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    Darwin Award Contender

    Man seeking knife-proof body bleeds to death

    25 August 2004

    DAR ES SALAAM: A Tanzanian who went to a witch doctor in search of the power to resist bullets and knife attacks died when ritual cuts made on his body proved fatal.




    He was one of four suspected robbers from a village in Kasulu district in western Tanzania who visited the witch doctor on a quest for magic, the African newspaper reported on Tuesday.

    The ritual included cutting their skin and rubbing in potions and powders.

    The witch doctor fled after the man died from profuse bleeding, the newspaper said, adding that the three survivors were arrested when they went to a hospital.

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    Dunno if its a true Darwin award given the popularity of witch doctors in Africa still. True Darwin award contenders are really the ones that go to extra lengths to inadvertantly do themselves in

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    Quote Originally Posted by Coldkiwi
    Dunno if its a true Darwin award given the popularity of witch doctors in Africa still. True Darwin award contenders are really the ones that go to extra lengths to inadvertantly do themselves in
    How about that dork that ambushed the Brazillian marathon runner at the Olympics? He had apparently pulled that stunt at the Formula One the previous year!
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    Was it the same guy that ran down the straight at the F1 last year?? Thought they just said he was dressed the same, which he was. Complete nut job anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Celtic_Sea_lily
    How about that dork that ambushed the Brazillian marathon runner at the Olympics? He had apparently pulled that stunt at the Formula One the previous year!
    yeah the idiot
    that guy should get the gold i would be lodging a protest if i was him

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cajun
    yeah the idiot
    that guy should get the gold i would be lodging a protest if i was him
    Well apparently he gets an additional medal for showing good sportsmanship.

    The poor guy though, I was watching the midday news and he was so proud of his Bronze. I think in the eyes of the crowd he was the winner - if ya know what I mean.

    Yeah K14 it's the same guy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Celtic_Sea_lily
    How about that dork that ambushed the Brazillian marathon runner at the Olympics? He had apparently pulled that stunt at the Formula One the previous year!
    Really? He wouldn't have fared so well if he'd tried to tackle Schumie on the way past...
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    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom
    Really? He wouldn't have fared so well if he'd tried to tackle Schumie on the way past...
    The flag marshalls tackled him last time...he should be banned from sporting events forever!

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    Thats not as bad as the guy in australian who was spot welding his roof and had trouble with his oxy tanks slipping so to prevent it he spot welded them to his roof.
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    Quote Originally Posted by k14
    Was it the same guy that ran down the straight at the F1 last year?? Thought they just said he was dressed the same, which he was. Complete nut job anyway.
    A drunk Roman Catholic priest on a mission. If that's what the promise of the second coming does to people, then "Beam me up Scottie!"
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    Yeah, i cant believe that he was allowed into greece in the first place. Last time he did get convicted with something.

    Why didnt someone bowl him down last year on hanger straight??

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    He was banned from Grease but apparently its a really easy place to "slip" into


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    Quote Originally Posted by Hitcher
    A drunk Roman Catholic priest on a mission. If that's what the promise of the second coming does to people, then "Beam me up Scottie!"
    Scotties retiring it was in the paper today,he's got alzheimers ,so you'll have to get someone else to beam you up
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    Quote Originally Posted by texmo
    Thats not as bad as the guy in australian who was spot welding his roof and had trouble with his oxy tanks slipping so to prevent it he spot welded them to his roof.
    now THAT is a Darwin contender!

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