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2003 December Slush

Some people never learn

All Things Must Pass

Short Cut Cut Short

Down AND Out!!

Industrial Idiocy.

Going out with a bang

Died of dehydration

ER Doc Disables Seat Belt

Human Pinata

Leap of Faith

Snap Ring Snaps

I like my bike

Don't Break The Ice

Aviation fire bugs

Car won't start!

Three Robbers, No Aim

Baghdad

Congratulations, inmate!

Snakes don't know kindness

The Human Pinata in Mexico

machette

"They'll Never Find Us Here"

Dog Wins

Fall guy faces bungy team wrat

DRUNKEN SNOWTUBER

Extreme Skiing injury

Bungy jumping - sans rope

Stolen Compressor Kills Thief

Smoking Bum

Never leave water behind

Flaming Frathouse Cocktail

Inner tube rider slams into co

sic semper robbie williams fan

Head for the Euro Summit

stupid prank gone bad

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2003 Reader Submission
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I come from a small town in Sweden. The local high school used to have a film festival every year at the end of the school year. In 1999, the festival was cancelled due to what happened when two guys where filming a scene for a film intented for the festival.

The script called for Mr A., a 19-year-old with 2 days left till graduation, to ride his bike into the local river. Since he had a really nice bike and didn't want to lose it, he tied a cord between himself and said bike. Since the cord was shorter than the river was deep, the bike dragged him under and Mr A. drowned. Mr B. caught it all on tape.

http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/9906/03/arboga.html for the story in swedish

Submitted on 12/15/2003

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: www.aftonbladet.se 060299

>> Moderator Scores <<

Daniel said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Let's all jump in the river with an anchor! added to the fact that swedish rivers are COLD.

Bert said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
Maybe re-write it a bit? Good premise, but a bit short-

Jack said:
Neutral: For Darwin's Eyes
I agree with Bert. It does need a better writeup.

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I like my bike

2003 Reader Submission Pending Acceptance

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2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance