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| Discussion: Chris Ryan Hi I enjoy his books im reading the Watchman at the moment so far its excellent but i couldn't get into The Kremlin Device don't know why, i didn't really understand what was going on. >>By christina Christina the Kremlin Device wasn't one of his best but I loved the Watchman I've read it about four times (so sad but there we are). So Nutter what do you prefer his fiction or non-fiction? I've always been a bit harsh on the man (mainly didn't like the way he put down his views in TOTGA - female reason that, purely emotional and not at all logical I will admit). Have you read Greed? I tried listening to the extract on Greed that the randomhouse website has but the bloke's voice is really irritating, come on Chris read it yourself you have a lovely accent!! >>By Bethan I'd like to amend one of my comments, he's not coming to Wales it's Newport Isle of Wight, so if anyone that can read a map or navigate wants to give me a free lesson please do. I need all the help I can get. But now I don't have to run because I was mean! >>By Bethan I've read a few of Ryan's fictions, but non of McNab's (yet). The last book I read was The Watchman, and I think it's his best one yet. Haven't read Land of Fire or Greed though, so perhaps those are even better? Nutter: "He was a good mate?" Interesting... care to elaborate? >>By ortlieb No offence, Ryan was a mate but I'm out of here if questions are going to get personal. >>By nutter We will respect personal, Nutter -- but please don't blame us too much if envy and curiosity enter -- after all, you mentioned "mate" first! vbg! vbw! :o) >>By am-i-binned Ortlieb - you gossipy old woman you, stop being so nosey! Don't leave us Nutter you might kick a bit of life into this board. Me, I'm dead busy so reading Times Online (well it uses big words) and I saw this thought it might interest some of you. WHO DARES CHILLS Former SAS man Chris Ryan is no stranger to extreme situations — he walked for eight days across 200 miles of Iraqi desert to escape captivity in the 1991 Gulf conflict — but it took a BBC One entertainment series to take him closest to the brink. In the series (due to transmit later this month), he has the pleasure of being hunted down in a variety of severe environments. It was in Siberia that he nearly met his maker. Having been dumped alone in -46 degree temperatures, he soon succumbed to severe hypothermia. A search party, sent out when he failed to radio base, found him shuddering and semi-frozen in a bivvi bag “45 minutes away from death”. Ever the professional, Ryan was back on his feet the next day to resume his mission in what he now describes as: “Hell on Earth . . . probably the worst place I’ve ever been.” Fair play to carrying on, me I would have hung up my boots and gone home to a nice warm cup of tea. But then I'm a wimp and a scaredy baby! >>By Bethan Good grief, Chris! What are you thinking these days?!? Uh-oh, it's more serious than reported! A case of frostbitten brain? Ooops!!!! Think maybe I'd better start running.... bye.... ;o) >>By am-i-binned Totally agree with you there Bethan. I once got caught in a snowstorm in the mountains whilst I was skiing with my hubby. It was dead scary. Now he's a great skier, and I'm so so. When we came down I was shivering like hell, not only 'cause of the cold but also of the fright I'd taken. You couldn't see where you were going and there was no shelter either, the storm was getting worse so we had to go down fast. My skies just sank in the snow and my eyeglasses were getting damped all the time, it was terrible. My hubby shouting at me 'cause I wasn't going fast enough and we were loosing time, I was soooo scared. It was a real nightmare. But than the next day I was on my skies again. I had a sore thumb, by holding the sticks too hard and from falling aswell but I made it anyway. Had a good cry aswell, that helped a lot, and he just laughing away, saying "now that was fun". F***ing B****rd. Ooh yeah I forgot than another time we got caught up in the fog aswell. But that's another story, and that time he got scared too. HAAA! >>By borisette is hunting chris ryan a game show. is it ex sas hunting him? does any body know? >>By scooby doo