Another Darwin Award Nominee

Bumrush99

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Lets see, you get drafted 6th in the draft by a team that overlooks your previous domestic abuse issues, sign a huge multimillion dollar contract, can't maintain your composure and get cut, continue to beat up women, run over teenagers and drive stolen vehicles. I wonder what happened to that huge signing bonus???


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KK

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don't darwin candidates have to die doing something stupid?
 

Bumrush99

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Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: KK
don't darwin candidates have to die doing something stupid?

yeap.

Sitting in jail getting ass raped instead of sitting on yacht sipping on alcohol should be the exception :)
 

ActuaryTm

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Originally posted by: BDawg
Originally posted by: KK
don't darwin candidates have to die doing something stupid?
That or lose the ability to pass on their genes to the next generation.
Correct. Excerpt from Northcutt:
  • "The candidate must remove himself from the gene pool.

    The prime tenet of the Darwin Awards is that we are celebrating the self-removal of incompetent genetic material from the human race. The potential winner must therefore render himself deceased, or at least incapable of reproducing. If someone does manage to survive an incredibly stupid feat, then his genes de facto must have something to offer in the way of luck, agility, or stamina. He is therefore not eligble for a Darwin Award, though sometimes the story is too entertaining to pass up and he earns an Honorable Mention."
For those wondering, there are an additional four criteria:
  • The candidate must exhibit an astounding misapplication of judgement.
  • The candidate must be the cause of his own demise.
  • The candidate must be capable of sound judgement.
  • The event must be verified.
 

GagHalfrunt

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Originally posted by: KK
don't darwin candidates have to die doing something stupid?


Yep, if merely being stupid was enough OP would be a Darwin Award Nominee for failing to understand that simple fact.
 

Queasy

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Lawrence Phillips will forever be a black mark on the University of Nebraska and Tom Osborne.
 

GagHalfrunt

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Originally posted by: Queasy
Lawrence Phillips will forever be a black mark on the University of Nebraska and Tom Osborne.


Lawrence Phillips will forever be a black mark on the human race.
 

Rudee

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Note to the OP: Darwin Award Nominees have to die doing something incredibly stupid, you putz.
 

ActuaryTm

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Originally posted by: Rudee
Note to the OP: Darwin Award Nominees have to die doing something incredibly stupid, you putz.
Actually reading the thread prior to commenting works rather well.
 

Rogue

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Yeah, please, quit bastardizing what it is to be a Darwin Award candidate or recipient. :D
 

OccamsToothbrush

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Lawrence Phillips isn't currently a Darwin candidate, but let's face it, he will be someday. He's almost certain to find an early grave and will more than likely be the cause of his own death, even if it's something as simple as getting his criminal ass shot. Let's call him a Darwin-in-waiting.
 

shilala

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Originally posted by: OccamsToothbrush
Lawrence Phillips isn't currently a Darwin candidate, but let's face it, he will be someday. He's almost certain to find an early grave and will more than likely be the cause of his own death, even if it's something as simple as getting his criminal ass shot. Let's call him a Darwin-in-waiting.
Nice job, n00b.
I like you already. :)

Edit:
I already figured out WYWBYWB. Only took you two posts. Damn I'm good. :)