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Title: How INSANE Is This ???
Post by: baltoro on March 26, 2012, 07:48:12 PM
In keeping with the MASM Forum tradition of alerting members to the weirdest, wildest and craziest stuff happening in the real world (and, incidentally, bizarre conspiracy theories involving DAVE), here is the latest and greatest,...
Man Overboard, Ben Lecomte Will Attempt To Set the Long Distance Swimming World Record by Swimming Across the Pacific (http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/water-activities/swimming/Man-Overboard-Lecomte.html)
...Not sure why anyone would want to do this,...but, then I have a difficult time understanding the motivations of non-assembly programmers,... :eek
Title: Re: How INSANE Is This ???
Post by: Johnny Sea on March 26, 2012, 08:05:23 PM
Sounds normal to me if you have the funds and time for this sort of thing.  Five months???  8000 calories??
Title: Re: How INSANE Is This ???
Post by: anunitu on March 26, 2012, 08:29:40 PM
I have sailed on the Pacific,it really isn't a good place to swim..20 foot swells sound like fun??  Hell,its a bit*h on a ship.
Title: Re: How INSANE Is This ???
Post by: carlos on March 26, 2012, 09:30:53 PM

Some people will do ANYTHING to avoid showing up to work!!!!

"Sorry boss, I had to cross the pacific, swimming",  :eek  :eek  :eek

Carlos
Title: Re: How INSANE Is This ???
Post by: vanjast on March 26, 2012, 10:40:43 PM
'Swim'.. what a dicky.. he should just sit in the currents on a dingy with sail, during the right season.

God bless education.. actually that's an OXYMORON..  :green2

edt: I'm in no doubt where the moron lies .... :bg