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[Stormy]

Without further ado here are the 2008 Darwin awards.

Eighth Place - In Detroit , a 41-year-old man got stuck and drowned in two feet of water after squeezing head first through an 18-inch-wide sewer grate to retrieve his carkeys.

Seventh Place - A 49-year-old San Francisco stockbroker, who 'totally zoned when he ran,'accidentally jogged off a 100-foot high cliff on his daily run.

Sixth Place - While at the beach, Daniel Jones, 21, dug an 8 foot hole for protection from the wind and had been sitting in a beach chair at the bottom when it collapsed, burying him beneath 5 feet of sand. People on the beach used their hands and shovels trying to get him out but could not reach him. It took rescue workers using heavy equipment almost an hour to free him. Jones was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Fifth Place - Santiago Alvarado , 24, was killed as he fell through the ceiling of a bicycleshop he was burglarizing. Death was caused when the long flashlight he had placed in his mouth to keep his hands free rammed into the base of his skull as he hit the floor.

Fourth Place - Sylvester Briddell , Jr., 26, was killed as he won a bet with friends who said he would not put a revolver loaded with four bullets into his mouth and pull the trigger.

Third Place - After stepping around a marked police patrol car parked at the front door, a man walked into H&J Leather & Firearms intent on robbing the store. The shop wasfull of customers and a uniformed officer was standing at the counter. Upon seeing the officer, the would-be robber announced a hold-up, and fired a few wild shots from a target pistol. The officer and a clerk promptly returned fire, and several customers also drew their guns and fired. The robber was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. Crime scene investigators located 47 expended cartridge cases in the shop. The subsequent autopsy revealed 23 gunshot wounds. Ballistics identified rounds from 7 different weapons. No one else was hurt.

HONORABLE MENTION - Paul Stiller, 47, and his wife Bonnie were bored just driving around at 2 A.M so they lit a quarter stick of dynamite to toss out the window to see what would happen. Apparently they failed to notice the window was closed.

RUNNER UP - Kerry Bingham had been drinking with several friends when one of them said they knew a person who had bungee-jumped from a local bridge in the middle of traffic. The conversation grew more heated and at least 10 men trooped along the walkway of the bridge at 4:30 AM . Upon arrival at the midpoint of the bridge they discovered that no one had brought a bungee rope. Bingham, who had continued drinking, volunteered and pointed out that a coil of lineman's cable, lay near by. They secured one end around Bingham 's leg and then tied the other to the bridge. His fall lasted 40 feet before the cable tightened and tore his foot off at the ankle. He miraculously survived his fall into the icy water and was rescued by two nearby fishermen. Bingham 's foot was never located.

AND THE WINNER IS...Zookeeper Friedrich Riesfeldt ( Paderborn , Germany ) fed his constipated elephant 22 doses of animal laxative and more than a bushel of berries, figs and prunes before the plugged-up pachyderm finally got relief. Investigators say ill-fated Friedrich, 46, was attempting to give the ailing elephant an olive oil enema when the relieved beast unloaded. The sheer force of the elephant's unexpected defecation knocked Mr. Riesfeldt to the ground where he struck his head on a rock as the elephant continued to evacuate 200 pounds of dung on top of him. It seems to be just one of those freak accidents that proves.. 'Shit happens'.

[jim_we]

I always liked reading the Darwin Awards as well as Stupid Criminals from News of the Weird. Some wierd and funny stuff there!

[Kimchi Cowboy]

Fun stuff, indeed, but I distinctly remember reading about #1 (the zookeeper) at least 2~3 years ago...

[JustJohn]

The story is probably BS anyway. Doesn't mean it wasn't an entertaining read though.

[Czarjorge]

How did the story about the Polish farmer who cut his head off with a chainsaw while drinking with buddies not make the list. I read that article like two months ago, and I think it was recent.

He has to make the list, if only because his buddie cut his foot off and the head chop was to one up the other guy. That's darwinism in action.

Plus, how can this be the 2008 DAs if its only May?

[Ya-ta Boy]

3rd Place, Honorable Mention and Runner Up are also old, but still good.

[Stormy]

I take no responsibility for the accuracy or currency of the original post.....it was an email I got from a mate just before I left work & gave me a chuckle so thought I'd share it. I didn't research it or anything.

But I think you're right about that elephant one, I'm sure I've seen/read it before too.

I like the story about the polish farmer beheading....actually like is probably the wrong word there.

Can people really be this dumb?

[Smee]

Eh, I always found Darwin Awards kind of tasteless.

Anyway, I think this is a few years old: http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/darwin06.asp

[postfundie]

posted on another site


http://www.darwinawards.com/legends/legends1998-09.html

[ED209]

[crash bang]

ighth Place - In Detroit , a 41-year-old man got stuck and drowned in two feet of water after squeezing head first through an 18-inch-wide sewer grate to retrieve his carkeys.


that one gives me the heebie jeebies. i hate the thought of drowning, in no small part because i almost did, once.

[crash bang]

the runner-up shouldnt be on there. he survived.

also, if you have a winner, a runner-up, and an honorable mention, shouldnt the revolver in mouth guy be fourth place?

[Otherside]

I believe runner-up and honourable mention were mixed up.
Honourable mention goes to someone who did his best to die in a stupid way, but it just wasn't his time.

[crash bang]

thats what i was thinking