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rower wrote:

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Good assessment Tubolar. I think you are correct as it is entirely credible and it is more than likely that Erinn and Stephen talked about it this exact issue. When Erinn got to the Ponderosa, this was probably included in the conversation that she had with the jury members about the decision Stephen made to vote out Taj. From what I saw, it was Stephen who told JT that Taj was the big immunity threat after apparently drinking Coach kool-aid.

Ha! I didn't actually think Taj was an immunity threat. In fact, I -wanted- someone who could beat JT in an immunity challenge at the F3, because I knew nobody would take JT to the end. Taj and I had a final 2 agreement from about day 4 at Jalapao. But as it got close to the end, she started to hint that she would step down at Final 3 - "to give the game to you guys," in her words, though I knew that meant she would really be giving it to JT. I tried to get her to swear to honor our final 2 agreement, but she was never very convincing or certain ... and I figured (accurately, as it turns out), that she fully intended to step down at 3. At final 4, as I was trying to figure out who was committed to whom, Taj also got wind that I had final 2 alliances with everybody and it was starting to piss her off .... so I got nervous that, if she won the final IC, she might even vote me out as revenge for being sneaky. I tried to have a heart to heart with her about it, but she was too irritated to talk. I was sure Erinn would take me to the final 2 if she won the final immunity, so I convinced JT to vote out Taj. It was definitely the most painful move of the game.

For those who think I thought Taj would beat me - I'm positive she wouldn't have. She didn't do very much after the merge, so the Timbira jury never saw her being active or strategic ... and more to the point, she's rich! I never understood people who suggested we should vote off Taj because she was rich .... that's exactly why you should take her to the end.

Also - I've loved your posts, rower!

birdlady wrote:

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Does this mean you'll be joining us for S19?

I'll definitely try to stop by from time to time during S19. I don't want to post too much, though - I'll never able to match the insight of the people who already post here, and so the more I post, the more I'll reveal my ignorance.