Badass of the Day Award
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Topic: Badass of the Day Award
Posted By: Rambino
Subject: Badass of the Day Award
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 10:45am
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Posted By: reifidom
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 10:54am
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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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Posted By: Panda Man
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 10:56am
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wowzerz! hehe... the Bear Spray didn't work. But, sux to be Jenna, and falling off a cliff. 
Fox would be all over that. ------------- 
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reifidom wrote:Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 10:56am
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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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Posted By: impulse!
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 11:07am
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Badass of the day? Sounds like atleast badass of the month. ------------- 
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Posted By: reifidom
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 11:22am
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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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Posted By: whack-a-mole
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 12:39pm
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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. ------------- NASA and the Americans spent millions of dollars and hundreds of hours to develop a pen that would write in space.....The Russians used a pencil. |
Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 12:56pm
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They were both awsome. Truth is stranger than fiction and all that. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors"> 
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Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 2:44pm
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Shark story http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/07/19/shark.attack/ - here . Couldn't find a link to the panther story.
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Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 2:49pm
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I dont like how they say he almost lost all his blood. I didnt think that was possible. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors">
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Posted By: Boss_DJ
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 2:53pm
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Robin, get me the bear repellent! right away batman! haha ------------- 
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Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 2:54pm
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Here we go Rambino.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/unusual-tales/granddad-silences-leopard/2005/06/23/1119321836787.html?oneclick=true - BOOM! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors">
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Posted By: Hitman
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 2:58pm
What a wuss. ------------- |
Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 2:59pm
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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-leopard/2005/06/23/1119321836787.html - http://www.smh.com.au/news/unusual-tales/granddad-silences-l eopard/2005/06/23/1119321836787.html
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Posted By: holysmartone
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 3:00pm
| It would have been way MORE badass if hed like, ripped the bears arm off or something. |
Posted By: Predatorr
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 3:17pm
| 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. |
Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 3:19pm
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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... :)
EDIT - and in this case, the hikers DID have pepper-spray. Apparently the grizzly liked spicy human. ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
Posted By: bluemunky42
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 3:19pm
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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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Posted By: Predatorr
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 3:26pm
| 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. |
Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 3:28pm
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GPS? That's cheating... Go old school, with compass and map. And no cell phones either. :) ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
Posted By: Predatorr
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 3:29pm
| psh, the phone is in case of emergency, by my orienteering skills are a bit rusty. I might just do that someday. Lose the GPS and kick it old school. |
Posted By: bluemunky42
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 3:44pm
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i go backpacking with scouts, i haven't actually been on a trip yet but i plan on buying a endoskeleton backpack and going on the next one. i hear it's really fun, we got a spot at Philmont this year, i can't wait. -------------
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Posted By: Predatorr
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 4:50pm
| i see you have little posts now. Anyways yeah i regret getting out of the scouts but the scout troop by my house is full of wierd people and i just didnt dig the vibe. But i really like backpacking and the like. |
Posted By: A-5 08
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 4:52pm
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I remember when I was 14 my dad and I went salmon fishing in alaska and we were rrequired to carry a rifle with us to fend of predators.
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 4:59pm
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I live in Montana and that account is slightly different from the way
the local papers told the story when it happened last week. They
indicated that the man and his daughter surprised mama bear and cubs
when they rounded a sharp corner on a narrow mountain trail and they
had no time to react when the bear attacked. They also stated
that the bear smacked them both around until they fell off the trail
and slid approximately 40 feet down a steep cliff. Supposedly,
they were trapped at that location until other hikers came by and heard
their shouts for help.
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Posted By: Jim Paint
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 5:01pm
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Well, they WERE from southern cali.
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Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 5:43pm
| When the dad gets better, he should slap his daughter. He is wrestling a freaking GRIZZLY BEAR to protect his daughter, and she falls off a cliff! |
Posted By: TruePaintballer
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 7:37pm
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Grizzly Bear = play dead? ------------- http://www.freewebs.com/outlawspaintball/index.htm - Outlaws *Sponsors* http://www.abrika.ca - Abrika |
Posted By: Bunkered
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 9:19pm
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Predatorr...
Map and compass is the way to go. Cell phone is OK for emergencies, but I don't bring one. Backpacking out west rocks, especially Philmont. There was one "trail" that was a 45* angle for a mile or so... completely washed out by rain running down it. Doesn't sound too bad, until you throw on a 50lb backpack. It was worth it when we got to the top though. :) ------------- 
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Posted By: Darur
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 9:25pm
Your going to love it, whats your itenerary? I remember when I started on the trail my pack was 50lbs, full food and water. When I got off the trail I had no food and a quarter of my water but my bag weighed around 65lbs. The reason was along the trail I kept adding to my rock collection back home.  ------------- Real Men play Tuba [IMG]http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1859/newsmall6xz.jpg"> PH33R TEH 1337 Dwarf! http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/log_off_user.asp" rel="nofollow - DONT CLICK ME!!1 |
Posted By: Bunkered
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 9:44pm
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When I left camp, my pack was about 35 lbs, including 2 days worth of food...
However, my dad felt the need to bring a whole bunch of extra crap (including his own stove, cooking gear, and coffee), and his was about 60 lbs. About half-way through I ended up taking most of the extra stuff because he was too tired. I was pissed, because I told him not to bring the stuff in the first place. Darur: Did you go over Big Red? That's the trail I was talking about in my last post. -------------
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Posted By: Darur
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 9:47pm
Nay, we might have gone by it though, not sure. Was it in North or Central Country? I know we did Black Mountain though, that was a pain. ------------- Real Men play Tuba [IMG]http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1859/newsmall6xz.jpg"> PH33R TEH 1337 Dwarf! http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/log_off_user.asp" rel="nofollow - DONT CLICK ME!!1 |
Posted By: glazener24
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 9:50pm
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backpacking is alot of fun. here is my pack. (I have one just like it, only blue and black)
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Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 9:54pm
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That's what I learned too. Dunno if that still counts when the Grizzly is trying to eat your head though. |
Posted By: Darur
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 10:06pm
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Acctually when we were at Philmont we went to a camp called Clarks Fork
and when we arrived the rangers told us we were in the bear
hotspot. Apperentally a crew before us had seen two bears doing
things that would put Hades and Dave to shame on the trail just outside
of camp.
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Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 10:16pm
| I thought bears did something else in the woods. |
Posted By: Monk
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 10:30pm
I waffled alittle. Then a titter. Then I cried some. |
Posted By: Dazed
Date Posted: 15 September 2005 at 11:48am
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Ok, sidetracking to the panther guy.
You drop your gardening tool to reach down the mouth of a charging panther. To rip out its tounge. I can almost understand that. There isn't really another good way to do serious damage to it, you sure can't rip a leg off or anything. But when your gardening tool it a machete? Hello, stupid. If your fist will fit in its mouth, so will the machete. |
Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 15 September 2005 at 12:06pm
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I think he was just showing off.
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Posted By: Frank Zappa
Date Posted: 15 September 2005 at 10:02pm
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He had probaly just watched a kung fu movie. ------------- It's all a conspiracy. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Edgar+Cayce&btnG=Google+Search - Edgar Cayce >you |
Posted By: Homer J
Date Posted: 15 September 2005 at 10:25pm
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Must've been that time of the month for the daughter...
Their periods attract bears. |