Bernnie Federko
TRIBE Member
Well, tonight kicks off another new Survivor season, and they’re doing another Brains vs Brawn vs Beauty edition. Here’s the breakdown for each contestant:
Anna (Beauty - 26): She’s a pro poker player so she’ll probably talk a lot about how well she reads people, and how she’ll hide her sneakiness behind a pretty face. We’ll see, I’m usually dubious of this sort of thing, obviously sneaky is usually rooted out pretty quickly.
Scot (Brawn – 40): Former NBA player for 11 years and has a Championship ring. (Scot Pollard, for those who care). There usually isn’t a lot of sympathy for ex-athletes and it’s been hit or miss for how well they do physically.
Neal (Brains – 38): Ice Cream Entrepreneur??? Guy owns an ice cream company that he started himself. He’s a Survivor fan and looks like a bit of a California dude.
Elisabeth (Brains – 27): Quantitative Strategist, yikes. She also was apparently part of a blackjack card-counting ring that made over $500k. She’s outdoorsy and loves strategic games. She also seems at least as attractive as anyone on the ‘beauty’ tribe, for whatever that’s worth. Seems like a great pick … for anything, frankly.
Caleb (Beauty – 28): Army veteran, so physical and outdoorsy. Very religious, which tends to drive me nuts but probably won’t hurt him any.
Nick (Beauty – 30): Personal trainer so athletic. His bio makes me want to punch him in the nose. Here’s a quote from the bio: I’ll always be a better listener than you. Meaning, I listen to people better than you do, I’m more interested in people than you are, and I accept people more than you do. And yes, sometimes I pretend to do these things, but at least I pretend, whereas you just check out and are narcissistic.
Kyle (Brawn – 31): Bounty Hunter. In Detroit. And the past player he compares himself to is Russell Hantz, ugh. This guy’s already dead to me.
Jennifer (Brawn – 38): Contractor. Cancer and drug addiction survivor, started her own construction company. Calls herself a strategic player. Could be good.
Michele (Beauty – 24): Bartender. Hard to get a read on her because she’s pretty young and hasn’t done much. Says she can read people, so good for her.
Alecia (Brawn – 24): Real Estate Agent. Not much here either. Says she’s tough as the daughter of a boxing promoter, which … I’m not sure how much that translates to anything.
Tai (Beauty – 51): Gardener. Older guy, wants to prove that size and age doesn’t matter, and I’m not so sure of that. Refers a lot to Bob Crowley who was the one older guy who has ever won in 30+ tries. Good luck with this.
Darnell (Brawn – 27): Postal worker. Outdoorsy and a good swimmer, says he’s a hard worker who graduated college while working jobs day and night. Could be good, but is right on the line of overconfidence.
Aubry (Brains – 29): Social Media Marketer. Seems pretty quirky. Her name means ‘leader of the elves’ and talks about her thesis being written as a children’s book, and she’s into astrology. A little of this seems like it would go a long way. I don’t have high hopes.
Julia (Beauty – 19): College student. Have college students ever done well? She just seems way too young to manage this.
Peter (Brains – 34): ER Doctor. Athletic doctor. This is the horse I’m backing, my biggest concern is that he may try to exert a leadership role which usually backfires quickly.
Cydney (Brawn – 23): Body Builder. My assumption is that she’d be hit pretty hard by the lack of food.
Joseph (Brains – 72): Former FBI agent. Outdoorsy and smart, but … he’s 72!!! I don’t see that as working out.
Debbie (Brains – 49): Chemist. Her pet peeve is ‘the idolization of garish, repugnant and supercilious people’ and while I agree with the sentiment, I am deeply dubious that someone that uses this type of phrasing won’t come across as condescending and superior.
There we go, good luck all!
Anna (Beauty - 26): She’s a pro poker player so she’ll probably talk a lot about how well she reads people, and how she’ll hide her sneakiness behind a pretty face. We’ll see, I’m usually dubious of this sort of thing, obviously sneaky is usually rooted out pretty quickly.
Scot (Brawn – 40): Former NBA player for 11 years and has a Championship ring. (Scot Pollard, for those who care). There usually isn’t a lot of sympathy for ex-athletes and it’s been hit or miss for how well they do physically.
Neal (Brains – 38): Ice Cream Entrepreneur??? Guy owns an ice cream company that he started himself. He’s a Survivor fan and looks like a bit of a California dude.
Elisabeth (Brains – 27): Quantitative Strategist, yikes. She also was apparently part of a blackjack card-counting ring that made over $500k. She’s outdoorsy and loves strategic games. She also seems at least as attractive as anyone on the ‘beauty’ tribe, for whatever that’s worth. Seems like a great pick … for anything, frankly.
Caleb (Beauty – 28): Army veteran, so physical and outdoorsy. Very religious, which tends to drive me nuts but probably won’t hurt him any.
Nick (Beauty – 30): Personal trainer so athletic. His bio makes me want to punch him in the nose. Here’s a quote from the bio: I’ll always be a better listener than you. Meaning, I listen to people better than you do, I’m more interested in people than you are, and I accept people more than you do. And yes, sometimes I pretend to do these things, but at least I pretend, whereas you just check out and are narcissistic.
Kyle (Brawn – 31): Bounty Hunter. In Detroit. And the past player he compares himself to is Russell Hantz, ugh. This guy’s already dead to me.
Jennifer (Brawn – 38): Contractor. Cancer and drug addiction survivor, started her own construction company. Calls herself a strategic player. Could be good.
Michele (Beauty – 24): Bartender. Hard to get a read on her because she’s pretty young and hasn’t done much. Says she can read people, so good for her.
Alecia (Brawn – 24): Real Estate Agent. Not much here either. Says she’s tough as the daughter of a boxing promoter, which … I’m not sure how much that translates to anything.
Tai (Beauty – 51): Gardener. Older guy, wants to prove that size and age doesn’t matter, and I’m not so sure of that. Refers a lot to Bob Crowley who was the one older guy who has ever won in 30+ tries. Good luck with this.
Darnell (Brawn – 27): Postal worker. Outdoorsy and a good swimmer, says he’s a hard worker who graduated college while working jobs day and night. Could be good, but is right on the line of overconfidence.
Aubry (Brains – 29): Social Media Marketer. Seems pretty quirky. Her name means ‘leader of the elves’ and talks about her thesis being written as a children’s book, and she’s into astrology. A little of this seems like it would go a long way. I don’t have high hopes.
Julia (Beauty – 19): College student. Have college students ever done well? She just seems way too young to manage this.
Peter (Brains – 34): ER Doctor. Athletic doctor. This is the horse I’m backing, my biggest concern is that he may try to exert a leadership role which usually backfires quickly.
Cydney (Brawn – 23): Body Builder. My assumption is that she’d be hit pretty hard by the lack of food.
Joseph (Brains – 72): Former FBI agent. Outdoorsy and smart, but … he’s 72!!! I don’t see that as working out.
Debbie (Brains – 49): Chemist. Her pet peeve is ‘the idolization of garish, repugnant and supercilious people’ and while I agree with the sentiment, I am deeply dubious that someone that uses this type of phrasing won’t come across as condescending and superior.
There we go, good luck all!
