Yes, it’s again that magical time of the year when the Darwin Awards are bestowed, honoring the least evolved among us. Thanks Carol!

Evolution

 Here is the glorious Winner:

1.  When his 38-calibre revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Long  Beach, California , would-be robber James Elliot did something that can only inspire wonder.  He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again.  This time it  worked.

And now, the Honorable Mentions:

2. The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat-cutting machine and submitted a claim to his insurance company.  The  company expecting negligence sent out one of its men to have a look for himself.  He tried the machine and he also lost a finger.  The  chef’s claim was approved.

3. A man who shovelled snow for an hour  to clear a space for his car during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the space.  Understandably, he shot  her.
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