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Post by beerbelly on Dec 2, 2022 0:53:25 GMT
Why is Nelson making decisions at this point? Does he understand that thinking isn't his strength? Why pick Feysal????? What an absolute idiot. Olivia handled that much better than I would. It's a no-brainer. But I just described Nelson.
Loved that Olivia and Horacio were being helped and cheered on again. Jay was being a sore loser. They really changed my opinion of them; I had really liked them.
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 2, 2022 5:04:37 GMT
Season 38 Episode 8 - "Born to Ride or Die" - November 30, 2022 OMG ... for the love of The Challenge can someone kick Nelly in the head for continuing to make stupid decisions. Let Nurys make the decisions. Some needs to tell Nelly what to do. It didn't matter who was thrown into elimination the house was going to help them win against Michele and Jay. I was so angry by the time the elimination came as I already knew who was going in and who was winning. Not spoilers, but the long extended trailer for this season and even the opening credits where you see the cars for the daily, you see O&H carrying a stretcher with tires on it for a future daily which we have yet to see and a shot of Horacio in the black and yellow spinner. Duh! But was worst is that Nelly saved Fessy. OMG this is the payback you need to give to Fessy and than you are even. It is a game and you need to be cutthroat. This season with Nurys as a partner is the best shot Nelly has in a long time to win and I see him giving it away. Fessy would not have done that for you. It is a bit much to listen to Bananas and Nany constantly crow about how the rookies don't know how to play the game they need to learn. That Johnny of Johnny and Ravyn was incredibly stupid to tell the entire cast what his plans were when he explained why he picked who he sent into the Draw. Nany comes across so entitled as a vet. (All of this I get from The MTV Official Podcast and Death, Taxes, and Bananas Podcast.) Does Nany feel betrayed now that Michele has stated her love for Amber when only a little while ago Michele confessed her deepfelt love for Nany? Remaining Teams: Vet/Vet Bananas & Nany Devin & Tori Aneesa & Jordan - I put Aneesa & Jordan last because while this team could politically make it to the final there is no chance of them winning. Vet/Rookie Amber & Chauncey Faysal & Moriah Kaycee & Kenny Nelson & Nurys - Nelson's poor decision making has left 4 Challenge Champions in the mix as well as 5 vets who have made it to multiple finals. Rookie/Rookie Olivia & Horacio The top three teams at the moment are Bananas & Nany, Devin & Tori, Nelson & Nurys. The next tier is Amber & Chauncey, Faysal & Moriah, Kaycee & Kenny. A&C can't do math or puzzles, Fessy doesn't well with a partner and this team has truly not been tested, Kenny seems an anchor for Kaycee. The tier after that is reserved for Aneesa and Jordan. Wildcard - Olivia and Horacio - I truly do think this team has a shot at the win. OMG, yes Nelson is an idiot for not throwing Fessy in! Wouldv'e been a perfect time for a payback! But even though I love Jay (Michele is OK, but I don't really care about her either way), I was glad they went home because they were just going to keep getting thrown in every week, & I don't want to see that. I'm so tired of the vets all protecting each other, especially when it's not in their best interest. Get out the big threats! Get out Bananas, get out Jordan (although if he makes it to the end, Aneesa is an anchor around his neck)...ugh. I'm really over Nany this season. She's trying to act like she's such a badass & she is so NOT. And I've been sick of Aneesa for years. I'm beyond sick of hearing her & some others saying she's due for a win. AS IF! She comes back every season in worse shape than she was the previous season. Just because she's played 875962 seasons doesn't mean she "deserves" a win. Get in shape. Work for it. Earn it. I'm not as irritated about Nany & others saying she's due for a win because she is a decent competitor & is in shape & has made it to several finals. Aneesa hasn't been in a final since the stone age, back when the game was much easier to play. The times have changed, but she hasn't done anything to keep up with them. Both Nany & Aneesa got paired with beasts who can & have won, & I think that's exactly why they were paired with them. It will probably help Nany, but regardless of who Aneesa is paired with, she will never win a final because she is out of shape & has zero endurance. I want to gag when the players praise how great Aneesa is. I really can't stand her. Her time has come & gone, it's time to hang it up & retire. Please, do us all a favor, I beg of you. Totally Agree! I know the show at the beginning was more orientated to the daily challenges being summer camp games and lots of drinking and really stupid drunken behavior with people who didn't really like each other that much. Aneesa is considered this iconic figure as she is biracial (black & white), Jewish, and a lesbian, but over the years we have seen her swing both ways. Aneesa was raw, and at 5'7" taller and physically bigger than the other girls, and she was not afraid to have physical confrontations