It's that time once again, for everyone's favourite award show...

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Posted by Jurassosaurus [63.50.221.144 - pool-63.50.221.144.phnx.grid.net] on 15 February 2002 at 01.13.59 ZuluTime:

...no, not any of those gold statue awards. This is way better than watching a bunch of actors/singers get some gold (plated) statues of some anonymous guy/girl/or winged beast.

No, it's the time of year where we tally up all the idiotic things done by people last year and hand out awards to those idiots brave(?) enough to eliminate themselves from the gene pool.

That's right folks, it's the Darwin Awards.

And now live, via e-mail (note: not really live), is our first lucky winner:

--- Forwarded Message -----
(This is from my son, Dean, who works for the BNSF Railroad)

Intersecting Darwins 2001 Darwin Award Nominee
Confirmed True by Darwin (15 April 2001, Tennessee) The day before the US tax filing deadline, a Memphis Darwin Award winner trying to beat a train drove around the crossing gates -- only to be struck by an oncoming vehicle whose driver had the same mad plan. The occupants of one vehicle were killed, making this monumental stupidity the first instance we have witnessed of a Darwin Award winner crashing into an Honorable Mention. The accident happened to one side of the tracks, so the train passed by unimpeded.

Anyone have any other winners, or honourable mentions?

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: : ...no, not any of those gold statue awards. This is way better than watching a bunch of actors/singers get some gold (plated) statues of some anonymous guy/girl/or winged beast. : No, it's the time of year where we tally up all the idiotic things done by people last year and hand out awards to those idiots brave(?) enough to eliminate themselves from the gene pool. : That's right folks, it's the Darwin Awards. : And now live, via e-mail (note: not really live), is our first lucky winner: : : <blockquote> : --- Forwarded Message ----- : (This is from my son, Dean, who works for the BNSF Railroad) : : Intersecting Darwins 2001 Darwin Award Nominee : Confirmed True by Darwin (15 April 2001, Tennessee) The day before the US tax filing deadline, a Memphis Darwin Award winner trying to beat a train drove around the crossing gates -- only to be struck by an oncoming vehicle whose driver had the same mad plan. The occupants of one vehicle were killed, making this monumental stupidity the first instance we have witnessed of a Darwin Award winner crashing into an Honorable Mention. The accident happened to one side of the tracks, so the train passed by unimpeded. : </blockquote> : : Anyone have any other winners, or honourable mentions? :

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