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So, it's been an interesting merge. Brooke absolutely cracks me up! She's way smarter
than Zeke gives her credit. You'd laugh your ass off reading through our exchanges! :lol:
Julie is also very much hoping to reconnect. There is potential there with both of them
for future moves if the current state of things changes.

Amanda bugged out last night, but expressed she wanted to talk and said so again this
afternoon. My gut tells me these three are working together and we need to be careful
in what we say to them.

Sierra is a little distant....... but I hope to talk to her tonight some. Cirie seems to have
avoided contacting me so far. I think she's the most sketchy and possibly was working
with Adam more than the others.

I need to catch up with the rest of old Dublin and see what's going on, but I'm going
to be more selective with Zeke, Todd, & Ozzy. I'm not sure what to tell Joel - but I do
trust him. I just can never get much out of him, so I don't know what he's expecting.


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I've tried not to show too much with Julie, only because I wanted to validate with you
where we were headed. I must agree. She seemed worried last night & I encouraged
her to keep talking to people and just don't give up. (*encouraging but not telling*)


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I'm challenging Julie to think about a scenario where she could survive.

So far, I feel like she has been just seeking protection.

I want to see if she can think strategy.......




BROBST EDITORIAL: Ohhhhhhh, Tom. Oh. My. Dear. Tom.



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*TOM DIXON MADE THE MERGE!!!!!!!!!!!!*


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~ BROBST'S HOST VIDEO UPDATE LINK ~


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*CONFESSIONALS - Round 9 ~ B R E H O N ~ MERGE*


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~ VIDEO CONFESSIONAL LINK ~


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"I was really, really hoping it was MERGE time because it was getting pretty hard on Limerick. So, we merge
and I FINALLY got to talk to Ozzy again, and that was awesome. Considering I can't stand Ozzy the player on
the show ~ it's funny that I like this Ozzy so much. :) And Diane messages me with the whole: 'I missed you,
I did it for us, we're good' speech. Puke! Don't get me wrong, I like Diane & I want to believe her, I just think
she's honestly full of shit and knows she probably made a bad move by hopping over to Dublin.

Sooooo, everyone's pumping me for details about what went down w/booting Adam. And I don't think I made
a mistake. Zeke and Todd were both glad he's gone....... Adam made NO connections even all the way back on
Wexford..... the dude REALLY NEEDS TO WORK ON HIS SOCIAL GAME. I mean, I wasn't thrilled with him until
he helped get Dave out, cause Adam was so quiet & hardly ever wrote more than two sentences. And I do think
there's some merit to Diane's concerns. I still think she has or HAD her own deals ~ which is fine ~ cause that's
the game....... and I would never tell anyone not to play their own game.

But I am in a weird predicament. I'm usually at the point in a game have that one person that I feel close to.......
.......and I just don't yet. I guess I have Cirie - and I do like her - and I know I *sort of* have Brooke....... but that
chick has A LOT of irons in the fire, and even though I feel like we're close...... I still feel like she would choose Ozzy
(or even Amanda) over me at this point. Gotta really talk to her now that the merge is here and figure this out......."




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"There's much to discuss!! (get a drink and a snack, you know how I ramble) I LOVE our new tribe name, too!!
I want to have another kid just to name it Brehon ~ (seems like a good boy name) ~ and a girl because I'll be
damned if I don't get my Mini-Me. So MERGE. Shiny new ERRRRRRRRYTHANG. I got all my boys back (Ozzy,
Zeke, Todd) and I get to play nice with Cork again and re-meet Diane.

As of the end of Night 1 of this merge: I am confident in me, Julie, Ozzy, Sierra, and Amanda. I'm working
on Zeke, being skeptical of Bubba and maybe Joel, too, but the girls need to put in work on him to get his
trust and then we'll be fine. Same thing with Todd. They seem to be very Dublin proud ~ (which is fine) ~
~ but that can change. The thing with Zeke is that he will stick with who he trusts, and I've been with him
every second I've been able, and Bubba is not really talking to him much. Same with me, and I'm working
that angle so hard right now because at a certain point, I can tell him (Zeke) he's being targeted if I have
to and we'd have him. I don't want to do that, though, unless it's totally necessary and I don't think it'll
get there. That's the project.

