The 2006 Darwin Awards were voted!Named in honor of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, the Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it.Darwin Award winners eliminate themselves in an extraordinarily idiotic manner, thereby improving our species’ chances of long-term survival.
From this year’s most voted candidates:* August brings us [...]
Archive for January 3rd, 2007
2006 Darwin Awards
January 3, 2007Mass Celebrations as Bulgaria and Romania Join European Union
January 3, 2007New Year’s Eve marked the entrance of Romania and Bulgaria into the European Union, with people celebrating with fireworks and street parties. A Romanian town with German heritage will also be an EU “capital of culture” in 2007.Bulgaria and Romania joined the European Union at midnight on New Year’s Eve, bringing the number of EU [...]
Prince is out but not down
January 3, 2007In India, where being gay is a crime, a royal son was shunned when he told his secret. Now he fights to change the law and public mind-set.Vadodara, India — AS a maharajah’s son, Manvendra Singh Gohil grew up in a bubble of prestige and privilege, surrounded by hangers-on who treated him so reverentially that [...]
