Survivor

[Tara]

:))  After Mark Burnett heard her story, he decided to give her $50,000

What was her story?

When she got home to go back to her $7.00 an hour job as a lunch lady they wouldn't let her have her job back. They said she would distract the kids in the lunch line because they would all be talking to her, so now she is the janitor at the school. She has to work the evening shift instead of days, so now she isn't home with her family in the evenings.

[Mistyeyed]

i think james could have a career as a model..hes really built..

[swamp]

:& I am never... ever...ever watching this show again, well until next year.  (O+O) :{: :%#

Amanda :-*
Courtney 
Todd   :8:

Let's hear it for the girls  :^*

:)) :)) :))

[CindyLouWho]

:))  After Mark Burnett heard her story, he decided to give her $50,000

What was her story?

When she got home to go back to her $7.00 an hour job as a lunch lady they wouldn't let her have her job back. They said she would distract the kids in the lunch line because they would all be talking to her, so now she is the janitor at the school. She has to work the evening shift instead of days, so now she isn't home with her family in the evenings.

Yea & from what I been reading on the CBS message boards about it, people are really upset the school did that.  They been calling & emailing it like crazy complaining bout what they did to her cause she was a nice lady & didn't deserve that.  I bet she gets a heck of a lot better job offer from somewhere cause of it & I hope she does.

[Tara]

:))  After Mark Burnett heard her story, he decided to give her $50,000

What was her story?

When she got home to go back to her $7.00 an hour job as a lunch lady they wouldn't let her have her job back. They said she would distract the kids in the lunch line because they would all be talking to her, so now she is the janitor at the school. She has to work the evening shift instead of days, so now she isn't home with her family in the evenings.

Yea & from what I been reading on the CBS message boards about it, people are really upset the school did that.  They been calling & emailing it like crazy complaining bout what they did to her cause she was a nice lady & didn't deserve that.  I bet she gets a heck of a lot better job offer from somewhere cause of it & I hope she does.

I bet she does too. Heck with the 50,000 she just won she can stay home and do something different. At 7.00 a hour it would of taken her 2 years to make that.

[Homer]

:))  After Mark Burnett heard her story, he decided to give her $50,000

What was her story?

When she got home to go back to her $7.00 an hour job as a lunch lady they wouldn't let her have her job back. They said she would distract the kids in the lunch line because they would all be talking to her, so now she is the janitor at the school. She has to work the evening shift instead of days, so now she isn't home with her family in the evenings.

Yea & from what I been reading on the CBS message boards about it, people are really upset the school did that.  They been calling & emailing it like crazy complaining bout what they did to her cause she was a nice lady & didn't deserve that.  I bet she gets a heck of a lot better job offer from somewhere cause of it & I hope she does.

I bet she does too. Heck with the 50,000 she just won she can stay home and do something different. At 7.00 a hour it would of taken her 2 years to make that.

I'm not even making minimum wage. That Mayhem is a tyrant. :P :)))

[Tara]

:))  After Mark Burnett heard her story, he decided to give her $50,000

What was her story?

When she got home to go back to her $7.00 an hour job as a lunch lady they wouldn't let her have her job back. They said she would distract the kids in the lunch line because they would all be talking to her, so now she is the janitor at the school. She has to work the evening shift instead of days, so now she isn't home with her family in the evenings.

Yea & from what I been reading on the CBS message boards about it, people are really upset the school did that.  They been calling & emailing it like crazy complaining bout what they did to her cause she was a nice lady & didn't deserve that.  I bet she gets a heck of a lot better job offer from somewhere cause of it & I hope she does.

I bet she does too. Heck with the 50,000 she just won she can stay home and do something different. At 7.00 a hour it would of taken her 2 years to make that.

I'm not even making minimum wage. That Mayhem is a tyrant. :P :)))

Well we don't feel sorry for you.  :.@

[Homer]

:))  After Mark Burnett heard her story, he decided to give her $50,000

What was her story?

When she got home to go back to her $7.00 an hour job as a lunch lady they wouldn't let her have her job back. They said she would distract the kids in the lunch line because they would all be talking to her, so now she is the janitor at the school. She has to work the evening shift instead of days, so now she isn't home with her family in the evenings.

Yea & from what I been reading on the CBS message boards about it, people are really upset the school did that.  They been calling & emailing it like crazy complaining bout what they did to her cause she was a nice lady & didn't deserve that.  I bet she gets a heck of a lot better job offer from somewhere cause of it & I hope she does.

I bet she does too. Heck with the 50,000 she just won she can stay home and do something different. At 7.00 a hour it would of taken her 2 years to make that.

I'm not even making minimum wage. That Mayhem is a tyrant. :P :)))

Well we don't feel sorry for you.  :.@

:'((

[Homer]

Did "Survivor" Lunch Lady Lie to Swipe $50K?
Posted Dec 18th 2007 12:02PM by TMZ Staff

The "Survivor: China" lunch lady who said she'd been demoted to "cleaning toilets" by her school, and got $50,000 of sympathy cash from the show because of her story, is having her tale flushed out -- by the school.

