I'm a Hard Nut, Me

Eichhörnchen · 10-07-22, 11:32 AM

What's the most bad-ass thing you saw someone do?

When I was an Army cadet my mates and I found the hot tap in the washroom at some camp to be scalding hot. It didn't warm up, it just came out like that as soon as it was turned on - you couldn't hold your hands under it for more than a second

Then in came Captain Philpin - always a very popular officer with us - friendly, dashing (his uniform always looked good on him) and a proper leader: "Everything okay, lads?" he asked as he made his way to the washbasin - I think we probably answered but all eyes were on his hands as he turned on the tap. We waited to see the flesh fall away once he started rubbing, instead of which he carried on chatting amiably - rolling the soap between his palms. Finally he shook his fingers over the sink (they didn't fall off) and took his leave. I remember we just gaped

Skybird · 10-07-22, 03:11 PM

Now that Norris caught me off guard!

Eisenwurst · 10-08-22, 07:49 AM

Eisenwurst · 10-09-22, 10:41 PM

A guy at work used to stub out his cigarettes on his bare chest.

Buddahaid · 10-10-22, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Eisenwurst

A guy at work used to stub out his cigarettes on his bare chest.

Kinky.....

Eichhörnchen · 10-11-22, 02:26 PM

The idiot who was my Best Man had a bbq party trick where he would see whether he could cram a whole large baked potato into his mouth. One time this went badly wrong and he was clearly panicking when the potato could not be chewed up or removed. As his eyes began to bulge a quick-thinking mate leapt forward and began to gouge it with a fork then mash it up while it was still in Phil's face

Rockstar · 10-12-22, 08:27 AM

Wouldn’t say this is exactly badass, in fact far from it. As a idiot youngster me and my idiot friends would shimmy up streetlights along the road and swipe these really beautiful circa 1930s glass street lamp shades and the massive bulbs inside.

Until one night as I was unscrewing the bulb my finger touched something it shouldn’t have and sent a charge through my body. All I remember seeing was blackness with lightening flickering about in my vision. Very much like Jacob’s Ladder in those old Frankenstein movies.

Seconds later I made the conscience effort to let go and I fell to the ground. I was in a state of shock. All I kept saying is ‘we gotta get out of here”. Weee doggy that rattled me. Never did anything like it again.

Aktungbby · 10-12-22, 11:46 AM

...that's "my idiot friends and I" ya illiterate bugger!

I did the same thing when I touched the rubber cable cap over the sparkplug of the sailboat's 9hp outboard with my finger while it was running during a minor repair to the starter. I had thought the rubber would be sufficient insulation

...as a massive shock travelled up my arm; across my chest ...and down the other arm, as I ended up on the dock 5' away from the stern flat my back. A very minor cardiac: numbness down my arm; pain under the jaw and dizziness event occurred in the middle of the Bay a week later; and I have had occasional ventricular arrhythmia since; but my cardiologist can find nothing wrong after two treadmill tests...Unable to sail confidently (71)and my boat captain(75) in bad shape also; we sold the boat after 8 years of voyaging every week.

August · 10-12-22, 12:30 PM

I once climbed up a wire fence at my Aunts Indiana farm in order to pet the horses. I was like 5 or 6. Grabbed hard onto the top wire with both hands to heft myself up and then woke up about 20 feet away with the adults running out of the house screaming "Oh my God he's dead!"

Aktungbby · 10-12-22, 12:35 PM

...fortunately U have a healthy 'messiah complex'

Rockstar · 10-12-22, 01:49 PM

This is somewhat badass.

There I was three sheets into the wind tipping back another cold frosty one. Lo and behold I get recalled for a SAR case. A freighter had grounded off the beach, boats couldn’t reach it people couldn’t walk out to it.

So I was volunteered to go for a helicopter ride. The helo picks me up from the beach in a basket and the crewman drags me inside. As we fly towards the freighter the pilot must have caught a whiff of booze. Because he suddenly turned around and demanded to know if I had been drinking. I looked at the crewman and then the pilot, I smiled and shouted NO SIR! About a minute or two later we get over the freighter I get into the basket and the pilot tells the aircrew “get him off my helicopter.”

Down I go, banging into the mast and rigging all the way down to the deck and bailed out.

Eventually I received a messenger via the old .30 caliber line throwing gun from the beach. I found a suitable length of rope on the ship to get us to the beach. And we all climbed down the ladder into the water and made our way to land. Currents were ripping and without that rope we would have certainly been dragged under that ship.

Worst part of the whole ordeal was a hangover the next morning.

Rockstar · 10-12-22, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

...that's "my idiot friends and I" ya illiterate bugger!

Call a priest, Aktungbby has been possessed by Sailor Steve!

Platapus · 10-12-22, 04:51 PM

I once told my wife that I did not want to spend the holiday with her relatives.

Rockstar · 10-12-22, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

I once told my wife that I did not want to spend the holiday with her relatives.

That is the ultimate badass. Not many men are that brave and those which are rarely survive.

Commander Wallace · 10-12-22, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

I once told my wife that I did not want to spend the holiday with her relatives.

How did you ever manage to survive that ? I know guys that have done far less than that are 6 feet under.

