Early runnings for a Darwin award go to...

[tomboudreau]

Here is my nomination for a Darwin Award goes towards these two individuals...

Metal thieves shocked to find power lines still charged
Thursday, May 15, 2008
The Associated Press
CONFLUENCE, Pa. -- Two Somerset County men are charged with trying to steal live power lines that were still attached to a transformer and utility poles.

Police say 27-year-old Kevin Lee Lytle and 24-year-old Daniel Jay Basinger, both of Confluence, were shocked during the theft attempt on May 3 in Lower Turkeyfoot Township.

Both were charged yesterday, but only Mr. Basinger was well enough to attend his arraignment on the attempted theft charge.

Police say the incident disrupted power to area residences for about five hours. Penelec Power Co. owns the lines, which had $1,500 in damage.

[Chacor]

[TexasStooge]

Get it? "CHARGED!"

[gtalum]

No way, they have to be killed to be eligible.

[senorpepr]

No way, they have to be killed to be eligible.

Well, either that or lose the ability to reproduce.

[bvigal]

WOW! That is a great one!! (laughter tears running down my face!)

Here's one of my favorites
"Man using GPS drives in front of train" ... from late last year, but then truth stranger than fiction, and history repeats itself:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/9032 ... 08.article
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/jamieson/ ... ource=mypi

[HURAKAN]

I guess family members were "shocked" to hear about the occurrance.

[Category 5]

I guess family members were "shocked" to hear about the occurrance.

[Meso]

This happens here all the time.Since millions of rands worth of power cables are taken and used each year..Mostly from traffic lights too