BAD DATES--REDUCE YOUR CHANCE OF ADDING TO THE GENE POOL. -------------------------------------------+---+-+---+-+-+-+-+ AN ILLUMINATING STORY (2008 Darwin Award) (February 2008, France) A 71-year-old pensioner met a shocking end when his frugal attempt to illuminate his yard with power siphoned from the National Grid backfired spectacularly. The gentleman in question illegally opened a major power junction box at the front of his house, intending to hard-wire a cable to his garden shed. Unfortunately, the poor chap attempted to do this rewiring during a major downpour. The fatal result was all too predictable. He was immediately deep fried and declared deceased at the scene. Lessons: 1--Don't hardwire your shed to a local power substation 2--Don't hardwire your shed to a power line... in the rain! 3--There _is_ such a thing as being too frugal. http://darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin2008-19.html --------------------------------------------+---+-+---+-+-+-+-+ A SCREW LOOSE (2008 ...
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