Good story too, I had never heard of this guy before.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/us/jo ... wanted=all
Some real rowing
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Alfred_E._Neuman
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Good read. That dude was a total bad ass.
He deserves a mention here: http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net ... u=real_menFor all its bravura, Mr. Fairfax’s seafaring almost pales beside his earlier ventures. Footloose and handsome, he was a flesh-and-blood character out of Graham Greene, with more than a dash of Hemingway and Ian Fleming shaken in.
At 9, he settled a dispute with a pistol. At 13, he lit out for the Amazon jungle.
At 20, he attempted suicide-by-jaguar. Afterward he was apprenticed to a pirate.
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DrDonkeyLove
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Cool bio.
The article references these immigrant Norwegians in America. Their story is fascinating as well.
The article references these immigrant Norwegians in America. Their story is fascinating as well.
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climber511
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I remember this guy. It was a big deal back when I was in Vietnam - lots of press. I've caught bits and pieces about him since - the guy was quite a story. Suicide by jaguar - a good one to convince terrorists to try perhaps??? :)
Re: Some real rowing
Suicide by Jaguar meaning crashing one at high speed. He is the guy you see in the "world's most interesting man" ads on TV. At least he was.
