tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12206171.post-57744128902021413122008-01-07T00:00:00.000-06:002008-01-06T22:25:36.938-06:002008-01-06T22:25:36.938-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MW8IvaNBlLA/R4Gpg086JAI/AAAAAAAAAi4/sXt7zhnYie8/s1600-h/darwin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MW8IvaNBlLA/R4Gpg086JAI/AAAAAAAAAi4/sXt7zhnYie8/s200/darwin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152585830123578370" border="0" /></a>Another year, another set of <a href="http://www.darwinawards.com/">Darwin Award</a> nominees. What are the Darwin Awards? I guess you could say that those who lose their lives due to their own stupidity are given some recognition for strengthening the gene pool.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Sounds pretty mean, doesn't it.</span><br /><br />I guess in one sense, it is. These people lost their lives, afterall. But from an objective perspective, the more idiots that rid themselves from the genetic pool, the stronger our species will be. So it's not so glum. It's for the best, really.<br /><br />If you're interested, you can see my posts covering the <a href="http://www.blazingtalons.com/2007/01/2006-darwin-awards.html">2006 Darwins</a> and the <a href="http://www.blazingtalons.com/2005/09/stupid-is-as-stupid-does.html">2005 Awards</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MW8IvaNBlLA/R4GpZ086I_I/AAAAAAAAAiw/E1PKXaoIyHE/s1600-h/headless.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MW8IvaNBlLA/R4GpZ086I_I/AAAAAAAAAiw/E1PKXaoIyHE/s200/headless.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152585709864494066" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Don't Lose Your Head</span><br />In Guadalajara, Mexico, Jessica was working out at a hotel's gym. The 24 year old suddenly remembered that she needed something from the floor directly below. No one can figure out why she decided to use the industrial elevator shaft to yell at the people one floor down. She stuck her head into the shaft, and somehow managed to not notice the elevator coming straight up towards her. The lift was transporting a heap of scrap metal to a floor above, and it very easily decapitated the young lady.<br /><br />I'm not a genius, nor do I have Chuck Norris-like abilities...but I think I would notice an elevator coming towards me from below.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MW8IvaNBlLA/R4GpSk86I-I/AAAAAAAAAio/SC376s35xcA/s1600-h/sherry-wine-s.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 98px; height: 156px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MW8IvaNBlLA/R4GpSk86I-I/AAAAAAAAAio/SC376s35xcA/s200/sherry-wine-s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152585585310442466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Addicted to Enemas</span><br />58 year-old Michael, from Texas, was addicted to two things - alcohol and enemas. And he loved to combine the two. Michael had some sort of painful throat condition, so he wasn't able to get drunk like normal alcoholics.<br /><br />One night, Michael decided to pour 100 fluid ounces of sherry up his ass. He got drunk as a skunk, and was found dead the next morning. Toxicology reports put his blood alcohol level at 0.47%. To think he died by shoving THREE LITERS of wine up his arse is actually pretty impressive. Moronic, but impressive.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Not So Safe Sex</span><br />In South Carolina, a cab driver found the naked bodies of a 20-something couple on the road. Although they were just barely alive, they died without regaining consciousness at the hospital. Police were completely at a loss. There was no sign of foul play, no abandoned vehicles, or<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MW8IvaNBlLA/R4GpHE86I9I/AAAAAAAAAig/QdisCv9VfeM/s1600-h/roof.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MW8IvaNBlLA/R4GpHE86I9I/AAAAAAAAAig/QdisCv9VfeM/s200/roof.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152585387741946834" border="0" /></a> anything.<br /><br />After further investigation, they found the couples' clothes on a pyramid-shaped roof overlooking the street. It was evident that the couple was in the middle of having sex, and something called gravity took over.<br /><br />Here's the punchline...one of the deceased's last name is <span style="font-weight: bold;">TUMBLESTON</span>.The Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571082583740830927noreply@blogger.com43