1992 Darwin Award: Midnight Special

1993 Darwin Awards

Named in honor of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, the Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it.

Midnight Special
1992 Darwin Awards Winner
Confirmed True by Darwin

(21 December 1992, North Carolina)
Ken Charles Barger, 47, accidentally shot himself to death
in December in Newton, when, awakening to the sound of
a ringing telephone beside his bed, he reached for the phone
but grabbed instead a Smith & Wesson .38 Special,
which discharged when he drew it to his ear.

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$5 Darwin Fish.

6" x 2.25" Silver Emblem like those commonly seen on cars
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Midnight Special 1992 Darwin Awards Winner Confirmed True by Darwin

Midnight Special
1992 Darwin Awards Winner
Confirmed True by Darwin