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The air in here

2007 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

The moral of this story has been told way too often, so often in fact that you become a bit scared about the state of human development. Unfortunately the following subjects were not removed from the gene pool.

On a rarely travelled road in Reykjavik (Iceland), two young men sat in a closed car sniffing gas. And, after they had their fill, decided it was a fantastic idea to have a cigarette. In the car. With the windows closed. Kaboom anyone?

Well, the good news is that they won´t be getting any hot dates anytime soon, thereby hindering their genes from infiltrating society.

Submitted on 04/11/2007

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: http://www.visir.is/article/20070407/FRETTIR01/70407001&SearchID=73277772831453 04.07.07 (Icelandic)

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Chip said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
Not sure what to think about this one without a translation of the orginal story. I don't see an Icelandic to English option in Babelfish or Google. How can the authorities be sure they were sniffing gas, etc? I'll vote neutral and let the other moderators have a stab at this one. Thanks for sending the story.

Bruce said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
I'd also like to see a full translation of the entire story. The writeup could also be a bit better. Thanks for the submission.

James said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
We had a similar story last year from New Zealand where the same thing happened, only the victim MAY have been a bystander (that fact yet unresolved). Translation or no, I get the impression that BOTH of these mooks were sniffing gas/smoking (WELL worth a DA), and I don't smell "bystander" here, so I will vote DA!

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