• Re: S49 E05 Spoilers and Comments (10/22/2025)

    From Brian Smith@dcg_brian@hotmail.com to alt.tv.survivor on Fri Oct 24 16:33:37 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.tv.survivor

    On 10/24/2025 7:47 AM, Rick wrote:
    On 10/23/2025 11:59 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
    On 10/23/2025 9:40 PM, Rick wrote:
    On 10/23/2025 9:18 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
    On 10/23/2025 7:07 PM, Rick wrote:
    On 10/23/2025 8:43 PM, shawn wrote:
    On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:48:31 -0600, Brian Smith
    <dcg_brian@hotmail.com> wrote:

    On 10/23/2025 12:32 PM, shawn wrote:
    On Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:35:19 -0600, Brian Smith
    <dcg_brian@hotmail.com> wrote:

    Tonight's episode is titled "IrCOm a Wolf, Baby." No idea who >>>>>>>>> would say
    something like that. Rizo? Based on the previews, it looks like >>>>>>>>> Jawan is
    on Savannah's shit list and deservedly so. Also, Shannon
    appears to be
    playing sloppily.

    Yeah, I don't see Shannon or Sage making it to the end. As to >>>>>>>> who said
    that we now know it's Sage. Not that I agree with her but hey, she >>>>>>>> gets to call herself what ever she wants.

    I thought Sage had her best episode so far. When she talked to the >>>>>>> others in the tribe about Shannon, she sounded like she knew what >>>>>>> was
    going on as far as I'm concerned. If they had lost the challenge I >>>>>>> wonder if Shannon would have been booted out. She was sketchy as >>>>>>> hell in
    this episode, but I think she's a better asset than Sage.

    I agree Sage seemed aware of what was going on. I just don't know >>>>>> that
    she's building enough connections to keep her safe.

    I agree. Sage made some excellent points about Shannon, but it's
    clear the two of them are on the bottom of the pecking order for
    the new Kele blue tribe.-a Sage was also at he bottom (with Jawan)
    of the original Uli/Red tribe.-a While she brings a certain degree
    of entertainment value to the show, I kind of think her talk about
    body functions and things like storing blackheads is a real turnoff >>>>> to a lot of people.

    Sage would be pure gold on BB and probably a fan favorite.


    I just don't think she's smart enough for BB.-a Yes, she correctly
    read Shannon, but I also think Shannon was correct in saying Sage
    doesn't really play strategically.-a She seems overly open and even
    naive about a lot of things, and I don't think she has much self-
    awareness.-a I could be wrong, but I think she'd be eaten alive on BB.

    She very well might suck at BB, but her weirdness would appeal to a
    lot of live feeders.


    Yeah, I can just imagine people watching her for hours picking off her blackheads or doing other gross things.-a I wonder what's the grossest
    thing BB has ever shown in the feeds?

    Picking off blackheads and popping zits happens all the time on the
    feeds. The grossest thing shown on the feeds probably depends on what
    you consider to be gross. BB25 had Cirie's son Jared cheating on his girlfriend. One night they were fooling around in the area across from
    the HOH room and left a mess. We're talking bodily fluids. Some of the
    others saw it after. Production asked them to clean it up which is kind
    of crazy. I thought it was gross doing sexual stuff in a public area of
    the house where people often meet to talk game, etc.

    The ants getting into the food and all over the house can also be gross. Seeing someone open a box of cereal and having ants crawl out of it is something I'll never get use to.

