May 28, 2001

Congratulations to both teams - I enjoyed reading both of the scripts -- my treks on the safari will never be the same now :)--Cindy D.



This week's challenge was for both tribes to write a Jungle Cruise like script that could be used at the Animal Kingdom's Kilimanjaro Safari. Look out Disney, this safari is very much off the beaten path!!!

All was quiet at the Kungaloosh site. A little too quiet maybe. "I think we have a problem here. Is anyone actually working on this challenge? Or should we not bother and just take a loss this evening?" Concern spread like wildfire. They were a more than a bit sluggish in getting started.

There weren't many ideas being shared. When the clues were released one Kungaloosh member asked "When is a survivor, not a survivor? When he's been voted off!! "The clue could be something to do with transportation or Animal Kingdom, but I imagine there is some underlying theme that has to do with riddles." To lighten up the rest of the group and maybe get a few good ideas, one member shared some cannibal jokes. Another member wanted to know "what's with all the cannibal jokes??" A roar of laughter could be heard among the trees!

The joking aside, the call went out to the tribe to get to work. "Ok, please help everybody on our challenge. If there is a reason you are unable to help on the challenge, please tell us so everyone knows why!" Kungaloosh decided to create a database to store their jokes. One member reminded the group that this was an anonymous challenge, and not to include any references to the group. As desperation set in, members were being called upon to get cracking on this challenge. "Hey everyone. I checked the database, and we have NOTHING in the jokes or big/little red ending folders. Try to work on something!"

Once Kungaloosh started to brainstorm, things slowly began to happen. When one member posted a thought, another replied "at least it's an idea, and the first and only one I've seen on the list yet. How about a few more ideas from the other 7 members of this list? We have 3 days to come up with something." Someone suggested that all of the animals try to attack Aunt Binnie. Another suggested "I like the idea as Binnie as tour guide/undercover double agent poacher!" And a third member, in keeping with the Kungaloosh tradition thought that "instead of helping save Big Red, she helps destroy the Divas." This was quickly shot down by another member. "NO. This is an anonymous, unidentified challenge. Please remember that-- I was looking into the database and saw much reference to Divas-- we have to nix that because that will give away which team we are. No references to team-- repeat that!" "You are right, although, if we reference both teams in an equal manner as well as our tour guide, Binnie, it couldn't hurt, could it?" came the response.

They first thought that they should write their script as a spoof of the Diva and Kungaloosh tribes collectively. One member felt that a parody would be even better than the corny joke bit." Another member thought that "poking a little fun at the whiners would do us a lot of good! There's even room for a Wild Betten Shrew somewhere out there on our Savannah." And a third member continued this thought with the line "as we pass through the savannah, you can see the termite mounds on our left. Once they are abandoned by the termites, they are taken over by the Wild Betten Shrews who make their homes there while abusing members of other tribes!" In the end, they decided that since the TheMouseForLess members didn't know exactly what was going on, this wouldn't be such a good idea.

The Kungaloosh do most of their work in their folders. They do not go crazy posting to each other as their counterparts do. In early attempts to their script one member thought that they should include the line "Over the ridge on your right, you can just barely see the head of a Common Drunken Loosher. They are one of the tougher species to spot out here on the Savannah as they are a party type animal that tends to stay together in groups."

Over at the Diva camp, the Red Hot Divas were a little "burnt-out" from last week's challenge, and were still discussing their feelings. They "understand that only a few people in Kungaloosh broke the rules of cross posting on MFL. (When it happened the first time, we didn't mind. When it happened the second time, we thought the phrase about Kungaloosh "...always willing to help" sounded like pandering, but still we didn't complain or ask for compensation. However, after we lost the tie breaker, we saw one member post, "Ridding the world of Divas one at a time". We were offended by the complete lack of sportsmanship in that one comment. When we saw that last comment, we reached our limit of tolerance. We were extremely upset that Kungaloosh was not being held accountable for their actions.) It doesn't matter if a few people break the rules. A team should take responsibility for the actions of its members."