so did well in physical eliminations. Aneesa has made two finals but did not win. In the Duel II (2009) final Aneesa had the worst performance of anyone. To me this dismal performance was difficult to watch as she was totally unprepared. This to me should have been a turning point for most people either quitting and never returning or learning to workout and coming back stronger and fitter. This is exactly what happened to Cara Maria and is why I am a fan. However, Aneesa has become a joke. So many of the cast laugh behind her whenever she talks about working out during the Challenge as she is best known for smoking, drinking red wine, and crawling into many beds that she had not been invited to. It has been painful to watch and even more painful to listen to Aneesa talk about being a strong competitor and elimination queen. So many other woman have better elimination records than Aneesa who has competed in 22 eliminations and won 11 and lost 11. That is not a great percentage. NO ONE wants to partner Aneesa in a final. Fessy blatantly got rid of her as a partner at least twice on Double Agents. Aneesa is supposed to be this puzzle master but in recent years I have just not seen it. All this girl had to do over the years was to keep working on her puzzle skills and improve her cardio 1000%, in addition to her being able to swim and be comfortable in the water any guy would be OK with her as a final partner and would drag her to the end. However, the total hypocrisy of Aneesa claiming to be a great competitor has been a joke since her Duel II days and she has only gotten worse and folks scratch their heads wondering why is she here. Both Aneesa and Nany simply do not have the fire inside to complete a final on their own much less win one by themselves. I don't get that Tori and others can't see this pile of manure for what it is. What shocks is that every season Aneesa comes back she is even heavier than before. I know some very fit fat women who workout, do cardio, lift weights, that speed walk, and run but Aneesa is not one of them. The only reason I can comprehend that Aneesa is still on the show is that she is blackmailing production.
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 2, 2022 7:14:49 GMT
Episode 8 - "Born to Ride or Die" - November 30, 2022
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 4, 2022 0:29:08 GMT
Still listening to Spotify challenge podcasts: Death, Taxes, Bananas and MTV Official Podcast.
Bananas is always critical of rookie power moves, Nany is a guest on one of the episodes. Up to about the podcast of episode 4. I can only take his arrogance for so much. But you are getting a lot of good tidbits.
Used to listen to Caffeine Confessionals (On Spotify and YouTube) but they can be really negative about episodes to the point is takes the joy out of watching the show.
Angelcake Entertainment is a really good Challenge podcast and you can find it on YouTube.
I used to be very dismissive of the MTV Official podcast especially when Aneesa and Tori are the hosts. They are so upbeat, everyone is their friend, and everyone does great, no criticisms to the point you wonder if they were on the same show you just watched. Devynne Simone and Da'vone recently hosted several episodes and they ask sharper questions but still do this really positive spin.
Episode one was with Johnny and Ravyn.
Episode two was with Bananas.
Episode three was with all four of the hosts.
Episode four was with Horacio - I learned how he trained for the Challenge, how to properly pronounce his name. Best quote was about Fessy. Horacio does a lot of obstacle course work and competes in Spartan Races to help prepare for the Challenge, he said that big guys like Fessy who know football and all they do is lift weights are not really that good at the Challenge because football skills and weight lifting does not translate to the type of physical skills you need to win a daily challenge or an elimination. Even Bananas mentioned on his podcast that he is not really afraid of the big muscle guys, because big muscles have there uses but that does not win challenges. Bananas said he is more worried about the lean, limber, fast guys like Jay or Horacio who has a lot of endurance and speed.
Episode 5 with Michele and Jay - wow that was a contentious interview, Aneesa and Jay really got into it.
Episode 6 - Jakk - the topic of friends, friendships, politics, it's a game comes up a lot in all of these episodes.
Episode 7 - Chauncey - interesting to see his side of things, but he is not a big personality, is quiet and does not like to stir the pot, he would not be on the show except he is attached to Amber. Not the most interesting person.
Overall the MTV podcasts are vastly improved with the addition of Devynne and Da'vone.
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Post by moviememories on Dec 4, 2022 5:07:53 GMT
bearcata, you want nelson to win? I didn't think you liked how bad that he has treated women before on this show.
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Post by moviememories on Dec 4, 2022 5:15:27 GMT
lol@ Aneesa and Veronica walking during the challenge in episode 7. If Veronica was in half way decent shape, Darrell and her could have won that elimination for sure.
