sobrenegade 795 Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 (edited) 2013 DARWIN AWARDS— ‘Winners’ You've been waiting for them with baited breath, so without further ado, here are the 2013 Darwin Awards: Eighth Place In Detroit, a 41-year-old man got stuck and drowned in two feet of water after squeezing head first through an 18-inch-wide sewer grate to retrieve his car keys. Seventh Place A 49-year-old San Francisco stockbroker, who “totally zoned when he ran”, accidentally jogged off a 100-foot high cliff on his daily run. Sixth Place While at the beach, Daniel Jones, 21, dug an 8 foot hole for protection from the wind and had been sitting in a beach chair at the bottom, when it collapsed, burying him beneath 5 feet of sand. People on the beach used their hands and shovels trying to get him out but could not reach him. It took rescue workers using heavy equipment almost an hour to free him. Jones was pronounced dead at a hospital. Fifth Place Santiago Alvarado, 24, was killed as he fell through the ceiling of a bicycle shop he was burglarizing. Death was caused when the long flashlight he had placed in his mouth to keep his hands free rammed into the base of his skull as he hit the floor. Fourth Place Sylvester Briddell, Jr., 26, was killed as he won a bet with friends who said he would not put a revolver loaded with four bullets into his mouth and pull the trigger. Third Place After stepping around a marked police patrol car parked at the front door, a man walked into H&J Leather & Firearms intent on robbing the store. The shop was full of customers and a uniformed officer was standing at the counter. Upon seeing the officer, the would-be robber announced a hold-up and fired a few wild shots from a target pistol. The officer and a clerk promptly returned fire, and several customers also drew their guns and fired. The robber was pronounced dead at the scene by Paramedics. Crime scene investigators located 47 expended cartridge cases in the shop. The subsequent autopsy revealed 23 gunshot wounds. Ballistics identified rounds from 7 different weapons. No one else was hurt. HONORABLE MENTION Paul Stiller, 47, and his wife Bonnie were bored just driving around at 2 A.M. so they lit a quarter stick of dynamite to toss out the window to see what would happen. Apparently they failed to notice that the window was closed. RUNNER UP Kerry Bingham had been drinking with several friends when one of them said they knew a person who had bungee-jumped from a local bridge in the middle of traffic. The conversation grew more excited, and at least 10 men trooped along the walkway of the bridge at 4:30 AM. Upon arrival at the midpoint of the bridge, they discovered that no one had brought a bungee rope. Bingham, who had continued drinking, volunteered and pointed out that a coil of lineman's cable lay nearby. They secured one end around Bingham's leg and then tied the other to the bridge. His fall lasted 40 feet before the cable tightened and tore his foot off at the ankle. He miraculously survived his fall into the icy water and was rescued by two nearby fishermen. Bingham's foot was never located. AND THE WINNER IS ... Zookeeper Friedrich Riesfeldt (Paderborn, Germany) fed his constipated elephant 22 doses of animal laxative and more than a bushel of berries, figs, and prunes before the plugged-up pachyderm finally got relief. Investigators say ill-fated Friedrich, 46, was attempting to give the ailing elephant an olive oil enema when the relieved beast unloaded. The sheer force of the elephant's unexpected defecation knocked Mr. Riesfeldt to the ground where he struck his head on a rock as the elephant continued to evacuate 200 pounds of dung on top of him. It seems to be just one of those freak accidents that proves ... ‘Shit happens’ (Oh, Triple YUCK!!!) Edited October 19, 2013 by sobrenegade Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shandlanos 1,470 Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 Not sure where this one came from, but it's definitely not 2013. The olive oil enema elephant story is at least 10 years old. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patriot 7,197 Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 Shithead Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebuns1 4,323 Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 You forgot to add Joe Biden. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IndyArms 10,186 Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 How did the guy at the BEACH dig an 8 foot hole all by himself, when everyone else couldnt dig out 5??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EthanM 514 Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 How did the guy at the BEACH dig an 8 foot hole all by himself, when everyone else couldnt dig out 5??? This^ they must not of been trying too hard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew Hopkins 1,065 Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 sad part, there is no doubt some of them bred and they're offsprings with the same stupid gene, and no doubt they will also be breeding. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EthanM 514 Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sobrenegade 795 Posted October 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 I take full responsibility. Usually I check them out, but this time my brother-in-law sent it to me. The elephant story actually is from 1998. Sorry about this. I can substitute the "Gerbil Rocket" in place of the crappy one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theturtlepond 31 Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 I've been told the dynamite one for years too. But I believe that everyone of these has happened. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DogMan 2,343 Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 How did the guy at the BEACH dig an 8 foot hole all by himself, when everyone else couldnt dig out 5??? This^ they must not of been trying too hard. It's also highly unlikely you could dig an 8 foot hole on most beaches without it filling with water. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shandlanos 1,470 Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 I take full responsibility. Usually I check them out, but this time my brother-in-law sent it to me. The elephant story actually is from 1998. Sorry about this. I can substitute the "Gerbil Rocket" in place of the crappy one. I think this is more of a "highlight reel" than anything. Still funny stuff, I hadn't heard a few of these before. Doesn't matter if they're true or not, still funny stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uzitiger 193 Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 You forgot to add Joe Biden. Biden would outdo them all in being a douche bag, he's too inept to be a dickhead. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shandlanos 1,470 Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 sad part, there is no doubt some of them bred and they're offsprings with the same stupid gene, and no doubt they will also be breeding. There is little funnier than a post littered with grammatical errors which criticizes the intellect of others. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Remek 771 Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 sad part, there is no doubt some of them bred and they're offsprings with the same stupid gene, and no doubt they will also be breeding. There is little funnier than a post littered with grammatical errors which criticizes the intellect of others. +1, I noticed that too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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