DARWIN AWARDS NEWSLETTER -- 15 May 2001

DARWIN AWARDS posthumously honor the remains of those who chlorinated
the gene pool by removing themselves from it in sublimely idiotic ways.

"Where Evolution Hits the Pavement."


CALL GIRL -- 2001 Honorable Mention (Confirmed)

25 April 2001, New York
"Why don't you come back and meet me here?" He thought she was calling to
arrange a hot date, but he was wrong. The 29-year-old rapist had not only
assaulted his victim, but also stolen $70 and her cell phone after poking
her in the neck with a pair of tweezers.

As soon as he left her building she summoned help, and police encouraged
her to assist in the capture of the rapist. Under their watchful eye, she
called him on her own cell phone and courageously coaxed him back to her
apartment.

The woman was an excellent actress. Her attacker arrived for his "date" an
hour later with a 40-ounce bottle of Heineken in his hand and her panties
and cell phone tucked in his pocket. Police took the man, who had a long
criminal record, into custody. His victim really did a number on him!
 
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KILLING TIME -- 2001 Darwin Award Nominee (Unconfirmed)

2001, England
Electric trains in Glasgow collect power from the overhead cable, 
and transmit any excess through the rails to a solid copper cable 
that routes it to a power redistribution box.

Copper is a favorite target for thieves. One enterprising fellow with a
good knowledge of the electrical system planned to cut the copper cable
during the time between trains, when no electricity was travelling 
through it. His plan might have worked… but for one small flaw.

In the pocket of his charred overcoat, police found an out-of-date rail
timetable. The train arrived ten minutes before he thought it would,
sending hundreds of volts of electricity through the thief's hacksaw 
and into his body, and putting an untimely end to his career.
 

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