Darwin 2006

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Darwin 2006

Postby expat » Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:29 am

Yes, it's that magical time of the year again when the Darwin Awards are
bestowed, honouring the least evolved among us. Here then, are the glorious
winners:

1. When his 38-caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim
during a hold-up in Long each, 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 honourable mentions:

2. The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat-cutting
machine and, after a little shopping around, 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 shovelled 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.

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. An American teenager was in the hospital recovering from serious head
wounds received 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.
(If someone points a gun at you and gives you money, is a crime committed?)


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
at the window. The cinder block bounced back and hit the would-be thief on
the head, knocking him unconscious. The liquor store window was made of
Plexiglas. The whole event was caught on videotape.

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 back to
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 News crime column reported that a man walked into a 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.




***A 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 to
steal 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 ever had.


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Re: Darwin 2006

Postby BFMF » Thu Jan 25, 2007 6:31 am

Don't be fooled into thinking that those are the latest 2006 darwin awards. Those have been around for quite some time ;)

....It's still funny though ;D
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Re: Darwin 2006

Postby Woodlouse2002 » Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:32 am

Don't be fooled into thinking that those are the latest 2006 darwin awards. Those have been around for quite some time ;)

....It's still funny though ;D

Just what I was going to say. Some of these are ancient and I doubt most would qualify for even a Darwin honourable mention.
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Re: Darwin 2006

Postby Romulus111VADT » Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:56 am

Heck good ole "Paul Harvey" had a real good one. Seems a convenience store clerk called to report an attempted robbery and the dispatcher had to calm the clerk down to get the statement. Seems the clerk was laughing so hard that she could barely speak. The investigating officers took her statement and watched a video surveillance tape of the assailant entering the store. He promptly pulled his gun and shoved it into the clerks face and demanded all the money in the register. About the time he finished his remarks, the barrel of the gun fell off, hit the counter and fell behind the counter between her feet. She started laughing and the guy was so embarrassed that he just said, "Forget It" and walked out of the store.

They just had on the local radio about a convenience store robbery where the robber got the cash he wanted fairly easily. But he decided he wanted a bottle of wine that was displayed on the counter. He told the clerk to put the bottle in the bag with the money. She refused saying that she couldn't sell it to anyone under 21 and with his mask on she couldn't tell how old he was. So he got frustrated and removed his mask and displayed a perfect pose for the cameras. He said, "ok, you satisfied"? She said he looked to young and said she'd need to see an ID. The robber was now frustrated and mad. He sticks his gun under his arm and pulls out his wallet and promptly displays his drivers license. Now he says, "I hope you satisfied now"! and she says, "Yes sir, your old enough".....lmao....what an idiot the robber was and the clerk was brilliant!
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Re: Darwin 2006

Postby Theis » Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:01 am

Heck good ole "Paul Harvey" had a real good one. Seems a convenience store clerk called to report an attempted robbery and the dispatcher had to calm the clerk down to get the statement. Seems the clerk was laughing so hard that she could barely speak. The investigating officers took her statement and watched a video surveillance tape of the assailant entering the store. He promptly pulled his gun and shoved it into the clerks face and demanded all the money in the register. About the time he finished his remarks, the barrel of the gun fell off, hit the counter and fell behind the counter between her feet. She started laughing and the guy was so embarrassed that he just said, "Forget It" and walked out of the store.

They just had on the local radio about a convenience store robbery where the robber got the cash he wanted fairly easily. But he decided he wanted a bottle of wine that was displayed on the counter. He told the clerk to put the bottle in the bag with the money. She refused saying that she couldn't sell it to anyone under 21 and with his mask on she couldn't tell how old he was. So he got frustrated and removed his mask and displayed a perfect pose for the cameras. He said, "ok, you satisfied"? She said he looked to young and said she'd need to see an ID. The robber was now frustrated and mad. He sticks his gun under his arm and pulls out his wallet and promptly displays his drivers license. Now he says, "I hope you satisfied now"! and she says, "Yes sir, your old enough".....lmao....what an idiot the robber was and the clerk was brilliant!

HAHAHAHA!!!! ;D ;D ;D
How stupid can you be?? ;D
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Re: Darwin 2006

Postby Jared » Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:26 am

Heck good ole "Paul Harvey" had a real good one. Seems a convenience store clerk called to report an attempted robbery and the dispatcher had to calm the clerk down to get the statement. Seems the clerk was laughing so hard that she could barely speak. The investigating officers took her statement and watched a video surveillance tape of the assailant entering the store. He promptly pulled his gun and shoved it into the clerks face and demanded all the money in the register. About the time he finished his remarks, the barrel of the gun fell off, hit the counter and fell behind the counter between her feet. She started laughing and the guy was so embarrassed that he just said, "Forget It" and walked out of the store.

They just had on the local radio about a convenience store robbery where the robber got the cash he wanted fairly easily. But he decided he wanted a bottle of wine that was displayed on the counter. He told the clerk to put the bottle in the bag with the money. She refused saying that she couldn't sell it to anyone under 21 and with his mask on she couldn't tell how old he was. So he got frustrated and removed his mask and displayed a perfect pose for the cameras. He said, "ok, you satisfied"? She said he looked to young and said she'd need to see an ID. The robber was now frustrated and mad. He sticks his gun under his arm and pulls out his wallet and promptly displays his drivers license. Now he says, "I hope you satisfied now"! and she says, "Yes sir, your old enough".....lmao....what an idiot the robber was and the clerk was brilliant!

HAHAHAHA!!!! ;D ;D ;D
How stupid can you be?? ;D


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Re: Darwin 2006

Postby AlphaBravo » Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:11 pm

LOL

Ive got a link to number 7... but not allowed to post it....  >:(



p.s just search "dumb robbers" on y******... its the top one..  ;)  
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Re: Darwin 2006

Postby beaky » Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:49 pm

LOL

Ive got a link to number 7... but not allowed to post it....  >:(



p.s just search "dumb robbers" on y******... its the top one..  ;)  


MY HERO!! Please PM me with that link: my first thought on reading that was"Where oh where can I find that video?"

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Re: Darwin 2006

Postby Woodlouse2002 » Fri Jan 26, 2007 11:44 am

[quote][quote]LOL

Ive got a link to number 7... but not allowed to post it....
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Re: Darwin 2006

Postby Al_Fallujah » Tue Jan 30, 2007 12:57 pm

Funny, but most of those are simply dumb people being dumb, not Darwin Award Events at all.
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Re: Darwin 2006

Postby Katahu » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:00 pm

You do realise that to win a Darwin award you need to actually die in the process, right? ;D
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Re: Darwin 2006

Postby PlutonianEmpire » Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:08 am

You do realise that to win a Darwin award you need to actually die in the process, right? ;D

Just what I was about to say. :D
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Re: Darwin 2006

Postby H » Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:01 am

You do realise that to win a Darwin award you need to actually die in the process, right? ;D
It became obvious that I'd been quite mistaken when I thought it meant someone who'd successfully evolved.
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