BOB47 Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 > DARWIN AWARDS FOR 2007 > Yes, it's again that magical time of the year when > the Darwin Awards are bestowed, honoring the > least-evolved among us. > And the glorious Winner for 2007 is: > > 1. When his 38-caliber revolver failed to fire at > his intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach , > California , would-be robber James Elliot did > something that can only inspire wonder. He peered > down the barrel and tried the trigger again. This > time it worked. > > And now, the Honorable Mentions: > 2. The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger > in a meat- cutting machine and submitted a claim to > his insurance company. The company expecting > negligence sent out one of its men to have a look > for himself. He tried the machine and he also lost a > finger. The chef's claim was approved. > > > 3. A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a sp > ace for his car during a blizzard in Chicago > returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken > the space. Understandably, he shot her. > > 4. After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a > Zimbabwean bus driver found that the 20 mental > patients he was supposed to be transporting from > Harare to Bulawayo had escaped. Not wanting to admit > his incompetence, the driver went to a nearby bus > stop and offered everyone waiting there a free ride. > He then delivered the passengers to the mental > hospital, telling the staff that the patients were > very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies. The > deception wasn't discovered for 3 days. > > 5. A Texas teenager was in the hospital recovering > from serious head woundsreceived from an oncoming > train. When asked how he received the injuries, the > lad told police that he was simply trying to see how > close he could get his head to a moving train before > he was hit. > > 6. A man walked into a Louisiana Circle-K, put a $20 > bill on the counter, and asked for change. When the > clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun > and asked for all the cash in the register, which > the clerk promptly provided. The man took the cash > from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill on the > counter. The total amount of cash he got from the > drawer: $15. > > 7. Seems an Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty > badly. He decided that he'd just throw a cinder > block through a liquor store window, grab some > booze, and run. So he lifted the cinder block and > heaved it over his head atthe window. The cinder > block bounced back and hit the would-be thief on > thehead, knocking him unconscious. The liquor store > window was made of Plexiglas. The whole event was > caught on video tape. > > 8. As a female shopper exited a New York convenience > store, a man grabbed her purse and ran. The clerk > called 911 immediately, and the woman was able to > give them a detailed description of the snatcher. > Within minutes, the police apprehended the snatcher. > They put him in the car and drove backto the store. > The thief was then taken out of the car and told to > stand there for a positive ID. To which he replied, > 'Yes, officer, that's her. That's the lady I stole > the purse from.' > > 9. The Ann Arbor Michigan News crime column reported > that a man walked intoa Burger King in Ypsilanti , > Michigan , at 5 a.m., flashed a gun, and demanded > cash. The clerk turned him down because he said he > couldn't open the cash register without a food > order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk > said they weren't available for breakfast. The man, > frustrated walked away. > > ******THE 5-STAR STUPIDITY AWARD WINNER***** > > 10. When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a > motor home parked on a Seattle street, he got much > more than he bargained for. Police arrived at the > scene to find a very sick man curled up next to a > motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman > said that the man admitted to trying tosteal > gasoline and plugged his siphon hose into the motor > home's sewage tank by mistake. The owner of the > vehicle declined to press charges, saying that it > was the best laugh he'd had in a very long time. > > In the interest of bettering human kind please share > these with your friends and family. Unless of course > one of the 10 winners by chance is a distant > relative or long lost friend. In that case be glad > they are distant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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