Now here's the big issue...... EVERYONE loves the easy inactive fall back vote. Phone it in, minimal effort,
minimal backlash, all that. Cirie's nowhere to be found the last 24 hours according to just about everyone.
I have no idea why, and I hope she's OK. If she doesn't show up, there's a good chance we'll lose Zeke and
Todd on a potential Bubba vote and they'll get in on the inactive one. Todd and Zeke were both very clear
on wanting that and at this point all Bubba has to do is SHOW UP to Zeke and push Cirie to go and then
we have to work extra hard to break that bond."




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"So far, I've heard nothing from Cirie. I'm sure she's just nervous about what she should say to any of us
DUBLINers. Sierra and Julie have both been more outgoing and receptive to me, but I've kept it as mostly
small-talk and pleasantries so far. I feel that is the safest route. If I begin chattering a lot about my Dublin
tribemates, I'm afraid I might be giving Sierra/Julie/Cirie or even Brooke and Amanda potential ammunition
to use against me in this next round. I really don't want to overplay by telling them too much that they could
try to leverage against me against my own Dubliners. Julie seemed especially keen on chatting it up with me
........so I'll have to keep my eye on her."




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"My gut is telling me that I shouldn't trust Bubba. And I have a big gut - so it's typically right. I got messages
from both Sierra and Cirie last night (the only two people with whom I haven't played the game yet) and Sierra
informed me that she'd heard good things about me from Amanda, Brooke, and Julie. So right there seems like
a good group of five to have. Cirie, I'm hoping will come by happenstance. I've been told by Brooke & Julie that
there is some tension between Diane and Cirie, so if that tension really is there and it's compounded with some
distrust...... I would like to keep Diane around as long as possible to lessen the chances of anything going awry.

Oh yeah ~ I DON'T want to stick with the Dublin tribe. I want to vote with the Limericks and take my chances
because I'm playing for 5th or 6th - maybe even 7th - if I DON'T. I have this feeling in my head that Bubba's
trying to recruit people to flip with after a few rounds, so I'm doing everything I can to ensure that I can get
to him before he gets to me. Right now, that means taking my chances at abandoning the Dublin numbers,
putting trust in a couple people, and hoping that everything works out in the positive for me. Zeke & Todd
are going to be crucial to this first round following a merge. I'm hoping that I've been able to gain enough
trust with them while at the same time casting enough doubt about Bubba that they would want to work
WITH me instead of AGAINST me.

But something I'm trying to accomplish this round is to get JOEL eliminated from the game ~ NOT Bubba.
I'm doing my best to plant a seed of doubt about Bubba in EVERYBODY's head so that if he is around next
round, people are less likely to work with him should he approach 'em about something. One of the trickiest
parts of this game is making sure that the people who vote WITH you want to CONTINUE to vote with you.

*This one round could determine a large portion of the rest of my game.*

I JUST HAVE TO HOPE THAT IT WORKS OUT IN MY FAVOR......."




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"Ugggghh, the struggle is real..... Majority Dublin or gather the peasants & form the independents
with Joel/Ozzy? Joel PM'd me asking if there was someone I trust 100% in this game. Seriously, dude?
You want me to show you MY cards? Ummm, no. But I'm not sure if he's fishing for himself (debating
whether to stick with the guys) or if he's the 'messenger boy' for Bubba. Bubba has a way of inviting
people to his party and asking him to do the dirty work. So, I'm cautious. I certainly did not want to
mention Rudy, Julie, or Cirie to Joel. Especially the ladies since they have not confirmed whether or
not they want to move forward with me. I'm sure they are doing their own investigating.

I think I'm caught in the middle. DARN IT, HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? WHY DO I LET MYSELF
DO THIS? WHY? **Because I like options.** This season ~ I really need to go with my head and
not my heart
. Who is the BEST option for me to move forward with?

*What is best for MY game and why? Who will have MY back?*

AT THIS POINT, I STILL NEED A TRUST CLUSTER......."




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~ VIDEO CONFESSIONAL LINK ~


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*burps*

"YES! We made merge!

I'm happy that in my first Brobst production I'm able to say I survived long enough to make the merge.
This is always my first goal in a game because I feel that is when the game gets going full speed ahead.

Looking forward, I want to take out the Triad of Girls first because they've been together all game. I feel
they likely have a strong bond which is dangerous to my game. They need to go sooner rather than later
because it would take us down from 12 to 9. If we are able to get down to 9, I feel confident in the men
(Todd/Zeke/Bubba/myself) and Brooke being able to stick together and find ourselves in the FINAL FIVE.
This is my goal and I hope we can make it happen. I want to keep up appearances with everyone so they
feel I'm on their side in the chance something happens and I find myself losing one of my core members."




