Darwin Awards

[Frodo]

http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/flash_5.html

[Hangtime]

Darwin Awards announce early nominees

A Kansas man who was killed by a train after his car broke down on a motorway is among the contenders for the latest Darwin Awards.

The train 's driver spotted him standing on the tracks, holding a mobile phone to one ear and cupping his hand to the other ear to block the noise of the train.

The awards are awarded, posthumously, to people who have "improved our gene pool by removing themselves from it in really stupid ways".

The nominees also included a Ukraine man who was killed when his dog retrieved a hand grenade which he'd just thrown at a police cadet.

The police cadet had just pointed out to the man that his dog should have been muzzled and on a leash.

Another contender died in Arizona's Mohave County Jail when he defecated on his cell floor, slipped in his own faeces, struck his head on the ground, and died.

And in Holland, a retired engineer booby-trapped his home with twenty deadly devices, with the intention of killing his estranged family. However, he inadvertently triggered one of his own and got killed.

The posthumous winners will be announced in a few weeks, say the organisers.


Story filed: 10:29 Monday 24th February 2003

Now, thats what i call a freakin fine line-up of nominees. Thanks for the story, Frodo!

[flyingaround]

love to hear some stories about how pilots took them self out of the virual gene pool (until they took off again that is)

any good stories about the "flight challenged" out there? you know...the guy you vulched 57 times in a row one night?  or the squad of dweeb 51 milkrunners who all crashed diving into your field trying to vulch you.

let's hear some stupid pilots stories!!!!

-Lute
III/JG26 Widow Makers

[Manedew]

Once I took off to fight in a p38 with Lazer .... we both got about 4 kills and we were heading home .....

 I was complaing about the "heavy feel" of the 38 today and how I must be rusty .....Lazer forming up on my 5 oc points out I have egg's loaded....i mutter "D'OH" hit backspace and release 2 1k eggs.... few moments later I explode....

see I was only a few hundred feet off the ground rtb-ing  and well .. I blew myself up when I droped tho's eggs.

I give you your first AH nominee (stands up proudly)

[gofaster]

Originally posted by flyingaround
love to hear some stories about how pilots took them self out of the virual gene pool (until they took off again that is)

A few weeks ago someone posted a series of pics of his latest flight mission.  He, and a squaddie, were on a NOE heavy Mustang raid over water when an enemy plane dove on them from high and behind.  As the enemy plane closed, they pickled their ordinance in preparation of engaging the bandit.  And promptly blew themselves up.  

I can't remember their call signs but I'm sure one or both will eventually admit their buffoonery.