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2007 Reader Submission
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An Altamonte Springs Man was ran over in a bizarre twist of fate last month. The man, described by witnesses as a homeless person, was arguing on a pay phone near the intersection of State Road 436 and Montgomery Rd. With him, a small dog that witnesses say he always had around. The dog, apparently fed up with the man's arguing, leaped from the man's arms and bounded into St. Road 436. The man, scared for his dog's fate, ran after the poor pooch-this was his first mistake. Just as he neared the first lane of three, he tripped-apparently he had forgot to tie his shoe laces...not an uncommon mistake. His second mistake was his last- instead of falling forward into the second lane of traffic, he caught himself and fell into the first lane of traffic-right in the path of a poor lady how had no time to hit her brakes-he was instantly killed. The ironic thing-the dog had not a scratch on him.

Submitted on 07/19/2007

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Bruce said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
While the image of this guy bumbling around in the street makes me think of the hapless coyote in the cartoons I'm a little ambivalent about this one. He obviously panicked over the thought that the dog might get hurt and that just led to a series of unfortunate events that led up to him getting hit by the car. I also feel really bad for the lady who hit him. I'm going to go neutral on this one and see what the others have to say. Thanks for sending this in, Gerrianne.


James said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
The reference is here: http://www.wftv.com/wrdq/13424339/detail.html While I cannot say with certainty that stupidity was the sole factor, this incident is bizarre and cartoony enough to merit consideration! I'd say this is a combination of stupidity and bad luck! Thanks, Gerrianne!


Chip said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Gerrianne, thanks for sending this story. Your write-up could be an entire Frank and Ernest cartoon strip. I vote Darwin Award for this one for the humor content


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