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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  vaughnslawns | Jul 23, 2009 |  the things people do! unbelievable! very funny, very disturbing, very odd, the things people do or even think about doing. (  ) vegaheim | Mar 25, 2008 | makes me worry about the general intelligence of the human race! (  ) rock-crazyretro | May 18, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0452284015, Paperback)Welcome to the next evolution in humor.In the spirit of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, The Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection brings together a fresh collection of magnificent misadventures, honoring those who continue to improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it in a sublimely idiotic fashion. Salute the owner of an equipment training school who demonstrates the dangers of driving a forklift by failing to survive the filming of his own safety video. Heed the story of the honest bricklayer who loses a battle of wits with 300 pounds of tools. Witness the man who becomes a victim of his own "strange and unusual passion for jumping into rivers." And watch Darwin Award winners selflessly join the ongoing fight against the seven deadly sins as lust, vanity, gluttony, greed, sloth, envy and wrath all exact their evolutionary toll on the overindulgent. Featuring science and safety discussions designed to aid those vigilant enough to avoid the scythe of natural selection, and including the most inspiring dozen Darwin Awards from the last century, this new compendium of serious humor and cautionary tales -- verified by the author and endorsed by website readers -- shows us anew how uncommon sense can be. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:18 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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This book listed accounts of stupid things that stupid people did to get themselves hurt or killed. Of these people and stories awards are given, albeit just for names sake.
I do find that the idea is a little sick and twisted, but if you are into hearing stories about the robber that went down the chimney and got stuck....well, this book is for you. (