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 4, 2022 19:01:08 GMT
bearcata, you want nelson to win? I didn't think you liked how bad that he has treated women before on this show. Not really. I think he is an idiot. I do realize that with Nurys as a partner this season is the best chance he has ever had to win. You cannot win this game without a combination of brains and brawn. I am personally rooting for Olivia and Horacio.
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 4, 2022 19:07:45 GMT
lol@ Aneesa and Veronica walking during the challenge in episode 7. If Veronica was in half way decent shape, Darrell and her could have won that elimination for sure. Yes, I agree. Veronica can stay calm under the pressure of the house. She has experience in the game and she is a strategist and a politician and is not afraid of power moves. Is she about 50 pounds heavier? Yes. That can be negated if her cardio level was very high. However, Veronica is not Fit Fat, on the last interview she gave she freely admitted she does not work out, hadn't done so for her last 2 or 3 appearances and was not planning to. Between her fearlessness in the daily challenges and political savvy she is an ideal partner to run the game and win if she ever upped her cardio game. BTW, I was looking at Aneesa's Instagram account last night and I love the one post were she says she has returned to working out at her CrossFit Club. She states that she has been doing CrossFit for a couple of years now. Good think I was not eating when I read that post else it I would either have choked on the food or spat it all across my monitor screen. What was interested to note was that Aneesa posted a video of herself doing rehab on what looked like a serious knee injury and that post was only 5 weeks ago.
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 4, 2022 21:22:05 GMT
Bananas uses this quite all the time, "Where the salmon flows like Capistrano?".
What does it mean?
A place where the beer flows like wine where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. A little place called Aspen.
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 5, 2022 8:35:29 GMT
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 7, 2022 2:57:37 GMT
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 7, 2022 3:08:32 GMT
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 7, 2022 3:26:43 GMT
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 7, 2022 3:45:44 GMT
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 8, 2022 6:11:30 GMT
Season 38 Episode 9 - "Split Decision" - December 7, 2022
Everyone gets a confessional tonight.
Fessy is getting way too many confessionals this episode.
Just waiting for the giant snaked slime that is Messy Fessy to raise it's ugly face.
Wait for it, wait for it, its here.
Again the previews spoil somethings, why oh why can't production keep some stuff to it's self.
Episode 9 is the midpoint of the Challenge and the daily is a mini final with a huge advantage to winning.
The winning team will become team captains and split the group into two teams. All pairs will be split and on opposite teams.
Fessy stacked his team with: Bananas, Nelson, and Chauncey Aneesa, Kaycee, Olivia, and Tori
Moriah has: Devin, Horacio, Jordan, Kenny Amber, Nany, and Nurys
Fessy has the brawn and Moriah has the brains.
Fessy has some strong personalities and they will clash.
Fessy is a whinny little boy, moaning about how he is a loser and how he feels he is as good and better than players like Bananas and Jordan and he can win as much or more than they can. Fessy has been in four seasons including the current one and he made the final for season 1, 2, and 3, that is an amazing accomplishment. It is very rare that a person wins the first Challenge they are in. Oh, that would explain why he does dirty to Amber.
My greatest wish is that Fessy continues his loosing streak.
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 8, 2022 19:18:58 GMT
FYI:
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Post by holly on Dec 8, 2022 20:24:32 GMT
OMG, I just typed a long response to several of these posts and I hit something on my computer and accidentally deleted it, ugh! so let me try it again… I’m not surprised at all that Fessy screwed over Moriah. I knew he would because he always screws over at least one person every season. I can’t stand him. that is weird about Nam and his partner. Why would they cast a team who barely know each other when your theme is ride or die. Very stupid. I hope Nam gets invited back again because it seems like he’s had a lot of bad luck on the show. The first time he was paired up with Lolo (awful person!) then he got a medical DQ because he injured his back. Then the next season that he was cast on he got a medical DQ again because he tested positive for Covid. Now this time he had to leave because his partner quit. CT… I hate to see him retire but it is completely understandable. He has a wife and a child whereas most of these other players are single and don’t have that type of responsibility. It also would be a good time for him to retire, having won his last season, as well as sharing money with the other finalists. It’s a positive note to retire on for his legacy. Aneesa… I hope this knee injury prevents her from being cast on future seasons. Is that mean? I don’t care. She needs to go away. She’s a joke. Laziness is Aneesa’s legacy.
