishers in Survivor can you remember right off the top of your head?

[YourAdHere]

In all seriousness, what a fugly cast.

[Right Cal Gal]

Yay! I DID figure it out. Of course, all my Survivor bretheren beat me to the punch. As a blonde, I will savor the season of razzing brunettes and redheads.

I'll bet a 5th of Cabo Wabo, however, that the girl that backed out had blonde hair.

And for the record, cuz....not ALL of us are bimbos (although I often think we're in the minority)...

BRING IT ON!!!!

[mtbopfuyn]

Oh, all right. I'll share my prize.

[Right Cal Gal]

Cuz -- 2nd place finishers

Off the top--- Kelly, Colby, Kim, Alex, Lil, Twila, Rob M., Katie, Ozzy

[Right Cal Gal]

And is it my imagination - or are they getting less and less time between seasons now? Not that I'm complaining, mind you, as degenerative social projects always give me the giggles.

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

I'll bet a 5th of Cabo Wabo, however, that the girl that backed out had blonde hair.

Be very careful Right Cal Gal, if I were a gambling man, you would lose that bet!

The gal that quit was:

And as you can see, she is a brunette.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

All I remember is Rob.

[girlscout]

I agree! Not a hunk or a babe in the crowd. Guess I'll have to root for something other than looks this time around. The one older white guy is 55?! He looks MUCH older than 55. Poor man didn't age well. The ex-navy guy / bartender is so gay. He's the one who claims he's a man's man. I bet his honorable discharge was because of his sexual preferences.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Meanwhile over at Survivor-Apprentice the losing team is forced to live in a tent out back. That show can not be long for this world.

[Lee'sGhost]

Sorry, I hate losing. So, who did I lose to? There's no info on you and your name gives me no clue. I'm curious as to who the really smart person was that beat me.

(Nothing personal, just the basic stuff.)

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

Off the top--- Kelly, Colby, Kim, Alex, Lil, Twila, Rob M., Katie, Ozzy

All I remember is Rob.

Isn't is strange that nobody ever remembers Clay? or Neleh? or Stephenie? or Danielle?