To: StocksDATsoar who wrote (63704 ) 9/16/2000 3:21:11 AM From: Jim Bishop Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 150070 LOLOL remember, these are the guys, that gave us ED.www3.telus.net URBAN LEGEND: The Party's Over darwinawards.com - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - HONORABLE MENTION: Cheez Whiz Confirmed True by Darwin (22 May 2000) Every year Britons chase Double Gloucester cheese wheels down Cooper's Hill in an astoundingly bizarre and unexpectedly dangerous competition. Several seven-pound cheeses are hurled down the hill, and dozens of contestants take off in pursuit. If they catch a cheese they get to keep it. But Cooper’s Hill is so steep that the cheese chasers invariably tumble as far as they run. This year was no exception. Winner Craig Carter broke his arm, yet managed to smile triumphantly while confessing that he had broken his other arm in his winning dash several years ago. At least eighteen people were injured, including a spectator who tried to dodge a bouncing cheese. He was hospitalized for a head injury after a 100-foot tumble down the steep slope. Despite its bloody track record, the Gloucestershire tradition has continued for hundreds of years, and contestants show no signs of slowing down. Therefore they earn an Honorable Mention, and we fondly anticipate a cheese-chasing Darwin Award nominee in the near future. -Copyright 2000 DarwinAwards.com - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - Want great jokes, daily cartoons, daily funny, celeb, and bikini pictures? OhYesUAre has all of the above and more content added weekly! Visit OhYesUAre today for a great laugh! ohyesuare.com - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - PERSONAL ACCOUNT: Feeding the Dolphins "I'm an active duty member of the United States Coast Guard and I was stationed In Destin, Florida in 1995. While on routine patrol I noticed a lady waving baitfish around. She was standing in four feet of water about 75 feet from the beach. "I thought she was feeding the dolphins, which is illegal in the state of Florida, so I pulled up alongside her to advise her of the infraction. I looked down in to the water and noticed that the tails on these creatures were moving from side-to-side, as opposed to up-and-down like a dolphin. Also none were coming up for air. This misguided lady was hand feeding a school of sharks! Without trying to alarm her, I asked if she had noticed anything unusual. "When she realized she was surrounded by ten sharks, her face turned white as a ghost and she jumped into my boat before I knew what had happened! The guys back at the station got a good laugh out of that one." -Copyright 2000 DarwinAwards.com