    We didn't see this directly, but heard all about it in gross detail. Two
    or three seasons ago someone shit all over the toilet seat. Why is
    beyond me.
    --
    Brian
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  • From Rick@Rick@nospam.net to alt.tv.survivor on Fri Oct 24 21:03:14 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.tv.survivor

    On 10/24/2025 6:33 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
    On 10/24/2025 7:47 AM, Rick wrote:
    On 10/23/2025 11:59 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
    On 10/23/2025 9:40 PM, Rick wrote:
    On 10/23/2025 9:18 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
    On 10/23/2025 7:07 PM, Rick wrote:
    On 10/23/2025 8:43 PM, shawn wrote:
    On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:48:31 -0600, Brian Smith
    <dcg_brian@hotmail.com> wrote:

    On 10/23/2025 12:32 PM, shawn wrote:
    On Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:35:19 -0600, Brian Smith
    <dcg_brian@hotmail.com> wrote:

    Tonight's episode is titled "IrCOm a Wolf, Baby." No idea who >>>>>>>>>> would say
    something like that. Rizo? Based on the previews, it looks >>>>>>>>>> like Jawan is
    on Savannah's shit list and deservedly so. Also, Shannon
    appears to be
    playing sloppily.

    Yeah, I don't see Shannon or Sage making it to the end. As to >>>>>>>>> who said
    that we now know it's Sage. Not that I agree with her but hey, she >>>>>>>>> gets to call herself what ever she wants.

    I thought Sage had her best episode so far. When she talked to the >>>>>>>> others in the tribe about Shannon, she sounded like she knew
    what was
    going on as far as I'm concerned. If they had lost the challenge I >>>>>>>> wonder if Shannon would have been booted out. She was sketchy as >>>>>>>> hell in
    this episode, but I think she's a better asset than Sage.

    I agree Sage seemed aware of what was going on. I just don't know >>>>>>> that
    she's building enough connections to keep her safe.

    I agree. Sage made some excellent points about Shannon, but it's
    clear the two of them are on the bottom of the pecking order for
    the new Kele blue tribe.-a Sage was also at he bottom (with Jawan) >>>>>> of the original Uli/Red tribe.-a While she brings a certain degree >>>>>> of entertainment value to the show, I kind of think her talk about >>>>>> body functions and things like storing blackheads is a real
    turnoff to a lot of people.

    Sage would be pure gold on BB and probably a fan favorite.


    I just don't think she's smart enough for BB.-a Yes, she correctly
    read Shannon, but I also think Shannon was correct in saying Sage
    doesn't really play strategically.-a She seems overly open and even
    naive about a lot of things, and I don't think she has much self-
    awareness.-a I could be wrong, but I think she'd be eaten alive on BB.

    She very well might suck at BB, but her weirdness would appeal to a
    lot of live feeders.


    Yeah, I can just imagine people watching her for hours picking off her
    blackheads or doing other gross things.-a I wonder what's the grossest
    thing BB has ever shown in the feeds?

    Picking off blackheads and popping zits happens all the time on the
    feeds. The grossest thing shown on the feeds probably depends on what
    you consider to be gross. BB25 had Cirie's son Jared cheating on his girlfriend. One night they were fooling around in the area across from
    the HOH room and left a mess. We're talking bodily fluids. Some of the others saw it after. Production asked them to clean it up which is kind
    of crazy. I thought it was gross doing sexual stuff in a public area of
    the house where people often meet to talk game, etc.


    That's unbelievable and you really have to wonder what they were
    thinking. Cirie must have been mortified. Has she ever talked about
    that incident?

    The ants getting into the food and all over the house can also be gross. Seeing someone open a box of cereal and having ants crawl out of it is something I'll never get use to.


    I've heard the house is a pig sty and has to be deep-cleaned after the
    season is over by industrial cleaners. On the occasions when Julie has
    to enter the house, I wonder if she wears plastic protection over her
    shoes since you apparently never know what you're walking on.

    We didn't see this directly, but heard all about it in gross detail. Two
    or three seasons ago someone shit all over the toilet seat. Why is
    beyond me.


    Well unless the person was sick, you'd have to figure they did it
    deliberately or at least knowingly. Since they probably have a video
    record or who goes in and out and at what times, you would think the
    show could figure out who did it. I assume potential contestants all
    get psychological evaluations before they are accepted onto the show,
    but maybe it's that they want a few people with loose screws.