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Post by moviememories on Dec 8, 2022 22:23:05 GMT
Did CT get divorced recently?
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 8, 2022 23:11:26 GMT
Did CT get divorced recently? I posted the article around Thanksgiving that CT announced he would be seeking a divorce.
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Post by beerbelly on Dec 9, 2022 2:14:44 GMT
Not shocked that Fessy turned so quickly on his partner. I just wish Olivia wasn't on his team because she is my favorite.
He is just so horrible and never learns from any of his mistakes. None. How can anyone not grow in life? It is shocking. How does he have any friends?
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 9, 2022 5:44:51 GMT
Not shocked that Fessy turned so quickly on his partner. I just wish Olivia wasn't on his team because she is my favorite. He is just so horrible and never learns from any of his mistakes. None. How can anyone not grow in life? It is shocking. How does he have any friends? I looked up his background and he basically was a football star since high school. He was a top high school college recruit and got a football scholarship to the University of Tennessee. He was redshirted his first year but played his 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th seasons, getting records and honors. He did graduate in 2014 with a degree in psychology expecting to be drafted as a free agent in to the NFL in his words because he was the "hottest thing out there". I remember in my high school and college days the football players were treated like gods and had girls falling at their feet. If you treat an athlete like that all their lives it gets into their heads. Fessy was the top 30th rated tight end in the country and while he did not expect to be in the NFL draft he expected to be picked up as a free agent by one of the 32 teams to go to a camp to potentially be signed on for the 2015 season, that never happened and he ended up a substitute teacher. What a blow to his ego. At this point he auditioned for American Ninja Warrior season 9 in 2017, he did not qualify. Fessy is way to big at 6'5" and 250 lbs to be successful at Ninja Warrior. Ninja Warrior favors smaller nimbler guys who rock climb. Next he auditioned for Survivor and that lead to Fessy being cast for Big Brother 20 in 2018 where he was known for being clueless. He had an app called @fessyfitness which he was able to shoutout during his exit interview (free advertising on a national network). However Big Brother fans hated him and trolled the app and gave it bad reviews. Fessy, Kaycee, Bayleigh, and Swaggy were on the BB20 cast and were also on Total Madness in 2020. Fessy and Kaycee continued on with Double Agents 2020/2021, Spy, Lies, and Allies 2021, and Ride or Die 2022. He makes money from his Patreon account giving his reviews of the Challenge episodes for either $9.99 a month or $24.99 a month. He sure as heck vacations a lot from his Instagram account. The only reason he hooked up with Tori after Double Agents is that she paid for his airplane ticket. And he hooks up with a lot of women. Fessy calls himself a loser, I call him a whinny baby. Look what he accomplished. He had a football career and did not have a major injury. His scholarship paid for his schooling, and he got his degree. That is an accomplishment. Fessy did not get his dream job but turned around and tried to get into reality tv and managed to get auditions 3 years after graduation and 4 years after graduation managed to get on Big Brother. That is an accomplishment. He got on the challenge has been on 4 seasons in a row and almost made the final. That is an accomplishment. Yet he calls himself a Loser. He is an idiot. I think Fessy is good looking and people are attracted to him because of his athletic accomplishments as we live in a very sports centric culture. Most of what I see is surface charm and he is nasty underneath. I think he uses people as he has been able to do that all his life and he has just built on that.
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 9, 2022 6:07:26 GMT
Comments on Fessy's Instagram.
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Post by holly on Dec 9, 2022 6:20:46 GMT
Comments on Fessy's Instagram. Ugh! This prick really buys into his own hype, doesn't he? He needs to learn some humility. But I doubt that will ever happen. He's just too "me, me, me" & "I, I, I"
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 9, 2022 14:07:23 GMT
Comments on Fessy's Instagram. Ugh! This prick really buys into his own hype, doesn't he? He needs to learn some humility. But I doubt that will ever happen. He's just too "me, me, me" & "I, I, I" Being on this fan site and learning to read what I wrote, making sure I explained myself, having a neutral voice really helped me to communicate better and more effectively in my work emails and when posting here and other sites. You learn not to flame, bait, or insult people and you get to see how you come across. This is an incredibly valuable skill when commenting on other forums. It also helps that you have an consistent tone and voice to the message you are trying to send. Fessy does not get it. He claims to be humble and yet his tone is total "arrogant jackass", he also totally contradicts himself on his Instagram and his podcast interviews are a mess. I do agree he just does not get that his commentary on his forums and interviews, his confessionals, and his actions speak volumes and that is "me, me, me" & "I, I, I".
