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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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Examples
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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.
Evolving News Beach Blogger 2005
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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.
Archive 2005-04-01 Beach Blogger 2005
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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.
Archive 2010-02-01 Megan Kurashige 2010
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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? 2010
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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.
things that make me laugh (though they probably shouldn't) Megan Kurashige 2010
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Proof positive that weird eating habits and dangerous chemicals are a Darwin Award waiting to happen.
OpEdNews - Diary: This S#$T Is Real 12 9 09: Exploding Gum Kills Ukrainian Student 2009
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Proof positive that weird eating habits and dangerous chemicals are a Darwin Award waiting to happen. '
OpEdNews - Diary: This S#$T Is Real 12 9 09: Exploding Gum Kills Ukrainian Student 2009
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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.
Archive 2009-10-01 1 Dinosaur 2009
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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 2009
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