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Old 04-24-2006, 05:08 PM   #144
The Only Real Estel
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But what about these “jocks” you speak of, SpM?

Sure, sometimes you run across the stereotypical jock – arrogant, aloof, and abysmal. But often ones are termed “jocks” out of a feeling of inferiority or even envy. Targeting the Island Jocks for being jocks (the non-arrogant ones) is no better than Targeting the Island Misunderstooders for being misunderstood...er ().

And as for considering the feelings of the contestants - I feel their pain (yes, even Troll's now that you put it the way you do), but they signed up for the competition. Those who don't want to be laughed at shouldn't sign up to be clowns, you shouldn't audition for American Idol if you can’t bear the scathing criticism of Simon (or Sleepy ) Cowell. You don’t sign up for Survivor without the understanding that it’s survival of the fittest.

Troll is the kind of guy that is often eliminated in Survivor – a nice guy, but in the end he just doesn’t have what it takes.

Of course we all feel sorry for him, but that there’s not much you can do about it...
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