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Frisbee the Alligator

"Gas is out of this world. Whatever shall I do? I know. I'll collect lost frisbees from a Florida lake and sell them for gas money." Except the frisbee he found was only named Frisbee, and was neither round, nor could fly. But he did have a whole lot of teeth. His body would be found later. A victim of too much frisbee fun at the lake.

Submitted on 05/31/2022

References:

https://iontb.com/largo-police-detectives-believe-man-killed-by-alligator-while-searching-for-frisbees-in-taylor-lake/ 5-31-2022
Submitted by: Shawn Smith

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
I have no idea why this was tied to gas prices given there's no mention of that in the submitted article or the few others I found about this incident. But given it sounds like there were clearly posted signs warning not to swim in the pond then I'll accept this.


Tracy said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Here's a better link : https://iontb.com/largo-police-detectives-believe-man-killed-by-alligator-while-searching-for-frisbees-in-taylor-lake/ I'll accept this - he knew it was risky!