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  • From Zeppo@reg@telus.invalid to alt.tv.survivor on Fri Oct 24 18:12:39 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.tv.survivor

    On Oct 23, 2025, Rick wrote
    (in article <10derap$dm8j$3@dont-email.me>):


    I thought it was mentioned years and years ago on the show that you
    don't cut a chicken's head off to kill it for various reasons.

    Decapitation is a common method used to kill chickens on
    farms. However, for the uninitiated, it can be distressing to
    witness such an event as there is a certain amount of
    bleeding and the body sometimes writhes around after the
    head has been removed.
    I'm
    hardly an expert on this, but I think the idea is to stun the animal
    first and then twist its neck to kill it.

    Stunning is not actually necessary if the person knows what
    he/she is doing. The idea is to break the animals neck in one
    quick movement. From what we were shown in E04, Steven
    and Alex appeared to be strangling the bird.
    As I said in another post, I
    have to believe the show must have given them some instruction on this, because I can't imagine typical suburban and urban contestants knowing
    what to do.

    Certainly back in Mark BurnettrCOs day such interference was prohibited,
    and it is my understanding that camera operators are still forbidden
    to even speak to players. But perhaps on-site producers nowadays
    are able to intervene in certain situations. But, as Brian said elsewhere
    In this thread, if Steven and Alex received instructions in how to kill
    the rooster in the most humane way, they sure did a crappy job of
    following through.



    Also, wouldn't Fiji have its own animal cruelty laws that would come
    into play here?

    Well, S34 was shot in Fiji (although not at the same location that
    has been used repeatedly in the rCLnew erarCY), and one of the tribes
    killed and consumed a wild goat. The same tribe also captured
    and tied up a mother and baby goat. So, I canrCOt see the government
    caring too much about slaughtering and eating some farm raised
    poultry.


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  • From Brian Smith@dcg_brian@hotmail.com to alt.tv.survivor on Fri Oct 24 20:26:02 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.tv.survivor

    On 10/24/2025 7:12 PM, Zeppo wrote:
    On Oct 23, 2025, Rick wrote
    (in article <10derap$dm8j$3@dont-email.me>):


    I thought it was mentioned years and years ago on the show that you
    don't cut a chicken's head off to kill it for various reasons.

    Decapitation is a common method used to kill chickens on
    farms. However, for the uninitiated, it can be distressing to
    witness such an event as there is a certain amount of
    bleeding and the body sometimes writhes around after the
    head has been removed.

    When I was a kid relatives who lived on farms talked about this. I
    always turned down invitations to see animals being butchered, etc. I'm
    like Kristina in that I'll eat them, but I don't want to see how they
    are turned into food.

    I'm
    hardly an expert on this, but I think the idea is to stun the animal
    first and then twist its neck to kill it.

    Stunning is not actually necessary if the person knows what
    he/she is doing. The idea is to break the animals neck in one
    quick movement. From what we were shown in E04, Steven
    and Alex appeared to be strangling the bird.
    As I said in another post, I
    have to believe the show must have given them some instruction on this,
    because I can't imagine typical suburban and urban contestants knowing
    what to do.

    Certainly back in Mark BurnettrCOs day such interference was prohibited,
    and it is my understanding that camera operators are still forbidden
    to even speak to players. But perhaps on-site producers nowadays
    are able to intervene in certain situations. But, as Brian said elsewhere
    In this thread, if Steven and Alex received instructions in how to kill
    the rooster in the most humane way, they sure did a crappy job of
    following through.

    MB might have been BSing us to make it seem like the players were all
    alone except for the silent camera and sound people. In the early days
    they never showed the players wearing bandages. It's hard to believe
    that they weren't taken care of like they are now. In this case, Steven
    and Alex were probably given some instructions from the safety crew.
    Also, wouldn't Fiji have its own animal cruelty laws that would come
    into play here?

