Semhar's shiskabob

[Semhar Tadesse]

Well, before I begin I want to congratulate you all on making it to the finals. To be the last 3 standing out of 40 players was no easy feat, and you shouldn’t let anyone (especially on the jury) diminish or take that away from you.
 
I will say that I am very happy to see 3 Savaii members in the finals, we worked our butts off in the challenges, and quite frankly, based on how badly we beat the other tribes, it is my opinion that they didn’t deserve to be where you are.
 
I ask that you respond to the statements I make below and answer the questions posted.
 
Tyrone – Basically you flip flopped and whored yourself out the whole game. I really don’t see anything spectacular you did that merits a strategic/mental level of deservingness. I understand that by deceiving me/Jud/Alina played a big part of it, but I was really hoping to see you make some sort of big move. That never came. So right now I’m having a hard time even thinking of voting for you, just because you rode coattails the whole game. Basically a shadow player who would sell your vote to the highest bidder. It may have gotten you farther than me – but have no doubt, I don’t respect that way of game playing.
 
Alina – We got pretty close and I trusted you a ton. I had every intention of making it to the finals with you and Fabio, and am sad that I am not up there with you guys. The round I left you told me you wanted out, and I reluctantly wrote your name down. But when I look back to the votes that round…I was the only person who voted for you. Why didn’t Fabio? If you were so close with him, I’m not understanding why he didn’t vote for you as well. I still think you’re amazing, it’s just that the moves made that round by you two confuses me.
 
Judson – Mah brah. Sup dood? I really don’t have much to say to you. I think you played a great game, and wish you the best.
 
For all of you, answer these with no explanations. I just want names. –
Name 2 jurors who you don’t believe deserve a spot on the jury

If you were an outsider watching this game, who do you think deserves to be the final 3, (you can say other jurors, just not yourself).

PM me the answer to this question – which weighs more, a pound of gold or a pound of feathers.

Pick a number between 1-100. If I still don’t know how to vote it will come down to this.
 
Tyrone –
1t. Convince me – why should you have my vote? I feel like if you do a good enough job at doing this you could get it.
 
Alina –
1a. What was your ideal F3? Would you have taken a goat like Wendy or Tyrone over me/Rupert
2a. If you self voted in the game, why should people vote for you over Jud? Respond to the haters.
 
Judson –
1j. Why do you deserve the win over Alina?
2j. What are you most proud of this game?

[Alina Wilson]

Alina – We got pretty close and I trusted you a ton. I had every intention of making it to the finals with you and Fabio, and am sad that I am not up there with you guys. The round I left you told me you wanted out, and I reluctantly wrote your name down. But when I look back to the votes that round…I was the only person who voted for you. Why didn’t Fabio? If you were so close with him, I’m not understanding why he didn’t vote for you as well. I still think you’re amazing, it’s just that the moves made that round by you two confuses me.


I told 3 people to vote for me that round. You, Albert and Jud. I knew it was going to be either me, you or Jud. At the time everything was going wrong with me laptop. I didn't think I would be able to be online as much. I think Jud knew if I stayed I was the person he could trust 100% more than you. So by me saying he knew that I would never turn on him. And with you he wasn't as sure.

Name 2 jurors who you don’t believe deserve a spot on the jury

Cochran and Brandon

If you were an outsider watching this game, who do you think deserves to be the final 3, (you can say other jurors, just not yourself).

Brenda, Kelly and Holly. (Would be an interesting tribal)

1a. What was your ideal F3? Would you have taken a goat like Wendy or Tyrone over me/Rupert

You, me and Jud. With Rupert as 4th, Rupert and I didn't talk much. But I always wanted us 3 to get to the end.

2a. If you self voted in the game, why should people vote for you over Jud? Respond to the haters.

Okay that was a bold move I made. You don't see this often someone risks themself getting out of a game. Yes I did because of my situation at the time. But I wanted my two allies to continue to fight, I wasn't selfish. I thought about my allies in this game and tried to protect them.

[John Cochran]

Nov 21, 2011 15:06:27 GMT -5 Alina Wilson said:

Name 2 jurors who you don’t believe deserve a spot on the jury

Cochran and Brandon

[Tyrone Davis]

For all of you, answer these with no explanations. I just want names. –

Name 2 jurors who you don’t believe deserve a spot on the jury.

Brenda & Wendy. (If someone wants this explanation I can let you know)

If you were an outsider watching this game, who do you think deserves to be the final 3, (you can say other jurors, just not yourself).

Holly, Kelly & Albert

Pick a number between 1-100. If I still don’t know how to vote it will come down to this.

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Tyrone –
1t. Convince me – why should you have my vote? I feel like if you do a good enough job at doing this you could get it.

