For those of you not familiar with the Darwin awards, they are awarded annually for the most extreme acts of (occasionally terminal) reported stupidity – they are now in for 2008…
First Place – The 2008 Darwin Award Winner:
When his 38-calibre 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:
- The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat-cutting machine and, after a little hopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance company. The company, suspecting negligence, sent out one of its men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine out and lost a finger. The chef’s claim was approved.
- A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the space. Understandably, he shot her.
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You may want to let the originator of your ‘2008 Darwin Awards Top Ten List’ know that he/she (as well as anyone who passes it on) has also been nominated for ‘honorable mention’.
A brief visit to DarwinAwards.com has shown that most (if not all) of the alleged entries are either non-existent, unconfirmed, disqualified, or dated from the early 90’s.