A Chronicle of Enterprising Demises
Honoring those who improve the species...by
accidentally removing themselves from it!

July 2007	Chlorinating the Gene Pool.
NEW Darwin Awards!  Oil Tank Trampoline Falling In Love Glowing Georji Superior Momentum Near Misses!  Chivalry Rebuffed Catching a Buzz Lawn Chair Larry Redux? Order your Smoking Crater T-shirts now! Coming soon: Darwin Awards Condoms, "Keep Yourself Out of the Gene Pool." Within these portals lie 670 "Enterprising Demises." Begin with Darwin Awards, the Not Quite Dead, and Urban Legend. Review the Rules or FAQs, or click the Randomizer button conveniently placed on every page.     The Movie! See a Trailer! DVD Pre-Order Avail. July 31!   The 1st Book! Darwin Award Moment: A state senator in New York wants to fine people for walking in a crosswalk while listening to an iPod. Clearly just another politician trying to ride our coattails and get a little publicity for himself. Are we too dumb to walk and listen to music at the same time? Friendly Links Hat on railroad track. Leave it unless you hate your own appendages. Don't miss our mottos! "Chlorinating the Gene Pool" "Where Evolution Hits the Pavement" "Die and Learn" "The Tree of Life is Self-Pruning" "Next!" &etc. Changes in Status: MAYBE REMOVE? Border Crossing Fake? um, odd? Losing Face, too gross for me, Flamingo Gunfight Kinda blah. Sweet Release Sad, but good safety example. Gun Safety Training - just not that stupid? COMBINE: Blondes and Oil Changes & Happy Camper. COMBINE Roller Coaster stories. Combine spitting contest stories (1, (2)) Male Darwin Syndrome Why do men outnumber women 10 to 1 in Darwin's Annals? I include women when I can, but still her showings are meager. Yesterday a patient Sonoma College gentleman suggested, "Not me, but men try to out do one another." They do test their limits, as Freeway Dangler attests. Human Repair Advances Those headed for a Darwin Award often suffer a few nicks and dings along the way. Recently, helpful bacteria have been created to pump out a natural polymer. Medical sutures made from the fibers are naturally absorbed by our bodies, so no more pulling out stitches! Doctors say the sutures are flexible and easy to work with. Bacterial Polymers are a perfect human repair material. Hear more from Simon Williams, CEO of Tepha, and former MIT Postdoc. Literary Reference "Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious." -Peter Ustinov
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