Board Thread:Season 13 - Anarchy/@comment-24270686-20140214021638

Hey guys!



A big, warm congratulations to the three of you for making it to the end. This was the season of Anarchy! It was one hectic season and to make it to the end is simply amazing. And to Jon, to make it to the end, without a single vote being cast against you, is extraordinary. So I hope all three of you feel very proud.



*Cue serious face*



Now! A quick announcement.



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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;">Now! Down to business! Drew... Jerby... I'm not going to hold back. I'm literally about to spew up all my thoughts in order to try and figure out which one of you gets my vote... Your comments and answers can hopefully clarify any incorrect or missing info I might and most likely have :)

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;">Hmmm Drew! Let’s start with you. You were so scary. The moment you organised Matt's demise, you had me scared shitless. I want you to know, that although I put together that "5 person alliance" in Atonga, you would not have been my target at the merge, because I truly enjoyed playing the game with you (Chatting about life, talking strategy, and wondering how the hell I was ever going to be able to get the numbers to turn on you :P). But I was completely unaware of the Drewby dynamic (I'm assuming you'd rather be called Drewby than Jew).

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;">Everything I have learned from each jury member who has joined me at Ponderosa has left me more and more convinced that nearly all your success has come down to one thing: Jerby. Your best move in this game was making an alliance with him. He guarded your back to the detriment of his own game (it seemed to me at times). He voted out people that viewed him as their closest ally (myself, Blake, Nokomis) all because we made mention of voting for you (and in my case, I never breathed a word of it, Jordan did, and I was lying to Jordan... so that's just.. great!).

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;">Through no fault of your own, you have been vaulted up onto a pedestal as the mastermind of this game and an amazing player. While I don't disagree with this (as you will no doubt see soon enough) I feel what this did do was completely shadow Jerby, who played an arguably even better game than you. There were only ever 5 tribal councils where he was even an option to be voted for! He dominated the individual immunity stage and I can testify to the fact that he was the biggest challenge beast at Atonga (Noah too *winks at Noah*). You played an amazing game Drew and if you win it will be well deserved. But... and I never thought I would end up saying this...you need to fight for my vote right now.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;">So I know we haven't really spoken since you turned on me. And after I confronted you about it, you gave me a less than satisfying response and I definitely said some pretty harsh words to you. I want you to know that I did not keep good on my promise to poison your name to every person who joined me on the jury.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;">I want you to know that I don't see it that way (anymore!). I feel like you played such an amazing physical game, a great strategic game, but even more importantly, your social game was off the charts cray cray. Everyone thought you were their closest ally. No one suspected you of having convinced all of us of that. You played a lot of people. It hurt us, but it's the game! I respect that Jerby. You were able to get all the information you needed to keep yourself and Drew safe. Especially Drew... God, why couldn't I be your Drew? We could be called Rirby..... Jerchie? ... OK never mind. Stick with Drew!

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