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"The vote was going to be Joel had we lost, I'm about 95% certain. But now, he's a potential number at the merge.
I'm not sure who's gonna be the target coming up. But overall - I've got Todd. Ozzy got really close to us both last
few rounds. He plus me and Todd should have Brooke........ that's my hope. Maybe Ozzy and Brooke can land Julie.
Bubba and Rudy wanted to roll with Dublin strong. So that's those two plus Joel and Diane. Amanda was a Dublin
before the swap.

So all in all, I have some kind of connection with everyone in this game except for Sierra and Cirie. So I'd be okay
with one of them going. Though it's too early to tell. I just hope that the pairing of me and Todd doesn't become
an issue. I think he's still going to be useful as an ally for a number of rounds before I have to make my move
on him. Great as an intel source...... and alliance builder. And seems totally loyal right now and always has.

I just worry about Bubba and Rudy making some sort of alternate play. They're both real good,
and are going to be ones to watch in this merge.

LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS!!!"




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"I have NO idea what's going to happen. I haven't heard a PEEP out of Bubba since the merge,
which is concerning, and Diane seems to believe all of swapped Dublin is on board to stick together &
vote out the Limerick people. Which *clearly* means Diane does NOT have all the information because
OZZY wants to switch things up. Ozzy is talking about how now that Brooke is back with us, we could
pick up Julie, Sierra, Amanda, and Cirie and form a new alliance right now to start taking out Bubba's
crew right away.

I can see the merit in this as both Bubba and Rudy are dangerous players - however - I find myself
concerned. If we were to take out Bubba & then Joel, that would then open the door for Sierra, Julie,
Cirie, and Amanda to pick up Diane & Rudy and have a new majority. Or even worse, Ozzy & Brooke
could then blindside Zeke and/or myself at that point........ which causes me to be VERY CAUTIOUS
about this plan of his.

I spoke of it with him, but acted like I COULD be persuaded..... and he came back with the mention
that Cirie's name popped up as someone who isn't talking much, and I recalled back to Zeke saying
to me how Brooke was talking about liking Zeke, myself, Ozzy, Amanda, Julie, and Sierra - but did
NOT mention Cirie. So - with that in mind - I suggested to Ozzy that we could take out CIRIE first
and buy ourselves a few more days to assess the state of the tribe and to figure out what we want
to do about *Bubba's Soldiers*......."




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"The Limerick tribe was flowing like butter. I was getting to know Sierra better as well as newcomers
Amanda and Brooke. We all seemed to get along fantastically and the spirit at camp was high. Both
Brooke and Amanda were truly happy to be here and said the mood here was much better than at
Dublin. Both of them said they had been on the bottom, or figured they were, as they were both
voted to come here as opposed to volunteering or *mutinying* like Rudy and Diane did.

I know this is all part of the game, but these are real people we're playing with...... not chess
pieces. Loyalty is something I take pretty seriously. I also seem to be super sensitive to the
feelings of others....... which makes this game very, very hard for me to play......."




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99% of all headaches are reported to be caused from dehydration:

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......the other 1% are caused by mischievous leprechauns.


I'M READY!!!


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A SPECIAL GUEST HAS MADE A MERGED TRIBE
FLAG FOR YOU ALL! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!





~ 12 PLAYERS JOCKEYING FOR POSITION!!! ~




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Ooooooh, it's pretty!



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BEAUTIFUL!!! :wub:



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Love the Brehon flag!

Thanks guest! :D



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That's awesome! Thank you, special guest! :D



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Lovely! Will we eventually find out who the mystery artist was?



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At the "Reunion Show," yes. :)



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AWESOME FLAG!!!!!!!!!!

Can't wait to meet the artist!



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Nice work special guest, thanks!



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BAD

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FLAG




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Nicely done, mystery artist! I love the design.

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*green.... everything is so freaking green*
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~ EDITED IN THE GAME INTRO VIDEO TOPIC . . . .


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~ THERE'S A CLICKABLE IMAGE ABOVE . . . .


