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A shoo-in for Darwin Award Of The Year
« on: October 23, 2008, 04:16:17 pm »
Wow, this is really unbelievable. Is it possible to do something like this without practice?  ??? ???

Some of the comments are pretty funny.   :rofl: :rofl2: :rofl:

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/10/22/bc-crossbow-accident.html

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Re: A shoo-in for Darwin Award Of The Year
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2008, 04:22:17 pm »
No one in this world has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people.     H.L.Mencken
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Re: A shoo-in for Darwin Award Of The Year
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2008, 05:37:58 pm »
cross BOW...that's sounds like an ANGRY ONE......gotta  shoot myBOLT i feel a headache coming on.......alcohol involved NOT with Robins V MERRY MEN..... :rofl:
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Re: A shoo-in for Darwin Award Of The Year
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2008, 10:40:42 pm »
Must have been looking down the barrel at the wrong time.  :)

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Re: A shoo-in for Darwin Award Of The Year
« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2008, 04:26:17 pm »
Alcohol MAY have been a factor......
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Re: A shoo-in for Darwin Award Of The Year
« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2008, 06:03:26 pm »
..Honeshtly ossiferrr i never factor.................................. :shuffle: :cp2: >:D :run:

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Re: A shoo-in for Darwin Award Of The Year
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2008, 06:42:10 pm »
Never underestimate the power of the alcohol.  :) 

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Re: A shoo-in for Darwin Award Of The Year
« Reply #7 on: October 25, 2008, 07:43:47 am »
Never underestimate the stupidity of the common man.

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Re: A shoo-in for Darwin Award Of The Year
« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2008, 10:26:23 am »
The story reminds me of Monty Python's "Upper Class Twit of the Year" sketch wherein one contestant actually ran himself over with his car. ::) :shake: :rofl2:
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