May, 2004

Vol.5. NO.5...........................................................Pages14-15

 WEIRD NEWS

Jack Up

Phil needed to make repairs to the underside of his car. But when he jacked it up, there wasn’t enough room for him to work. So he removed the car’s battery, placed the jack on top of it, and set to work again, this time with plenty of elbow-room. Unfortunately for Phil, car batteries are not designed to carry much weight. The battery collapsed and the jack toppled, trapping him beneath the car. Unable to breathe due to the weight on his chest, he quickly expired in a pool of battery acid. This incident is illuminated by two additional facts: First, Phil’s occupation was Accident Prevention Officer at a large food processing plant. And second, ten years previous, he had been working under a car when the jack collapsed, trapping him and breaking one of his legs. Some people just don’t learn — even from their own mistakes.

DarwinAwards.com © 1994 - 2004 Reference: Personal account of his work mate, and The Daily News, Taranaki, New Zealand  

Sharp Landing

A man was found lying facedown, covered in mud and blood, the apparent the victim of a street crime in Dili, the capital of East Timor. It was not until a post mortem examination was conducted that U.N. police were able to reconstruct his last moments. This up-and-coming young man decided that it was cool to shove his weapons, two long knives, down the waistband of his trousers. Unsheathed. The hapless fellow jumped over a small fence and landed in a large puddle of mud. He slipped, which sent the blade of his “trouser knife” into his leg, severing his femoral artery. He bled to death before he could stagger ten feet from the puddle.

DarwinAwards.com © 1994 - 2004 Submitted by: Captain Brett Clarke

Man Makes 3 Photocopies of his Buttocks

Police arrested a man who allegedly dropped his pants in the crowded lobby of the St. Louis County Courthouse and made photocopies of his buttocks. Police found Daniel Everett holding two copies he had already made. He was making a third. ‘’What did I do? What did I do?’’ witnesses said Everett asked police. Everett, an immature 38, told police that the copies were intended as a practical joke for his girlfriend (www.usatoday.com)

When Stealing,
Don’t Leave Identification

A suspected shoplifter was found when, after dropping her purse at the scene of a crime, she called police to claim her bag. The woman allegedly set off an anti-theft alarm as she fled a Family Dollar store. She dropped her purse in a parking lot while being chased. When she went to the police station to retrieve her lost purse, she was promptly arrested (www.usatoday.com).

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