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'Ere a shamrock you'll be able to find

If searching the board you don't mind

Green clover you'll click

Hiding them's Lucky's schtick

The advantage can get you out of a bind




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This *Lucky Shamrock* gives you the ability to steal one person's vote one time. This advantage will be good
up through the Final 6 round. i.e. The last chance to use it will be when there are a total of SIX players (yourself included)
remaining in the game. But it won't be like what was done on the Game Changers season on TV. You only have the ability
to take away a vote AFTER it's been cast. It will NOT give you the ability to cast a second vote. You can take AWAY a vote
cast by one person, and you'll do this DURING the voting period........ but the person whose vote is being taken away will
NOT know it's happening during our 15-minute voting period. It does not technically matter if that person has cast their
vote yet or not. I just mean whether or not they've cast a vote during the voting period, the vote they cast won't count.

(((I'll let it be known right before I start revealing ballots by stating you played an advantage & took away ____'s vote)))

If you want to tell folks privately or publicly about this, you can. I just cannot confirm or deny anything. (((except in the
case of you deciding to mention it publicly AT Tribal Council before we vote, I would then confirm that you're taking away
a vote from whoever you state....... or you could go for the surprise factor without letting them know this is happening)))

*But DO NOT post any of this info anywhere & DO NOT share that video link with anyone.* So, if you're going to use this
advantage......... you must state so WITH THE VOTE YOU'RE CASTING. i.e. If you are using it, DURING the voting period,
when you post the name of who you're voting for in your Voting Booth, just also state IN THAT SAME COMMENT the name
of the person whose vote you're taking away. You CANNOT place a vote and THEN use your advantage. You will do both AT
THE EXACT SAME TIME IN THE SAME COMMENT
. And remember that you are NOT deciding who to eliminate a vote FOR,
you're deciding WHOSE vote that's being cast will NOT count. This doesn't eliminate all of them, only that ONE PERSON
whose vote you're eliminating from the equation.

Also, if you want to use this advantage on a night that you can't attend Tribal Council ~ just post a pre-vote
in your Voting Booth & also state the fact that you ARE using it and the name of the person whose vote you
are taking away. I would then let them know this has happened right before I start revealing the ballots.



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I'm watching Bubba....... that's for sure! And Joel for awhile, too. I'm extra careful with them, and I'll be the same
with Rudy. He popped up in my messages ALL SMILES just now - but I'm still keeping an eye on him. I expect that
Bubba/Rudy/Joel/Diane will be tight together in this merge. You've got me, Julie, and Zeke..... and Sierra & Amanda
like you and Zeke both....... so that's good.

And Todd I assume still goes with Zeke in the game?

They seemed to really like him, too.


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You pretty much got a bullseye with that. :D I'm anticipating Bubba/Rudy/Joel/Diane will try to pull in Amanda, Sierra,
and Cirie while being fake to the rest of us - but I'm definitely ready to move away from that foursome. There was some
shady shit going on tonight. Rudy's read my messages -- but didn't respond back to me until BUBBA did -- it was some
Boston Rob from Redemption Island crap going on...... like he couldn't talk to me until Bubba told him what to say......



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I realize it's probably premature right at this moment to make any final decision, but at what point do you
think it would be smart/necessary for us to figure out the options for voting tomorrow night? I don't want
to see those fifteen minutes after Tribal Council suddenly devolve into some giant clusterfuck.


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HA! OMG, I was thinking of that earlier tonight. Except I didn't call it giant clusterf*ck......

I named it a bloody barfight, LOL. Same thing, I guess. :lol:

Well, if we're keeping our Dublin crew together, we only have a few options. And of those options, a couple
of them haven't shown their face since last night. So the question is do we remove someone who is not as
active...... or send someone who could be a potential threat or could be a potential ally in a future round?

My honest thought: Give a break to people who are invested in the game.


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I also just messaged Joel and used the analogy of how Russell Hantz and Natalie White managed
to manipulate the entire Galu tribe into eating each other alive in Survivor: Samoa. I really don't
want that happening to us.

I'm leaning more toward your line of thinking. Let's get rid of someone who isn't really playing
and who isn't here to appreciate this game that Brobst worked so hard to put together. So if we
vote out a non-active (or not-as-active) former Limerick member, we'd still have the numbers to
send another Limerick to the Jury House who suddenly begins trying to make "big moves" against
us in the next couple of rounds. With only ONE individual immunity up for grabs in each challenge,
and a lot more rounds of game ahead of us, I really believe the best thing for all of our games is to
keep the Dublin bloc intact and say goodbye to someone on Brehon who appears rather uninvolved.


