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Giving the fingers

2006 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

Just an Honourable Mention:

Rob, a respected psychologist and hypnotherapist, liked a laugh and thought it would be great to give the hippies and New Agers of Avebury, England, a bit of a fright on the eve of the New Millennium.

Avebury is a bizarre village built in the middle of an ancient stone circle in Wiltshire, the heart of crop circle country.

Rob spent the evening in the village pub with a large home made bomb in the outer pocket of his jacket. Many of the drinkers in the pub were holding cigarettes just at the same height as his open pocket. Nothing happened.

As midnight approached he popped outside to the stones to light his 'banger', hoping to cause a commotion from the loud noise. Unfortunately the fuse turned out to be 'instant' rather than 'delay'. He staggered back into the pub with blood pouring from the remaining half of his hand and spent the next few weeks in hospital.

Naturally the police took an interest. As a result, Rob's bomb-making friend, who lived in a sleepy rural village called Pewsey, received a surprise dawn visit from the bomb squad. After one look round his house they evacuated the whole street.

Rob is alive and well and making a good living as a 'mentalist'. Doing card tricks with only one and a half hands makes a powerful impression.

Submitted on 01/10/2006

Submitted by: Archibald Scroggins
Reference: Personal friend. 31 Dec 1999

Copyright © 2006 DarwinAwards.com

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James said:
Neutral: Personal Account
I like this story, Archibald! The last line made me laugh! I think this is amusing enough to post as a PA, if only for the write-up...!


Jack said:
Neutral: Personal Account
Since we haven't had a good home-made firecracker story in a while, I'll vote to keep it. I must say that it would have been more amusing if he had done it on Guy Fawkes Day. Then he could have come back in to the pub and said, "A penny for the old Guy?"


Greg said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
I love it. Especially the police evacuating the street after looking around his friend's house! Classic stuff!


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