The Guy Who Fell Off A Cruise Ship And Survived 20 Hours In The Gulf Of Mexico Gave a Hilarious Interview Where He Denied Being Drunk While Also Admitting He Doesn't Remember How He Wound Up In The Water

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Earlier this week we got the incredible story of this dude who fell off a cruise ship over the Gulf of Mexico and managed to survive 20 hours in the open water before being rescued. Well, ABC News was able to get ahold of this fella and hear his side of the story. It's even better than I imagined. 

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The entire interview came off like a suspicious girlfriend interrogating her boyfriend after a raucous bachelor party in Vegas where he came back with a lost cell phone, scars, half his clothes, a tattoo, and no money. 

"So what happened?" 

Oh nothing, just hung out and had a good time, watched some live music. That's it, I swear! Had a few drinks over the course of the day and I happened to win this air guitar contest that gave me a free drink coupon so I had to use that one. 

"How many drinks did you have?" 

I can't really say. 

"Do you remember anything?"

Nope.

When asked if he was drunk this guy gave the one universal tell to show you're lying and don't wanna say the truth. He looked aware from the camera. 

Listen, we don't need Jack Bauer to shoot this guy in the knee to know he was piss drunk. He just survived 20 hours in shark infested waters, the last thing we need to do is make him feel bad for having a few and enjoying himself. The railing came out of nowhere, the ship hit a bump in the sea, and next thing you know you're naked in the water with no boats around you. It happens. 

I love this guy and anyone questioning his actions should be ashamed of themselves. First of all do people not realize he was on a CRUISE SHIP! From the moment you step foot on that thing you best be hammered. It's basically the law for crying out loud. The only excuse should be if you have to deal with your kids, but even in that case you find a way to work out a good balance of parenting and drinking. 

Second of all, did you see those moves during the air guitar performance? 

Basically the second coming of Jimi Hendrix. Where are the questions about this? Is it possible the person he beat out for the title resorted to pushing him off the ship in an act of payback? Instead of making him feel guilty we should be marveling at one of the more impressive 24 hours a human has ever endured. Got buried at a bar, won an air guitar championship, and treaded water for 20 hours with sharks swimming around him. We're talking only maybe a handful of people out there in the world who would be capable of surviving such a day. This must be made into a movie starring Danny McBride yesterday. 

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All I gotta say is that this number combination is going to come in play with James Grimes' life in the future. Never let that fortune out of your sight. 

Life's a beach, enjoy the waves. Sent from the big man upstairs himself. 

P.S. I want the family interrogated next, specifically his sister, who decided to notify the ship's crew he was missing a whole 12 hours after he vanished. Useless.