All was quickly forgotten however when they received their first clue for challenge #6. One member wondered "Could it be a road trip??? or maybe it is we have to do some sort of jokes since all 3 hints were jokes??? Hmmmmmmmmm........." Another member thought that "maybe (they had to) list all the animals on the Tree of Life. There are 325 plus a hidden Mickey (NO, NOT MORE OF THOSE!)" she begged. A third Diva almost pegged it, however. "To me this sounds like the challenge might have to do with animal kingdom. Those rhinos are always getting in front of the safari vehicles there. I have lots of pics of rhino butt from animal kingdom. Come to think of it I also have pics of elephant butt, giraffe butt, etc. These animals have got to learn to turn around so I can snap some pics of their heads." The ladies were just bursting with great ideas and jokes that they wanted to work into their script. One member took control to write the script leaving the other members to research what would go into the challenge.

They quickly shared many great animal facts and tried to use them to work in some jokes. They altered some existing jokes to fit their needs as well and offered some Kilimanjaro Safari trivia. One member however didn't feel she was contributing enough. "I have contributed a big fat squat on this week's challenge" she apologized. They had several variations of their script and went from the jungle cruise to the safari trek. They put together an outline and wrote their winning script. They were concerned about it sounding funny, but then again, they "wanted" it to sound funny, since they were only limited to 15 jokes. There were many, many posts between the ladies concerning what information they should include and how to work in the jokes.

The Kungaloosh tribe was also sharing their animal facts and safari notes. They offered each other ideas on what they should include and how they could spoof the original safari. Several great ideas were passed among the members. When one member contributed a great thought, the others were quick to praise. "Thanks, at least I'm good for an idea every once in awhile. LOL" the member beamed.

With their tweaks twoken, the Diva's, once more busily chatted about M&M's, "that Puddy guy", and POG idols. "This is much better than last week. It's Wed. morning and we're basically done, not like last Thurs when I was still hunting hm's at 5:30 pm" one member commented. Another laughed, "They're (Kungaloosh) going to be reading our safari script this week going, "What the heck are they talking about? BURP! What's A POG idol?" Another quickly chimed in "No, I think we did PLENTY with our POG references! LOL!"

They did however, have a moment of concern when, after they uploaded their page, they noticed that Kungaloosh hadn't. One Diva posted "Kungalate--I want to see what they've come up with..." Another reminded her that "well, we were late once and now they were late once. fair is fair. I wonder if the littlest Kungaloosh did this piece by herself? One diva "asked Binnie why they were late, and she said that the only one online to upload was little Kungaloosh, the 12 year old. The text was also not line wrapping, so Binnie had to talk (email) her through the corrections!"

Time had been running out for the Kungaloosh tribe. "If you want to hear the script, or if you want me to type it, I'll be happy to. Tell me if you want me to write it up!" offered one member. Their usual member to upload was unavailable and this member got more than she bargained for.

Once Kungaloosh got their script posted, the catty Diva's had a great time ripping it apart! "Don't you think it is just ironic how they borrowed our idea to include Binnie as a character in an essay, but then made her the bad guy?" Picture the South Park kids saying: "Ohmigod! They've killed Binnie!". They were horrified anyone would want to hurt "Aunt Binnie" (More shocked though at how that name stuck!) ;) "It has LOTS of typos they didn't bother to correct." They did bring up a good point when they found an error in continuity in the Kungaloosh script. "They start out saying that they shouldn't be doing the safari because of the drought and then say that the water under the bridge is high because of all the rain they have been having. Can anyone say "OOPS".

With the help of Aunt Binnie, Kungaloosh's challenge was finally posted. The Kungaloosh tribe was very proud of their young friend and were happy to congratulate her on getting the job done. "The pineapple-flavored lifesaver saved the day!"

When the voting was final, the Diva's had won the challenge making it a second win for them. "That should teach the Blooshers to make Binnie a poacher! LOL!" they cheered! "Goooo Diva's" was heard cheering around the camp. "Mint juleps for everyone!!!" Over at the Kungaloosh tribe one member was "Just checking to see if everyone had voted and is still in the game. Please let us know if for some reason or another you can not continue to participate." Obviously, this member does NOT want to lose or be voted off.

At tribal council Sunday night, the Divas had fun passing around "their one brain cell". Then each tribe was allowed to ask the other a few questions, and some fences appeared to be mended. In the end, Sandie walked the plank for the Kungaloosh tribe, and everyone seemed renewed and ready to tackle the next challenge.