Charles Darwin with a purple swarm around his head, contemplating the twist of fate that natural selection sidestepped these still-living honorable mentions.

2001 Honorable Mention

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Planning Ahead
2001 Honorable Mention
Unconfirmed by Darwin

(February 2000, England) Warning to crooks: Don't expect the victim to cooperate with your planning! Police nabbed a bank robber when he returned to the cashier's window seven hours after presenting a note threatening to hack into the computer system unless they handed over a large sum of cash.

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