As EW.com reported yesterday, Douglas, Mass. School Superintendent Nancy T. Lane said in a statement that Denise Martin actually got promoted from "cafeteria employee" to "custodian" -- at a higher salary and with better benefits before she appeared on "Survivor." Lane says, "I watched my own jaw drop when [Martin] said that, because it's absolutely not true."

Lane says that Martin apologized for the remarks she made on Sunday night's show, but didn't explain why she made them. Martin, who finished fourth in the show, can still have her job back and can apply for a daytime shift when she returns home. Mark Burnett Productions didn't return a call for comment, and CBS said yesterday, "If these statements were misleading or false, we hope that she will take immediate and public steps to clarify her remarks."

Now, how about a nice big helping of that tasty Sloppy Joe?!

[Tara]

You know what that's all about?  The school superintendent doesn't want America on his butt. Why would she lie about they wouldn't let her have her job and hours back?  Good for her for getting 50,000 if she was lying.  :))

[Homer]

You know what that's all about?  The school superintendent doesn't want America on his butt. Why would she lie about they wouldn't let her have her job and hours back?  Good for her for getting 50,000 if she was lying.  :))

If she is lying I think it sends a poor message to the kids. Do we really need another generation of scammers and con artists?

[Tara]

You know what that's all about?  The school superintendent doesn't want America on his butt. Why would she lie about they wouldn't let her have her job and hours back?  Good for her for getting 50,000 if she was lying.  :))

If she is lying I think it sends a poor message to the kids. Do we really need another generation of scammers and con artists?

She's not lying. I believe her.

[CindyLouWho]

She just doesn't seem like the type of person that would lie bout that, I hope not anyways  :(

[Homer]

http://www.tmz.com/tmz_main_video?titleid=1349141422

[Tara]

http://www.tmz.com/tmz_main_video?titleid=1349141422

What is she apologizing for?  It shows what we saw last night and then her going straight into an apology.

[Tara]

I take everything I said back. %%   I understand now. She really did lie.  ::)

She was all about the truth in the game that I didn't really think she would lie. She doesn't deserve the money, and I hope they don't give it to her now.


NEW YORK — A school lunch lady who gained fame as a contestant on CBS' reality show "Survivor: China" wasn't telling the truth when she claimed during Sunday's season finale that she'd been demoted to janitor, her boss says.

Denise Martin of Douglas, Mass., finished fourth in the competition, missing out on the $1 million grand prize.

"They didn't give me my job back," Martin, 40, said during the live broadcast. "I'm a janitor now. I clean the toilets. I wash the floors in the bathrooms. I vacuum the kids' rugs."

Producer Mark Burnett surprised Martin with $50,000 to help get her life back. But Martin may have some damage control to do when she returns to work.

In an interview Tuesday on CBS' "The Early Show," Douglas Schools Superintendent Nancy Lane said Martin had been promoted, at her own request, to custodian in late March, a job that came with more benefits and higher pay.

"We granted her a leave to go to participate in `Survivor.' And did everything possible to support her," Lane said. "And when she returned, she of course returned to the position that she left. Which is the custodial position."

"That's perfectly accurate, yes," Martin said in response.

Martin said she decided while she was taping "Survivor" that she wanted to go back to her lunch lady job. Lane said the job was no longer available, but Martin could apply when there is an opening.

"It was not my intention to be misleading," Martin said. "I'm sorry and I apologize to everybody."

Will she accept the $50,000 if it is still offered to her?

"I had no idea that I was going to be awarded that," she said. "I did not do this for myself, I've done this for my family, I've done this for my town."

Margaret Reed, chairwoman of the School Committee, said she was puzzled by Martin's story.

"Everyone was cheering her on," Reed said. "And then we get this slap in the face."

[tponka]

NEW YORK --Denise Martin, who gained fame as the lunch lady on CBS' reality show "Survivor: China," is donating the $50,000 she received from producer Mark Burnett to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDs Foundation.

Martin told viewers on Sunday night's live finale that she'd been demoted to janitor at a school in Douglas, Mass., after finishing fourth on the show. After hearing her story, Burnett surprised Martin with the money to help get her life back.

On Tuesday, Martin acknowledged on CBS' "The Early Show" that she'd been promoted to custodian, at her own request, before the competition began.

"It was not my intention to be misleading," Martin, 40, said on the broadcast. "I'm sorry, and I apologize to everybody."

In a statement issued Tuesday by the network, Martin said she took "full responsibility" for her actions.

"I do not feel comfortable about accepting the $50,000. I would instead ask that it be donated to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation," the statement said. "Please accept my apology. I would also like to thank all the people who have supported me through this experience."

[Tara]

I wonder if she's just going to say she's donating it? :-\

[Tara]

No Survivor, no Ugly Betty, no nothing on TV again.  :((

[CindyLouWho]

James & Amanda from Survivor 8 will be on the Celebrity show.  Also Johnny Fairplay whom I'm sure everyone remembers him  (O+O) :{: :)) 

Fans vs. Favorites concept of Survivor: Micronesia (debuting Feb. 7 on CBS at 8 p.m.), featuring one tribe of former Survivor standouts, and another tribe of newbies who idolize the players they are about to compete against.

Here's the addy for all the info, & pics of all the players..hope its ok to put the link here, if not just delete it & I apoligize. 
http://www.survivor.com/category/survivor-16-micronesia