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- proper noun humorous One of the international honours awarded to people who supposedly help to improve the human
gene pool by "removing themselves from it in a spectacularly stupid manner."
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Speaking of evolution, Anger Management has identified a shark hunter who almost qualified for the Darwin Award, which is handed out periodically to those who "accidentally kill themselves in really stupid ways," thus improving the human genome.
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Speaking of evolution, Anger Management has identified a shark hunter who almost qualified for the Darwin Award, which is handed out periodically to those who "accidentally kill themselves in really stupid ways," thus improving the human genome.
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For their efforts, I would think they would qualify for the Darwin Award, which is given posthumously to an individual who is killed in the most incredibly stupid way.
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I was tempted to hunt down a couple of the Darwin Award condoms which we also sell sometimes... hey, bookstores can be sassy too and duct tape them on.
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This attitude was painfully apparent when JFK Jr. won his Darwin Award.
Obama and the oil spill: why would anyone expect leadership from him in this crisis?
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I was tempted to hunt down a couple of the Darwin Award condoms which we also sell sometimes... hey, bookstores can be sassy too and duct tape them on.
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Proof positive that weird eating habits and dangerous chemicals are a Darwin Award waiting to happen.
OpEdNews - Diary: This S#$T Is Real 12 9 09: Exploding Gum Kills Ukrainian Student
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Proof positive that weird eating habits and dangerous chemicals are a Darwin Award waiting to happen. '
OpEdNews - Diary: This S#$T Is Real 12 9 09: Exploding Gum Kills Ukrainian Student
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Just when you thought you'd heard it all; just when you thought you'd heard every unbelievable, incomprehensible, illogical policy* imaginable; just when you thought it was safe to champion preventive care, comes the Darwin Award for the lowest an insurance company can go.
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Proof positive that weird eating habits and dangerous chemicals are a Darwin Award waiting to happen.
Printing: This S#$T Is Real 12 9 09: Exploding Gum Kills Ukrainian Student
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