Darwin award contender of the day. Man mails himself and nearly dies

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vetran replied

31 August 2012, 09:27
Honourable mention.
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Spacecadet replied

31 August 2012, 09:20
Originally posted by al_cam View Post

Hate to be pedantic but he can only be a Darwin award contender if he actually removed himself from the gene pool - one of my pet hates that.

Did it spoil your chance of entering?
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al_cam replied

30 August 2012, 17:56
Hate to be pedantic but he can only be a Darwin award contender if he actually removed himself from the gene pool - one of my pet hates that.

Good story though.
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mudskipper replied

29 August 2012, 22:24
Boxing is less effiicient than casting.

He should have taken up knitting.
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EternalOptimist replied

29 August 2012, 21:14
I tried to fax myself to a bird once.

luckily I realised at the last minute that it was a shredder, not a fax

I had a VERY close shave, I can tell you
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hyperD replied

29 August 2012, 21:03
Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post

Myra Hindley?
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Spacecadet replied

29 August 2012, 20:55
Originally posted by SimonMac View Post

Lucky he didn't use Yodel or else the courier would have just posted a "while you were out card"

Or dropped head first on the other side of an 8 foot fence
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MarillionFan replied

29 August 2012, 20:25
Originally posted by d000hg View Post

Who said romance is dead?

Myra Hindley?
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d000hg replied

29 August 2012, 20:24
Who said romance is dead?
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SueEllen replied

29 August 2012, 18:03
Originally posted by SimonMac View Post

BBC NEWS | Magazine | What can't you send through the post?

Seems dead humans are NOT allowed, but live ones are OK?!

Royal Mail Prohibited Goods

Sorry the Yodel comment made me nearly choke on my tea.

I've got images of the courier trying to throw the box over a tall hedge or put it in a recycling wheelie bin for safe keeping.
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SimonMac replied

29 August 2012, 17:59
Originally posted by SueEllen View Post

Luckily in the UK you aren't allowed to post yourself so it can't happen here.

Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

Need a link to back that up I am afraid....

BBC NEWS | Magazine | What can't you send through the post?

Seems dead humans are NOT allowed, but live ones are OK?!
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northernladuk replied

29 August 2012, 17:56
Originally posted by SueEllen View Post

Luckily in the UK you aren't allowed to post yourself so it can't happen here.

Need a link to back that up I am afraid....
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SimonMac replied

29 August 2012, 17:47
Lucky he didn't use Yodel or else the courier would have just posted a "while you were out card"
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SueEllen replied

29 August 2012, 17:45
Luckily in the UK you aren't allowed to post yourself so it can't happen here.
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northernladuk started a topic Darwin award contender of the day. Man mails himself and nearly dies

29 August 2012, 17:40
Darwin award contender of the day. Man mails himself and nearly dies

Don't think this one has been done...

Man posts himself to girlfriend as a prank – but almost dies when couriers lose delivery address for THREE HOURS

Read more: Man posts himself to girlfriend as a prank ¿ but almost dies when couriers lose delivery address for THREE HOURS | Mail Online

Words fail me.
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