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I'd Be a Kickass Castaway by Sean Ryan
"I know all sorts of survival stuff. Spear fishing, smoking meat, digging a tiger trap to catch a boar. I could probably make a fire with two sticks, but I don't even have to because I've got a magnifying glass in my Swiss Army Knife, so I can just focus the sun on some kindling. I could weave palm fronds into the roof for a hut, and make an axe from a sharp rock. I always wanted to live off the land, not worry about work or bills or anything. But chances were I would never be shipwrecked. So I had to put a hole in the sailboat. I didn't mean for it to be a big as it was, but I had to guarantee it would sink. Hey, I made sure you got in the lifeboat before I rowed away. I know you said you weren't interested in me, but we're literally going to have the desert island scenario, so maybe you'll change your mind. And don't worry about your family, I'm sure they made it to the other lifeboat." 

Copyright © 2006 Sean Ryan