# The Darwin Awards

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-darwin-awards/21245>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 2, 2000, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-darwin-awards/21245 "2000-06-02T21:55:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Jois](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea666f/32.png) [@Jois](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jois)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2000, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-darwin-awards/21245/1 "2000-06-02T21:55:52Z")

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Yes, natural selection still works.

Please read and enjoy: [www.DarwinAwards.com](http://www.DarwinAwards.com)

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**Author:** ![Jois](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea666f/32.png) [@Jois](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jois)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2000, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-darwin-awards/21245/2 "2000-06-04T20:28:27Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*\*  
> Yes, natural selection still works.
> 
> Please read and enjoy: [www.DarwinAwards.com](http://www.DarwinAwards.com)  
> \*\*

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**Author:** ![Jois](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea666f/32.png) [@Jois](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jois)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2000, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-darwin-awards/21245/3 "2000-06-04T20:30:40Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*\*  
> Yes, natural selection still works.
> 
> Please read and enjoy: [www.DarwinAwards.com](http://www.DarwinAwards.com)  
> \*\*

Obviously the force has a crick in its neck and I messed up making the url work.  
[www.DarwinAwards.com](http://www.DarwinAwards.com)

Please accept my apologies folks. Now I have to go make amends with Darwin.

Jois

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**Author:** ![katzmeow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7bcc69/32.png) [@katzmeow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katzmeow)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2000, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-darwin-awards/21245/4 "2000-06-04T21:07:01Z")

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Let’s see if I can get your hyperlink for you Jois…I am new here so cross your fingers…

[www.DarwinAwards.com](http://www.DarwinAwards.com)

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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2000, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-darwin-awards/21245/5 "2000-06-05T10:24:37Z")

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Jois, I was going to fix this shortly after you posted it, but I thought it was supposed to be a joke.

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**Author:** ![Jois](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea666f/32.png) [@Jois](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jois)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2000, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-darwin-awards/21245/6 "2000-06-05T14:33:08Z")

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Darn, I wish I’d thought of the joke!

I should have emailed you, Uncle Beer, as soon as I realized the was wrong. Next time!

Did you check the site? It seems awfully chopped up for something that is supposed to be funny. The transitions should be smoother (as if I knew how to do that) or faster.

If they hadn’t put the penis jokes first I wouldn’t have be as sure that they wanted you to laugh or wince.