bosco Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Darwin awards 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 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 't discovered for 3 days. 5. A Texas 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. 7. Seems an Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that he 'd just throw a cinderblock through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run. So he lifted the cinderblock and heaved it over his head at the window. The cinderblock 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 Michigan 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. ******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 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 had in a very long time. bosco Stay Stock Stay Happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTWILLY Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Glorious stupidity that you have to love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 My fave of all time was the drunken golfer who, on a dare, tried to put his own testicles in a ball-washer and slipped and ripped his scrotum right off his body. I think it was an Honorable Mention as he didn't actually die from his injuries... even though he probably wished he had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTWILLY Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 ^ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc0032 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 3. 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. I dont see why this got a nomination. Further more I don't see the problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDW25gt Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Look for more and more, as the stupid people are reproducing fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subieboyLGT05 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 LOL those are funny some are sad though...how r u gonna shoot some1 over a spot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexylegacy Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 You sure some of those aren't just random Bosco? Because some of those have nothing to do with almost dying. But they are really funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosco Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 You sure some of those aren't just random Bosco? Because some of those have nothing to do with almost dying. But they are really funny. you don't have to die to be funny, i mean look at you. bosco j/k Stay Stock Stay Happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexylegacy Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Touche' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTlegacy06 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I dont see why this got a nomination. Further more I don't see the problem +1, This is an example of some stupid **** trying to get a free spot without thinking ahead, the man had every right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 im bumping this old thread. http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/02/us/man-selfie-shooting/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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