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I don't think that Henry will develop PTSD for the simple reason that the show wouldn't go to that well again so soon. I just thought that it was odd to have such similar story lines so close together. And, no, I don't believe that people develop PTSD from bad haircuts or having your cable go out before the super bowl. Although I have known a few people who have acted like it is was that much of a trauma.

I haven't had an vasectomy (wrong gender for that), but I am pretty sure that a vasectomy hurts less than stepping on a rat trap. I think Junior just wants to be the hero and be loved and popular and all those things that most teenage boys who have a popular sibling want. Who would love and adore him? - orphans. How could he be in an orphanage? - if his family dies - and they all have to die or he might not be the one in the limelight. And what will make him "better" than the other orphans? - if he did something heroic, like trying to save his family in a fire. I don't think Bow and Dre have to sleep with one eye open. Back in the 80's I worked in a small office that was predominately male. When the secretary (that's what we called them back then) went on a break they would ask me to answer the phone, even though I had other people working beneath me. One day I pointed out the wrongness of always asking me to answer just because I was a woman. Then I pointed out that it was even more ridiculous because secretary was a man. The secretary was gay and I would have made a comment about stereotyping gays except it was the gay male secretary who was always asking me to answer the phones when he was out.

True, but Elizabeth was in the CIA and probably had witnessed some PTSD-worthy things (like a co-worker with a bad haircut).

I liked this episode, had a nice touch of comedy to it. But I couldn't help but compare Elizabeth's recent mission - goes to a foreign country in hopes of saving a bunch of people, her life is in danger, and ending up with people dying - with Henry's recent mission - goes to a foreign country in hopes of saving a bunch of people, his life is in danger, and ending up with people dying. In both instances they could blame themselves for the deaths (not that everyone would blame them, but they may still feel guilt over the outcome." In both cases there were children involved (though is Henry's story the child was older). Both times involved moments where viewers (their family members and co-workers - viewers a thome knew that neither would die). were not sure if they survived. One notable differences was that Elizabeth was close to the people who died, while Henry was not. But the situations were quite similar. Now Elizabeth has PTSD and is being treated for anxiety attacks. Is Henry going to also suffer from PTSD or, being the superhuman that he is, just shake it off? In Henry's case, he could even interpret the deaths being due to him botching the assignment, although had he not gone, they all would have died anyway.

So true - The will they / won't they thing has been done many times by many shows - Cheers, Frasier, Friends ... it would be old and overdone even if Haley and Andy had any sort of chemistry or if the audience cared a little it about them. But it is even worse because they have no chemistry and I have yet to read or hear anyone say that Andy was a nice addition to the show. Personally, I don't think the actor playing Andy can act very well. He expression rarely changes (well, it goes from happy puppy to excited puppy, with an occasional blank stare) and there is not much variation in his voice. I am almost convinced that he is the producer's nephew or something.

Do people really throw hot oil out the window? I understand how in the 1800's they might throw the bath water or dirty dishwater out the window - they didn't have sinks. But who throws hot oil out the window? I can't decide between a, b, or c - all three occurred to me, but I really don't know which way they intended. As for the ear, I would like to think that the mother (and the congressman) had nothing to do with it, instead the Russians did it to send a message tot he mother that they were serious - the plan had changed to 20 million.

This show has drifted so far from what would or could happen in real life that I now watch it through "looking for nits to pick" glasses. Case in point, when Redmayne, an elderly, heavy-set man, sat down on the couch he sank deep into it, I said "he's not going to be able to get up again" (we used to have a couch like that - the foam and springs were shot). But he magically gets to his feet within seconds. And what is the point of his daughter? That "joke" reached it's expiration date a long time ago. I have always been okay with some drifting from real life when they are working on a case. I don't want the cases to drag on for years like they do in real life. And the way they keep changing their strategy or coming up with a completely new strategy make the case much more interesting than if they spent 20 minutes discussing the nuances of trademark or copyright law. But, I have to ask those of you who are lawyers - does this 4-5 different strategies in one case (let alone one meeting) ever really happen? Do you ever get into a case, find out that the strategy you intended to take is not going to work (your client uploaded the movie himself) and you go out an search for a new strategy (trademark whatever) to try, and when that doesn't work (directed marketing) you search for another new strategy? I would think that you would have spent time before trial or negotiations trying to determine how your opponent would respond and coming up with back up strategies (or had multiple charges). Bishop is now like the bully in most every family sitcom - all talk and no action. I half expect a scene where someone, like Marissa or Grace, walks up to Bishop and says, "Oh yeah, go ahead, big shot" or give him a punch in the nose, and he runs away bawling. I also half expect Peter to resign as Governor (after some scandal, I suppose) and join Cary and Diane and the firm can keep "Florrick" in it's name Based on the emails Ms Blue Jay posted at the beginning of this thread (thanks you Ms Blue Jay), I envision Alicia saying, "It depends on your definition of 'sex' "

