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The Darwin Awards salutes the spirit portrayed in the following personal accounts, submitted by loyal (and sometimes reluctant) readers. |
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(Summer 2003, USA) I hired several laborers to prepare two garden areas for
me. They needed some supplies, so I showed them the location of ice water
and the bathroom, and left to obtain the supplies. Upon my return, I found
an ambulance in front of my home, along with two police cars.
The police informed me that the neighbor had called 911 to report a naked man screaming and running around the yard next door. As it turned out, one of the laborers had needed to answer the call of nature. Rather than use the bathroom, he went into the woods behind our house, dropped his trousers, and squatted down -- right on top of a huge nest of hornets. He was released from the hospital after a week, having learned a very painful and nearly fatal lesson: always watch where you're going.
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Visit the Darwin Awards Giftshop The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action
Hardback. 327 pages. Autographed.$15 185 Stories! In the ongoing saga of Survival of the Fittest, meet the thief who steals electrical wires without shutting off the current! Marvel at the would-be pilot who suspends his lawnchair from helium balloons! Learn from the man who peers into a gas can using a cigarette lighter...! This book also includes a History of the Darwin Awards, Darwin Haiku, and a dozen humorous discussions of the implications of evolution, including the origin of idiots, and the role of testosterone. Autographed by Author! |
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