Man Vs. Wild

I am rapidly becoming obsessed with this Bear Grylls show on the Discovery Channel. He purposely gets himself trapped in some isolated, dangerous wilderness area and then tries to get out using like, a toothpick and a paperclip. He's part Crocodile Hunter and part McGuyver. Discovery had a marathon on Friday night. Guess what The Lovely S and I did?

I wish I could tell you when you can normally catch the show, but Discovery's website is pathetic and schedules are impossible to find. You'd better watch it soon because this guy has only 50-50 odds of living another year.

Some intersting survival tips:

• If you are stranded in the African grassland with no water, no problem. Just squeeze the liquid out of some elephant dung!
• If you are in the dessert and overheated, pee on your shirt and wrap it around your head to cool off!
• If vultures are eating a zebra carcus, you can eat the meat too without getting sick-- vultures don't eat spoilt meat!
• Pine needles have more vitamin C than orange juice.

Is it any wonder the show is a hit?