I should have your vote Semhar, because I played this game more than I think most people seen. I have said it before and I say it again I played a subtle game that was able to get me to this point.

You said that I flip flopped back and forth, I didn't. The 2 votes that we had pre-merge it was stated by the tribe that Clarence and Rupert would be the vote. I was left out of the "let's vote Brenda" side of things, which meant that I was on the outs. The 2nd vote I was not told who the vote was for, not one communicated with me so I was "forced" and "pushed" closer to Brenda and Wendy... even closer than I already was at that point. I asked Wendy & Brenda to vote Jimmy, and Wendy did not want to, but Brenda did vote with me and we sent Jimmy packing.

Moving into the merge I never flip flopped at all. I voted Rupert, and then you Semhar who were against me, Since the Savaii split I never went back to the 4 of you who lied to me. I just needed to make sure Alina & Jud were on my side, and thought I was on theirs the whole game because if they really knew I did not trust anything they said, I could have been screwed. I trusted Alina more than Jud, but knew that she would go tell him what I said, so I couldnt tell her too much.

When Brenda was blindsided, I still voted with Brenda & Wendy. When I voted Kelly I still voted with Savaii. I voted off Wendy with Jud and Alina. Albert & Holly both left because they did not play an Idol, but I voted Albert because he asked me to, and I voted out Holly because I stuck with the Savaii 3...

I do not see where I flip flopped back and forth. I voted with my alliance the whole game, and at the end when my main alliance was gone, I voted with the people who I could make it to the end with, and hopefully win.

I didn't sell my vote to anyone. I voted with the people who didnt turn their back on me in this game, and I joined up with Espada for 2 votes, that is it.

That is how I voted, I did not flip and flop and whore myself out during the game.

I played this game social, and even though I didnt win an immunity challenge, I was always trying to win. I didnt recieve any votes except one from Jimmy because I didnt piss anyone off, and I was able to talk to people and keep the votes away from myself.

This game isn't always about being in the front of the pack, and brutally taking people out just so that you can be seen as making a move. If I was not as social as I was with people in this game I can say that I would not be sitting here.

If people pinned me with Wendy and Brenda and wanted them to lose someone on their side instead of targeting them I could have left easily if people would have taken me out, but because I was always talking either game, or general conversation, I was able to stay with people and keep their votes off of me.

I was not the person who made the evil blindsides by manipulating people the entire game, but my voice was heard by most in this game. I wasn't telling people what to do, but I was whispering in their ear.

You cannot force someone to do something without repercussions, but if you can get someone to do something by letting them think that they are going to be a part of a plan or take it over, then they will do what you want without them even realizing it.

I voted with the people I trusted, and I voted to take out peoples options. With you and Rupert out I became a 3rd to Alina and Jud, I knew I would make it to the finals with them because they needed my vote. I was set to go to the finals with Wendy & Brenda. When Kelly left I moved into a finals position with Holly & Albert... I always knew where I could place myself to get myself to this point in the game.

I knew where people stood, and I knew how to talk myself into getting to where I had to be.

[Semhar Tadesse]

Cough jud cough

[Judson "Fabio" Birza]

Oh shit i totally Missed this one. I'll do it in 30

[Judson "Fabio" Birza]

Judson – Mah brah. Sup dood? I really don’t have much to say to you. I think you played a great game, and wish you the best.

I was really bummed when you left. I was hoping us 3 could of ridden it to the end.

For all of you, answer these with no explanations. I just want names. –
Name 2 jurors who you don’t believe deserve a spot on the jury

Albert and Brandon

If you were an outsider watching this game, who do you think deserves to be the final 3, (you can say other jurors, just not yourself).

I think Kelly, Brenda and Semhar

Pick a number between 1-100. If I still don’t know how to vote it will come down to this.

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1j. Why do you deserve the win over Alina?

I think between the two of us I was more the voice of reason. Regarding Wendy's post in another thread I would not consider her my puppet because she offered advice as well I just felt like I was the final say.

Also the last two immunity challenges were huge in securing our spot in the finals. Had I not won at five... there was a good chance I could of left and had that happened, Alina would of been a sitting duck.

2j. What are you most proud of this game?

As you said in your opening speech we are the final 3 of 40 and it is an amazing feeling to make it here. I think the fact im in the finals is definately the thing i'm the most proud of and the fact I made the finals playing hard and being a threat.

[Semhar Tadesse]

Thanks guys!

And just for the record.... a pound of gold and a pound of feathers are both a pound

[Judson "Fabio" Birza]

And they both weigh less than a pound of weed

[John Cochran]

I'm curious if anyone actually got that wrong, lol.

[Judson "Fabio" Birza]

I forgot to answer! But i swear i knew