Yes he's hunted by some kind of soldier force and it's on tonight BBC one 9pm (Thurs 23rd). I'm not sure what it'll be like but one thing I'd like to see is how he'll hide with a great big camera following him and I'm so glad I'm not the one trying to keep up. Hope that sort of helps Scooby Doo. >>By Bethan A CR quote from one the papers at the weekend... "...There's something in the selection process that picks us out. We're all morally flexible and we're all psychologically impaired. And there you have your perfect soldier." I exhibit the first quality. The second...probably...aren't we all to some extent? I wouldn't call myself perfect tho'... Wish I could be watching tonight... >>By bikergirl Hi Bikergirl I know I'm psychologically impaired for a start! That's a very interesting thought. I don't suppose it would be very wise for someone behind enemy lines to suddenly turn into Mother Theresa. But are they as morally flexible as he says? Frank Collins left to become a priest (I hope morally fixed!) and the number that commit suicide suggests that they're not as one-sided as he would like us to think. Any views anyone? >>By Bethan in the sun yesterday(classy paper i know) it says chris ryan is the new face of slim fast. does that seem a bit bizarre to anyone but me. >>By scooby doo Slim fast?? Slim fast? Oh come on now. Why should an ex-SAS corporal need slim fast? Get out and run Mr Ryan or at least use your SAS Fitness Guide. That's a point, no-one will buy the book and go through the exercise torture if you tell them they can do it by drinking healthy nutritious shakes. I can't stop laughing at that one. Slim fast, that's ridiculous. Oh Ortlieb I'm looking forward to your tears of frustration now that tough soldiers are promoting girly diet products. Ha ha ha ha ha. Slim fast. >>By Bethan Hello Bethan We all deal with our demons in different ways. I'm not sure the inspiration of a Higher Being can ever exorcise them...hence the statistics. Advertising SlimFast however...that'd return to haunt me. I'm off to hunt for a VT of last night... >>By bikergirl OOh boy Slim Fast, really that sucks! OOps shouldn't have said that. I guess mr. Ryan has to make as much money as he can as he is following mr. Mcnab's footsteps in allowances (now is that how you write it). Pitty can't get the BBC here, I'd love to see that series , and right you are Bethan, how can he hide with a cameraman on his back. Now get me right here, 'cause I might seem a bit ignorant , but what do you mean with "psicologicaly impaired". >>By borisette Any of you has any idea what Slim means in Dutch? Don't think so, so I'll tell you: It means 'smart'. So he's just being smart.. Haven't seen yesterdays show yet.. taped it though. Bring some cookies Borisette (we'll smart fast later) and come over, we'll watch it together.. must warn you.. it's awfully cold here but maybe watching the show will bring us some heat.. :o) >>By Lynn Saw the video of Hunting A Rather Commercial Ryan (lately it seems...). To answer borisette's question...he had his own camera... Slim is Smart? And I could have got there fast? Why did no-one tell me before? Oh well...3 weeks to do as I please, before it all kicks off again... I'm off to get 'Smart'... at the gym... >>By bikergirl Hi all, we meet again eh? :P Well, I've seen Chris Ryan's face on the game "I.G.I._2" (I'm Going In, part 2), now he's also a game consultant. Actually I've to try the demo of this game, but I'm not interested in this genre. Operation Flashpoint's my all-time favourite; just think that even the Marines use a modified version of this game for their trainings, no kidding. I've e-mailed once the B.I.S. (Bohemia Interactive Studio -author of Operation Flashpoint) to suggest them to have Mr Andy as thier consultant. I hope soooo!!! Talking about games, did you know that He is a consultant for a videogame for... er, don't remember if X-Box or something else. It'll be availabe next year, looks like. Hey, guess my rubber dinghy that has replaced my belly needs some "Smart fast", eh? >>By Deusrexmachina I didn't really enjoy that show, they gave the shite hunter force too many chances. I mean one of them could have rugby tackled him before he got in the boat, they were all right next to him. I really