    Well, S34 was shot in Fiji (although not at the same location that
    has been used repeatedly in the rCLnew erarCY), and one of the tribes
    killed and consumed a wild goat. The same tribe also captured
    and tied up a mother and baby goat. So, I canrCOt see the government
    caring too much about slaughtering and eating some farm raised
    poultry.


    Now that you've mentioned these incidents from Game Changers, I recall
    the show getting a ton of bad press about them. If they had actually
    shown Steven and Alex trying to kill the rooster I think there would
    have been a similar outcry.
    --
    Brian
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  • From Brian Smith@dcg_brian@hotmail.com to alt.tv.survivor on Fri Oct 24 20:46:58 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.tv.survivor

    On 10/24/2025 7:03 PM, Rick wrote:
    On 10/24/2025 6:33 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
    On 10/24/2025 7:47 AM, Rick wrote:
    On 10/23/2025 11:59 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
    On 10/23/2025 9:40 PM, Rick wrote:
    On 10/23/2025 9:18 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
    On 10/23/2025 7:07 PM, Rick wrote:
    On 10/23/2025 8:43 PM, shawn wrote:
    On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:48:31 -0600, Brian Smith
    <dcg_brian@hotmail.com> wrote:

    On 10/23/2025 12:32 PM, shawn wrote:
    On Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:35:19 -0600, Brian Smith
    <dcg_brian@hotmail.com> wrote:

    Tonight's episode is titled "IrCOm a Wolf, Baby." No idea who >>>>>>>>>>> would say
    something like that. Rizo? Based on the previews, it looks >>>>>>>>>>> like Jawan is
    on Savannah's shit list and deservedly so. Also, Shannon >>>>>>>>>>> appears to be
    playing sloppily.

    Yeah, I don't see Shannon or Sage making it to the end. As to >>>>>>>>>> who said
    that we now know it's Sage. Not that I agree with her but hey, >>>>>>>>>> she
    gets to call herself what ever she wants.

    I thought Sage had her best episode so far. When she talked to the >>>>>>>>> others in the tribe about Shannon, she sounded like she knew >>>>>>>>> what was
    going on as far as I'm concerned. If they had lost the challenge I >>>>>>>>> wonder if Shannon would have been booted out. She was sketchy >>>>>>>>> as hell in
    this episode, but I think she's a better asset than Sage.

    I agree Sage seemed aware of what was going on. I just don't
    know that
    she's building enough connections to keep her safe.

    I agree. Sage made some excellent points about Shannon, but it's >>>>>>> clear the two of them are on the bottom of the pecking order for >>>>>>> the new Kele blue tribe.-a Sage was also at he bottom (with Jawan) >>>>>>> of the original Uli/Red tribe.-a While she brings a certain degree >>>>>>> of entertainment value to the show, I kind of think her talk
    about body functions and things like storing blackheads is a real >>>>>>> turnoff to a lot of people.

    Sage would be pure gold on BB and probably a fan favorite.


    I just don't think she's smart enough for BB.-a Yes, she correctly
    read Shannon, but I also think Shannon was correct in saying Sage
    doesn't really play strategically.-a She seems overly open and even >>>>> naive about a lot of things, and I don't think she has much self-
    awareness.-a I could be wrong, but I think she'd be eaten alive on BB. >>>>
    She very well might suck at BB, but her weirdness would appeal to a
    lot of live feeders.


    Yeah, I can just imagine people watching her for hours picking off
    her blackheads or doing other gross things.-a I wonder what's the
    grossest thing BB has ever shown in the feeds?

    Picking off blackheads and popping zits happens all the time on the
    feeds. The grossest thing shown on the feeds probably depends on what
    you consider to be gross. BB25 had Cirie's son Jared cheating on his
    girlfriend. One night they were fooling around in the area across from
    the HOH room and left a mess. We're talking bodily fluids. Some of the
    others saw it after. Production asked them to clean it up which is
    kind of crazy. I thought it was gross doing sexual stuff in a public
    area of the house where people often meet to talk game, etc.


