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Posted by Satipo from webcache24b.cache.pol.co.uk on February 22, 1999 at 12:28:13:

In Reply to: Re: Reluctantly daring, not frivolously foolhardy. posted by graml on February 22, 1999 at 11:55:04:

: : : : he is not one to take risk just to do it. i dont think he would just
: : : bunjie jump for the hell of it, but to obtain an artifact of save the girl he would
: : : not think twice.

: :
: : Yes, I agree. Indiana Jones is not the Pepsi-Max drinking, thrill-seeking, surfer-dude type. He is a normal guy who gets into abnormal situations through his relentless pursuit of rare artifacts. Whenever he engages in something dangerous, there is often an air of reluctance about him as well as determination. He has the devil's luck, but he won't put it to the test unless he really has to; which, unfortunately for him, is most of the time. No offence to Tessa, but I think that, rather than partake in so called 'Dangerous Sports', he would view them as unnecessary risk taking activities in forced and unrealistic contexts.

: : Adios,

: : Satipo

: Hey. Indy a "role model" for archaeologists? By God, the things he did in the Well
: of Souls could get him arrested. Indy was a great adventurer, but he was a sub-par
: archaeologist at best. The novels, I think, did a good job of making
: him seem more professional as a digger. Especially the MacGregor novels.
: Just my two cents.
: -graml

Just in case there is any misunderstanding, it was Tessa, not I, who described Indy as a role model for archaeologists.

Adios,

Satipo

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: : : : : he is not one to take risk just to do it.  i dont think he would just
: : : : bunjie jump for the hell of it, but to obtain an artifact of save the girl he would
: : : : not think twice.

: : : 
: : : Yes, I agree. Indiana Jones is not the Pepsi-Max drinking, thrill-seeking, surfer-dude type. He is a normal guy who gets into abnormal situations through his relentless pursuit of rare artifacts. Whenever he engages in something dangerous, there is often an air of reluctance about him as well as determination. He has the devil's luck, but he won't put it to the test unless he really has to; which, unfortunately for him, is most of the time. No offence to Tessa, but I think that, rather than partake in so called 'Dangerous Sports', he would view them as unnecessary risk taking activities in forced and unrealistic contexts.

: : : Adios,

: : : Satipo

: : Hey.  Indy a "role model" for archaeologists?  By God, the things he did in the Well
: : of Souls could get him arrested.  Indy was a great adventurer, but he was a sub-par
: : archaeologist at best.  The novels, I think, did a good job of making
: : him seem more professional as a digger.  Especially the MacGregor novels.
: : Just my two cents.
: : -graml

: 
: Just in case there is any misunderstanding, it was Tessa, not I, who described Indy as a role model for archaeologists.

: Adios,

: Satipo

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