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Bear Grylls - Man, Myth or Legend?

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matty77 said:
you never watch TV becuase you are always on the internet - that is where the "real" truth is! :)

Its a great show and its for entertainment purposes, its as simple as that really, yes some things are staged and some arent. If people dont like it then switch the channel. I think the Mentalist is on that time of night, next thing you will say that show isnt real either?
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There is some truth in that. Obviously I do spend time online, and certainly more online than in front of the telly (actually, I threw my television out in 2007 after not having turned it on for about six months). I am always doing something, whether it's fishing, trading, chatting online, playing with snakes, writing articles, sleeping or burning ants with a magnifying glass. It's pretty obvious that if I'm not watching telly I'm doing something else, what's your point?

I've never seen The Mentalist, I assume it is a fictional series based on something very unrealistic, although I bet there are people who would take it seriously.

Stan: Maybe you have seen different episodes from the ones I have seen, but dude, the episodes I have seen (they were from the first season incidentally and perhaps after being caught out he has become more honest in later seasons which you have probably been watching) the introduction involves various claims of Gryll's amazing achievements and the show's authenticity, and the episodes contained the repeated droning claims of authenticity the whole way through. If in later seasons he is honest about the whole thing there might be some decent episodes, but he is a complete fraud in what he did during the first season. If you watch the first season and want to believe he is not a fraud, hey, good luck to you, and by the way, would you like to buy some magic beans?

Trembling Hand: You're hilarious in defeat :D
 
Sdajii said:
and by the way, would you like to buy some magic beans?
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My friend, they must be the magic beans you went out of your way to purchase even though the previous owner had no intention of selling? No thanks. You can keep them :)..

cheers,
 
adobee said:
knowing other names for a life suit .. (clever)

retrieving your rope when you just tied it to a tree (pretty difficult..)

being in love with bear grylls .. (priceless)
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Not really sure what you are getting at here?

If you want I can PM you links to my facebook page and you can check out:

July 08 - creek boating/playboating the Mitta/Cobungra/Bundarra in Victoria at 2.6m

September 08 - creek boating grade IV and single and multipitch climbing in Thailand.

Dec/Jan 09/10 - Mountaineering on Ehlmer/Tasman Glacier out of Kelman hut in NZ

Jan 10 Cragging @ lake wanaka NZ.

Maybe then you can talk a bit of **** at me.
 
Riddick said:
Whilst I really do respect the knowledge of ASF users when it comes to stock chat, there is a bit of misunderstanding regarding Bear Grylls, .....Is the show about entertainment, sometimes at the expense of 'reality' and 'truth'? - Absolutely
Are some shots and stunts set up for the benefit of viewers (eg the eyeball cooking episode?) - Absolutely
Is Bear Grylls a very skilled, physically prepared hard **** - Absolutely.

So for the simple face he makes a ghood show and eats crap no one else ever would for our entertainment the verdict must surely be 'Legend'.
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fully agree..enough said
 
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