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fightingquaker13

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And the Darwin Award Goes to........
« on: November 14, 2011, 04:04:36 PM »
Under the heading of "What did he think would happen", our South African hero learns that keeping a hippo as a pet is a bad idea. He actually bragged "I've got a relationship with the most dangerous animal in Africa". Yeah, you did Bra'.  Ag man, how's that working for you? ::)
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2061286/Farmer-Marius-Els-gouged-death-pet-hippo-Humphrey-like-son.html
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Re: And the Darwin Award Goes to........
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2011, 04:43:43 PM »
Quote from: fightingquaker13 on November 14, 2011, 04:04:36 PM
Under the heading of "What did he think would happen", our South African hero learns that keeping a hippo as a pet is a bad idea. He actually bragged "I've got a relationship with the most dangerous animal in Africa". Yeah, you did Bra'.  Ag man, how's that working for you? ::)
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2061286/Farmer-Marius-Els-gouged-death-pet-hippo-Humphrey-like-son.html

After reading that I'm going to have a similar relationship with a Chicken salad sandwich.
I'm actually pleased to read this .
It means it's not just US voters who are too stupid for their own safety.
Of course it's still better than that idiot Steve Corwin, who was killed by one of the least threatening fish in the ocean
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Re: And the Darwin Award Goes to........
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2011, 06:08:58 PM »
Just because it's name means river horse dosn't mean you should ride it like a horse.
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Re: And the Darwin Award Goes to........
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2011, 06:14:06 PM »
Beat me to it,...I had the American removing his own pacemaker in his kitchen lined up... :-\

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http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/8546092-418/man-dies-after-trying-to-remove-pacemaker.html

A 47-year-old Uptown man with a possible history of mental issues died Monday night after apparently trying to remove his own pacemaker from his chest, officials said.

Channing Askew was conscious when taken by ambulance from a group home in the 4700 block of North Winthrop, officials said.

As paramedics tried to resuscitate him in the ambulance, they noticed puncture wounds in his upper chest, made apparently as he tried to remove his pacemaker, officials said.

Askew was pronounced dead at 11:33 p.m. at a hospital.

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Re: And the Darwin Award Goes to........
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2011, 07:27:35 PM »
Quote from: twyacht on November 14, 2011, 06:14:06 PM
Beat me to it,...I had the American removing his own pacemaker in his kitchen lined up... :-\

Honorary 2nd Place?

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/8546092-418/man-dies-after-trying-to-remove-pacemaker.html

A 47-year-old Uptown man with a possible history of mental issues died Monday night after apparently trying to remove his own pacemaker from his chest, officials said.

Channing Askew was conscious when taken by ambulance from a group home in the 4700 block of North Winthrop, officials said.

As paramedics tried to resuscitate him in the ambulance, they noticed puncture wounds in his upper chest, made apparently as he tried to remove his pacemaker, officials said.

Askew was pronounced dead at 11:33 p.m. at a hospital.

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some folks just have to dance to a different drummer?

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Re: And the Darwin Award Goes to........
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2011, 09:22:14 PM »
There has to be some type of foreign aid, government run program we can get this guy's family on.
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Re: And the Darwin Award Goes to........
« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2011, 08:33:58 AM »
That Afrikaans guy has nothing on this Rabbit.  Yesterday marked 24 years of me sleeping in the same bed with Bunny--the most dangerous mammal in North America.

Sheesh... 

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Re: And the Darwin Award Goes to........
« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2011, 08:56:56 AM »
Quote from: crusader rabbit on November 15, 2011, 08:33:58 AM
That Afrikaans guy has nothing on this Rabbit.  Yesterday marked 24 years of me sleeping in the same bed with Bunny--the most dangerous mammal in North America.

Sheesh... 

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I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess Bunny was NOT looking over your shoulder as you typed.  ;D
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Re: And the Darwin Award Goes to........
« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2011, 07:17:37 PM »
Quote from: crusader rabbit on November 15, 2011, 08:33:58 AM
That Afrikaans guy has nothing on this Rabbit.  Yesterday marked 24 years of me sleeping in the same bed with Bunny--the most dangerous mammal in North America.

Sheesh... 

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You are correct.  No where it there is it even suggest that he was even THINKING of sleeping with Humphery  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: And the Darwin Award Goes to........
« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2011, 08:30:28 PM »
He should have known better. On the other hand, I have met many people while still living there that would have done the same thing.
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