It's so funny when Bear gets diarrhea
Last night, I watched in both horror and hysterics as Bear Grylls, one of my past Celebrity Fitzness Report interview guests, devoured "too many" worms in Zambia -- which left him with an atrocious case of diarrhea. Imagine that!!! He cooked and ate a few big, gooey, spiny worms that he found on a tree, then continued to groan in agony throughout the rest of the show due to his "killer diarrhea." The guy is a combination of handsome, athletic, daring, brilliant, and accidentally hysterical all at the same time.
If you've never seen Bear's show Man vs. Wild on Discovery Channel, it's about time you check it out. Bear was a survival expert in the British Special Air Services (21 SAS). He's an elite adventurer and stops at nothing to teach us how to survive if we ever happen to get stranded in the wild. A part of survival is finding safe and energy-filled food sources. Normally I find this disgusting; typically I watch much of Man vs. Wild with my eyes under my blanket. Lately though, I've been peeking out, because Bear's facial expressions in response to his nasty food choices are side-splitting.
Watching him climb up waterfalls and run through the brush agonizing over diarrhea was priceless. My husband and I squirmed as he ate the worms, giggled as Bear grimaced while chewing on them, and then rolled in laughter as he suffered through his tummy troubles.
I certainly wouldn't wish diarrhea on Bear. The guy is totally cool. The diarrhea though, did make fantastic television. You never know what you're going to get with that show, and last night was just the tip of his mis-adventure iceberg. Eventually, Bear put some stream water to a rolling boil and ended his torture. In the meantime, diarrhea has never been so fun!
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5-04-2008 @ 11:45AM
Tam said...
I was disheartened to discover Bear's show is staged-- he and his crew stay in hotels while filming (unlike Survivorman which shows survival skills really being put to the test). He may be fit...but he's always within arms length of rescue...so he's not so much daring as willing to get a good shot for the next episode.
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5-05-2008 @ 10:19AM
fitzness said...
You know, Man vs. Wild does have a disclaimer in the beginning of the show, but the fact of the matter is....Bear does drink water from elephant dung, chew on testicles and consume even worse to demonstrate the things one should be willing to do if stranded. He does roam the wildest locations on earth and educate us on how to survive in them. So what if he uses a hotel once in a while! What does that have anything to do with it? He's a young father of two sweet boys. Why in the world would I want him to consistantly put his life in even greater danger? Not for yours nor my own entertainment. Bear is the real deal and his show is awesome. Anyone who denies that should go diving off of Mt. Everest like he has. Take a step in Bear's shoes...........most of us would cry because of the blisters alone. Fitz K.
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