They couldn't have Alex get into Harvard or Princeton - they need her to to go somewhere close enough that she can be on the show in a regular basis. Sure, they could have her get into an east coast school, and decide to go to a west coast school, but that might be hard to explain to viewers since Alex seems the type who wants to be as far from her family as possible. The typical sitcom plot of she gets a crush on a guy (which they sort of hinted at in the college tour episode) would be silly for this show.

I am trying to remember the times people complained about Shirin - was it while they talked with each other or during talking heads? If it were during the talking heads, they may have just been responding to questions like "Who do you find most annoying on your tribe" "What does Shirin do that annoys you?" "What does Caroline do that annoys you?" They could have been asked what was a annoying about each of their tribemates, then the only showed us what they said about Shirin.

The look on Rodney's face after the votes were read - priceless. I expected him to say, "Wait Jeff, you must have a few more votes to read, Joe is supposed to lose." I have a feeling we would have seen Wakeen or something close to that if Rodney wasn't in an alliance with him. I was think along those lines. I figured that the players must fill out a questionnaire before the season starts asking who their "loved one" would be and what their favorite foods are.

I didn't say she described them in detail - but I don't need details to make it not okay. If I were on the island, I would not want to know if someone is going to try to poop or if they are just going to pee. It is not my concern. Perhaps if I were really close to someone (if it were a loved one on one of those seasons) I might care about their bowel issues, and if it were far enough into a game and my closest ally might going home because of some bowel trouble, then I might want to know. Otherwise, no need to announce it - I don't need that mental image. Plus, I may wonder if they are just saying they are going to go poop so they can spend time alone looking for an idol.

I figured Geneva was following Kalinda becuase she wanted to use Kalinda the same way she used Cary - try to get Kalinda to give them evidence on Bishop. I thought it was ridiculous that Bishop's attitude seemed to be "Hey, Kalinda, they are after you , not me. You. I've got nothing to worry about, this is your problem." And the not-quite-as-heavy handed "Sure...you have trouble with women having abortions but you think it is okay to kill a deer for your own enjoyment?"

If any one is conducting a poll...I don't find Max or Shirin insufferable or even annoying. They made for some good TV. However, I am not on an island with them 24/7, I am not listening to them go on and on about monkey sex or their bowel movements or how much they know about every tiny Survivor detail (supposedly, the biggest complaint about them, or at least Shirin, was the amount of talking), I don't have to watch either of them walk around naked or wonder if I am touching something their naked butts have been on, and I don't have to worry if they go off into the jungle to discuss strategy. It seems that everyone who had live in the same camp as Max and Shirin found them both to be very annoying. I am wondering how many posters actually think that Max and Shirin are annoying/insufferable, or are like me, and think that they would be annoying to live with (I guess this means that I am the one conducting a poll) I do find Rodney to be insufferable and annoying and any other synonym there is, and the only way I would ever say he makes for good TV is if he gets voted out in the most embarrassing blindside ever or if he gets knocked off the log/platform by a "girl" in one of those knock them off the platform/log challenges. I am not fond of Dan as a person, but I think his imbecile-ness provides a few chuckles. It should be noted that only a few (3?) people have spent any time at camp with both Rodney & Dan and Max & Shirin. They are the only ones that could really say which pair is more annoying to be around, but we haven't heard any real comparisons yet (like "Wow, Rodney makes me miss Shirin). Jouquin (spelling?) knows both sets and seems to like Rodney. Kelly knows both sets and found Max and Shirin to be annoying. This says something - but does it say something about Max and Shirin or something about Kelly and Jauquin?

