Darwin Strikes Again

Arvon · 03-05-2005, 09:16 PM

Hazard Befell Him"
1994 Darwin Award Nominee
Confirmed True by Darwin
(27 March 27 1981) Late one March evening, Bruce Thompson woke up at the foot of a utility pole in the woods, his dog asleep by his side, and a crispy, dead raccoon nearby. Thompson realized he had suffered severe burns on his forearms, hands and genitals, which were eventually amputated.
The details came out in court, when Bruce sued the utility company for removing him from the gene pool.

He had been out ’coon hunting when his dog “caught the scent” and eagerly chased a raccoon up a power pole. The raccoon perched on a glass insulator. Bruce was prepared for just such an event, and brought out his trusty steel pole climbers. He strapped them to his boots, and made his way a dozen feet up the pole.

He began “squalling at the raccoon and slapping the pole,” causing the startled raccoon to run back and forth on the cross arm, and hit an un-insulated copper wire. That was the last thing Bruce remembered before he woke up at the bottom of the pole.

The court found Bruce contributory negligent, stating succinctly, “It [is] clear that, in climbing the utility pole, slapping and squalling at the raccoon, thereby agitating it when it was perilously close to charged wires, Thompson should have appreciated the hazard that ultimately befell him.”

[ 03-05-2005, 09:19 PM: Message edited by: Arvon ]

Kakero · 03-05-2005, 10:39 PM

hehe, looks like he has no more legacy to pass on. [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

Spirits Reborn · 03-06-2005, 03:58 PM

owwwwwwwwwwww.....that painful...even though he was pretty stupid to climb the pole......and to agitate the racoon... and to hit the pole.....actually..he sorta did deserve it... Remeber kids "stupidity doesn't pay"

Sir Goulum · 03-06-2005, 09:20 PM

All that effort just for a little racoon? He did deserve it, though. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

spydar · 03-08-2005, 09:54 AM

thank you brucey-boy for so kindly removing yourself from the gene pool, there is more hope now for the rest of us. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Jerr Conner · 03-08-2005, 12:09 PM

Hahahahahahaha!

Gangrell · 03-08-2005, 12:36 PM

It's people like these that make me think mankind is doomed [img]tongue.gif[/img]

03-05-2005, 09:16 PM	#1
Arvon Unicorn Join Date: October 4, 2001 Location: Kingdom of the West,..P.o. Cynagus Posts: 4,212	Hazard Befell Him" 1994 Darwin Award Nominee Confirmed True by Darwin (27 March 27 1981) Late one March evening, Bruce Thompson woke up at the foot of a utility pole in the woods, his dog asleep by his side, and a crispy, dead raccoon nearby. Thompson realized he had suffered severe burns on his forearms, hands and genitals, which were eventually amputated. The details came out in court, when Bruce sued the utility company for removing him from the gene pool. He had been out ’coon hunting when his dog “caught the scent” and eagerly chased a raccoon up a power pole. The raccoon perched on a glass insulator. Bruce was prepared for just such an event, and brought out his trusty steel pole climbers. He strapped them to his boots, and made his way a dozen feet up the pole. He began “squalling at the raccoon and slapping the pole,” causing the startled raccoon to run back and forth on the cross arm, and hit an un-insulated copper wire. That was the last thing Bruce remembered before he woke up at the bottom of the pole. The court found Bruce contributory negligent, stating succinctly, “It [is] clear that, in climbing the utility pole, slapping and squalling at the raccoon, thereby agitating it when it was perilously close to charged wires, Thompson should have appreciated the hazard that ultimately befell him.” [ 03-05-2005, 09:19 PM: Message edited by: Arvon ] __________________ 53.7% of all statistics are made up

03-06-2005, 03:58 PM	#3
Spirits Reborn Anubis Join Date: February 21, 2005 Location: .... Age: 36 Posts: 2,473	owwwwwwwwwwww.....that painful...even though he was pretty stupid to climb the pole......and to agitate the racoon... and to hit the pole.....actually..he sorta did deserve it... Remeber kids "stupidity doesn't pay" __________________ Spirit's 3d Dump, Check it out!

03-08-2005, 09:54 AM	#5
spydar Avatar Join Date: March 6, 2003 Location: my parlour Age: 41 Posts: 510	thank you brucey-boy for so kindly removing yourself from the gene pool, there is more hope now for the rest of us. [img]tongue.gif[/img] __________________ \"One short sleep past, we wake eternally, and Death shall be no more- Death thou shalt die.\" -John Donne

03-08-2005, 12:09 PM	#6
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03-05-2005, 10:39 PM	#2
Kakero 40th Level Warrior Join Date: March 24, 2002 Posts: 10,215	hehe, looks like he has no more legacy to pass on. [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

03-06-2005, 09:20 PM	#4
Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 36 Posts: 8,985	All that effort just for a little racoon? He did deserve it, though. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

03-08-2005, 12:36 PM	#7
Gangrell Iron Throne Cult Join Date: January 2, 2003 Location: Big Castle in the Sky Age: 37 Posts: 4,835	It's people like these that make me think mankind is doomed [img]tongue.gif[/img]

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