don't get why they don't cam cream their lips either his were so pink. "What's in that bush" "It's nothing, just a floating pair of lips, let's go hunter force" Or maybe not. Smart fast fantastic. Maybe it's brain food for him then.... >>By Bethan Since we've been taking the piss a little out of the poor boy here's a link you'll enjoy it's to his articles in the sun that great british newspaper. www.thesun.co.uk/section/0,,5,00.html And all laughing aside he has a lovely pair of arms! Hmm now where did I leave my slim fast can.... >>By Bethan Lovely pair of arms...it's not the size Bethan, it's the use that matters ;o) You know, I'll am willing to do this diet if he's coming to cook for me for those 12 weeks he advices to follow it. >>By Lynn Lovely pair of arms...tho' I prefer a little more definiton. I like the caption to the pic...from personal experience?? Bethan, thanks for the link...good to see some stuff 'bout Eddie Kidd on there too. I believe Mr Ryan will be nearly succumbing to hypothermia on Thursday night...do we get to see him getting hot again... >>By bikergirl Ahem.... Well now Bethan... this isn't going the post supercharged with fury and venom as you'd expect (haha). Regarding Ryan and SlimFast: it hasn't been specified what kind of product he was/is using. If he's eating proteine-shakes, that's no big deal. Proteine-supplements have been used in the body-building/fitness-scene for ages (it give the body extra energy before the work-out and reduces the restitution-period afterwards). I'm using a combination of proteine-shakes and "slimfast"-shakes as well. I use the latter to cut weight efficiently. I've tried it earlier, and it works (doesn't bounce the weight up straight afterwards either). CR is still a sell-out though. But then again, it seems like most ex SAS lads are following in Ryan's footsteps when it comes to giving in for King Commercialism... >>By ortlieb CR:"Ortlieb have I done my cam cream okay?" Ortlieb: "Yes but my bum looks big in my combats, better hit the slim fast again" CR: "Here Ortlieb have one of my tasty nutritious shakes, in a new handy ration-packed size" Ortlieb and CR walk off hand in hand into the sunset.. He he he. >>By Bethan LOL Bethan!! (working hard as usual? Me too) >>By Lynn HA..... HA ... HA Bethie. :) Seriously though.... if you're in an army unit (and it almost doesn't matter which one), the activity-level is usually so high that SlimFast-products will be somewhat redundant. But if you're an ol' recon-rat has-been like myself who spends most of his time at school these days (effin' civvie-street!!), shakes aren't a bad alternative *in addition* to a regular work-out routine. I'm doing CR's level 2 work-out myself. You should be forced to do level 3 for two weeks in response to your smartass remarks missy!! Crap... now I'm fresh out of cam-cream as well! >>By ortlieb Well now Ortie, you know now how we'd like the arms, ok..?! >>By Lynn There's a challenge Ortlieb, what level do I need to do now?? Ha ha ha. Lynn, glad to see we both have plenty of free time he he. THE CHRIS RYAN AND ORTLIEB SAS ARM EXERCISE PROGRAMME Warning: these exercises are highly strenuous and should only be attempted with a trained instructor (ex-army of course!) CR: "My fitness is very important to me, how about you Ortlieb?" Ort: "Absolutely Chris, the civvie lifestyle has given me bingo wings, I really need some advice" CR: "Ha ha, Orti baby you have come to the right man, see these Orti?" Ort: "Yes, aren't they just slim fast shakes? Delicious chocolate and strawberry flavours" CR: "To the ordinary civilian yes, but to us they are dumbells. 20 reps double time" Ortlieb struggles with the cans lifting them up to his chin and relaxing his arm again. CR: "That's it, come on Ortlieb just two more" Ort: "Ugghm" CR: "And there you have it ladies and gentlemen, look Orti, see how your bingo wings are shrinking already, a few more weeks of this and you too could look like me" (Cheeky grin into the camera) Ort: "That's perfect I can train in any civvie situation - on the train, in the office and even when surfing the internet. Thanks Chris" CR: "Join us next time for Chris Ryan and Ortlieb's stretching exercises, they are perfect for muscle toning when in a cramped OP" >>By Bethan |