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Author Topic: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?  (Read 7287 times)

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Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« on: December 15, 2005, 02:28:43 pm »
Its given to a person who succeeds to (almost) kill himself in the most abso----smurfing----loutely ridiculous way.

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2005, 02:31:20 pm »
I almost won it, but was in the end disqualified for actually killing myself.
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2005, 02:32:25 pm »
I almost won it, but was in the end disqualified for actually killing myself.

I still think you were robbed. Zombies are cool.

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2005, 02:33:25 pm »
I almost won it, but was in the end disqualified for actually killing myself.

Doesnt count man
You have to die on the start and not at the end

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2005, 08:39:12 pm »
No...I believe the qualifacations are to 'die or otherwise remove themselves from the genepool'.

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2005, 08:42:18 pm »
I would have to actually do stuff that would cause bodily harm to win the award and since blasting away at the keyboard isn't dangerous enough I will be unlikely to win the award

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2005, 08:43:24 pm »
Here's a linky by the way

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #7 on: December 15, 2005, 08:59:21 pm »

I almost won one as a kid when I sat on a 2 foot high anthill and got so many ant bites on my legs that I went into a toxic shock...

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #8 on: December 15, 2005, 09:59:02 pm »
I have done many, many stupid things and hurt myself many, many times. But much like the Highlander, it would seem I am immortal.

There can be only one.

Living the delusional lifestyle.

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2005, 10:35:57 pm »
I have done many, many stupid things and hurt myself many, many times. But much like the Highlander, it would seem I am immortal.

There can be only one.

In your case, there can be only half
You’re always in control of your behavior. Sometimes you just control yourself
in ways that you later wish you hadn’t

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #10 on: December 15, 2005, 10:41:36 pm »
Even 1/2 a turd is still a pile of ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---.

Living the delusional lifestyle.

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #11 on: December 15, 2005, 10:44:30 pm »
can threads be awarded Darwin Awards???

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #12 on: December 15, 2005, 10:51:43 pm »
can threads be awarded Darwin Awards???

Giving the award to threads loses its appeal after 1000.  Then it's just sad.  Which is still funny.
You’re always in control of your behavior. Sometimes you just control yourself
in ways that you later wish you hadn’t

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #13 on: December 15, 2005, 10:55:24 pm »
can threads be awarded Darwin Awards???

Giving the award to threads loses its appeal after 1000.

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #14 on: December 16, 2005, 12:37:45 am »
In your case the council will make an exception.

You get the award for being BORN. (OUCH)

And on another note, killm hurt, smash, bang, whatever.
As long as its plain stupid, your a candidate
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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #15 on: December 16, 2005, 01:28:45 am »
I can now nominate myself (almost)
I just dragged my unfinished cab indoors (building took place outside the house, 15 meters away)
With no one to help me, and 10 meters of grain terrain between the cab and house, I decided rolling the cab on two boards, replacing them, fore and aft.

For one thing, the ---smurfette--- is heavy.
For the second, dark clouds above were just perfect for getting an award.

Luckily, It did not rain. I wonder if I would have posted here anything if it would have.

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #16 on: December 16, 2005, 09:44:28 am »

Not unless you left it out there.

The cabs can get wet, they can get hosed down and cleaned with water.  You just can't saturate them.

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #17 on: December 16, 2005, 09:49:10 am »
I wanted to hose it. I swear I did want to.
Was ashamed to ask

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #18 on: December 16, 2005, 09:52:17 am »
Man it's been so long since we had a Floyd. It's kinda neat to have a new one.

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #19 on: December 16, 2005, 09:53:35 am »

I think I came in right after Floyd met the trebuchet.

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #20 on: December 16, 2005, 09:56:03 am »
What's trebuchet ?
I think its "a refrigerator" in deutsch , ja ?

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #21 on: December 16, 2005, 09:56:31 am »
It's kinda like a catapult......kinda.

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #22 on: December 16, 2005, 09:57:20 am »
What's trebuchet ?
I think its "a refrigerator" in deutsch , ja ?

Hold this sling for a minute and I'll show you. ;)

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #23 on: December 16, 2005, 09:58:01 am »
 ;D

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #24 on: December 16, 2005, 10:00:46 am »
Whats with this floyd dude anyway?

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #25 on: December 16, 2005, 10:02:37 am »

Dude, if you're in Europe, and don't know what a trebuchet is, your whole school system loses at History.

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #26 on: December 16, 2005, 10:05:39 am »
Man, If you checked my profile and dont know where ISRAEL is, well, your school system and our sewage are one and the same

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #27 on: December 16, 2005, 10:06:29 am »
I am quite sure that Israelis and trebuchets have crossed paths at some point though.

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #28 on: December 16, 2005, 10:08:05 am »

Check someone's profile?  Never!

Sorry about the President of Iran.

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #29 on: December 16, 2005, 10:09:53 am »
Any politics and I'm outta here in a jiffy

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #30 on: December 16, 2005, 10:10:54 am »
So that's all it takes.......

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #31 on: December 16, 2005, 10:11:03 am »
Ah, in that case, you won't need to be banned.

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #32 on: December 16, 2005, 10:13:21 am »
Any politics and I'm outta here in a jiffy

Pic which EE posts you read carefully then...

politics are all some people who lurk this board have.

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #33 on: December 16, 2005, 10:14:32 am »
I win
All you needed to say was the magic word, but no.

YOU want me here
admit it

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #34 on: December 16, 2005, 10:14:55 am »

It's true, now that tommy only comes around every few weeks, we have a role for you.

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #35 on: December 16, 2005, 10:15:59 am »
But I'm Floyd

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #36 on: December 16, 2005, 10:16:47 am »
Quote
politics are all some people who lurk this board have.

Sad, isn't it. Reminds me of when my sister used to pick her sports teams......she'd just look for the best ass.

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #37 on: December 16, 2005, 10:19:24 am »
She probably won just as often as most people do.

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #38 on: December 16, 2005, 10:20:45 am »
Whats brophog anyway ?

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Re: Has anyone here won a DARWIN award ?
« Reply #39 on: December 16, 2005, 10:21:51 am »
If you have to ask you haven't experienced one yet.