    That's unbelievable and you really have to wonder what they were
    thinking.-a Cirie must have been mortified.-a Has she ever talked about
    that incident?

    Not that I know of. She wasn't told about it in the house. It's possible
    she doesn't know about it unless she went looking for feed clips after
    the season or was told about it.

    Jared was an idiot. One of the reasons Cirie did BB25 was to help Jared
    get on other reality shows. He would have been a natural for The
    Challenge and you'd think they would have been at least considered for
    TAR. As far as I know, he has not been asked to do any other reality shows.

    The ants getting into the food and all over the house can also be
    gross. Seeing someone open a box of cereal and having ants crawl out
    of it is something I'll never get use to.


    I've heard the house is a pig sty and has to be deep-cleaned after the season is over by industrial cleaners.-a On the occasions when Julie has
    to enter the house, I wonder if she wears plastic protection over her
    shoes since you apparently never know what you're walking on.

    Julie goes into the house preseason when every thing is nice and fresh.
    There have been some guests that go into the house during the season.
    Some of them said it stinks. It shouldn't be that dirty or messy as they
    are forced to clean every Thursday before the live eviction tapes. We
    see them vacuum, etc. on the feeds. Some seasons are cleaner than
    others. It really depends on the HGs.

    We didn't see this directly, but heard all about it in gross detail.
    Two or three seasons ago someone shit all over the toilet seat. Why is
    beyond me.


    Well unless the person was sick, you'd have to figure they did it deliberately or at least knowingly.-a Since they probably have a video record or who goes in and out and at what times, you would think the
    show could figure out who did it.-a I assume potential contestants all
    get psychological evaluations before they are accepted onto the show,
    but maybe it's that they want a few people with loose screws.

    I can't recall the guys name off the top of my head, but he was
    definitely not sick. No idea what he was thinking doing it. I do
    remember the girl who discovered the mess being kind of traumatized.
    This was pretty early in the season so there was still a ton of people
    in the house with just two bathrooms.
    --
    Brian
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  • From shawn@nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com to alt.tv.survivor on Sat Oct 25 00:37:50 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.tv.survivor

    On Fri, 24 Oct 2025 18:12:39 -0700, Zeppo <reg@telus.invalid> wrote:

    On Oct 23, 2025, Rick wrote
    (in article <10derap$dm8j$3@dont-email.me>):


    I thought it was mentioned years and years ago on the show that you
    don't cut a chicken's head off to kill it for various reasons.

    Decapitation is a common method used to kill chickens on
    farms. However, for the uninitiated, it can be distressing to
    witness such an event as there is a certain amount of
    bleeding and the body sometimes writhes around after the
    head has been removed.

    The way I've always seen it done is to wring the neck then cut off the
    head and let the blood drain. Yes,the body will often move after the
    head was removed.

    I'm
    hardly an expert on this, but I think the idea is to stun the animal
    first and then twist its neck to kill it.

    Stunning is not actually necessary if the person knows what
    he/she is doing. The idea is to break the animals neck in one
    quick movement. From what we were shown in E04, Steven
    and Alex appeared to be strangling the bird.

    I'm not sure why stunning would be needed. With a larger animal I
    could see it, but with a chicken?

    As I said in another post, I
    have to believe the show must have given them some instruction on this,
    because I can't imagine typical suburban and urban contestants knowing
    what to do.

    Certainly back in Mark BurnettrCOs day such interference was prohibited,
    and it is my understanding that camera operators are still forbidden
    to even speak to players. But perhaps on-site producers nowadays
    are able to intervene in certain situations. But, as Brian said elsewhere
    In this thread, if Steven and Alex received instructions in how to kill
    the rooster in the most humane way, they sure did a crappy job of
    following through.



    Also, wouldn't Fiji have its own animal cruelty laws that would come
    into play here?

