Wally of the Week

[Kyt]

Yes, I didn't want to go into the politics of the whole idea before but when I read the original story a couple of weeks ago I did find it pathetic that he intended to "leech" off others who obviously did have to earn the money so he could go without.

[Kyt]

Latest contender:

BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Japanese activist kills himself

Well as violent acts go, this is probably the best form. Imagine if Hitler and Stalin stood in front of each other, and the one who could shoot himself in the head the fastest was declared the winner of the war.

[spidge]

They can all kill themselves if they want to glorify that shrine!

[Kitty]

Jodrell Bank to go

This is from the government who want to save a measley couple of million pounds a year. utter utter bar stewards!

[Antipodean Andy]

You guys have a really bright government up there. Ours has started with the razor gangs as well so let's just hope it's a bit of tidying and not stupidity down here.

[morse1001]

Here is my nomination!

At work, a Caravan Club credit card holder called in. He was identified as per proceedures and asked how could we help him?

He replied, "My friend has a *****)()( Carvan with a Ronson fuel heater, could you send him out a instruction manual"?

[Adrian Roberts]

"THINNING THE HERD" 2007

Thinning The Herd 2007 - Darwin Awards

Eighth Place: In Detroit, a 41-year-old man got stuck and drowned in two feet of water after squeezing head first through an 18-inch-wide sewer grate while trying to retrieve his car keys.

Seventh Place: A 49-year-old San Francisco stockbroker -- who often bragged he was "totally-zoned when he ran" -- accidentally jogged off a 100-foot high cliff on his daily workout.

Sixth Place: While at the beach, Daniel Jones, 21, dug an 8-foot hole for protection from the wind and had been sitting in a beach chair at the bottom when it collapsed, burying him beneath 5 feet of sand. People on the beach used their hands and shovels trying to get him out but could not reach him. It took rescue workers using heavy equipment almost an hour to free him. Jones was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Fifth Place: Santiago Alvarado, 24, was killed as he fell through the ceiling of a bicycle shop he was burglarising. Death was caused when the long flashlight he had placed in his mouth to keep his hands free rammed into the base of his skull as he hit the floor. [ This may be the first and, hopefully, last time that you’ll encounter the word “burglarizing”. ]

Fourth Place: Sylvester Briddell, Jr., 26, was killed as he won a bet with friends who said he would not put a revolver loaded with four cartridges into his mouth and pull the trigger.

Third Place: After stepping around a marked police patrol car parked at the front door, a man walked into H & J Leather & Firearms intent on robbing the store. The shop was full of customers and a uniformed officer was standing at the counter. Upon seeing the officer, the would-be robber announced a hold-up, and fired a few wild shots from a target pistol. The officer and a clerk promptly returned fire, and several customers also drew their guns and fired. The robber was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. Crime scene investigators located 47 expended cartridge cases in the shop. The subsequent autopsy revealed 23 gunshot wounds. Ballistics identified rounds from seven different weapons. No one else was hurt. [ But the supposed gun enthusiasts only managed a 50% hit rate! - Adrian ]

HONOURABLE MENTION: Paul Stiller, 47, and his wife Bonnie were bored just driving around at 2 A.M. so they lit a quarter stick of dynamite to toss out the window to create some excitement. Apparently they failed to notice the window was closed.

RUNNER UP: Kerry Bingham had been drinking with several friends when one of them said they knew a person who had bungee-jumped from a local bridge in the middle of traffic. The conversation grew more heated and at least 10 men trooped along the walkway of the bridge at 4:30 AM. Upon arrival at the midpoint of the bridge, they discovered that no one had brought a bungee rope. Bingham, who had continued drinking, volunteered and pointed out that a coil of lineman's cable lay nearby. They secured one end around Bingham's leg and tied the other to the bridge. His fall lasted 40 feet before the cable tightened and tore his foot off at the ankle. He miraculously survived his fall into the icy water and was rescued by two nearby fishermen. Bingham's foot was never located.

AND THE 2007 WINNER IS...
Zookeeper Friedrich Riesfeldt (Paderborn , Germany) fed his constipated elephant 22 doses of a animal laxative and more than a bushel of berries, figs and prunes, before the plugged-up pachyderm finally got relief.

Investigators say ill-fated Friedrich, 46, was attempting to give the ailing elephant an olive oil enema when the beast suddenly unloaded. The she sheer force of the elephant's unexpected defecation knocked Mr. Riesfeldt to the ground where he struck his head on a rock as the elephant continued to evacuate 200 pounds of dung on top of him. It seems to be just one of those freak accidents that once again proves..."Shit happens!"

[Kyt]

Adrian, that's just made my day. Riesfeldt was a deserved winner, though he had stiff competition.

[Antipodean Andy]

This girl has to be in contention:

Girl's party leaves dog in coma | NEWS.com.au

The most amusing bit? She acts tough and doesn't care but..."But Gemma, who drank to excess and passed out at 7:30pm...". Great effort, looks like she enjoyed her party for hours...

Must be an easy thing to do when you're not paying the mortgage. Hopefully, she'll pay now...

[Kyt]

This isn't funny, just sick:

Mother kept boy in wheelchair for five years - Telegraph