Tuesday, January 13, 2009

The Darwin Awards

And to ring in the new year 13 days late, here's a fun website (compliments of the brother): The Darwin Awards which recognizes those people who we hope never have children - or at least not until they get some common sense. Or as the website puts it, "Named in honor of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, the Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it." Ouch.

Also fun (and sad) to read are those stories of people who won millions of dollars in the dumbest lawsuits ever. One that comes to mind is the story of the guy who left the drivers seat of his mobile home to go in the back and make a cup of coffee. Suffice it to say, he crashed but still won about $10 million because "do not leave drivers seat" was not in the owner's manual/instructions. Sheesh.

Now I'm really, really looking forward to 2009. (Well, actually, yes I am, but that was sarcastic.)

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