    Well, S34 was shot in Fiji (although not at the same location that
    has been used repeatedly in the rCLnew erarCY), and one of the tribes
    killed and consumed a wild goat. The same tribe also captured
    and tied up a mother and baby goat. So, I canrCOt see the government
    caring too much about slaughtering and eating some farm raised
    poultry.

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  • From Rick@Rick@nospam.net to alt.tv.survivor on Sat Oct 25 09:52:50 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.tv.survivor

    On 10/24/2025 9:12 PM, Zeppo wrote:
    On Oct 23, 2025, Rick wrote
    (in article <10derap$dm8j$3@dont-email.me>):


    I thought it was mentioned years and years ago on the show that you
    don't cut a chicken's head off to kill it for various reasons.

    Decapitation is a common method used to kill chickens on
    farms. However, for the uninitiated, it can be distressing to
    witness such an event as there is a certain amount of
    bleeding and the body sometimes writhes around after the
    head has been removed.
    I'm
    hardly an expert on this, but I think the idea is to stun the animal
    first and then twist its neck to kill it.

    Stunning is not actually necessary if the person knows what
    he/she is doing. The idea is to break the animals neck in one
    quick movement. From what we were shown in E04, Steven
    and Alex appeared to be strangling the bird.
    As I said in another post, I
    have to believe the show must have given them some instruction on this,
    because I can't imagine typical suburban and urban contestants knowing
    what to do.

    Certainly back in Mark BurnettrCOs day such interference was prohibited,
    and it is my understanding that camera operators are still forbidden
    to even speak to players. But perhaps on-site producers nowadays
    are able to intervene in certain situations. But, as Brian said elsewhere
    In this thread, if Steven and Alex received instructions in how to kill
    the rooster in the most humane way, they sure did a crappy job of
    following through.



    Also, wouldn't Fiji have its own animal cruelty laws that would come
    into play here?

    Well, S34 was shot in Fiji (although not at the same location that
    has been used repeatedly in the rCLnew erarCY), and one of the tribes
    killed and consumed a wild goat. The same tribe also captured
    and tied up a mother and baby goat. So, I canrCOt see the government
    caring too much about slaughtering and eating some farm raised
    poultry.



    Wow, I remember there was a goat, but I totally don't remember them
    killing and eating it. I must have erased that completely from my
    memory banks. How did they kill it and who did the deed?

    I remember them killing animals in early seasons, most notably Skupin
    and the pig or boar or whatever he killed, but it seems they scaled that
    back after the incident where a tribe wanted to kill a pelican and were stopped by production. Other than the goat and the occasional chicken,
    have they killed any other non-fish animals post-pelican?

    BTW, pelicans are birds, right? Chickens are birds. Why the
    double-standard? I'm honestly surprised they allowed the chicken to be killed, given the previous controversies.
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  • From Zeppo@reg@telus.invalid to alt.tv.survivor on Sat Oct 25 15:00:05 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.tv.survivor

    On Oct 25, 2025, Rick wrote
    (in article <10diknh$2flgb$3@dont-email.me>):


    Wow, I remember there was a goat, but I totally don't remember them
    killing and eating it. I must have erased that completely from my
    memory banks. How did they kill it and who did the deed?

    J.T. Thomas and Malcolm Freberg captured a mother goat and
    her baby, brought them both back to camp, and tied them to a
    tree. Sandra Diaz spoke out in favour of cooking and eating
    both animals, but the other members of the tribe were opposed.
    J.T. felt guilty about his role in capturing the animals and
    proposed letting them go and trying to catch a male goat
    instead. All of this was included in the edit, so there is no doubt
    about its accuracy.
    However, what happened the next day is somewhat unclear.
    During scenes involving activities in this tribe|ore4raos camp, the
    viewers saw large chunks of brown meat cooking in the pot.
    It clearly was not fish or chicken. However the edit did not
    actually show any of the players eating the meat, or anybody
    talking about its origins.

