Arthur Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Here gents we have a Darwin Award winner who has rather effectively removed his genes from the common pool. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3759288/Lunatic-speeding-driver-castrated-tree-branch-crashed-car-nearly-double-speed-limit.html No great loss I would suggest but Eeeooooowwwwww! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted August 26, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 26, 2016 Ouch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted August 26, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 26, 2016 Top job, says I, thinking of far too many comparable automobile nutcases I have witnessed in my job so far… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 The Rules for the Darwin Awards A full Darwin: Killed in a stupid way without damaging the gene pool Half Darwin: Killed in a stupid way but unfortunately for the population damage the gene pool an honourable mention: No death but came close doing some thing stupid In this case he only qualifies for an honourable mention as he still lives even thought has cobblers were found in the tree. Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted August 26, 2016 Author Share Posted August 26, 2016 Oh I think this definitely qualifies for a Darwin Award, they need to rewrite the definitions for exceptional contributions like this one. His future contribution to the gene pool is well and truly over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted August 26, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2016 this case he only qualifies for an honourable mention as he still lives even thought has cobblers were found in the tree. Marc But he has gone above and beyond the call of duty by removing his genes from the pool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenceb Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 There was a woman who got an award because she ran over and killed her only son Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Flying Pig Posted August 27, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 27, 2016 The rules for the Darwin Awards are here: http://www.darwinawards.com/rules/ The degooliefied driver definitely qualifies, being sterile as a result of his heroism. However, the woman who ran over her son should be disqualified under the "killing others" clause. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted August 27, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 27, 2016 For all I find the black humour in the Darwin awards funny even if we shouldn't really I do think that the case of a woman running over her son (only son or not) is taking things from the perhaps being morally wrong but funny to being something else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium njee20 Posted August 27, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 27, 2016 I thought that, the Darwin Award recipient stories are usually amusing (rightly or wrongly), but at least without context, running over your child doesn't sound particularly funny! Story in the OP certainly makes you wince though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 I agree, the mother and child one isn't funny, but the one the OP linked to is effing hilarious! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted August 27, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2016 Two fewer nuts behind the wheel............ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted August 27, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2016 Tree won 2 - Nil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Here gents we have a Darwin Award winner who has rather effectively removed his genes from the common pool. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3759288/Lunatic-speeding-driver-castrated-tree-branch-crashed-car-nearly-double-speed-limit.html No great loss I would suggest but Eeeooooowwwwww! As Aussie sports commentators occasionally say: "That's gotta hurt....." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Is there another source to the issue, after all the Daily Wail is not renowned for accuracy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edcayton Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 The article is clearly nonsense. It likens an overtaking manouevre to F1. Really? Ed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted August 27, 2016 Author Share Posted August 27, 2016 Is there another source to the issue, after all the Daily Wail is not renowned for accuracy. Scunthorpe Telegraph any more trustworthy? http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/i-pulled-it-out-and-my-testicles-fell-out-tree-branch-lodges-in-driver-s-groin-in-crash/story-29651644-detail/story.html Same report basically. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_mcfarlane Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 The article is clearly nonsense. Ed It it the Daily Mail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted August 27, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 27, 2016 The Rules for the Darwin Awards A full Darwin: Killed in a stupid way without damaging the gene pool Half Darwin: Killed in a stupid way but unfortunately for the population damage the gene pool an honourable mention: No death but came close doing some thing stupid In this case he only qualifies for an honourable mention as he still lives even thought has cobblers were found in the tree. Marc Reading the Rules, I agree he's definitely an Honourable Mention only, as he's not dead. If people don't like the Rules as given (they've been around since the 1990s), then perhaps someone else needs to create a site with Rules that they like. After all, it is just intended as a bit of fun (except for those directly involved!). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted August 27, 2016 Author Share Posted August 27, 2016 Nope, checking the Darwin Award website the current award criteria do not include death as mandatory, sterility is sufficient. Here are the five criteria which must be met, Nicholas St Clair meets all of them. Reproduction Out of the gene pool: dead or sterile. Excellence Astounding misapplication of judgment. Self-Selection Cause one's own demise. Maturity Capable of sound judgment. Veracity The event must be true. I have entered the man for this years award. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted August 27, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 27, 2016 The article is clearly nonsense. Are you saying it's a load of bollo...........? Ah, oops, not in this case. Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welly Posted August 27, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 27, 2016 From the comments below the Waily Fail article: "Knackerless Nicolas" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Is there another source to the issue, after all the Daily Wail is not renowned for accuracy. Are any newspapers accurate these days? Should we be reading The Morning Star or Komsomolskaya Pravda instead for a bit of balance? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted August 27, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2016 Are any newspapers accurate these days? Should we be reading The Morning Star or Komsomolskaya Pravda instead for a bit of balance? Oh c'mon - next you'll be telling us to watch videos of politicos on trains 'for a bit of balance' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Oh c'mon - next you'll be telling us to watch videos of politicos on trains 'for a bit of balance' Those videos are ram-packed with action. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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