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Old February 26th, 2007, 10:50 AM   #1
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Ex-Olympian cheats death for 4th time


This guy's story is amazing... I remember when he got lost in the wilderness and when he was shot with the arrow (from his profile in the olympics), I didn't know about the motorcycle accident. Now he survives a plane crash, and an hour swimming in freezing water. He will probably laugh at the floating door scene every time he watches Titanic from now on

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Old February 26th, 2007, 10:53 AM   #2
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Wow - amazing story
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Old February 26th, 2007, 11:08 AM   #3
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Old February 26th, 2007, 11:34 AM   #4
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Old February 26th, 2007, 11:38 AM   #5
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Amazing, but I don't think I would refer to myself as "lucky" after all
that?

Should make a good "I Shouldn't be Alive" episode though.
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Old February 26th, 2007, 11:48 AM   #6
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I consider myself lucky.

I have had one heart surgery and 2 lung surgery, plus 1 other cancer removal surgery. Went through chemo 3 times.

I fell 15 feet through a roof into a lived in garage onto my back and broke 3 ribs.

When I was in college I was at a friends house and I didn't realize it but his buddy was aiming a loaded 22 rifle at my head. Right before he pulled the trigger I pulled my body back and felt the bullet go past my forehead. It went though a pack of cigarettes I was holding.

I was in a raft that flipped over in flood conditions in freezing cold water and almost drowned.

I have more.... This guy has me beat but, my point is I feel lucky to be alive rather than unlucky to have crazy **** happen to me all the time.
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Old February 26th, 2007, 12:09 PM   #7
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When I was in college I was at a friends house and I didn't realize it but his buddy was aiming a loaded 22 rifle at my head. Right before he pulled the trigger I pulled my body back and felt the bullet go past my forehead. It went though a pack of cigarettes I was holding.
Why was he pointing the gun at your head?
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Old February 26th, 2007, 12:12 PM   #8
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Why was he pointing the gun at your head?

He was an idiot. He didn't realize it was loaded and I didn't realize he was pointing it.
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Old February 26th, 2007, 12:14 PM   #9
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He was an idiot. He didn't realize it was loaded and I didn't realize he was pointing it.
Ah, ok. That makes more sense.
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He was an idiot. He didn't realize it was loaded and I didn't realize he was pointing it.

If he didn't know it was loaded why would he pull the trigger?
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If he didn't know it was loaded why would he pull the trigger?
I don't know, it wasn't his gun. We were in another guys room.

I guess he was pretending to shoot me in the head, but I moved in time. Luckily.
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a .22 shot in the body can be more deadly than other calibers because there is not enough potential energy in a 22 round to exit the body. So unlike a .38 or something that would leave an exit wound. The 22 rattles around like Pacman and will richocet off bones n'****
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