    What Sandra said: In one of her post-season interviews with
    Dalton Ross, she claimed that the meat was from another goat
    that was captured after the mother and baby were released.
    However, she also claimed that she was away from camp
    doing a confessional when the butchering of the animal took
    place. To the best of my knowledge, no other player from that
    season has ever spoken about this matter.

    What I think happened: Malcolm and/or J.T. killed and butchered
    both the mother and baby goat, and everybody on the tribe ate
    the meat. There never was a third goat as Sandra claimed, and
    she was probably much more involved in the preparation of the
    meat than she was willing to admit to Dalton Ross.


    I remember them killing animals in early seasons, most notably Skupin
    and the pig or boar or whatever he killed, but it seems they scaled that
    back after the incident where a tribe wanted to kill a pelican and were stopped by production.

    Re. the pelican in the Pearl Islands: Rupert Boneham and Christa
    Hastie admitted to killing the pelican in their post game interviews
    and had intended to eat it. However Production intervened due to
    concerns that the animal|ore4raos flesh may have contained parasites.
    The really sad part is that the pelican was essentially a tame bird
    who the locals had named Pelican Pete.
    have they killed any other non-fish animals post-pelican?

    In Gabon a sea turtle was captured, killed, and eaten by some
    of the players. This incident was clearly shown in E03, and
    resulted in a strong negative reaction from the fan community.

    I'm honestly surprised they allowed the chicken to be
    killed, given the previous controversies.

    The viewers understand that the chickens won by
    tribes in challenges will be killed and eaten.
    However, the demise of these animals has been
    kept out of the edit for a long time. That|ore4raos why,
    from my perspective, the events included in E04
    were so jarring.


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  • From Rick@Rick@nospam.net to alt.tv.survivor on Sat Oct 25 20:23:13 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.tv.survivor

    On 10/25/2025 6:00 PM, Zeppo wrote:
    On Oct 25, 2025, Rick wrote
    (in article <10diknh$2flgb$3@dont-email.me>):


    Wow, I remember there was a goat, but I totally don't remember them
    killing and eating it. I must have erased that completely from my
    memory banks. How did they kill it and who did the deed?

    J.T. Thomas and Malcolm Freberg captured a mother goat and
    her baby, brought them both back to camp, and tied them to a
    tree. Sandra Diaz spoke out in favour of cooking and eating
    both animals, but the other members of the tribe were opposed.
    J.T. felt guilty about his role in capturing the animals and
    proposed letting them go and trying to catch a male goat
    instead. All of this was included in the edit, so there is no doubt
    about its accuracy.
    However, what happened the next day is somewhat unclear.
    During scenes involving activities in this tribe|ore4raos camp, the
    viewers saw large chunks of brown meat cooking in the pot.
    It clearly was not fish or chicken. However the edit did not
    actually show any of the players eating the meat, or anybody
    talking about its origins.

    What Sandra said: In one of her post-season interviews with
    Dalton Ross, she claimed that the meat was from another goat
    that was captured after the mother and baby were released.
    However, she also claimed that she was away from camp
    doing a confessional when the butchering of the animal took
    place. To the best of my knowledge, no other player from that
    season has ever spoken about this matter.

    What I think happened: Malcolm and/or J.T. killed and butchered
    both the mother and baby goat, and everybody on the tribe ate
    the meat. There never was a third goat as Sandra claimed, and
    she was probably much more involved in the preparation of the
    meat than she was willing to admit to Dalton Ross.


    I remember them killing animals in early seasons, most notably Skupin
    and the pig or boar or whatever he killed, but it seems they scaled that
    back after the incident where a tribe wanted to kill a pelican and were
    stopped by production.

    Re. the pelican in the Pearl Islands: Rupert Boneham and Christa
    Hastie admitted to killing the pelican in their post game interviews
    and had intended to eat it. However Production intervened due to
    concerns that the animal|ore4raos flesh may have contained parasites.
    The really sad part is that the pelican was essentially a tame bird
    who the locals had named Pelican Pete.
    have they killed any other non-fish animals post-pelican?

