I think my first critical mistake while watching Survivor last night was actually believing James when he told Jeffy that he’d been a’shootin’ before.

After his 0-for-247 performance during the Reward Challenge though, I’m guessing most of his prior marksmanship experience involved large quantities of beer, dark nights and aforementioned beer cans sitting on fence posts. I suspect hootin’ and hollerin’ and a smattering of hecklin’ was also involved. Heeheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! {cocks gun}

Now Stephenie…she’s been shooting before. Her accuracy was…disturbing.

My second critical mistake? Buying The Drone Gunman’s story about being a superior knotsman because he was in the Navy.

So, I was not crushed when James was voted out last night for the following reasons:

  • I was sick of his toga party attire.
  • He should have been voted out before Angie.
  • He looks far too much like Dale Gribble to be taken seriously.
  • There’s only room for one redneck on the team, and Bobby Jon’s got a lock on that. It’s the multi-name thing. If he had been named James Jim Bob or Jimmy Crack Corn or something to that effect then maybe but…no.
  • He didn’t recommend skeet shooting with the Pringles during the reward.

    • On a side note…the Survivor production assistants rigged up the weakest pitcher of mai tais I’ve ever seen. Believe me, I would know.