Reed alerts me that the Darwin Awards 2007 are up for voting right now - all nasty and stupid ways to die. The only one of these stories that I have heard of before is the story of the guy who entered, buck-naked, the bear cage at the Belgrade Zoo during the Beer Festival. The local press was all over this and I appreciate the completely non-diplomatic reaction by the Zoo Director, Vuk Bojovic. So, that is the one I voted for with a 10. Parochial, I know. But it's not like I'm voting for my neighbor for the President or something...
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