The Missing Boyscout

[iluvurmom]

They Found him!

This is so great! last I checked they had not found him but only his mess kit! I know his family is super happy!

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/...n2587036.shtml

[robby]

Looks like his Boy Scout training came in handy. He survived three nights in the woods, with temps well below freezing on at least one night.

[Ludovic]

They're making a movie about him already? Wow....ohhh, wait.

[UncleRojelio]

Originally Posted by robby

Looks like his Boy Scout training came in handy.

'cept for the part about wandering off into the woods alone and unprepared.

[Dung Beetle]

Thanks for the good news! I've been thinking about him.

[C K Dexter Haven]

Yeah, but this thread is not about entertainment or the arts, so I'm moving it to MPSIMS.

[Dung Beetle]

The book mentioned in the article sounds like Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen. I just mention that in case there's a prize for figuring that out, or anything.

[Kalhoun]

Great news. I was beginning to get "that sinking feeling" with regard to a safe return.

[alphaboi867]

Why did one of the reporters ask if he still had his clothes on when they found him?

[Cervaise]

Originally Posted by alphaboi867

Why did one of the reporters ask if he still had his clothes on when they found him?

Alien anal probing?

[Kalhoun]

Because one symptom of hypothermia is the sensation that you're too warm. Victims tend to whip their clothes off and wander in circles. Weird but true.

[Uncommon Sense]

Originally Posted by Kalhoun

Because one symptom of hypothermia is the sensation that you're too warm. Victims tend to whip their clothes off and wander in circles. Weird but true.

Also a sypmtom of excessive alcohol intake.

[Uncommon Sense]

BTW, if you're ever stuck in the forest pine needles and pine branches, and regular tree leaves can be good insulators.

[alphaboi867]

Originally Posted by Kalhoun

Because one symptom of hypothermia is the sensation that you're too warm. Victims tend to whip their clothes off and wander in circles. Weird but true.

Thanks, that makes alot of sense.

[Elendil's Heir]

The name of the dog which helped find him is being reported by CNN.com as "Gandolf." For the Professor's sake, I hope that's a misspelling by the media.

[Dinsdale]

Originally Posted by Dung Beetle

I just mention that in case there's a prize for figuring that out, or anything.

Well, in case there's a prize, I'll toss out the title "Scott Free" - an uber-crappy thriller I read last year. Need the winner be present?

[Dung Beetle]

Oops. There was a prize, but I already ate it. Guess I owe you half an imaginary chocolate chip cookie.

[ShibbOleth]

Originally Posted by Ludovic

They're making a movie about him already? Wow....ohhh, wait.

They made it in 1991. Tony Scott is very prescient.

[Bricker]

Originally Posted by Kalhoun

Because one symptom of hypothermia is the sensation that you're too warm. Victims tend to whip their clothes off and wander in circles. Weird but true.

Finally, an explanation for my behavior at that party freshman year.

[Elendil's Heir]

CNN.com has corrected the spelling of the dog's name to "Gandalf." Whew!

[Polycarp]

Originally Posted by Bricker

Finally, an explanation for my behavior at that party freshman year.

You must have missed the additional diagnostic point:

Originally Posted by Uncommon Sense

Also a sypmtom of excessive alcohol intake.

[Kalhoun]

Actually, the only way to tell the difference between a hypothermia victim and a college freshman is that the college freshman is usually making armpit farts during his nekkid wander circle.