# Survivor: Fiji - Ep. 8: "So You Think You Can Meke?" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 6, 2007, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928 "2007-04-06T01:37:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Shawn1767](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shawn1767](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shawn1767)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928/41 "2007-04-07T22:30:04Z")
An observation my sister made during the immunity challenge: You haven’t gone yet, you see three or four people try a certain technique and fail to hit the target or do poorly. You see Yau-Man back up and then throw the spear, you see Yau-man steady himself on his knee while he shoots the arrow. In both cases, Yau-Man succeeds and you see this, yet you immediately go back to the techniques that you saw fail?? What? It almost seemed as if Ravu were trying to “throw” the match… ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928/42 "2007-04-08T00:15:10Z")
[QUOTE=Shawn1767] An observation my sister made during the immunity challenge: You haven’t gone yet, you see three or four people try a certain technique and fail to hit the target or do poorly. You see Yau-Man back up and then throw the spear, you see Yau-man steady himself on his knee while he shoots the arrow. In both cases, Yau-Man succeeds and you see this, yet you immediately go back to the techniques that you saw fail?? What? It almost seemed as if Ravu were trying to “throw” the match… [/QUOTE] I think its more along the lines of why NBA players don’t shoot foul shots underhanded even though its really effective–it looks silly. Add in the fact that if they miss using Yau’s technique they not only got beaten by the old guy they also failed at his game. In short: thinking with the wrong head. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn1767](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shawn1767](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shawn1767)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928/43 "2007-04-08T00:52:00Z")
Yeah, it’s the “I’ll lose before I look stupid” mentality. :dubious: Oh well…they can discuss their technique after Yau-Man kicks their asses. I like Earl and Yau-Man. I think they have a much better chance of using the immunity idol the way they want to than the way that Edgardo, Alex and Mookie do. Does anyone else see that trio winding up like something out of “Treasure of the Sierra Madre” over that idol? (or Bart, Nelson and Milhouse over the RadioactiveMan comic book?) It’s got “train-wreck” written all over it. ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928/44 "2007-04-08T15:58:00Z")
[QUOTE=Shawn1767] I am male and agree that Alex is attractive, and I was actually pulling for him because he seems sensible. However, the shine wore off when I started seeing stuff like this on the Internet: **Survivor’s Alex Angarita Charged with Resisting Arrest; Battery** “Survivor: Fiji” contestant Alex Angarita appeared at a Los Angeles County Superior Court hearing on two felony charges of resisting arrest and one felony charge of battery to a peace officer…Angarita was involved in a fight with his girlfriend when police were called to arrest the Harvard Law graduate… It does reference the Enquirer, though, but I have seen it reported elsewhere… [/QUOTE] Well, damn. I think I’ll pretend I didn’t read any of that and just continue to lust after him for his looks alone. _rockle_, your sister is a lucky girl – presuming of course, that your bro-in-law only resembles Alex physically. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928/45 "2007-04-08T23:55:17Z")
[QUOTE=Jess] Well, damn. I think I’ll pretend I didn’t read any of that and just continue to lust after him for his looks alone. _rockle_, your sister is a lucky girl – presuming of course, that your bro-in-law only resembles Alex physically. [/QUOTE] He does. Although my brother-in-law is not _quite_ as buff as Alex, he’s still kind of a Hot Babe. And my sister would never tolerate _any kind_ of shenanigans from her husband. She kind of takes after me in that regard. (Incidentally, I just realized that my sister and I both married college hockey players. _Cooooooool_.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928.md?page=2)