Great minds, Fishcakes, great minds.... :-)

What would I do if I was Carolyn? --- My new tribe is made up of 3 from my former tribe, three from No collar, and one Blue Collar - Kelly. Kelly was the swing vote. I would wait a bit to see how things play out (Carolyn didn't "flip" right away). I would have noticed that the 3 No Collars weren't flipping, and that Max and Shirin annoyed everyone. Shirin is telling me that Kelly is with us, but I think that Shirin is kind of out there mentally and, unlike the two Survivor Experts, I know that people often lie, just to get you to leave them alone. Kelly hasn't said anything bad about her former tribe, so I would assume she probably has an alliance with them. So, I would figure that Kelly is really going to side with the former No Collars and vote off the White Collars. And I am on the minority alliance, and, if we don't merge for a while, I am toast. I don't like Max and Shirin anyway and am not in an alliance with them, but with other White Collars now on a different tribe (my tribe would have dumped Max or Shirin next if there hadn't been a switch). So I will join the former No Collars. Between my White Collar Alliance, my new alliance with Kelly and the No Collars (sounds like a 1950's singing group), we could have a majority if we merge in the next few days. Plus, I have an idol.

At $3 bucks a bottle , I would only buy it once, but I want to try the mint lemonade. And I don't care if he dad was really in charge, that little girl was amazing. I couldn't believe she remembered the whole pitch. I like the t-shirt idea, but not the price, and not the guy. I don't drink and I am not looking for a job, so I have no interest in the web search cleanser.. I also don't hire people, but, if I did, I would now know to go to the 3rd or 4th page of search results when checking out prospective employees. How do people know their dog has separation anxiety? Because they came home and found out their dog destroyed something while they were gone. The doggy Face-time toy is just something for them to destroy when they are feeling anxious. And, on the rare chance that it helps with anxiety, the dog will still destroy the toy to get to the treats. Dogs natural chew on something if they think it leads to food - pet owners encourage (enable?) this behavior by filling the Kong with treats when we leave so that the dog can spend some time chewing the Kong to get the treats out. The dog isn't going to understand that he isn't supposed to chew this new toy filled with treats. So the dog toy is only god for dogs that don't have separation anxiety and are either extremely patient, extremely well-trained, or toothless. This talk of separation anxiety in dogs reminded me a of a story a guy told me years ago --- He had a dog for a few years and never had any trouble with separation anxiety, until he cam home from work one day and his dog had destroyed something. After that, the dog destroyed something every day, including things like the drywall and door frames. He took the dog to the vet. The vet asked if there had been any change at the house. The guy said that they had remodeled and gotten new window treatments. The vet asked if the dog could see him leave. The guy realized that the dog used to be able to see out the front window but couldn't do that anymore. So he started leaving the drapes open a little bit and the dog didn't destroy anything anymore. The theory was that, when the dog didn't see him go, the dog would look for him and destroy things in the process. When we dog sit for my brother's dog, I always make sure that the dog watches him drive off. Then the dog is fine at my house, but the one time she didn't see him drive away, she sat by the door for hours waiting for him to come back in.

I don't think we know what the conditions were like when he made it. As I remember it, after the temperature issue was exposed, the next scene was the defendant making and offer. So, either the defense knew that the faulty gun was made in a cold place, or they knew that the temperature couldn't be proven and they should have had a warning, or what Ohmo said. The way I understood it was that the video showed that the guy was so happy to be in a warmer location because the guns (maybe other stuff too) didn't work out right when made in a colder location. I think the situation you described could be possible too. They didn't say what temperature the faulty gun was made under. However, I am still leaning towards the "doesn't work in the cold" theory. For the defense to lose, the defendant would have had to make the gun in the cold, have it work, then make it again in the warm room and have it not work. In other words, I think they would have had to have a few more lines of dialogue or at least have him say like this in the video - "We finally get to move into a place where I am not freezing my butt off and now none of my prototypes work." Either way, they didn't give us enough information. I assume they didn't have enough time because they used it (wasted it IMO) on election stuff and on that little blurb about something on the gun being clogged that went nowhere.

I think Probst, above all else, is a producer of Survivor. His primary concern is to get people to tune in. So he says every season is the best one (who, but the biggest fans, would watch a season the host calls mediocre?) and any episode that has something different happen (medical comes in, someone is blindisided, someone does something that offends some of the others, there is a big argument, gets hyped as a highlight episode. It also explains rather liberal use of "blindsided" - if the vote was a surprise to anyone, then encourage the audience to remember it as a blindside. He also has to "create" excitement where he can - asking leading questions and making insightful (maybe that should be incite-ful?) comments at TC, or spouting things at challenges that may help the losing tribe catch up a bit (all those comments that make the tried ant true fans say "Shut up, Probst"). Of course, his favorite players will be the players that did something memorable or gave funny talking heads - those are the players that helped the ratings and made him money.

