Originally Posted by creekdipper

A Tale of Rice & Racists...full of sound and fury, told by an idiot, signifying nothing.

at "Phile's" referencing the title of Richard Pryor's album. Pryor presciently had Phil in mind when he picked the title.

For the first time, I'm actually starting to feel a little sympathy for Phil. He seems like a not-so-smart guy (considering how often he butchers names of contestants, tribes, etc.) along with his puzzled looks, complete lack of social skills, and delusional feeling that he is part of the "power structure" even as he acts as loyal lackey. It makes me think that the producers picked this guy knowing that he would quickly be in over his head & would do some crazy (oops...racist!) stuff that would be entertaining. As much air time as he continues to get, you'd think he would have a temporary career as a minor celeb after the show...but he doesn't appear to have the mental skills to be able to cash in. I'm beginning to feel that Phil has had a rough life in the past & that nothing will change for him unless he finds someone to take care of him.

IMHO, Phil actually thinks that race-baiting will actually gain him points with his tribe rather than just becoming a nuisance. His "black-men-just-go-off-and-start-shooting" when they feel dissed routine was so beyond the perpetuating of racist stereotypes that it wasn't funny (at least, not after the initial laugh at the ludicrousness of his "outrage").

Like wirefan posted, it became obvious when the producers kept dwelling on the "incident" (including Jeff's MLK impersonation) that Phil was safe and the plan to systematically eliminate the Zaps would proceed on schedule.

The funniest part of the entire episode was hearing Jeff (after initially increduously describing Phil's accusation as a "leap") falling all over himself trying to be P.C. and act as though Phil & Steve BOTH could be right. He went so far as to imply that Steve MIGHT have actually meant to express racist sentiments ("We don't know Steve at all...we don't know what's in his heart", etc.) and putting Steve on the defensive. I felt like Steve should have just told Jeff to shove it and reiterated that Phil is a loose-cannon lunatic, that he's not going to apologize for anything, and he's going to kick Phil's butt if he lays a hand on the Zap's rice.

Originally Posted by Josh-da-man

One night Matt dreamed he was walking along the Redemption Island beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from his time on Survivor flashed across the sky.
In each scene he noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,
other times there were one set of footprints.

This bothered him because he noticed
that during the low periods of his game,
when he was suffering from
anguish, sorrow or defeat,
he could see only one set of footprints.

So he said to the Lord,
"You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you,
you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during
the most trying periods of Survivor: Redemption Island
there have only been one
set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most,
you have not been there for me?"

The Lord replied,
"The times when you have
seen only one set of footprints,
is when I carried you.

"And stop trusting Boston Rob,
he'll just screw you over again."

Originally Posted by chowderhead

I think Ralph is misspelling the names on purpose.

Originally Posted by NORML54601

So not only do you think he's smart enough to spell Phil, you think he's clever enough to play that a character that is that incredibly stupid? To what end? It's not like the jury would consider his (lack) of intelligence, the final vote is most likely going to come down to tribe v tribe will Phil getting no votes

Originally Posted by dino88

Wait until the reunion when he reveals that he's an English professor at Yale.

Originally Posted by creekdipper

However, to answer NORML's question (and other posters who have piled on Ralph), he probably made it to his age by having common sense and working hard. I have known dozens (maybe hundreds) of "Ralphs" during my lifetime. I haven't yet met a hard worker and likable guy like Ralph who asked for hand-outs or tried to live beyond his means. The Ralphs of this world tend to be honest people who will go out of their way to help others and keep the plumbing running, the grocery shelves stocked, and the roads paved for the PhD's of the world. Maybe they aren't great at Spelling Bees, but they tend to have a good sense of humor, don't act like snobs, and can keep a confidence.

On the other hand, I have known a lot of highly-intelligent people who stayed in debt, expected others to wait upon them, were extremely selfish, couldn't handle personal relationships, and just generally behaved like miserable human beings.

I'll take Ralph as a neighbor any day over David.

Hey...the dumb farmer is still in the game. The lawyer is sitting on the jury.

Originally Posted by mgbfan

Some rather sweeping generalizations there. Nice people come from all backgrounds, educational and economic. So do complete jackasses. To say the because Ralph is probably poor and uneducated, he's therefore probably a nice guy, is just silly. It's a reductionist, oversimplified, and frankly lazy way of looking at the world.

Originally Posted by chino77

first post of yours that i liked in the survivor threads.

Originally Posted by dino88

Well then that gives you plenty of time to prepare your next sermon. I know you must have been upset last week when no one took your bait, but you may not even need to go fishing next week. I look forward to your happiness.

Originally Posted by chowderhead

Philip in his confessional this week say he knows he won't get the votes (from the Zapatera tribe to win in the finale). A lot of players play for second place. It's not that bad and maybe they would invite him again for another season.

I think Ralph is misspelling the names on purpose.

Originally Posted by creekdipper

I would point out that not proof-reading your post is, frankly, lazy...but that would be, frankly, mean.

Originally Posted by mgbfan

Boy, you're just piles of fun, aren't you?

Originally Posted by mgbfan

Boy, you're just piles of fun, aren't you?

Originally Posted by DJariya

Future Survivor contestants, please wear boxers or bring a decent pair of shorts/trunks!!

Originally Posted by creekdipper

Aww, lighten up. It's always fun to pick at somebody who makes spelling errors while calling others "uneducated" due to their perceived lack of spelling ability.

Originally Posted by dstrauss

I'm still 50/50 on whether they finally admit to us at the reunion that Phil is a homeless guy who they found outside the Survivor offices during casting.

Originally Posted by creekdipper

They used to give $100,000 to the runner-up.

Originally Posted by creekdipper

They used to give $100,000 to the runner-up.