The 2009 Darwin Awards came out today. I have to say that I am a little disappointed. The winner and the two runner ups are all very good examples of natural selection at work, but I think the crown should have gone to one of the also rans.
The winner is a pair of ATM robbers who miscalculated the amount of dynamite needed to open said automated teller. The poor math (or whatever it was... more likely rank stupidity) resulted in them blowing themselves up. The punchline, which probably accounts for their posthumously receiving the award, was their getaway car was a BMW.
Yes, that is a quality example of the spirit of the Darwin Award, but I tend to prefer the simpler cases. Take, for instance, one of the 2009 runners up. After drinking at a bar a gentleman pulled his vehicle over to the side of the road so he could get out and urinate. He jumped over the low concrete divider and fell 65 feet to his death. Seems the stretch of road he planned to use as a rest room was actually an overpass.
Now that, to me, is a perfect example of a Darwin Award winner.
Thanks to all who competed in this year's awards for trimming the fat from our gene pool. Your efforts are much appreciated.
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