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| (15 July 1999, Alabama) A 25-year-old soldier died of injuries sustained from a 3-story fall, precipitated by his attemp... more
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| A deep-sea diver sees another guy with no scuba gears and asks: "How the hell can you stay down this deep without any... more
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| She left him on the sofa when the phone rang, and was back in a few seconds.
Who was it? he asked.
"M... more
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| A "tourist," supposedly on a golf holiday, stood in line at the customs counter. While making idle chatter, the customs... more
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| A 22-year-old Reston man was found dead yesterday after he tried to use accessory straps (the stretchy little ropes with... more
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| A judge in Louisville decided a jury went "a little bit too far" in recommending a sentence of 5,005 years for a man who... more
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| A lawyer and two buddies were fishing on Caddo Lake in Texas when a lightning storm hit. Most of the other boats immedia... more
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| A lawyer defending a man accused of burglary tried this creative defense: "My client merely inserted his arm into the wi... more
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| A man buys a brand new Grand Cherokee for $30,000+, and has $400.00+ in monthly payments. He's pretty proud of this rig... more
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| A man in Alabama died from rattlesnake bites. Big deal you may say, but there's a twist here that makes him a candidate.... more
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| A man in Orange County Municipal Court had been ticketed for driving alone in the carpool lane. He claimed that the four... more
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| A man walked in to a Topeka, Kansas Kwik Shop, and asked for all the money in the cash drawer. Apparently, the take was... more
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| A pair of Michigan robbers entered a record shop nervously waving revolvers. The first one shouted, "Nobody move!" When... more
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| A Texan convicted of robbery worked out a deal to pay $9600 in damages rather than serve a two-year prison sentence. For... more
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| According to the Knight-Ridder News Service, the inscription on the metal bands used by the U.S. Department of the Inter... more
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| After interviewing a particularly short-spoken job candidate, I described the person to my boss as rather monosyllabic.... more
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| An actual tip from page 16 of the Hewlett Packard Environmental, Health & Safety Handbook for Employees: "Blink your eye... more
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| Any time you feel dumb, don't worry. Check out the following excerpts from a "Wall Street Journal" article by Jim Carlto... more
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| AT&T fired President John Walter after nine months, saying he lacked intellectual leadership". He received a $26 million... more
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| August, 1998, Montevideo, UruguayPaolo Esperanza, bass-trombonist with the Simphonica Mayor de Uruguay, in a misplaced m... more
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| For those unfamiliar, Welfare payments are made in the US to individuals and families with income below a level. The fol... more
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| Form Feed Insurance form question and answer about a recent accident: Q: Could either driver have done anything to avoid... more
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| Guns For Hire, an Arizona company specializing in staged gunfights for Western movies, got a call from a 47-year-old wom... more
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| I live in a semi-rural area. We recently had a new neighbor call the local township administrative office to request the... more
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| I was signing the receipt for my credit card purchase when the clerk noticed that I had never signed my name on the back... more
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| I was sitting in my science class, when the teacher commented that the next day would be the shortest day of the year. M... more
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| In a west Texas town, employees in a medium-sized warehouse noticed the smell of gas. Sensibly, management evacuated the... more
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| It is once again time to vote for-the Darwin Award nominees for 1997. As you may already know, the Darwin Awards are for... more
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| Man Killed Repairing Truck - April 1, 1995 Kalamazoo Gazette -- James Burns, 34, of Alamo, Mich., was killed in March as... more
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| Mariah Carey was one of the first celebrities to comment on the death of the King of Jordan. Mariah told CNN "I'm incons... more
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