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A JULIE MERGE UPDATE:


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"Brooke tells me it's currently 8 - 4, with the four being Rudy, Diane, Joel, & Bubba and the rest of us are in the eight.
SERIOUSLY BROOKE? You don't really think someone's gonna settle for 8th place, do you? One game I was in, I was
offered 6th place in an alliance - (no kidding, he legit told me he could get me 6th) - HE was gone the next time we
went to TC. Not saying that will happen here, I sense a bit of sheep mentality...... but as one person, I can only do
so much. Diane reeeeally burned her bridges with Cirie, so even if I wanted to flip...... I'd have no one to flip with.

So, although I love wreaking havoc & blowing shit up, it's not wise right now without any real numbers or chance
of changing anything. I guess I should be glad to have numbers at all, it could be 7 - 5 and it ISN'T. So, we'll see
what chatter happens tonight to change those odds. Because if you don't automatically assume you are EIGHT in
a situation like that....... you're just flat out stupid!"

L A T E R . . . .

"Lucky's Limerick ~ thank God ~ Brooke found it again. THAT GIRL IS ON FIRE. Apparently, it's a vote negater,
which is AWESOME and will DEFINITELY help out for sure! I don't think this advantage will go to waste the way
her first one did, haha......."
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MERGE UPDATE FROM ZEKE:


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"DAMN, now *that* was an interesting day in the game!!!

Going into today, Dublin has a nice 7-5 numbers advantage. Oh and by the way,
two of the other group are former Dublins. So this all seems pretty peachy, right?

~ NO. Not right. ~

At a 7-5 lead, you only need one flipper. Then you're at a tie and risking your own neck.

And it appears that Ozzy is that flipper - going over to Limerick and former Dublin people.
And seems pretty intent on remaining with that crew instead of the Dublin group. Man, this
is STILL blowing my mind!

• First off, since I didn't give Ozzy enough credit, this is a huge, potentially game-winning move.
Flips tribe numbers completely in reverse. Puts HIM in control instead of on the bottom. And I'm
assuming he had all the foresight to put this in place on Dublin.
• Because Brooke has to be involved. She may message briefly. But she knows what she is doing
and is a FORCE here. And I don't think Ozzy could organize this all on his own.
• Because I heard from like three different people, Brooke, Ozzy, and Amanda of all people,
that this group of me, Ozzy, Brooke, Amanda, Julie, Sierra, and Todd had formed. And for some
of these people, it had to have happened behind-the-scenes. Several of those people seem to be
messaging in tandem, too. The whole attack was coordinated and launched extremely well. The
'Fishy' for this episode goes to Ozzy. But potentially should be shared with Brooke and maybe
even Julie as well.
So okay, Todd and I could still tie this up, right? But why should I risk my neck in this?
Presumably the vote will be Bubba. Who I have talked about several times in here. He's
a clear threat in this game. Great player. I'm a decent ally in his eyes, BUT I can't be
number one. And so, if he gets taken out, fine.
• I am more worried about NOT being in control and being surrounded by people
I barely know. I've feverishly been playing nice with Julie and Brooke - trying to
get an in. And I think I've been successful in it. Positive vibes all around.
• But it's still so early. We aren't even halfway in numbers taken out yet in the game.
So so so much can still happen. If the new Limerick coalition likes me, I'm going to last
awhile with them - I think. I can take that deal, or stick with a tie, and MAYBE come out
on top. But then even still on there....... I'm potentially last on the totem pole.
All in all, there's a TON of forces at play here. Bubba and Rudy didn't message me for
awhile until later this evening. And Bubba was really brief. I don't know what he has going
on.... but I'm NOT in the know with him. So while I hate being forced into this scenario with
Ozzy at this moment - I do not mind seeing Bubba go at all.
• By the way, he dug his own grave by pissing Ozzy off & treating him with kid gloves on Dublin.
• I almost wonder how close he and Todd are. Todd at times defends him, and other times doesn't.
Currently is in defend mode. But we will see what happens.
• All in all, this is kind of a frightening development. Game's a lot cloudier today than it was yesterday.
• Ahhhhhhhh well. It was too easy up to this point for me anyways......."
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We've MERGED as the Final 12 and have become
the ~ B R E H ON ~ tribe! With our 1st individual
immunity challenge and vote approaching . . . . .
. . . . what's on the horizon??? And how will the
round play out????
#TuneInToSurvivorIreland



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