Though closer, I don't think either of them qualify for Darwin Awards...
though suicide does take one out of the gene pool, it wasn't accidental,
so I condend that it wasn't stupid.  (Though if you want to consider
all suicide stupid, then I guess it could qualify.)

Dave

On Fri, Oct 28, 2005 at 06:48:44PM -0400, Matteson, Todd wrote:
> Now wait a minute...I thought Darwin Awards winners were:  
> 
> We salute the improvement of the human genome 
> by honoring those who remove themselves from it in really stupid ways. 
> Of necessity, this honor is generally bestowed posthumously. 
> 
> Maybe this is more in line for a Darwin:
> 
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4386132.stm
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> I got a chuckle out of this.  But I wondered, it seems
> like to me that most places I have ever been that sold
> lottery tickets said they had to be paid for with cash
> only.  
> 
>              Edwin
> 
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> 
> --- "Shahan, Ray" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> >
> http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/28/lottery.creditcard.ap/index.html
> > 
> > 
> > Ray Shahan 
> > Life is not a journey to the grave with the 
> > intention of arriving safely in a pretty and 
> > well preserved body, but rather to skid in 
> > broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, 
> > and loudly proclaiming: 
> > -- WOW!!! What a Ride
> > 
> > 
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