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I was hoping this zombie thing might actually be something. I could see letting them back in but they cannot talk to anyone "alive" in the game, only to each other when no one else is around. Considering they both love to hear themselves talk (and we don't), that would be a good punishment for being evicted.

Katherine, Katherine... Greta's hesitancy to have a child because of her mental issues is too valid to brush off with "but you'll be there to help them through it." It was a huge reason why I chose to remain childless. Depression and addiction run down both sides of my family. I've lived with the misery of both and there was NO WAY I was even going to chance passing that misery on to a child. I don't believe suffering through misery with support is so much better than suffering without support that it's worth risking with a child. Strictly my $.02. YMMV. And I echo the sentiment that the show was horribly depressing. The physical transformation of Gary was so jarring that I didn't even recognize it was him when they first showed him at Javier's party.

I get the Tia Inez situation. I'm not of Mexican descent, but my husband is. His family has strong connections to their Mexican heritage. I got the best mother-in-law anyone could ask for. She treated me like a cherished family member from the get-go, so I have no complaints about how I was treated. But her birth family is in constant turmoil over the seemingly smallest things--as well as some big ones. She had six siblings and lots of nieces and nephews. You need a score card to keep up with who isn't speaking to whom at any given time. And hold a grudge? She has siblings who haven't spoken to each other in decades. Laws, I've never seen the like within a family. ex: For 30 years, mom harbored a simmering rage for a sister-in-law who referred to one of mom's grandkids as a bastard--the born out of wedlock kind (which he was). So I understand that this kind of estrangement happens, but I don't really understand the depth of emotions that causes it.

Before too many abandon the board for the year, thank you to all who are masochistic enough to watch the feeds and tell us what's happening so the rest of us don't have to watch. And thanks to those who commented throughout the season. I'll see many of you on the Survivor and Amazing Race pages. Out of habit, I will continue to check here for a week or so, but I want to express my gratitude while there are still some folks around. Peace to all!

Indy ain't buying what Taylor's selling.

Michael's speech was the closest to a Dan/Danielle funeral moment we'll get this season.

Sad to say but the Veto King may have overthought this. If Michael was conflicted about leaving Brit on the block and decided not to win, he's brought this on himself.

Looks like Michael is the only one who has watched Survivor and knows that this comp is as much about rope management as agility. ETA a couple of them figured it out...

I'll see your VCR and raise it a record player. We had an LP soundtrack of Mary Poppins that I played over and over on the record player I had stolen away to my room. (I saw the movie in the theater on its initial release.) VCR? old people things? I throw my head back and laugh at the absurdity.

Alert! Turner taking a shower. He and Kyle talking. They agree to blame any LO leaks on Joseph.

Turner is playing the Sandra Diaz (from Survivor) game. ANYONE but me. He will say whatever keeps him in the better position.

Doesn't Jeff's couty taw fit into this category? And Paul's friendship bracelets?

OK, pardon my rambling. Someone who knows the "rules" of this twist, please tell me if I'm way off base. The house was split. Each group nominated two for eviction. One from each group will be going home. I'm clear up to this point. Now for the way off base part. Did TIIC say that each group will be solely voting for the nominees from their group? What if the entire house will be voting on each pair of nominees? Even if they voted without being able to communicate beforehand, this could be a way to save Joseph. And it would be quite the shock to the hamsters when they've been assuming they only have to worry about their own group.

They could duck into the storage room for a quickie. That would only take 5 seconds. No one would even miss them.

OT, but knuckles have 31 days, depressions have fewer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuckle_mnemonic