Does this qualify for a Darwin Award?

[rgraham666]

Too silly.

I think it does.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

Only if the person who died was responsible for the event.

In which case, I would agree with you

 

[3113]

Three-goat is right. To qualify, the person has to have killed themselves. Thus, removing them from the gene pool.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

ThRee-goat

There's no R in my name...

 

[3113]

There's no R in my name...

Apologies. Blame the whole-language theory of teaching reading to kids. Can't spell, can't pronounce words right...and I often mistake a "thee" for a "three."

 

[TheeGoatPig]

Apologies. Blame the whole-language theory of teaching reading to kids. Can't spell, can't pronounce words right...and I often mistake a "thee" for a "three."

I'm amazed at how many people make that mistake (about every month or so). It gets to the point that I have thought about changing my name to "There is no R in My Name", but unfortunately there are two Rs in that name...

 

[angela146]

Three-goat is right. To qualify, the person has to have killed themselves. Thus, removing them from the gene pool.

*and* he would have to do so before reproducing. So, if he has any children out there, that's also a no-go.

 

[3113]

I'm amazed at how many people make that mistake (about every month or so). It gets to the point that I have thought about changing my name to "There is no R in My Name", but unfortunately there are two Rs in that name...

I'll tell you right now that I'm probably going to keep on making that mistake. There are some lessons that don't penetrate.

Why don't you just pretend that we "r" folk have a strange accent?

 

[rgraham666]

*and* he would have to do so before reproducing. So, if he has any children out there, that's also a no-go.

We can only pray.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

I'll tell you right now that I'm probably going to keep on making that mistake. There are some lessons that don't penetrate.

Why don't you just pretend that we "r" folk have a strange accent?

It's possible that you made it before. I'm not 100% on this, but I think I have already corrected you on that

 

[Dr_Strabismus]

I read it as The Ego At Pig

 

[TheeGoatPig]

I read it as The Ego At Pig

That's just nutty, I like it

 

[slyc_willie]

Back on topic . . .

The news story in question reminds me of when I was an editor for my college newspaper (a VERY long time ago, it seems) and we would get the AP/UPI news snippets sent to us daily. Some of the most memorable:

A man who robbed a gas station was picked up at home within hours of his crime, having been positively identified by the store clerk, even though the criminal wore a motorcycle helmet with the visor down. Why? The helmet had the name 'Ray Jones' written upon it in large white letters.

A man was arrested at the hospital after stealing two live lobsters from a seafood restaurant. The lobsters, without bands around their claws, had performed an 'incidental vasectomy.' Now that really deserves a Darwin award! Thank you, lobsters!

And, my favorite, which happened right here at home . . . .

A man bled to death after shooting himself in the leg at an outdoor firing range. According to witnesses, he was a para-military 'expert' who was showing off a quick-draw move by placing his loaded and cocked pistol in the front of his jeans, then drawing it out. Apparently, his finger got a little too itchy. The bullet tore through both his penis and femoral artery.

There were dozens of them, but I can't recall them all.

 

[rgraham666]

Once again I wonder, "Why did we name our species Homo Sapiens anyway?"

 

[Huckleman2000]

*and* he would have to do so before reproducing. So, if he has any children out there, that's also a no-go.

Maybe an exception could be made on the basis of group behavior, like lemmings?

 

[Stella_Omega]

Once again I wonder, "Why did we name our species Homo Sapiens anyway?"

All this sentience can't be good for us...

 

[JRaven]

Not to mention, it was a hell of a waste of beer!
Empties, folks! You only put empties in the fire!
(and opened)

 

[TheeGoatPig]

Not to mention, it was a hell of a waste of beer!
Empties, folks! You only put empties in the fire!
(and opened)

I think the pressure of air in a quarter keg would be enough to explode it like that, especiually with the fumes from the beer still in there after being emptied.

 

[Guest]

Exploding kegs is the second biggest cause of death in my family.

Usually, its the exploding stills that get us.

Average age of death is 19, but by then, we usually have father or mothers six or seven kids.

Ted "Hillbilly" Bare

 

[playwithlezli]

Exploding kegs is the second biggest cause of death in my family.

Usually, its the exploding stills that get us.

Average age of death is 19, but by then, we usually have father or mothers six or seven kids.

Ted "Hillbilly" Bare

So, if you come back in another life, does that mean you get re-intarnated?

 

[Guest]

So, if you come back in another life, does that mean you get re-intarnated?

<groan>
Very punny.

 

[playwithlezli]

<groan>
Very punny.

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