# I hereby humbly submit this entry to the Darwin Awards **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 15, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-humbly-submit-this-entry-to-the-darwin-awards/974959 "2022-11-15T16:01:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-humbly-submit-this-entry-to-the-darwin-awards/974959/1 "2022-11-15T16:01:23Z")
Guy dancing on the top of a semi smacks into bridge and dies: > **[Dancing man on top of 18-wheeler slams into bridge and later dies, Texas...](https://www.yahoo.com/news/dancing-man-top-18-wheeler-152739273.html)** > > The man was knocked onto the freeway below, police said. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-humbly-submit-this-entry-to-the-darwin-awards/974959/2 "2022-11-15T16:08:12Z")
Audio reveals that he was mysteriously repeating the phrase “Oh long Johnson” as he danced. ---
**Author:** ![duality72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duality72/32/3910_2.png) [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-humbly-submit-this-entry-to-the-darwin-awards/974959/3 "2022-11-15T16:09:27Z")
I guess they should have let more air out of the tires. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-humbly-submit-this-entry-to-the-darwin-awards/974959/4 "2022-11-15T16:14:17Z")
Unknow if victim\* truly qualifies as a DA candidate, since there is no information regarding one critical but often overlooked criterion: whether said subject has succeeded in siring any offspring prior to his demise. \*self-victimization is a thing ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-humbly-submit-this-entry-to-the-darwin-awards/974959/5 "2022-11-15T16:16:38Z")
> **[Darwin Awards: Rule 1: Reproduction](https://darwinawards.com/rules/rules1.html)** > > History and Rules: Reproduction > The existence of offspring, though potentially deleterious to the gene pool, does not disqualify a nominee. Children inherit only half of each parent’s genetic material and thus have their own chance to survive or snuff themselves. If, for instance, the offspring has inherited the “Play With Combustibles” gene, but also has inherited the “Use Caution When…” gene, then she is a potential innovator and asset to the human race. Therefore, each nominee is judged based on whether or not she has removed her own genes, without consideration to the number of offspring or, in the case of an elderly winner, the likelihood of producing more offspring. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-humbly-submit-this-entry-to-the-darwin-awards/974959/6 "2022-11-15T16:21:28Z")
His life was suddenly and dramatically abridged. ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-humbly-submit-this-entry-to-the-darwin-awards/974959/7 "2022-11-15T16:24:09Z")
TikTok killed him. Somebody will sue, just you wait. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-humbly-submit-this-entry-to-the-darwin-awards/974959/8 "2022-11-15T16:33:04Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > His life was suddenly and dramatically abridged. - That’s a bridge too far near… ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-humbly-submit-this-entry-to-the-darwin-awards/974959/9 "2022-11-15T16:33:58Z")
Since he’d already danced on the trailer top some distance down the freeway unscathed before his fatal mistake, I guess we could say he … went a bridge too far. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-humbly-submit-this-entry-to-the-darwin-awards/974959/10 "2022-11-15T19:58:02Z")
Almost made me chuckle. Someone explain oh long Johnson. I once saw a cat video where the cat said that. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-humbly-submit-this-entry-to-the-darwin-awards/974959/11 "2022-11-15T21:17:06Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > Someone explain oh long Johnson. I once saw a cat video where the cat said that. _South Park_, season six. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpraR6BRdGs) ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-humbly-submit-this-entry-to-the-darwin-awards/974959/12 "2023-11-06T23:07:06Z")
“It is confirmed the three perished from carbon monoxide poisoning. Police did confirm a generator was running inside the home.” > **[KCFD: Carbon monoxide kills 3 in Kansas City home](https://www.kctv5.com/2023/11/06/kcfd-three-found-dead-kansas-city-home/)** > > Just before 7:30 Monday morning Kansas City Fire responded to carbon monoxide calls at a residence on East 12th Terrace near Ewing Avenue. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-humbly-submit-this-entry-to-the-darwin-awards/974959/13 "2023-12-19T00:18:19Z")
Three more dead from a generator running inside a home, 3 blocks from the previous incident. > **[Carbon monoxide poisoning in KCMO leaves three dead, one in critical condition](https://www.kctv5.com/2023/12/16/carbon-monoxide-poisoning-kcmo-leaves-three-dead-one-critical-condition/)** > > On Saturday, the Kansas City Fire Department reported a triple fatality carbon monoxide call.