OT: Darwin Awards

Trust me, there are much worse afflictions than WhOA!

For those who don’t immediately recognize the reference:

“Named in honor of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, the Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it.”

If you need a good laugh try: http://www.darwinawards.com/

So, did I get an honorable mention?

Walden

As I recall, honorable mentions are allowed for individuals who do something both seriously self-destructive and spectacularly stupid, yet somehow live to tell the tale. For example, smoking, while self-destructive, is not sufficiently uncommon to be considered, however smoking while transferring rocket fuel between containers would rate at least some consideration. Playing with sparklers (individual fireworks made of coating a burning core with iron filings) in a gasoline refinery would probably rate automatic inclusion.

I can’t answer your question with available data, however if you would care to describe the facts and conditions of your bid for nomination, I’m sure a jury of your whistle-affected peers woud be more than happy to rule on your contribution and perhaps even nominate you to the Darwin folks for inclusion in the gloriously strange comradeship of Darwin Award winners.