Originally Posted By WorldDisney LOL, no problem LisaAnn ;D. The guy without the shirt though...you got any advice for being less scared of that,I'm listening.
Originally Posted By tapdancemom I support Leslie, Jeff said it was not a worship service but as a Christian bowing down in front of the statue would be just the same for me. I don't think she was being disrespectful just honest.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss My reaction is, if I know I am not actually worshipping another diety and merely showing respect, I don't see how God would see that as wrong. In my mind, it wouldn't be any different if one was expected to bow before say, the Queen of England.
Originally Posted By Indigo For various reasons I really like 'Frosti'. He's the youngest contestant ever (previously you had to be 21 to compete). He's also a Parkour Athlete. That makes me wonder how many challenges will be designed with his particular skill set in mind. Parkour's an amazing sport. Hopefully they'll get into the olympics one of these days.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney I don't know, I don't get the religion thing and I guess I never will. But, to each their own. Whatever gets people up in the morning and be better people for it, then I'm cool with it. The Leslie girl didn't do anything bad, but I guess I would think she would kinda know a little bit about Buddhism to know she was going to be bowing down to something. And Buddha is just cooool. If God is going to hate you for bowind down to the man Buddha, then man, PLEASE I hope I don't have to go to this heaven to meet that guy/girl/thing when my time is up . But I think someone like Leslie just doesn't know all that much past her religion and much about the world, hopefully though seeing a litle of anotther culture will make her less rigid about these things I hope. Courtney still sucks though ;D.
Originally Posted By Indigo Btw, here's a short youtube video that shows 'Frosti' doing some kickass Parkour moves. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ_k2xxCnUo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =AJ_k2xxCnUo</a> There's more if you search for 'Parkour Frosti' too.
Originally Posted By Indigo IASW will go down for an extended rehab after this holiday season. Parkour (sometimes abbreviated to PK) or l'art du déplacement (English: the art of displacement) is an activity of French origin, the aim of which is to move from point A to point B as efficiently and quickly as possible, using principally the abilities of the human body. It is meant to help one overcome obstacles, which can be anything in the surrounding environment - from branches and rocks to rails and concrete walls - and can be practiced in both rural and urban areas. Parkour focuses on practicing efficient movements to develop your body and mind to be able to overcome obstacles in an emergency. (via Wikipedia) In the US it is also known as Freerunning.
Originally Posted By Indigo Parkour (sometimes abbreviated to PK) or l'art du déplacement (English: the art of displacement) is an activity of French origin, the aim of which is to move from point A to point B as efficiently and quickly as possible, using principally the abilities of the human body. It is meant to help one overcome obstacles, which can be anything in the surrounding environment - from branches and rocks to rails and concrete walls - and can be practiced in both rural and urban areas. Parkour focuses on practicing efficient movements to develop your body and mind to be able to overcome obstacles in an emergency. In the US it is also known as Freerunning.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney LOL, don't try this at home kids . Yeah, I have a best friend from New Zealand and he loves this stuff. He has a few friend that does some of this stuff as well (although he broke his arm last year---OUCH!!!). I also see its making into movies as it was used in the last James Bond movie (if I'm not mistaken, one of the original creators of it was doing it in the film) and also in Die Hard 4.
Originally Posted By goodgirl If you go to the CBS Survivor home page, scroll down to "Behind the Scenes." There are some interesting videos. The Dreamteam is something I had not heard of. <a href="http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor15/" target="_blank">http://www.cbs.com/primetime/s urvivor15/</a>
Originally Posted By cstephens Yeah, I was referring to her as the New York bitch. "We don't do things that way in New York, and I'm a city girl and I would never be around these kind of people." So what the heck are you doing on Survivor? Because you know, they're famous for having an all-New-York cast on each installment of that show, and if you're an anti-social city girl, Survivor is absolutely the show for you. I didn't have a problem with the woman who walked out, though I wondered if she could have at least stayed in there without the bowing and things and just stood respectfully at the back. I have my own beliefs and haven't been to church in years, but even with Jeff's disclaimer about how it's not a religious ceremony, I don't think I could have fully participated in the ceremony myself. There are a lot more people this year that I already don't like than I remember from previous years. I'm waiting for the Chinese opera and mah jong challenges! /cs
Originally Posted By velo >>I'm waiting for the Chinese opera and mah jong challenges! << LOLOL!! Actually, I guess I could really see them doing something along these lines. "Giant Mah Jong Tiles"
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun As a (Western) New Yorker - 8 hours from NYC, I wish she would refer to herself as being from NYC, not just NY. She gives all NYers a bad name, even us country folk But as anyone who lives in the state of NY knows, most of the US thinks you're from "the city" when you say NY.
Originally Posted By velo so, Dave was a former model? What, former life? I found him soooo annoying (especially his "faces") I just wanted to smack him. I think they're going to be sorry they kept him around.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Really Ashley grated my nerves. Though Dave isn't far behind. Atleast he has a brain. I think this is the most miserable group of Survivors ever. Not a single one of them is making me want to root for them. It's entertaining but they are all annoying in some way.
Originally Posted By cstephens I was sorry to see Ashley go. I can see why Sherea was upset - yes, she voted for her probably because she thought it was best for the tribe, but if she likes her, it's still got to be a difficult thing to do. Kidnapped chick (Jamie?) expressed the same sentiment. Wow, what a powerhouse combo Jean-Robert and James made during the challenge! /cs
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I watched it, again because it's in China. But basically I thought it was a stupid and boring episode. I don't care about any of the people, and the challenges were ridiculous.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I thought it was interesting how cynical Courtney, who CLEARLY couldn't hang with a goody-goody like Leslie (according to first ep comments) was the only one who didn't vote for her. And who's idea was it to put her first in the challenge, the girl's arms are size of toothpicks! I'm surprised she could even lift the machete, much less cut anything. Looks like she's going next time her tribe gets to counsel. Unless Jean-Robert gets even MORE annoying before then (I would have liked to have him go before anyone else on that tribe, oh well). So far not the best season ever but it's blowing Fiji away. That season was so boring for so long.
