Re: And the Darwin award goes to.... Archived Message
Posted by machine_easy2  on October 8, 2013, 3:25 am, in reply to "Re: And the Darwin award goes to...."
I thought you have to remove yourself from the gene pool in the act that wins you the award. As in, you die, or you become the guy no longer ironically referred to as stumpy.
some like this guy
Loser Wins Roach-Eating Contest.
(5 October 2012, Florida) Police say that Edward A., 32, died after winning a roach-eating contest (and losing a worm-eating contest) at a reptile store. By some reports, he ate a plate full of superworms, a handful of mealworms, and half a bucket of roaches. Nominated for a Darwin Award, Mr. Roach Man loses the prize because--surprising but true--roaches and worms are considered edible. Entymologists say that an all-you-can-eat insect buffet is not normally deadly, just silly.
The cause of death was not officially disclosed, yet educated guessers finger a dormant food allergy waiting for the right trigger. Contestants were disallowed if they were allergic to shellfish, and roach allergies can develop in people living in infested tenements.
So was it Darwin-Award-Winning-dumb for Edward to overindulge in roaches? No, just weird. Our nominee is a few twigs short of an award, yet deserves a mention for memorable exits. A lingering question is, were the roaches raw or cooked?
QUOTABLE FACTOID: "Very few human cultures tend to eat cockroaches [due to] high levels of uric acid and nitrogenous waste." Bill Kern, PhD, University of Florida, quoted in The Miami Herald.
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