Rock on, Sir! Great story.

is this like the 4th or 5th greenlit headline in as many days about this dude?

One can only be impressed. Amazing.

Barnacles!: is this like the 4th or 5th greenlit headline in as many days about this dude?

I think this is the 3rd, IIRC

That seem like a very long time for a marathon. Did he get the last place in the race?

Disabled veteran, told he would never walk again, gets in car after finishing London Marathon in 13 days.

Disabled veteran, told he would never walk again, takes a dump after finishing London Marathon in 13 days.

Disabled veteran, told he would never walk again, watches Dollhouse after finishing London Marathon in 13 days.

At least they didn't dogpile him after he crossed the line.

Welcome to Thursday, submitter.

/Still cool as hell, though.

/impressed

Good job, dude.

You raised $1.5 million while managing to cause $7.8 million in economic damage.

This is a very cool story. I actually have a little something in my eye after reading this.



I would also like to hold this up as an example of why war sucks.



Cheers!
-g-

If only the rulers wouldn't send people to be horribly injured and killed in these needless (for us regular people) wars in the first place.

mythias2600: Barnacles!: is this like the 4th or 5th greenlit headline in as many days about this dude?

I think this is the 3rd, IIRC

Well, then only 10 more left... one greenlight for every day this guy spent.

Man.

This guy keeps running marathons, you'd think he'd improve his time.

I played Red Alert, and then I walked to 7-Eleven. Can I have a hero tag too?

Wow a Major? You don't hear about anyone with that much rank getting farked up very often.

Not impressed

/Hot as the fires of hell I'll burn in

hero tag was worthy the first time...

thisisarepeat: Wow a Major? You don't hear about anyone with that much rank getting farked up very often.

He wasn't injured in a firefight... he was minding his own business in his base...

buk110: Not impressed

/Hot as the fires of hell I'll burn in

Wow. Awesome photo. I am mesmerized by his facial expression. Setting as desktop, will last at least a day. Thanks.

Lance Armstrong would be proud.

gund: thisisarepeat: Wow a Major? You don't hear about anyone with that much rank getting farked up very often.

He wasn't injured in a firefight... he was minding his own business in his base...

So you're saying someone was in their base, farking with their majors?

CygnusDarius: Lance Armstrong would be proud.

Why? Is he missing a testicle too? Or is he on steroids???

Disabled veteran, told he would never walk again, finally finishes London Marathon in 13 days. Hero tag continues to trump stump Followup tag

FTFY

/There, fixed that.

Just how the hell is he going to climb El Capitan when he's dragging those big brass balls around?

Would love to be there to salute him.

boobsrgood: "Wow. Awesome photo. I am mesmerized by his facial expression. Setting as desktop, will last at least a day. Thanks."

Think that's cool? Check out the Power Knee and the I-Limb. Neither are prototypes, but rather complete commercial products already on the market and in use by a few hundred people.

Why the fark is it that after someone gets handicapped they feel the need to do all these life-affirming events that involve movement?

Having bionics is better than natural human movement. Oscar Pisctorius is banned from competing in the Olympics (new window) with able-bodied athletes after doctors videotaped his running in slow motion and studied it. They found he used 25% less energy than human legs while using his curved metal legs.

Granted, i didn't RTFA and its probably a spinal wound instead of a double amputation.

Bring on the Singularity, I say.

Welp... I've been sitting on my couch watching a hell of a lot of hockey and drinking beer.

I'm proud of what I accomplished this week

I don't think you have to be able to walk to finish in 13 days seems you could just as easily crawl it in that time. I'd call that a fail

I was able to barrel roll through the marathon in 64 hours.

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bobbette: Welp... I've been sitting on my couch watching a hell of a lot of hockey and drinking beer.

I'm proud of what I accomplished this week

That is very good. We should all be happy about the good things of this week. I am happy for writing one paper and studying for test. I am proud of you. I think other people will also be proud of you. What did all of you do this week that we should be proud of? Please share with me and with bobette and with the others.