You first point was a "huh?" moment for me, too. It didn't seem to have anything to do with the rest of the story - it didn't come up in court. It was like they needed filler. But, I think I can explain your second point - the web site guy knew that cold temps would comprise the gun, but he didn't put a warning about that in the instructions or on the website. Sign me up. Alicia can win the election and The Good Wife can continue with the SA being married to the Governor and have all the plots they want about upcoming elections - and I can take that off my DVR Series Recordings list. Meanwhile, Diane, Cary and a few others with be on a new show (Lockhart Agos? - not bad, since it shortens to LA as in LA Law) that has clients (but not Bishop) and trials and legal stuff. And every once in a while they can do a crossover episode where Lockhart Agos has a case against the SA.

That's very true now that you mention it. While there are definite gender differences (men give answers, women start a discussion) when I ask about living room paint colors, the results would b the opposite for other questions - and there would be no gender difference for other questions (asking where to go on vacation would get a lot of response from most of my friends of either sex). I just have paint colors taking over my mind - and paint chips overtaking my dining room table - because I plan on re-painting soon. I think most of us determine collar color by what sort of work you do, but it could also be determined by your position at a company. For some, once your father became the boss, he went from being blue collar to being white collar, even if he was still working on cars every day. While many white collar workers don't have any blue collar workers they are in charge of, the vast majority of blue collar workers have a white collar boss. And most people try to find a way to make themselves feel that they are the most important, hence the attitude by some that "I do all the work, you just sit at a desk bossing everyone around" I take a lot of the chest beating with a grain of salt. I am guessing that a lot of the talking heads that mention that "we are no collar, we don't get worked up about that stuff" or "we are blue collar, we have the strongest work ethic" or "we are white collar, we have other people to do that stuff for us" are in response to questions from production staff, like "do you think your tribe will have the better shelter because you are blue collar?" Plus, many, if not most, of the people that go on reality TV what attention, and if they see that this collar thing is important to the people in charge of what gets aired, they are more likely to work the collar thing into converstations. I felt the first episode was a typical one, but I can see why Probst would think the second episode was really good. The vote came down to a choice between two people - both claim to be big fans and students of the game and know every detail from past seasons, one of them (the one that gets voted out) is thrilled about losing the challenge so he can really start playing, and the other sits at TC talking about how someone will get blindsided (at it is her ally, so she is getting blindsided too) and how it couldn't possibly be her. Probst often uses the term "blindside: very loosely - if people know there is a chance of them going home, it is not a true blindside, IMO - but this time it was a complete blindside. Neither Max nor Shirin thought there was any chance there plan wouldn't work. The best episodes usually involve big blindsides or people making really bold moves (one could argue that Carolyn made one this time). Do you think your father or brother could come over to my place and help be choose a paint color?

I don't blame Carolyn for switching. She probably figured that they would merge before she would be on the chopping block. And there have been plenty of people that dumped their old tribe after a shuffle or a merge and went quite far or even won the game. I can't remember the names of any of those people, but Max and Shirin are such students of the game that I am sure that they could name them, even though the thought that someone from their old tribe would flip never occurred to them. They were like people that could tell you the origin of every letter of the alphabet and know all the different types of fonts, but they can't read. They knew details but somehow couldn't apply them to their own game. I thought it was interesting that Dan's mantra when dealing with a woman who is upset with him is to say "I don't disagree with that" - Not "I agree with you." There is a difference and I presume that, in his head, he is thinking "I don't disagree with that because then you will be more upset." I'm guessing that for Mike and Dan, their "proven method" of dealing with "girls" is based entirely on what works with the main woman in each of their lives. Dan says "I don't disagree with that" to his "girl" (which could be his mother or sister) and she has decided that it is just his way of apologizing. Mike probably gets away with saying "I'm sorry" and nothing else, not because his "girl" only want to know she was right, which is what he thinks, but because his woman doesn't want to hear him talk all the time. I am pretty sure that whatever "proven method" Rodney has has never actually worked outside of Rodney's small mind. On the other hand, I do sort of wonder if Mike really believes that all woman just want the man to say he is sorry and nothing else - perhaps he just told Dan that because he was afraid Dan was going to say too much and dig the hole deeper, which he had already done (it was what he was apologizing for). As for the Men from Mars, Women from Venus thing - I am not saying it is a universal truth, but I have noticed that, among my friends and relatives, the men give answers and the women start a discussion by giving opinions or asking more questions . If someone says "what color should I paint the living room?" the men would be likely to say "Blue" or "Green" or "Beige" and the women would probably say, "well, are you planning on keeping the same furniture?" or "Do you want something trendy, or are you planning on keeping this color for a long time?" or "My sister painted her house this lovely greige color, and uses orange for accents. then again, my neighbor's house is north facing like yours and she painted it a very light yellow to brighten it up." This answers vs opinions thing is not as extreme as " woman don't want to solve problems or that men don't want to discuss things" but is more how women solve problems differently then men do. Then again, it could just mean that none of the men I know care what color the room is painted.

