Darwin Awards

[rgraham666]

Googled the site. Had to start browsing. Found this.

Man Drowns in Kitchen Sink
2004 Darwin Award Nominee
Confirmed True by Darwin

(26 May 2004, Wolfsberg, Austria) The manager of an apartment house was surprised to find the legs of a corpse sticking out an apartment window. Police entered the apartment and found the deceased man's head soaking in a sink full of hot water.
Apparently the out-of-work Austrian had returned home after a night of drinking and drugs. He decided to slip in through the kitchen window. The window was fixed at the base and tilted out, giving him just enough room to squeeze his head through as far as the sink before he got stuck. While flailing around trying to escape, he turned on the hot water tap.

Police were not sure why he had not turned off the water, pulled the plug, or--perhaps most important--entered through the front door, since they found the keys in his pants pocket.

 

[MagicaPractica]

My brother gave me a book of these once. They are funny, in a way, but I would find them far funnier if the person just suffered a bit and didn't actually die. *shrug* I'm a softy.

 

[SweetPrettyAss]

My brother gave me a book of these once. They are funny, in a way, but I would find them far funnier if the person just suffered a bit and didn't actually die. *shrug* I'm a softy.

But, if that was all that happened, they wouldn't be removing their genes from the world's gene pool. In other words, the examples of the least fit do not survive, to paraphrase Darwin, which is how the award gets its name.

 

[MagicaPractica]

But, if that was all that happened, they wouldn't be removing their genes from the world's gene pool. In other words, the examples of the least fit do not survive, to paraphrase Darwin, which is how the award gets its name.

Yes, I did understand the concept and I do know who Darwin was. Thanks for the explanation though. I just don't seem to be able to enjoy them as much as I would have thought I would.

 

[Roxanne Appleby]

But, if that was all that happened, they wouldn't be removing their genes from the world's gene pool. In other words, the examples of the least fit do not survive, to paraphrase Darwin, which is how the award gets its name.

Does the award include round-up and sterilization of any offspring?

 

[SweetPrettyAss]

Does the award include round-up and sterilization of any offspring?

I wouldn't think so. Just removing any more of the award winner's genes would have to be enough.

 

[MagicaPractica]

Does the award include round-up and sterilization of any offspring?

Ah, but then you get into nature versus nurture. Remove the bad influence and you might be able to bring up a decent human.

 

[Just-Legal]

There was the case of the gentleman who managed to remove his own balls in a rather... amusing... manner that qualified him for a Darwin, on the grounds that he could no longer procreate...