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"I cannot help but notice that there is no problem
between us that cannot be solved
by your departure."
-Mark Twain

From the subtle to the confrontational, the Darwin Awards have received a panoply of criticisms from people who share an amusing tendency towards irrationally. Why bash the Darwin Awards? There are three main reasons: Some think death is too macabre to be funny. Others think that evolution is a ridiculous notion. And a small subset find the concept amusing... until they read a story about their friend. Here is a collection of humorous and sometimes constructive criticisms levelled against the Darwin Awards.
Flame Out!
"Can one truly distinguish lunacy from brilliance? Where would humankind be without the input of the Wright brothers, the Henry Fords, the Brauns, the Beethovens? The loss of man's ability to imagine, to dream, and to experiment would leave us living huddled in caves, worshipping lightning and chewing roots. As funny and bizarre as they seem, the Darwin Awards winners represent the greatness of humanity. Without the foolish idealism of the human imagination, we would never have eaten oysters, bungee jumped, or reached for the stars."
- Tuesday, April 08 at 23:48:51 PDT

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