As the nights get darker, the leaves change on the trees, and frost begins climbing the pumpkins, this is to remind everyone--decent and civilized people and lurking primitives alike--that there's only a mere 100 days now, until nominations open for the Top DUmmies of 2013 on Thanksgiving Eve.
The final stretch is, historically, when the real talents of the primitives come into bloom, despite that they've already had almost three-quarters of the year to hone and sharpen those talents. I dunno why they're like this; they slack off until the deadline looms, and suddenly they go into overtime, trying to collect one of the awards.
There are selected 20 top primitives, the top 10 being the most-coveted awards.
In addition, there are three special awards--this year there'll be four, with the inclusion of the new "Eva Gage Award," the Evie, more about which later--the "William Rivers Pitt Award," the Willie, for the primitive who did the most to enhance the good name and reputation of Skins's island; the "Steven Dawes Award," the Steve, for the primitive who proved his own worst enemy during the past year; and the "Robyn McGrath Award," the Rob, for the primitive who proved the laughingstock of the past year.
So, to decent and civilized people, start eyeing the primitives with a little more discerning taste, and to the lurking primitives, hone and sharpen those skills and talents, and maybe you too can be a winner.
One hundred days by the way is only 2,400 hours; there's not much time.
