for thinking that Bear Grylls is stretching the word 'survival' by using it in relation to

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a trip in rural Ireland?

I mean, come on, ffs.

Surely the biggest challenge is getting enough footage without walkers in it?

he's to manly and posh to do a strip show.

according to wikipedia here is how posh he is

Grylls was raised in Donaghadee, Northern Ireland until he was four when his family moved to Bembridge on the Isle of Wight. He is the son of the late Conservative party politician Sir Michael Grylls and Lady Grylls (née Sarah Ford). His maternal grandparents were Patricia Ford, an Ulster Unionist Party MP and Neville Ford who played first-class cricket. He has one sibling ? an elder sister, Lara Fawcett. In a recent episode of Man vs. Wild featuring Hollywood actor Will Ferrell, he said his sister gave him the nickname "Bear" when he was just a week old. Grylls was educated at Eaton House, Ludgrove School, Eton College, and Birkbeck, University of London, where he graduated with a degree, obtained part-time, in Hispanic studies in 2002. He learned to climb and sail from his father at an early age. He earned a second dan black belt in Shotokan karate as a teenager. He now practices Yoga and Ninjutsu. He speaks English, Spanish, and French.

I can't stop saying "oh FFS! Really?!" whenever I see Bear twatting about...

Now Ray

A p't time degree in Hispanic studies just screams .

I've never even seen him on tv and he already irritates the tits off me.

Ray Mears is far superior.

Watched him today in the Patagonia episode and his Spanish wasn't even that great...

AH. I see the tone of this thread got lower after I retired last night. Glad to hear it.

I am more of a Mears lass myself too, though I certainly WOULD kick either ofthem out my bed/hedge if they got near it. I like bookish boys myself. Grylls is just so achingly posh that I can't really stand him, yet every Saturday Dh and I end up tuning in to take the mick. Mature, huh?

I loooooooooooaaaaaaaathe BG with an absolute passion. I would love to see him in a really dnagerous survival situation involving blood-crazed tiger sharks and a sinking raft...