Do they still run the Darwin Awards?

[murf]

We have a contender.

The world gene pool is now that bit purer

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12393125" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Vid]

http://www.darwinawards.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[murf]

The winning scooter guy is amazing (watch it via youtube but you need to sign in)

[blahblah]

The winning scooter guy is amazing (watch it via youtube but you need to sign in)

No doubt the relatives successfully sued the lift door people

[unc.si.]

Thought for a minute you'd spotted the Riccardo Ricco story (he survived, but nearly gave himself kidney failure by transfusing blood that had gone off).

[murf]

Another one

Is vanity one of the Se7en deadly sins?

[murf]

Yet another one

But you have to wonder if this one would ever have had the chance to contribute to the gene pool.....

[Achiles74]

gene pool???

[murf]

A slight improvement in the Ozzie gene pool

[murf]

Another amusing improvement of the gene pool.

American biker goes on a motorbike rally against compulsory helmets. You can guess the next bit....

http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/04072011/36/mo ... ash-0.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[jimwinn]

No quite dead yet:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... -face.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

"When her supply of silicone ran out Hang resorted to injecting cooking oil into her face."

Lovely

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h ... ,r:13,s:33" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[murf]

Not quite dead yet

.....but surely no longer an active member of the gene pool!

[Pincher]

Pretty unfortunate incent this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wIuLUf_sSw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Tacalabala]

Pretty unfortunate incent this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wIuLUf_sSw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Is he alright? Always makes me feel sick, the thought of falling from a higher tier in a stadium.

[Herc6]

Pretty unfortunate incent this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wIuLUf_sSw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Is he alright? Always makes me feel sick, the thought of falling from a higher tier in a stadium.

I believe he died. Terrible incident for his son to witness, truly traumatizing.

[blahblah]

He definitely died, not sure of he kept hold of the ball, though.

[murf]

Viva Mouse!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14523805" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[murf]

And another....

"We feel terribly awful," said Ben Siegel, the owner of the shop.

"He looked like he just wanted to show off and was very nice"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19879379" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[AKNel1]

Footballers - Porsches - Alcohol. What could possibly go wrong ???

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/sportv ... weeks.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[murf]

Footballers - Porsches - Alcohol. What could possibly go wrong ???

According to Darwin, what went wrong is that he remains in the gene pool

[blahblah]

Back on the road in two weeks, though

[DrBunker]

Yeah I saw that. Also, possibly, intoxication.

[murf]

21 contenders at once!

At least 21 insurgents have been killed in central Iraq after a car bomb was detonated by accident, reports say.

They were filming a propaganda video of the would-be suicide attacker when the blast occurred, the head of the local Sunni pro-government militia in Jilam told the AFP news agency.

[moonlightdribbler]

"A missing woman on vacation in Iceland managed to unwittingly join a search party looking for herself."

http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/216498/ ... r-herself/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Difficult to know who the real morons are in this. The woman for not recognising her own description, and/or it not dawning on her that is was her they were looking for.......or the people on the coach, who although realising someone was (supposedly) missing, didn't twig that a seemingly new person had just turned up.


Organisers: "Shall we do a head count?" "Na, we'll just try and remember what everyone is wearing."

[RomynPG]

bit of a bump for a new contender...

Student fell off Seven Sisters cliff 'posing for photo'

"She asked a stranger to take her picture, but as she jumped in the air for the shot she lost her footing and fell 200ft (60m)."

[unc.si.]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47454610

I like the last sentence:
"Today's incident will perhaps finally help to resolve this long-term problem," said Zdechov mayor Tomas Kocourek.

Perhaps????

does he think they're all going to rise from the dead?

[unc.si.]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-61267265