Darwin Awards Ii: Unnatural Selection
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An incredible runaway bestseller and cult phenomenon, The Darwin Awards returns with all new tales of trial and awe-inspiring error. More Award Winners, Honorable Mentions, and Urban Legends, together with personal accounts never before heard. Appealing to Darwin fans old and new, The Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection audiobook proves that we aren't done yet - with the ongoing saga of survival of the fittest Homo Sapiens. Library Journal Darwin humor? It seemed to work in the first volume, which spent five months on the New York Times best sellers list. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
Introduction: What Are They?1What Are They?2Rules and Eligibility3Darwin's Theory of Evolution6Surviving Stupidity8Where Do Darwins Come From?9Chapter 1Penance: Seven Deadly Sins11Discussion: Kismet, Karma, Destiny12Darwin Award: Vanity: Liposuction Tragedy14Darwin Award: Vanity: Perilous Pose15Darwin Award: Wrath: Throwing Stones16Darwin Award: Greed: Crystal Daze17Darwin Award: Sloth: Sleepfalling18Darwin Award: Envy: Flames of Passion19Darwin Award: Envy: Moscow Marauder20Darwin Award: Gluttony: Ethanol Schmethanol21Honorable Mention: Gluttony: Men Eating Chili22Personal Account: Lust: Emergency Room Excitement23Chapter 2Women: Femme Fatalities25Discussion: Civilization Memes26Darwin Award: Fast Food Fatality29Darwin Award: Enraged Elephant30Darwin Award: Rubbish!31Darwin Award: Christmas Tree32Darwin Award: Testing Faith33Darwin Award: That Sinking Feeling34Honorable Mention: Aircraft Airhead35Darwin Award: Fatal Footwear Fashion36Honorable Mention: Explosive Mix of Girls37Honorable Mention: Snow Bunnies38Honorable Mention: Dumb Drunk39Personal Account: Eat the Young40Personal Account: Brush with Stupidity41Chapter 3Water: All Washed Up43Discussion: Weed Seeds and Biodiversity44Darwin Award: Fishing with No Compass46Darwin Award: Duct Tape47Darwin Award: Dodging Drink Dues48Darwin Award: Walking on Water49Darwin Award: Dive to Death50Darwin Award: Passionate Plunge51Darwin Award: Show-Off52Honorable Mention: All Aboard53Honorable Mention: Sewer Shower54Urban Legend: Brewery Mishap55Chapter 4Technology: Engines of Destruction57Discussion: Car Safety58Darwin Award: Do It Yourself, Do Yourself In61Darwin Award: Two Avalanche Alaskan63Darwin Award: Forklift Safety Video65Darwin Award: Electrifying Stunt66Darwin Award: Intersecting Darwins67Darwin Award: Power Punch Proves Fatal68Darwin Award: Scooter Snuff69Darwin Award: Circular Reasoning70Darwin Award: Sweet Release71Darwin Award: Snowball's Chance in Hell73Darwin Award: Sand Surfing74Honorable Mention: House Hunting Gone Awry75Honorable Mention: Coors Light and the UltraLight76Urban Legend: Mad Trombonist77Personal Account: Robot Reaper79Personal Account: Prop Arc Safety80Personal Account: Miracle Mile81Chapter 5Men: Male-functions83Discussion: Online Safety84Darwin Award: Rappin' on Heaven's Door87Darwin Award: Fantastic Plastic Lover88Darwin Award: Bulletproof?89Darwin Award: New Dating Technique90Darwin Award: God Saves?91Darwin Award: Settle the Score92Darwin Award: Hardheads93Darwin Award: Ur-inate-iot94Darwin Award: A Fell Death95Honorable Mention: Cheez Whiz96Honorable Mention: Trash Compactor98Honorable Mention: Archery Practice99Honorable Mention: Tied to His Work100Honorable Mention: Chicken with a Train101Honorable Mention: Toilet Trap102Urban Legend: The Bricklayer103Personal Account: Tourist Trap105Personal Account: Tube Snake107Chapter 6Animals: Pall of the Wild109Discussion: Dogs and Darwinism110Darwin Award: Hornet Challenge114Darwin Award: Fish Gag115Darwin Award: Sheep Sleep116Honorable Mention: Doggone Foot117Urban Legend: Cactus Tales118Personal Account: Polar Bear Lesson121Personal Account: Feeding the Dolphins122Personal Account: Horsing Around123Urban Legend: Lobster Vasectomy124Chapter 7Explosions: Out with a Bang!125Discussion: Intelligent Design Theory126Darwin Award: Out with a Bang!129Darwin Award: Grenade Juggler131Darwin Award: Fireworks Fiasco132Darwin Award: Shell Shot133Darwin Award: Guitars 'n' Guns134Honorable Mention: Kaboom!135Honorable Mention: Plane Stupid136Urban Legend: Fifteen Minutes of Flame137Personal Account: A Medieval Tale139Personal Account: Workin' on the Railroad141Personal Account: Man and Cactus142Personal Account: Man with Gas Can143Personal Account: Instant Sunrise145Chapter 8Outlaws: Crime and Punishment149Discussion: City Living150Darwin Award: Human Popsicle152Darwin Award: Ski Theft Backfires154Darwin Award: Escaping Conviction155Darwin Award: Killing Time156Darwin Award: Just Say No!158Darwin Award: Stab in the Dark159Darwin Award: You Said a Mouthful160Honorable Mention: The Sting161Honorable Mention: Ferguson 2, Thieves 0162Honorable Mention: Morsel of Evidence163Honorable Mention: Call Girl164Honorable Mention: Bodacious Bud165Honorable Mention: Siphon!166Honorable Mention: Planning Ahead167Honorable Mention: Sobriety Test168Personal Account: Medical Misadventures169Chapter 9Disqualified: Losing Is Its Own Reward173Not a Darwin: Do Bikes Float?174Not a Darwin: Underwire Bras Deadly175Not a Darwin: Texas A&M Bonfire176Not a Darwin: Body Canyoning178Not a Darwin: Our Brightest Cheerleaders180Not a Darwin: Fatal Case of Hiccups181Not a Darwin: Ice Floe Frolic182Not a Darwin: Shotgun Pepsi184Not a Darwin: Mania Strikes Back186Chapter 10Classic Dozen: Better Read than Dead189Discussion: Speciation190Darwin Award: JATO193Darwin Award: Junk Food Junkie195Darwin Award: Midnight Special196Darwin Award: Wrong Time, Wrong Place197Darwin Award: Count Your Chickens198Darwin Award: The Last Supper199Honorable Mention: Lawnchair Larry200Honorable Mention: Revenge of the Gopher203Urban Legend: Frog Giggin' Accident204Urban Legend: Metallica Concert Misadventure205Urban Legend: Scuba Divers and Forest Fires208Urban Legend: Dog and Jeep210Appendices2131.Website Biography2132.Author Biography2153.Forum Decorum2164.Godwin's Law221Story Index222