When we were in high school and young and stupid, we had a party where there was some drinking. We might have been slightly delinquent too.

The party was very near an industrial complex.

One friend got up after drinking a copious amount of alcohol to relieve himself. Unfortunately for him, he did so on the fence encompassing the property. Unbeknownst to him, the metal fence was electrified. I will never forget his screaming.
I don't even want to imagine what that felt like.

He was okay though after a while. Although it wasn't funny then, I still chuckle when I see him and he does too a bit.

This goes under the heading of, " One day we will all look back on this and laugh and think it was funny."

10-07-22, 11:32 AM	#1
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,408 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I'm a Hard Nut, Me What's the most bad-ass thing you saw someone do? When I was an Army cadet my mates and I found the hot tap in the washroom at some camp to be scalding hot. It didn't warm up, it just came out like that as soon as it was turned on - you couldn't hold your hands under it for more than a second Then in came Captain Philpin - always a very popular officer with us - friendly, dashing (his uniform always looked good on him) and a proper leader: "Everything okay, lads?" he asked as he made his way to the washbasin - I think we probably answered but all eyes were on his hands as he turned on the tap. We waited to see the flesh fall away once he started rubbing, instead of which he carried on chatting amiably - rolling the soap between his palms. Finally he shook his fingers over the sink (they didn't fall off) and took his leave. I remember we just gaped __________________

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,660 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Now that Norris caught me off guard! __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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10-09-22, 10:41 PM	#4
Eisenwurst Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,759 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	A guy at work used to stub out his cigarettes on his bare chest. __________________

10-11-22, 02:26 PM	#6
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,408 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	The idiot who was my Best Man had a bbq party trick where he would see whether he could cram a whole large baked potato into his mouth. One time this went badly wrong and he was clearly panicking when the potato could not be chewed up or removed. As his eyes began to bulge a quick-thinking mate leapt forward and began to gouge it with a fork then mash it up while it was still in Phil's face __________________

10-12-22, 08:27 AM	#7
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Wouldn’t say this is exactly badass, in fact far from it. As a idiot youngster me and my idiot friends would shimmy up streetlights along the road and swipe these really beautiful circa 1930s glass street lamp shades and the massive bulbs inside. Until one night as I was unscrewing the bulb my finger touched something it shouldn’t have and sent a charge through my body. All I remember seeing was blackness with lightening flickering about in my vision. Very much like Jacob’s Ladder in those old Frankenstein movies. Seconds later I made the conscience effort to let go and I fell to the ground. I was in a state of shock. All I kept saying is ‘we gotta get out of here”. Weee doggy that rattled me. Never did anything like it again. Last edited by Rockstar; 10-12-22 at 09:59 AM.

10-12-22, 11:46 AM	#8
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,030 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	...that's "my idiot friends and I" ya illiterate bugger! I did the same thing when I touched the rubber cable cap over the sparkplug of the sailboat's 9hp outboard with my finger while it was running during a minor repair to the starter. I had thought the rubber would be sufficient insulation...as a massive shock travelled up my arm; across my chest ...and down the other arm, as I ended up on the dock 5' away from the stern flat my back. A very minor cardiac: numbness down my arm; pain under the jaw and dizziness event occurred in the middle of the Bay a week later; and I have had occasional ventricular arrhythmia since; but my cardiologist can find nothing wrong after two treadmill tests...Unable to sail confidently (71)and my boat captain(75) in bad shape also; we sold the boat after 8 years of voyaging every week. __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

10-12-22, 12:30 PM	#9
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,215 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I once climbed up a wire fence at my Aunts Indiana farm in order to pet the horses. I was like 5 or 6. Grabbed hard onto the top wire with both hands to heft myself up and then woke up about 20 feet away with the adults running out of the house screaming "Oh my God he's dead!" __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

10-12-22, 12:35 PM	#10
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,030 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	...fortunately U have a healthy 'messiah complex' __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

10-12-22, 01:49 PM	#11
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	This is somewhat badass. There I was three sheets into the wind tipping back another cold frosty one. Lo and behold I get recalled for a SAR case. A freighter had grounded off the beach, boats couldn’t reach it people couldn’t walk out to it. So I was volunteered to go for a helicopter ride. The helo picks me up from the beach in a basket and the crewman drags me inside. As we fly towards the freighter the pilot must have caught a whiff of booze. Because he suddenly turned around and demanded to know if I had been drinking. I looked at the crewman and then the pilot, I smiled and shouted NO SIR! About a minute or two later we get over the freighter I get into the basket and the pilot tells the aircrew “get him off my helicopter.” Down I go, banging into the mast and rigging all the way down to the deck and bailed out. Eventually I received a messenger via the old .30 caliber line throwing gun from the beach. I found a suitable length of rope on the ship to get us to the beach. And we all climbed down the ladder into the water and made our way to land. Currents were ripping and without that rope we would have certainly been dragged under that ship. Worst part of the whole ordeal was a hangover the next morning. Last edited by Rockstar; 10-12-22 at 09:11 PM.

10-12-22, 04:51 PM	#13
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,379 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I once told my wife that I did not want to spend the holiday with her relatives. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.