He was born in 1899. So he would be 39 in this pic. Seems reasonable.
healthyaddy on
the man wrote some of the most restrained prose in literary history and spent his free time shooting sharks with a tommy gun, the contrast never gets old
SexyHalo_ on
When your protagonist needs a little extra intimidation on the page.
Mysterious-Unit-7757 on
“Papa, is Eddie a rummy?”
“You saw him shoot that didnt you?”
-ISLANDS IN THE STREAM
Unfair_Special_8017 on
Man was nuts but could write a good book.
brotherfrancisofutah on
This guy was the first modern poser.
Effehezepe on
*The Old Man and the Sea* would be a significantly different tale if Santiago had access to a submachine gun.
AlternativGirll on
We used to be a proper country
Bludiamond56 on
The guy who took the picture….is no longer with us
AppendixN on
What a dick.
hybridaaroncarroll on
“Oh, father – you’re so much more fun after your third daiquiri!”
Advanced-Level-5686 on
That’s badass
skag_boy87 on
He would later on go to use a different, though no less powerful, type of gun as a life repellent.
oO_Moloch_Oo on
Always treat a gun as if it’s loaded, therefore never aim it at anyone.
ripyourlungsdave on
Dude was like a prototype for Hunter S Thompson.
We somehow weren’t ready for either of them.
AcePilotFighter on
Alcoholism
Yell-Oh-Fleur on
Pointed a gun at the photographer. Loaded or not, that’s a dick action.
Thomas-Sev on
The guy’s exploit before, during, and after the Battle of Normandy and up to the Liberation of Paris could be made into a TV movie or something.
He was within sight of Omaha beach while wearing a large head bandage, he demanded to go ashore after seeing “waves of GIs fallen dead” but was denied since he was deemed precious cargo.
After Operation Cobra he commandeered a car and formed a small **armed** militia that, allegedly, became the first Fr*nch unit into Paris. After Paris he arrived at the Hürtgen forest to report on the slaughter there; and finally had he not been ordered to stay in bed because of pneumonia Hemingway would have inserted himself into the Battle of the Bulge.
The manliest man to ever man.
dj_blueshift on
You’re gonna need a bigger boat.
ProtonPizza on
I didn’t know Hemingway was such a beefcake. He looks exactly like a gym bro you’d see today, beard, haircut and all.
ytygytyg on
He lived an amazing yet turbulent life. As for his literary talent, there is an anecdotal story. He went through the grim war and wrote ’For Whom The Bell Tolls’. And did not get the Nobel prize in Literature for this impressive work. He was infuriated and wrote a simple short story ‘The Old Man and The Sea’. However, it turned out so powerful and raw, that he got the Nobel prize for exactly this short story.
ibonkedurmom on
Visited his home in Oak Park while in Chicago a few years back. Nice house. Lots of mental health issues in that family. His dad and two siblings committed suicide as did granddaughter Margeaux Hemingway.
JimHeckdiver on
What an absolutely singular talent. I know he could be a dick and had many flaws, but it’s hard not to admire him or be a tiny bit jealous of the life he lived.
saidyourmomBooom on
I believe you but my Tommy gun don’t
blastman8888 on
My grandfather loved fishing we lived off Southern Califorina coast. He would tell me how great the fishing was in the 1930’s. He was born in 1910 we did lot of fishing in the 1980’s and 90’s. 1930s you could catch 300 lbs black sea bass off piers. They would take row boats just outside the marina catch fish almost every cast.
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So was a shark taking that first picture?
So the shark was the CIA. Got it.
He was born in 1899. So he would be 39 in this pic. Seems reasonable.
the man wrote some of the most restrained prose in literary history and spent his free time shooting sharks with a tommy gun, the contrast never gets old
When your protagonist needs a little extra intimidation on the page.
“Papa, is Eddie a rummy?”
“You saw him shoot that didnt you?”
-ISLANDS IN THE STREAM
Man was nuts but could write a good book.
This guy was the first modern poser.
*The Old Man and the Sea* would be a significantly different tale if Santiago had access to a submachine gun.
We used to be a proper country
The guy who took the picture….is no longer with us
What a dick.
“Oh, father – you’re so much more fun after your third daiquiri!”
That’s badass
He would later on go to use a different, though no less powerful, type of gun as a life repellent.
Always treat a gun as if it’s loaded, therefore never aim it at anyone.
Dude was like a prototype for Hunter S Thompson.
We somehow weren’t ready for either of them.
Alcoholism
Pointed a gun at the photographer. Loaded or not, that’s a dick action.
The guy’s exploit before, during, and after the Battle of Normandy and up to the Liberation of Paris could be made into a TV movie or something.
He was within sight of Omaha beach while wearing a large head bandage, he demanded to go ashore after seeing “waves of GIs fallen dead” but was denied since he was deemed precious cargo.
After Operation Cobra he commandeered a car and formed a small **armed** militia that, allegedly, became the first Fr*nch unit into Paris. After Paris he arrived at the Hürtgen forest to report on the slaughter there; and finally had he not been ordered to stay in bed because of pneumonia Hemingway would have inserted himself into the Battle of the Bulge.
The manliest man to ever man.
You’re gonna need a bigger boat.
I didn’t know Hemingway was such a beefcake. He looks exactly like a gym bro you’d see today, beard, haircut and all.
He lived an amazing yet turbulent life. As for his literary talent, there is an anecdotal story. He went through the grim war and wrote ’For Whom The Bell Tolls’. And did not get the Nobel prize in Literature for this impressive work. He was infuriated and wrote a simple short story ‘The Old Man and The Sea’. However, it turned out so powerful and raw, that he got the Nobel prize for exactly this short story.
Visited his home in Oak Park while in Chicago a few years back. Nice house. Lots of mental health issues in that family. His dad and two siblings committed suicide as did granddaughter Margeaux Hemingway.
What an absolutely singular talent. I know he could be a dick and had many flaws, but it’s hard not to admire him or be a tiny bit jealous of the life he lived.
I believe you but my Tommy gun don’t
My grandfather loved fishing we lived off Southern Califorina coast. He would tell me how great the fishing was in the 1930’s. He was born in 1910 we did lot of fishing in the 1980’s and 90’s. 1930s you could catch 300 lbs black sea bass off piers. They would take row boats just outside the marina catch fish almost every cast.