Homero_G: Welcome Welcome Welcome Welcome Welcome to to to to to Fark Fark Fark Fark Fark.....

/jumped the shark a ways back :(
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Hello. I think you have a keyboard problem. Thank you.

chitownmike, its the double crutch shuffle at a rate of 2 mi/day, but since that term is kind of a farked up thing to put in a headline, they used "walking".

CnFlght: Why the fark is it that after someone gets handicapped they feel the need to do all these life-affirming events that involve movement?

I dunno some evolutionary trade off maybe, probably the same reason we have greeting cards and "chicken soup for the soul"

meow said the dog: bobbette: Welp... I've been sitting on my couch watching a hell of a lot of hockey and drinking beer.

I'm proud of what I accomplished this week

That is very good. We should all be happy about the good things of this week. I am happy for writing one paper and studying for test. I am proud of you. I think other people will also be proud of you. What did all of you do this week that we should be proud of? Please share with me and with bobette and with the others.

You can be as sarcastic as you want but this guy's accomplishment tool almost two weeks

thisisarepeat: chitownmike, its the double crutch shuffle at a rate of 2 mi/day, but since that term is kind of a farked up thing to put in a headline, they used "walking".

CnFlght: Why the fark is it that after someone gets handicapped they feel the need to do all these life-affirming events that involve movement?

I dunno some evolutionary trade off maybe, probably the same reason we have greeting cards and "chicken soup for the soul"

This last week on NPR they have been running a series in the evening about the China earthquake last year. They had one girl on who lost both her legs: she said when she grew up she wanted to be an engineer or a computer software designer because they don't need legs and sit in front of a computer all day.

I was like d'oh, she's right.

chitownmike: You can be as sarcastic as you want but this guy's accomplishment tool almost two weeks

Yes, he is the role model you are very right. Thank you for telling me it was two weeks and for the correction. In two weeks I am happy for writing one paper and studying for a test and for helping my roommate with a project. This runner is the inspiration to me for my next week.

Now it is your turn Mr. chitownmike to tell what you did and we can be proud for you.

thisisarepeat: chitownmike, its the double crutch shuffle at a rate of 2 mi/day, but since that term is kind of a farked up thing to put in a headline, they used "walking".

CnFlght: Why the fark is it that after someone gets handicapped they feel the need to do all these life-affirming events that involve movement?

I dunno some evolutionary trade off maybe, probably the same reason we have greeting cards and "chicken soup for the soul"

Ive been on crutches an had to do more than two miles a day, with stairs, to get to work and back. Cry me a farking river

Good man.

As if it didnt suck enough to be a chick in China. Rotsa ruck marrying that one off.

meow said the dog: chitownmike: You can be as sarcastic as you want but this guy's accomplishment tool almost two weeks

Yes, he is the role model you are very right. Thank you for telling me it was two weeks and for the correction. In two weeks I am happy for writing one paper and studying for a test and for helping my roommate with a project. This runner is the inspiration to me for my next week.

Now it is your turn Mr. chitownmike to tell what you did and we can be proud for you.

I'm not attention whoring for anyone to be proud of me and don't care if anyone is, this guy is

Thirteen days...this mother farker is slow.

Disabled veteran, told he would never walk again, makes it to the front page on Fark 13 days after he first appeared there.

Chitownmike
you're a good and proper tool. That is all.

rcain: mythias2600: Barnacles!: is this like the 4th or 5th greenlit headline in as many days about this dude?

I think this is the 3rd, IIRC

Well, then only 10 more left... one greenlight for every day this guy spent.

You are on to something there! EVERYONE! Flood the mods with stories about this guy for the next ten days! We can do it!

Bio-nic: Chitownmike
you're a good and proper tool. That is all.

Not trolling I'm just an insensitive asshole. That is all.

Shine on, you crazy diamond.