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[–] Anticorp 133 points 2 months ago (16 children)

$27,000 does not seem like enough money to endure 27 bee stings simultaneously.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago

Movie is from 1992, so it would be 60k today. Still not enough considering what famous movie actors make.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago

I'd do it every day this week

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

They signed him a blank cheque. I bet he was doing everything he could to get stung.

[–] cm0002 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Dude should have asked for at least 10k/sting could have walked out with a cool $270,000 instead

[–] Anticorp 11 points 2 months ago

For $270,000 I will let 27 American honeybees sting me. No Africanized bees allowed!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Dude I’d do this for 10% of that fee. Sure stings hurt, but not that much and it passes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That might depend on one's pain tolerance levels, idk.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

True.

I will say it’s not worse than a tattoo and I’ve paid money to sit there for 6 hours being tattoo’d.

Not saying I’m tough, as I’m pretty soft, more that often it’s the thought that is worse than the thing.

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[–] morphballganon 3 points 2 months ago

I think that's on top of the regular salary

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[–] ummthatguy 52 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Seems like they coulda used drones (not those drones, these drones) and no one would ever have known - and he wouldn't have been stung.

[–] sramder 20 points 2 months ago

IDK it kinda sounds like they just fired the animal handler and gave him their $27K.

Maybe it was over a few takes or something…

[–] ohwhatfollyisman 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

maybe he was still in character as Kurn and took the challenge as yet another pointless Klingon pain ritual.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

kurn was the best. his outing in deep space nine was a let down, i love kurn.

[–] Reddfugee42 9 points 2 months ago

They paid him "a one thousand dollars" for every sting? Pretty good deal.

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)
[–] rhandyrhoads 7 points 2 months ago

Have you ever put a large amount of bees in your mouth? I haven't personally, but I can't imagine the bees wouldn't take too kindly to it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

To earn him $1000, of course.

[–] Mango 3 points 2 months ago

Jealousy over screen time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

He gave them a cut of the money.

[–] ettyblatant 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Because it was in their nature :(

[–] pyre 3 points 2 months ago

when reached for comment, one source close to one of the bees said "you knew he was a bee when you put him in your mouth". they asked to remain anonymous in this grieving time.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Thcdenton 6 points 2 months ago

Holy shit is that Pure Luck? Haven't seen that shit in 30+ years

[–] Bloodyhog 5 points 2 months ago

Got stung by about 20 bees once (amateur beekeeping incident, taught us to wear proper clothing). Had a fever for a couple days after and did not enjoy it a single bit. $20k though...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Poor bees which were lost during this kind of activity.

[–] CitizenKong 3 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] superterran 2 points 2 months ago

Beesszzzzzzzzzzzzz!

[–] frigidaphelion 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That is pretty interesting. If only the movie wasn't so terrible 😔

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago

What!? Kid me really liked it. I thought Great Value Sharon Stone did a good job too.

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