I know, Keith, but, everytime I hear them say that, I think, "They really
haven't had much real-world experience in violence-related issues" because I've
seen things that'll make your hair UNcurl. The frying-pan/chairs incident was
back in my early days here in Atlanta, when I was out with some friends at a
bar in Buckhead. A fight broke out between one of my friends and some guy,
because of disparaging remarks directed at a young lady. I got hit because I
was trying to get that young lady out of harm's way. I've also seen a man take
two shots from a .38 in the chest, almost point-blank, and still keep going,
requiring four cops to subdue and arrest him. And he lived, still lives. (Don't
know what the circumstances of that were -- I was only nine years old, and
happened across the end of it when I stepped off the schoolbus.) And those
memoirs are all sitting in my head, waiting for the time to be written down.
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Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] "The Deadliest Warrior" Marathon on SpikeTV
Date : Sun, 7 Jun 2009 22:36:29 +0000 (UTC)
From : Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>
To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
yeah, I'm aware of that. But during the testing, they made a big deal out of
how both of those devices could crush a person's skull. The doctor is always
saying "That's a killing blow. You'll be dead before you hit the ground". I get
glancing blows not bringing the full force, of course, but in both cases these
were pretty much full on. Given what happened to the practice dummy, one
expects to see blood, brains, and bone fragments flying.
Either way, do tell more about your younger days. Sounds quite interesting!
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From: "Martin Baxter"
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, June 7, 2009 7:52:48 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] "The Deadliest Warrior" Marathon on SpikeTV
Keith, I don't know if you've ever been in or seen any serious fights
or not, but I've danced in a couple back in my Salad Daze, and I can say this
into your thoughts.
In one fight, I was hit directly in the forehead with a frying pan *and* took
two chairs upside the head, and kept going. Sometimes, in the heat of the
battle, adrenaline will allow you to take what might normally be a killing blow
and shrug it off. Though you *do* notice it later. *Boy*, do you...
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Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] "The Deadliest Warrior" Marathon on SpikeTV
Date : Sun, 7 Jun 2009 02:45:05 +0000 (UTC)
>From : Keith Johnson
To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Still trying to figure out how the pirate survived a headblow by the
morningstar. But then, I can't see how the Apache survived at least two direct
blows to the face by the gladiator's spiked fist in their contest.
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From: "Martin Baxter"
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, June 6, 2009 6:26:23 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] "The Deadliest Warrior" Marathon on SpikeTV
Thank you, Keith! Pirates! ARRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!
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Subject : [scifinoir2] "The Deadliest Warrior" Marathon on SpikeTV
Date : Sat, 6 Jun 2009 20:19:14 +0000 (UTC)
>From : Keith Johnson
To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
For those who love the series as much as me, SpikeTV is running an all day
marathon right now, going until 8 pm EST. They just finished Apache vs.
Gladiator (winner: Apache). Now it's Samurai vs. Viking warrior. What was
interesting about the matchups is the first several weren't so much major
differences in time periods (such as bronze vs. steel) as they were differences
in warrior size and method. It was small, fast, and efficient versus large,
powerful and overpowering. Usually, the smaller, faster warriors would win the
day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
