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Edna Ma FTW

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What is your favorite survivor FACTOID? Jan 16, 2024
imagemy favorite survivor FACTOID is the fact(oid) that Ramona is spelled with a zero instead of an o in the borneo intro
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"education system" Oct 9, 2023
imagesmiles in betsy devos
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I love losing the restaurant money Oct 9, 2023
imageYesterday I show up to work and the lead bartender and manager are talking in a somewhat serious/somber tone. They immediately ask me if I recognize a wine bottle that is one of the new additions to our wine list and ask me if I have sold any of them.

Our wine list has been an absolute mess in terms of us not having a LOT of wines at any given time to an embarrassing extent and this was a random cheaply priced wine that was added that we actually had in stock. I was quite pleased when I noticed it.

One day in particular over the week it was on the list we were out of our house pinot noir. A table wants a bottle so I return with the wine list. "We are actually out of that one but we have THIS amazing Pinot Noir from Burgundy and its actually 5 dollars cheaper = D [the bottle in question]"

I was observing the bottle in particular with my coworker and was actually surprised because of all the french terminology on the label that I was reading about in my wine book was right on the label. Premier cru burgundy for 70 dollars? how weird!

flashforward to me at the bar. my response "yes! ive been selling the fuck out of that bottle!"

the manager: We have been selling that bottle for seventy dollars... it should have been going for TWO seventy.

counts in my head at least 7 bottles sold like it was nothing over the course of the week from me alone

L M A O
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just WOW at the week 2 eps Oct 4, 2023
imageof THE DEVIL'S PLAN

any The Genius fan needs to watch it RIGHT NOW
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THE DEVIL'S PLAN opinion dump Sep 30, 2023
imageALERT ALERT another overly empathic post shilling the newest reality show that has intrigued me INCOMING!1!!

(spoilers ahead -- if you haven't watched GO DO THAT!)

So I am on discord the other day and receive a pm from a friend about the most random thing ever that I was not clued in on the relevant pre-season press.

THE CREATER OF THE GENIUS HAS CREATED A NEW SHOW... AND THE FIRST FOUR EPS ARE OUT *RIGHT NOW*

Naturally, I dropped everything and sprinted in high heels over to the high seas to watch the first ep. The format was revealed and honestly I was a bit soured on it because it just seemed like The Genius-lite and I am NOT a Society Game truther so I was already taking this with a grain of salt. The cast however is amazing (which imo is due to the fact that they stuck to the genius 1 casting archetypes to a T even down to the professional StarCraft player lul) and the even gender split is already a huge step up.

However, once I got to episode THREE it CLICKED. The way the stakes got RAISED and the main match became a fight to the death was so intense. The absolute look of desperation in See Woo's eyes from the moment the minority alliance realized their personal rules would be useless I feel really was over emphasized intentionally to portray the shift in tone in how the viewer is now watching. The fun was OVER and at LEAST one person is dying. I no longer missed the Death Matches, who needs Indian Poker anyways? I was on the edge of my seat for a full hour.

Highlights include -

-See Woo's aforementioned DESPERATION in her eye and her scrubbing to the finish line via spending her pieces.
-Dong-Joo SLAYING the Prize Match (and the mind fuck of how they figured out certain details like the current date, like I'm sorry The Genius Netherlands didn't hit the same reusing the old games)
-The minority alliance scrubbing along
-THE AMBASSADOR OF PRISON rolling an escape prison dice at the exact moment she needed to claim the last possible spot to ensure her safety
-The return of the over dramatic Korean flash forward and flash back editing style I just love how they are crafting a STORY and I am ready for the ride!

For a reality show that is quite literally all about the challenges there's a surprising amount of SOCIAL development and I love the new emphasis on the social experiment that the Genius lacked and the Society Game went TOO hard on. Its is kind of the perfect balance and it this show is just all around refreshing four episodes in. Other shows *smiles at the camera* SHOULD TAKE NOTES!1!1

I am waiting PATIENTLY to binge the next 5 episodes on Tuesday and after reading this SO SHOULD YOU!!
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The biggest crossover event of ALL TIME Sep 20, 2023
imageBeth Stolarczyk
Sandra Diaz Twine
Becky Buckwild
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