I had a cookbook from the mid-1800's (1860's, I think) - "Mrs. Lincoln's Cookbook" or something close to that. They cooked in a wood burning stove/oven back then and the book has a page near the beginning describing how to determine if your oven is warm or medium or hot - it is based on how long you can hold your hand in it. I baked one cake from that old cookbook - could have used it as a doorstop.

With Phillip, you needed to make him feel included and appreciated - Tell him the plan (you can change it at the last minute, just give him a reason afterward), pretend to listen to his stories, and don't argue with him. Keeping Nina loyal would be much more difficult, IMO. It would take so little for her to think you were mistreating/disrespecting her ad then she would turn on you or you would have to deal with the crying and yelling to win her back. For each and every situation, you would have to make a judgment call whether to treat her with special care or treat her like everyone else. And if you try to cover yourself by asking her something like which position she would be best suited for in a challenge (puzzle, swimming, etc...) then you need to be prepared to find a way to protect her when it turns out that she wasn't in the right position and she is the reason you lose (this might not always be the case, but she seems rather misguided on her capabilities). You also would have the worry of her spilling the beans because she doesn't seem to have a good handle on what should be confidential - like telling Will that Vince was concerned about his health. Plus, both Phillip and Nina annoyed the rest of the alliance/tribe, but Phillip was helpful in challenges - Nina is not, making her harder to keep around without people realizing that she is your goat.

Only a few short months (weeks?) ago I was making fun of this show for how ridiculous the plots and writing were ... And now I love this show. They must have had some change behind the scenes (different writers? different person in charge of the writers? - or maybe TPTB started reading the forums). Suddenly, the oldest daughter isn't stupidly wearing skimpy outfits to work and acting like a moody 12 year old, the husband stops having some special talent that saves the day, the co-workers with no chemistry stop flirting/arguing with each other, etc and the writing has become really good. I am guessing that part of that change was the notion that they should end the multi-episode story line of the George's and former SOS's deaths / CIA traitors / Iran coup. At the same time the other ridiculousness ended, they stepped up the focus on the coup plot (remember when there used to be a few episodes between details and it was hard to remember what had happened or why it was important?). Now, the only negative issue I have with this show (and it is a really minor one) is the SOS's wardrobe - the 3/4 sleeved jacket worn over a billowy sleeved white blouse, the winter coat with pockets so high that she looked like she was fondling her own boobs to keep warm, the jacket buttoned with one button with the white blouse sticking out under the button, making the jacket look much too small, and everything is black and white. I am no authority on fashion, but her outfits look wrong to me. At least they don't have her dress sexy with low-cut tops and skin tight skirts. I think that was the blood of the Secret Service guy who died - he had been laying on top of her to protect her - he saved her life. If it was her blood, we probably would have seen some sort of bandaging or discussion of the injury, and she would have at least flinched from pain when getting the group hug at the end.

Oh, but think of the opportunities for picking up men in bars - "I have a terrier in my pants" or "I have a koala under my skirt." (You may have guessed that I have been married for a long, long time) And, if you are going to print sayings on a crotch, at least aim for funny or crotch-related instead of inspirational - things like "if you can read this, you should probably wash your hands soon" or "hey, it's shark week!" or "slippery when wet" or "does something smell fishy in here?" I am much lazier than you. Throw them (playtex) in the washer with everything else, throw them in the dryer with everything else. They last over a year (I don't keep exact track, but I haven't bought any in a while). I end up tossing them when the underwire breaks (no, I am not that big), the fabric is still in great shape. Pay around $23 for each one.