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Named in honor of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, the Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it. |
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Charlie Brown has endless trouble with a kite-eating tree. Move over, Charlie Brown. Today's large kites are not triangles held aloft by a string. Modern kites are controlled by multiple lines, and their large surface areas create so much pull that it can be difficult to keep your feet on the ground even during normal wind conditions. These were not normal conditions. The government had declared a state of emergency. "Cool," thought the surfer as he unfurled his kite, climbed onto his board, and embarked on the ride of a lifetime. The high winds picked him up and carried him almost a kilometer inland, smashing him against buildings along the way. One more nominee joins the line to meet Charles Darwin in person.
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Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection
Hardback. 240 pages. Autographed.$15 A fresh collection of magnificent misadventures! Lust, Vanity, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Envy, and Wrath extract an evolutionary toll on the wicked. Salute the owner of an equipment training school who demonstrates the dangers of driving a forklift by failing to survive the filming of his own safety video. Witness the man who becomes a victim of his own strange passion for jumping into rivers. Heed the honest bricklayer who loses a battle of wits with 300 pounds of tools. This book includes more History of the Awards, Gordon's Law, and 10 discussions of evolution, including speciation and the role of verbal memes in civilization. Autographed by Author! |
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