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

September 2007	Chlorinating the Gene Pool.
NEW Darwin Awards!  Steel Steal Whitewater Floaters (1995) Beer for Bears Oil Tank Trampoline Falling In Love Miss a Near Miss in Boston MIT student narrowly escapes death by submachine gun. 21 September 2007 | The woman later claimed that strolling around an airport while wearing a fake bomb was "art," but this kind of artistic performance is apt to be short-lived. Particularly if you choose Logan International Airport. Two of the passenger jets hijacked on 9/11 took off from Logan. The student was apprehended at gunpoint, and forced to surrender her flashing circuit board and ball of Play-doh. "She's lucky to be in a cell as opposed to the morgue," said police. Oh no, not again! On July 28, a pack of thieves attempted to steal and sell scrap metal from an abandoned factory in the Czech Republic. Their target: the steel girders that supported the factory roof! On June 21, three individuals entered a former US military complex in the Philippines. Before them stood their scrap metal prize: an abandoned water tank! The three gleefully began to cut the metal legs off the water tank... Details/Vote. Order a Darwin T-shirt! Pre-Order Your Darwin Awards Condoms! "Keep Yourself Out of the Gene Pool." Or purchase autographed books, cute belly-up Darwin Awards Fish emblems, and mugs!. 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! Order the DVD! Now playing at The Roxie in San Francisco! Previously at Real Art Ways in Hartford, CN. Go, little movie, go! from FilmThreat. Examiner Review Courant Review SFGate Review Filmmaker Interview 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)) Literary Reference "Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious." -Peter Ustinov
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