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Sleeping man rolls off cliff

2006 Reader Submission
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Man falls asleep at the top of a cliff......then rolls off. I would suggest that choice of safe sleeping places in one of the major requirements of good human (or any other animal) genes ;-)

not sure that he did not breed....but think it unlikely

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/5230330.stm

Submitted on 07/31/2006

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: BBC News 31July 2006

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James said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
Something woefully simple like choosing a safe sleeping spot does not require much brainwork. Even animals avoid sleeping where there might be danger! Alas, this fellow just sort of "rolled off" the edge. I've had nightmares about falling from cliffs, and this spooks me! In the end, PASSIVE stupidity can be as fatal as active stupidity. I'll bite!


Fitzroy said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
I know we've put tourists messing about too near a cliff's edge into the too common category, but there is something exceptional about going to sleep that near a cliff. I wonder what, if anything, was being dreamt in the decedent's final moments.


Jorge said:
Maybe Toss: Other


Sheryl said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
Too little information in this submission and more information already exists.


Graham said:
Maybe Toss: Too Common
There are numerous accounts of this dangerous sleeping habit, but this particular event lacks any details. To me a cliff is 50ft; to others it may be 5000ft.


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