    In Gabon a sea turtle was captured, killed, and eaten by some
    of the players. This incident was clearly shown in E03, and
    resulted in a strong negative reaction from the fan community.

    I'm honestly surprised they allowed the chicken to be
    killed, given the previous controversies.

    The viewers understand that the chickens won by
    tribes in challenges will be killed and eaten.
    However, the demise of these animals has been
    kept out of the edit for a long time. That|ore4raos why,
    from my perspective, the events included in E04
    were so jarring.



    I don't listen to Jeff's On Fire podcast, but I wonder if he talked at
    all about the killing of the chicken. And even though she is no longer associated with the show, I wonder if Sia had anything to say about it.
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  • From shawn@nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com to alt.tv.survivor on Sat Oct 25 20:38:58 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.tv.survivor

    On Sat, 25 Oct 2025 09:52:50 -0400, Rick <Rick@nospam.net> wrote:

    On 10/24/2025 9:12 PM, Zeppo wrote:
    On Oct 23, 2025, Rick wrote
    (in article <10derap$dm8j$3@dont-email.me>):



    Well, S34 was shot in Fiji (although not at the same location that
    has been used repeatedly in the rCLnew erarCY), and one of the tribes
    killed and consumed a wild goat. The same tribe also captured
    and tied up a mother and baby goat. So, I canrCOt see the government
    caring too much about slaughtering and eating some farm raised
    poultry.



    Wow, I remember there was a goat, but I totally don't remember them
    killing and eating it. I must have erased that completely from my
    memory banks. How did they kill it and who did the deed?

    I remember them killing animals in early seasons, most notably Skupin
    and the pig or boar or whatever he killed, but it seems they scaled that >back after the incident where a tribe wanted to kill a pelican and were >stopped by production. Other than the goat and the occasional chicken,
    have they killed any other non-fish animals post-pelican?

    BTW, pelicans are birds, right? Chickens are birds. Why the >double-standard? I'm honestly surprised they allowed the chicken to be >killed, given the previous controversies.

    There's some nugget in my brain that says that the reason people
    shouldn't eat pelicans has to do with bacteria. That pelicans aren't
    safe for people to eat while chickens are fine to eat.
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  • From Rick@Rick@nospam.net to alt.tv.survivor on Sat Oct 25 20:56:15 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.tv.survivor

    On 10/25/2025 8:38 PM, shawn wrote:
    On Sat, 25 Oct 2025 09:52:50 -0400, Rick <Rick@nospam.net> wrote:

    On 10/24/2025 9:12 PM, Zeppo wrote:
    On Oct 23, 2025, Rick wrote
    (in article <10derap$dm8j$3@dont-email.me>):



    Well, S34 was shot in Fiji (although not at the same location that
    has been used repeatedly in the rCLnew erarCY), and one of the tribes
    killed and consumed a wild goat. The same tribe also captured
    and tied up a mother and baby goat. So, I canrCOt see the government
    caring too much about slaughtering and eating some farm raised
    poultry.



    Wow, I remember there was a goat, but I totally don't remember them
    killing and eating it. I must have erased that completely from my
    memory banks. How did they kill it and who did the deed?

    I remember them killing animals in early seasons, most notably Skupin
    and the pig or boar or whatever he killed, but it seems they scaled that
    back after the incident where a tribe wanted to kill a pelican and were
    stopped by production. Other than the goat and the occasional chicken,
    have they killed any other non-fish animals post-pelican?

    BTW, pelicans are birds, right? Chickens are birds. Why the
    double-standard? I'm honestly surprised they allowed the chicken to be
    killed, given the previous controversies.

    There's some nugget in my brain that says that the reason people
    shouldn't eat pelicans has to do with bacteria. That pelicans aren't
    safe for people to eat while chickens are fine to eat.

    That's interesting. I guess I assumed that if you cook meat thoroughly enough, it would kill any bacteria.
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