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Post by beerbelly on Dec 9, 2022 14:20:28 GMT
That was an interesting background you posted on Fessy, Bearcata. From what I understand that football is HUGE at the University of Tennessee. I can see where he feels he can do no wrong. But hopefully, some day he will see that there are others in this world too.
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 10, 2022 3:16:38 GMT
That was an interesting background you posted on Fessy, Bearcata. From what I understand that football is HUGE at the University of Tennessee. I can see where he feels he can do no wrong. But hopefully, some day he will see that there are others in this world too. I saw it at my high school where the football players and basketball players were treated like demi gods and they were bullies. Again in college it was like they were a separate species. I worked at a small local amusement park one summer and there was a huge slide that you rode a down and there was a little hump at the bottom. A kid in junior high got thrown up a bit high and landed on and broke his tailbone. His father sued the amusement park because they had ruined his son's football career. People are stupid.
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 15, 2022 4:28:33 GMT
Season 38 Episode 10 - "Ride or Dies: Dancing On My Own" - December 14, 2022
I am watching the episode and I am getting more and more disgusted with Fessy every time his smirks about how great his team is I just want to slap his face. His arrogance is overwhelming. Kaycee was also annoying in her match against Moriah during the daily challenge.
Fessy vs Kenny that was sad.
During Interrogation, Tori's face while she was looking at Jordan was a bit much. Bloated maybe? Or just full of rage?
It was funny listening to Tori ask Jordan in interrogation if he had her back? That was so stupid. They did not come in as partners in this game. Jordan owes no loyalty to Tori in the game. He would be stupid to declare that in such a public forum. Later at the after party again Fessy disgusted me with his confessional that he can see right through Tori and her wanting to save Devin and Jordan. Jordan made the right decision not to give his word to Tori because while Tori would keep her word she has no power over the rest of the team.
At elimination Fessy's team still had not made a decision who to throw into elimination? Huh! Then three people are disgruntled that no one talked to them about any kind of decision and that was Nelson, Olivia, and who was the third person?
Devin you knew you were safe last night? Did someone tell you which dagger to pull?
At this point in the game NO ONE should be helping anyone in the elimination. That means you Bananas helping Kenny. Well now that I thought about it Bananas was really helping himself out by trying to eliminate Horacio but it was a win win situation because Nany, Kaycee, and Kenny would think Bananas was helping save Kenny and weaken the other team.
I was hoping the twist would be if you lose an elimination your Ride or Die has to go home with you. I hope they keep Kenny and the others that will be eliminated a secret from the players still in the game.
I honestly did not think the daily challenge would be such a blow out. I hope that does not happen every daily from now on else it will be boring. Moriah did say on last week's The Official MTV Challenge podcast that it would be getting explosive in the house.
Finally, we get some truth from Faysal he admitted his real Ride or Die has always been Kaycee. What was painful was Fessy throwing shade on his former ride or die Moriah. Fessy was trying to restrain himself a bit by not being too nasty but not by much.
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 15, 2022 17:43:41 GMT
Tidbit from The Official MTV Challenge podcast interview with Kenny and Kaycee. Kenny said that after the elimination he was sent to a hotel and was there for 16 days. The Rhythm of the show is the Daily Challenge, go into deliberation right after, go to party, then the elimination. That is a normal 3 day shooting schedule with the 4th day being a day off and hopefully an outing. So it follows Kenny was at the hotel for at least 4 more episodes and either that is the final or Kaycee is eliminated.
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Post by holly on Dec 15, 2022 17:46:25 GMT
It was Chauncey. I thought it was interesting that he left Nelson out. Just shows that Fessy is gonna Fessy. Nelson needs to see this chump for what he is. And he should've thrown him into that elimination when he had the chance.
We all knew this. In fact, I had wondered why they weren't paired like that from the start, instead of this sham of pairing them with other people.
I really love Horacio! That kid kicks some ass! I hope he at least gets to the final. He has more than earned it. I'm sure whatever happens, we'll be seeing him on The Challenge again.
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 15, 2022 21:57:42 GMT
This supposed to be Ride or Dies outside of the current batch of contestants. Fessy and Kaycee would be a great team but they never have worked as pair outside of the disastrous final run where Fessy injured Kaycee's knee. It wouldn't be fair otherwise.
It would be hysterical to see Kaycee run a final with Kenny against Fessy and Aneesa let's say.
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