{"id":2153981,"date":"2025-11-13T13:02:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T13:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2153981"},"modified":"2025-11-13T13:02:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T13:02:08","slug":"its-lived-in-many-different-places","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/its-lived-in-many-different-places\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It&#8217;s lived in many different places&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">You\u2019ve seen it countless times before. A <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/survivor\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Survivor;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Survivor<\/em><\/a> player ventures out into the jungle and finds a hidden immunity idol or advantage. It comes in a cute little package complete with a parchment explaining what it is, and when and how it can be used. The player is ecstatic, yet has to now return to their camp without somehow alerting the others to their discovery. So they do what so many players before them have done: they stuff it down their pants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Crotch idols and advantages are a way of life out on <em>Survivor<\/em> \u2014\u00a0we\u2019ve already seen one this season on <em>Survivor 49 <\/em>courtesy of Sophi Balerdi \u2014 and the topic of these less-than-sanitary items somehow found its way into a discussion on the latest episode of the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/link.podtrac.com\/on-fire-S49\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:On Fire with Jeff Probst\u00a0podcast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>On Fire with Jeff Probst<\/em>\u00a0podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The impetus for the chat was a fan question asking what kind of material the parchments for idols and advantages were made of, and the \u201cdurability for when it&#8217;s pouring down rain from the Fijian skies, or when players are out in the ocean and they have notes in their pocket.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/jeff-probst\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jeff Probst;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jeff Probst<\/a> then launches into an explanation on the podcast as to proper <em>Survivor<\/em> parchment production. \u201cIt&#8217;s pretty thick paper that comes in sheets, big sheets, and then it&#8217;s individually cut into the right size for whether it&#8217;s a note or a vote,\u201d the host says. \u201cAnd then it&#8217;s aged by our art department, which includes all kinds of very subtle treatments, including the work around the edges and the aging process that makes it look old and stained. So no two parchments have ever been the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Robert Voets\/CBS<\/p>\n<p> Jeff Probst on &#8216;Survivor 49&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As to the resilience of the parchment, \u201cIt is surprisingly durable,\u201d Probst notes. \u201cI can sometimes tell when, say, a vote is used and it&#8217;s been an extra vote, and you can tell that it&#8217;s been in a player&#8217;s bag or shorts or shoved in their shoes for many days because it&#8217;s just got all these little wrinkles, but it doesn&#8217;t ever really tear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The host probably thought (and hoped) the discussion would end right then and there, but three-time <em>Survivor<\/em> player <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-traitors-jeremy-collins-survivor-history-boston-rob-doomed-interview-8776339\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jeremy Collins;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jeremy Collins<\/a> (who cohosts <em>On Fire<\/em> this season) then had to weigh in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI can vouch for that, Jeff,\u201d says Jeremy. \u201cI&#8217;ve stuck parchment in my pants numerous times, and it&#8217;s where the sun don&#8217;t shine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Probst\u2019s reaction? A clearly horrified \u201cOh, God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt holds up, man,\u201d says Jeremy, now in hysterics. \u201cIt holds up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Of course, Probst is all too aware when someone hands him something at Tribal Council that it has most likely at some point acted as <em>Survivor<\/em> underwear for the person playing it, and the host just has to stand there and take it\u2026 literally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI will say every time somebody hands me an idol, I&#8217;m very aware that this has had its own journey for many days, and it&#8217;s lived in many different places.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Which then leads to this brilliant exchange:<br \/>Jeremy: \u201cI\u2019ve handed you one!\u201d<br \/>Probst: \u201cOh, thanks.\u201d<br \/>Jeremy: \u201cGo wash your hands after this one.\u201d<br \/>Probst: \u201cOh, I do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">All part of the job when it comes to <em>Survivor<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jeff-probst-addresses-having-to-handle-crotch-idols-on-survivor-11848257\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve seen it countless times before. 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