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    Posted: 14 September 2005 at 10:45am
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I love stuff like that.

Not long ago there was a story about a 72 year old farmer in Africa who killed a panther with his bare hands by dropping his machete and yanking out its tongue. Or the uncle that wrestled that shark to shore to get his nephew's arm back.

I wanted to make a reality show where contestants battled animals in the animal's natural environment. PETA would go nuts, but I'd bet some network would have picked it up.

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wowzerz!

hehe... the Bear Spray didn't work.

But, sux to be Jenna, and falling off a cliff.

Originally posted by reifidom reifidom wrote:


I wanted to make a reality show where contestants battled animals in the animal's natural environment. PETA would go nuts, but I'd bet some network would have picked it up.


Fox would be all over that.


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Shark uncle guy is the badass of the century.  Seriously, how gutsy is it to go INTO the ocean to rassle a shark.  Big shark, too, with a mouth full of human.

I'm going to have to look up panther guy now.

 
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Badass of the day? Sounds like atleast badass of the month.
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I finally found the post I'd made on it and the link is dead. And I was wrong. He was 73.

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I heard about the bear attack. I haven't heard about the shark or panther. I'll have to go look it up.
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They were both awsome. Truth is stranger than fiction and all that.
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Shark story here.  Couldn't find a link to the panther story.

 
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I dont like how they say he almost lost all his blood. I didnt think that was possible.
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"The two also carried "bear spray," which Jenna was able to get out of their backpack. However, it didn't work, she said."


Robin, get me the bear repellent!
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Here we go Rambino.

BOOM!
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Originally posted by The Girl The Girl wrote:

"My dad doesn't remember it all, but he was screaming during the whole thing," Jenna said.


What a wuss.
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Originally posted by DBibeau855 DBibeau855 wrote:

Here we go Rambino.

BOOM!

Very cool - thanks.

For those who don't want to register, here is another version of the story:  http://www.smh.com.au/news/unusual-tales/granddad-silences-l eopard/2005/06/23/1119321836787.html

 
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It would have been way MORE badass if hed like, ripped the bears arm off or something.
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this is why hikers should carry guns.  Or at least peppery spray to thwart the bears vision.  But seriously, a weapon is a smart thing to have in the woods.
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On Svalbard (a couple of islands way way way up North), it is ILLEGAL to leave the city without carrying a high-powered rifle.  Too many tourists used to get eaten by polar bears...

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EDIT - and in this case, the hikers DID have pepper-spray.  Apparently the grizzly liked spicy human.



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^most normal people carry knives in the woods. at least i do, and i consider myself normal.

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i carry a military issue knife which ive used many a time to do just about everything but kill.  Say, does anybody else enjoy backpacking?  And i mean like you and a couple of guys have just backpacks and everything you need in it, knives, GPS and cell phone in case of emergency and you just go out into the woods, and you hike and camp out under the stars and stuff?  I think its extremely fun personally.
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GPS?  That's cheating...  Go old school, with compass and map.  And no cell phones either.

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