Darwin Awards |
Darwin Awards |
Jun 16, 2005 - 6:19 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 4, '03 From Kirkland, Washington Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
> > >THE 2004 DARWIN AWARDS
> > > > > >Yes, these are all true. They are finally out again. It's an annual > >honour given to the person who did the gene pool the biggest service by > >killing themselves in the most extraordinarily stupid way. Last year's > >winner was the fellow who was killed by a Coke machine which toppled over > >on top of him as he was attempting to tip a free soda out of it. > > > > > >And the nominees this year in reverse order are..... > > > > > >7. A young Canadian man, searching for a way of getting drunk cheaply, > >because he had no money with which to buy alcohol, mixed gasoline with > >milk. Not surprisingly, this concoction made him ill, and he vomited into > >the fireplace in his house. The resulting explosion and fire burned his > >house down, killing both him and his sister. > > > > > >6. A 34-year-old white male found dead in the basement of his home died > >of suffocation, according to police. He was aproximately 6' 2" tall and > >weighed 225 pounds. He was wearin g string, a pleated skirt, white bra, > black and > >white saddle shoes and a woman's wig. It appeared that he was trying to > >create a schoolgirl's uniform look. He was also wearing a military gas > >mask that had the filter canister removed and a rubber hose attached in > >its place. The other end was inserted into his rectum for reasons > >unknown, and was the cause of his suffocation. Police found the task of > >explaining the circumstances of his death to his family very awkward. > >(Damn it...I want pictures!!!) > > > > > >5. Three Brazilian men were flying in a light aircraft at low altitude > >when another plane approached. It appears that they decided to moon the > >occupants of the other plane, but lost control of their own aircraft and > >crashed. They were all found dead in the wreakage with their pants around > >their ankles. > > > > > >4. A 22-year-old, Glade Drive, Reston, VA, man was found dead after he > >tried to use octopus straps to bungee jump off a 70 foot railroad > >trestle. Fairfax County polic e said Eric Barcia, a fast-food worker, > >taped a bunch of these straps together, wrapped one end around one foot, > >anchored the other end to the trestle at Lake Accotink Park, jumped and > >hit the pavement. Warren Carmichael, a police spokesman, said > > >investigators think Barcia was alone because his car was found nearby. > >"The length of the cord that he assembled was greater than the distance > >between the trestle and the ground," Carmichael said. Police say the > >apparent cause of death was "Major trauma." > > > > > >3. A man in Alabama died from rattlesnake bites. It seems that he and a > >friend were playing a game of catch, using the rattlesnake as a ball. The > >friend, no doubt a future Darwin Awards candidate, was hospitalized. > > > > > >2. Employees in a medium-sized warehouse in west Texas noticed the > smell > >of a gas leak. Sensibly, management evacuated the building, > > >extinguishing all potential sources of ignition; lights, power, etc. > >After the building had been evacuated, two technicians from the gas > >company were dispatched. Upon entering the building, they found they had > >difficulty navigating in the dark. To their frustration, none of the > >lights worked. Witnesses later described the sight of one of the > > >technicians reaching into his pocket and retrieving an object that > >resembled a cigarette lighter. Upon operation of the lighter-like object, > >the gas in the warehouse exploded, sending pieces of it up to three miles > >away. Nothing was found of the technicians, but the lighter was virtually > >untouched by the explosion. The technician suspected of causing the blast > >had never been thought of as 'bright' by his peers. > > > > > >AND THE WINNER OF THE 2004 DARWIN AWARD SHOULD BE.... > > > > > >Based on a bet by the other members of his threesome, Everitt Sanchez > >tried to wash his own "balls" in a ball washer at the local golf course. > >Proving once again that beer and testosterone are a bad mix, Sanchez > >managed to straddle the b all washer and dangle his scrotum in the > >machine. Much to his dismay, one of his buddies upped the ante by > >spinning the crank on the machine with Sanchez's scrotum in place, thus > >wedging them solidly in the mechanism. Sanchez, who immediately passed > >his threshold of pain, collapsed and tumbled from his perch. > > >unfortunately for Sanchez, the height of the ball washer was more than > a > >foot higher off the ground than his testicles are in a normal stance, and > >the scrotum was the weakest link. Sanchez's scrotum was ripped open > >during the fall, and one testicle was plucked from him forever and > >remained in the washer, while the other testicle was compressed and > >flattened as it was pulled between the housing of the washer, and the > >rotating machinery inside. To add insult to injury, Sanchez broke a new > >$300 driver that he had just purchased from the pro shop, and was using > >to balance himself. Sanchez was rushed to the hospital for surgery, and > >the remaining threesome were asked to le ave the course. NOTE: This last > >one wouldn't normally count, because the idiot didn't die. But because he > >cannot reproduce as a result of his qualifying act of stupidity, we have > >allowed it. -------------------- Cruisin down the street in my Infiniti...always lookin for my next trip to Sin City
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Jun 16, 2005 - 7:28 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 4, '03 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
why are you posting something so old?? this came out in like january of 2k4
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Jun 16, 2005 - 8:03 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 10, '04 From Shoreline, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
Darwin Awards:
yep, some people just have no common sence. This post has been edited by creis: Jun 16, 2005 - 8:04 PM -------------------- |
Jun 16, 2005 - 8:07 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 4, '03 From Kirkland, Washington Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
ive never even heard of darwin awards
is this thing real?? people die these ways? i always thought a bad way to die would be giving road head and getting in a car accident and being decapitated..haha try having that one explained to ur parents -------------------- Cruisin down the street in my Infiniti...always lookin for my next trip to Sin City
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Jun 16, 2005 - 8:10 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 10, '04 From Shoreline, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
yeah the darwin awards are real, there is a website that has tons, most are pretty funny even though someone actualy died because of there stupidity.
http://www.darwinawards.com/ http://www.gophergas.com/funstuff/whatswrong.htm that has to be the stragest... not really funny. This post has been edited by creis: Jun 16, 2005 - 8:13 PM -------------------- |
Jun 16, 2005 - 9:26 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 30, '03 From O-town, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
the last one made me hurt real bad just thinking about it
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