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1999 Honorable Mentions
| Although the stupidity displayed in the following tales stops short of the ultimate sacrifice, we salute the spirit and innovation shown in these misadventures. |
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Overkill II
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Live Version of Urban Legend Overkill (28 July 1999, Madrid) A Spanish man made an unsuccessful bid for a Darwin Award on Wednesday. He was recovering in hospital after two failed suicide attempts. The despondent 38-year-old man leapt from his third-floor apartment, but failed to even knock himself out when he hit the ground. The unhappy man staggered back into his apartment and cut his throat, but police broke down the door and took him to hospital in the town of Merida, capital of the western Extremadura region. His wound was stitched up and he was released with counselling. |
Submitter Gail LaMarche chortles, "This is a compelling reason for an E.R. nurse to write the book, Suicide: How To Get It Right The First Time. Guess what I do for a living?!" We challenge Gail LaMarche to write that book! Mark Whybird adds, "Something like that has been available on the internet for many years. Check out alt.suicide.holiday. |
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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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