New Career

[DracoDei]

Stuntman it is... at least as a first job that pays worth mentioning. Ironic that this was probably the LEAST intentional of all the messes that Nip ever got himself into. A split second lapse of judgement that anyone could make(turning the handle too hard) rather than an hour of intensive preparation with the end result being serious injury. OTOH he probably should have let go of the grill after it took off. But not to do so DOES clearly demonstrate the INSTINCTS of a stuntman. To survive demonstrates the REFLEXES of a Stuntman(plus toon constitution of course)... Now all he needs is a bachalors or maybe even masters degree mechanical engineering and he could do the PREPARATION and FORETHOUGHT of a stuntman... OH wait... this is NIP we are talking about... forethought... he is only recently able to display the trait for a breif amount of time. To do it on a regular basis... well I guess love does do strange things to people. Besides this being toon careful prep is not required as much as it would be in the real world, witness Nip's survival to the ripe old age of 17(or whatever he is).


Michael P. Scott Bach. Sci. Mech. Eng.

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[Andrick]

Actually, not letting go is an instinct. The easiest way to catch a babboon is to arouse its curiosity. Grab up an object and hold it tightly to your chest so that nobody can see the item but plainly in view of the babboon. Then walk over to a tree with a very small hole in it and 'secret' the item away in there. The babboon will walk over to the tree, after you leave, and try to get the item out. The hole should be just big enough for its hand to fit in empty but not when closed around the item. At that point you can stand up, walk over and capture the babboon. It'll be so panicked that it won't think to open its hand to be able to run away. Only after its caught will it let go of the object, thus releasing it from the tree. That same instinct, to grip something tighter when frightened, still exists among humans.

[Fluffball]

"Nip may be going into racing or mabie being a stuntman, that's up Nips alley. Tho I don't think that the backwoods has many applications for a stuntman. If nip needs a job he could work where I work at.. A plumbing, heating, and H.V.A/C company, that'lll get him motivated ^ ~."
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Don't I know how to call it or what? Nip's mind and mines must think alike ^ ~

[WolfFur]

If Nip thinks he's died... and has landed in front of a movie director....

What in the world makes him think he's in HEAVEN?

[Jamestox]

Actually there is a real-life example of backwood-to-Hollywood stunt man, and I made his acquaintance in high school: Jerry Rushing, from Monroe, NC. After he and his brother were released from jail for running 'shine, Jerry wrote a screenplay based on his life called "Moon-Runners". He later sued CBS (and won) when a TV series went on the air loosely based on his screenplay (and not coincidently, his life). The TV series? Dukes Of Hazzard. He later went to Hollywood, where he learned the stunt trade and did bit parts. I remember seeing him in a Jodie Foster film called "Carney" as a credited bit player.

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[Michael Ezaiany]

Hidden chances for succes are everywhere around. They're just sometimes hard to find.

[Andrick]

WolfFur wrote:
If Nip thinks he's died... and has landed in front of a movie director.... What in the world makes him think he's in HEAVEN?

Youthful optimism? Forlorn hope? A desperate plea that he is not in Hell? Besides, the $500 can go a long way.

[David Adrian]

Maybe it's not stuntman...

Maybe it's negotiator...

[Andrick]

Considering what Nip actually has spent most of his life doing to entertain himself, why not pyrotechnic effects?