 My god, how did he manage to do that without passing out of loosing too much blood?
I'll be buying that book make no mistake.
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Sorry I mean "Brave Bloke"
Typing, never my strong point!
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 I'll change it, I don't like the juxtaposition of 'braze' and arm... [originally the thread title said 'What a braze bloke' btw]
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cheers Jon.
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 Another example of ordinary people doing extra-ordinary things?
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 <puts on best monty python voice>thats nothing, when I was a lad...
we had to knor through our own legs so we could get out of bed...
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 I once hobbled off a hillside (and drove home) with a broken leg... shock's an amazing thing, and it lets you do some incredible stuff that you wouldn't think yourself capable of.
But still... Breaking yer own arm then <shudder> hacking it off <shudder>...
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Amazing stuff.
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 It would have been more amazing if he'd gnawed off his arm with his razor-sharp marmotty teeth. Or borrowed a passing marmot and bribed him to do it.
Sorry, my marmot tendencies are rising up, welling in fact.
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I actually can't believe how flippant you lot are being here.
Nobody takes the piss out of Joe Simpson who crawled along with a broke leg, but breaking your own arm and then cutting it off with a pen knife. How sodding hard is this guy! Just try and imagine how he would feel having to make that decision...
Sorry for the rant, but, well, really!
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sorry alex,
<sulks off>
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'Trench humour', Alex - the only way to cope with the unthinkable.
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Yeah, well, yeah, and all that. I can see how Trench Humour works - I am in the Forces for crissakes, but maybe a but of respect AFTER the joke would have been nice.
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Did you say butt of respect?
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No I said but. It should have said bit. But it said but. But if it had have said but it would have but been the but that should have said bit.
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I think I got that last bit or is it but?
Must go and stop blood dripping from ears after thinking too much....
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 I remember waking up once and thinking of gnawing my arm off.......
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I remember wanting to stab my eyes out while having to watch Barneys Big Adventure with Nathan (who was about 5 at the time) at the cinema. Kate had walked out half way through leaving me there to suffer.
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 The fact that he is cashing in on cutting his arm off is a bit hmmmmmm. Barney is the worst thing to come out I feel for you there, write a book about it and cash in on your trauma! you both have my maximum respect that was a mad thing to do!
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