We are Doomed through Stupidity

[Grandpa]

Yes, these are all the result of the Stella Awards. You remember Stella? Stella Liebeck? You should remember her or at least her claim to fame.

Stella Awards - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

And, of course, there are the Darwin Awards. These are given to certain individuals so their families could make the Stella award lists so we could all laugh at the silly warning labels that started this thread.

http://darwinawards.com/darwin/

[dinosaur]

Life's tough...it's even tougher if you're stupid. - John Wayne

[jason]

Originally Posted by catspa

And all this time I've been stopping saw chain with my teeth...

Parker

Chuck Norris can use his hands.

[catspa]

My hands are much too delicate for that.

Parker

[dinosaur]

These are actual newspaper headlines:

County to pay $250,000 to advertise lack of funds
(Did we elect these people?)

Volunteers search for old civil war planes
(Yeah. Let me know how that works out.)

Army vehicle disappears.
(Apparently this was right after it received a camouflage paint job. I'm thinking - excellent paint job!)

Caskets found as workers demolish mausoleum
(DUH........)

TEN COMMANDMENTS
Supreme Court say some OK, some not
(We get to choose?)

Utah Poison Control Center reminds everyone not to take poison
(This pretty much negates the labelling defense.)

Federal Agents raid gun shop, find weapons
(Wow! What are the odds?)

Statistics show that teen pregnancy drops off significantly after age 25
(This must be a more serious problem than I thought. I would have guessed 19.)

One armed man applauds the kindness of strangers
(Uhhhhhh........no?)



I wonder if any of the journalists who wrote this stuff are on the list for a possible Pulitzer? I always get a kick out of reading the newspaper. I wonder what it takes to become a respected journalist, and, of course, respected by whom?