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08-18-2007, 04:40 PM
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Re: Awesome lives
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One guy I've read some about recently who seems to have had an awesome life is Christopher Hitchens. [/ QUOTE ] Apart from writing and drinking prodigously, in what way? 
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08-18-2007, 05:18 PM
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Re: Awesome lives
Fridtjof Nansen
Scientist who made contributions to many fields, star athlete - at one point the best skier in Norway - practically invented polar exploration, played an important role in the creation of Norway as an independent state, and ran humanitarian programmes for the UN that saved millions of lives.
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08-18-2007, 06:10 PM
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Re: Awesome lives
Pretty sure Hitchens was the model for the drunken British journalist in Tom Wolfe's "Bonfire of the Vanities". Seems like Hemingway with 10% of the talent and no outdoor adventures.
Nice call on Frank "Bunny" Allen. He had one hell of a life. Did it "His Way", so to speak. edit: How did I not know that Norway only became independent in 1905?
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