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mac-at-kearsarge · Apr 13, 2006, 01:26 PM

Well, these kids can't claim an official Darwin Award (yet) because they still live (perhaps unfortutely), but they definetly get honors.

*Full story below* While Siphoning gas from a convience store, one of the boys spilt some gas on himself..................then used a lighter to see how wet he was

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/artic...ged_gas_theft/

Why do I have feeling they won't live to see 21.

Dakar · Apr 13, 2006, 01:27 PM

Karma is an inflammable bitch.

Rumor · Apr 13, 2006, 01:31 PM

If I was a judge and this came up in my court, I think I would laugh hard and say "Son, if you were stupid enough to light yourself on fire, I do not believe charging you with a crime would do any good."

davesimondotcom · Apr 13, 2006, 01:51 PM

It's all fun and games before you get burned in a freak gasoline theft accident.

DeathToWindows · Apr 13, 2006, 01:53 PM

That's a Darwin Award Honorable Mention... not dead, but still fscking stupid.

Railroader · Apr 13, 2006, 03:52 PM

There were some kids who lived near me who found an old abandoned paint factory with jar of mercury still on the shelves. Someone had the bright idea that they should dip their cigarettes in the mercury and smoke em.

I think a few of them are Darwin award winners and some are honorable mentions. It devastated the area for a while.

What goes through your thought process in a time like that? I'm guessing a big long echo of nothing.

ShortcutToMoncton · Apr 13, 2006, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by Railroader

What goes through your thought process in a time like that?

"Man, this is gonna be sooooooooooo awesome!"

davesimondotcom · Apr 13, 2006, 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by Railroader

What goes through your thought process in a time like that? I'm guessing a big long echo of nothing.

I want to be as mad as a hatter!!!

Dark Helmet · Apr 13, 2006, 04:21 PM

Don't you find it even more ironic that they stole the gas from a firefighters car?

I mean you can't come up with stuff that stupid.

Railroader · Apr 13, 2006, 04:25 PM

Originally Posted by Dark Helmet

Don't you find it even more ironic that they stole the gas from a firefighters car?

I mean you can't come up with stuff that stupid.

That's called "coincidental", not ironic.

ambush · Apr 13, 2006, 04:33 PM

LOL SMOKING MERCURY.

Almost as sad as sniffing gas.

davesimondotcom · Apr 13, 2006, 04:45 PM

Originally Posted by Railroader

That's called "coincidental", not ironic.

SWG is not Alanis... the fact that they are both Canadian is coincidental, not ironic.

voodoo · Apr 13, 2006, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by davesimondotcom

SWG is not Alanis... the fact that they are both Canadian is coincidental, not ironic.

Quite so.

I think that her song "Isn't it ironic" is possibly a double fake irony because it doesn't even contain one example of irony.

It borders on irony when that happens.

V

Dark Helmet · Apr 13, 2006, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by voodoo

Quite so.

I think that her song "Isn't it ironic" is possibly a double fake irony because it doesn't even contain one example of irony.

It borders on irony when that happens.

V

Alanis has outsmarted us all.

davesimondotcom · Apr 13, 2006, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by Dark Helmet

Alanis has outsmarted us all.

God I hope not...

Railroader · Apr 13, 2006, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by davesimondotcom

SWG is not Alanis... the fact that they are both Canadian is coincidental, not ironic.

But they both like guys. Another coincidence? YOU decide!

turtle777 · Apr 14, 2006, 10:08 AM

the 17-year-old spilled gas on his pants while siphoning gas. He then used a lighter to try to determine how wet his pants were and set himself of fire

I'm dumbfounded.

-t