Darwin Awards #2 is this week’s Mystery Question. I had forgotten about these awards until I came across an old email with one year’s winners. I hope you are enjoying them.
OH.MY.Goodness! I totally forgot the verse and photo. That’s what happens when you are so tired but know you need to get the post up. 🙂 The photo is of Cade’s Cover in the Smokies. And I love that verse and thought it went well with the awesomeness (is that a word) of the picture.
Now for last week’s Darwin Awards Mystery Question. Three of these stories are sadly true, and I made up a fourth one. Can you guess which one?
- A mechanic was killed as he was trying to repair what police describe as a “farm-type truck.” The man got a friend to drive the truck on a highway while the mechanic hung underneath so that he could ascertain the source of a troubling noise.
- A man syphoning gasoline drew some in his mouth. After spitting it out, he lit a cigarette to kill the taste with an explosive outcome.
- Awakening to the sound of a ringing telephone beside his bed, a man reached for the phone but instead grabbed a Smith & Wesson 38 Special, which discharged when he drew it to his ear.
- An unidentified man, using a shotgun like a club to break a former girlfriend’s windshield, accidentally shot himself to death when the gun discharged.
And the answer is…#2. Congrats to all who guessed correctly!
Now for this week’s Darwin Awards #2 Mystery Question. Three of these stories are sadly true, and I made up a fourth one. Can you guess which one.
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- Florida man. (In case you don’t get that, in days past, the name “Florida Man,” was synonymous with people from the state of Florida engaging in strange, irrational, or comical behavior.) This man took his boat out but didn’t wear a life preserver and he couldn’t swim. His boat floundered, but he wasn’t alone in the water, and soon local deputies rescued him. Undaunted, he found a friend to take him back on the lake for his boat… again without a life preserver, whereupon he jumped from his friend’s boat to his sinking boat and capsized it. His friend wasn’t able to get him in the boat…
- You are wearing body armor in a warzone. You spot an abandoned Macbook. You want the MacBook. Where to hide it? With quick reflexes, a Russian soldier slid the MacBook into his chest armor pocket, replacing a ballistic plate designed to save his life. He was killed in Irpin, and his body was retrieved, where they found the stolen iPad destroyed by the bullet that killed him.
- Authorities making a ‘welfare check’ found a man dead alone in his house–alone except for numerous species of snakes with free rein of the house, including black mambas, rattlesnakes, cobras, and a gigantic python. An autopsy showed the man indeed died from a poisonous snakebite.]
- Here’s another one involving gasoline…A man found an infestation of rats in his basement and decided to smoke them out. Unfortunately, he failed to move the gas can before lighting the match, and the flames followed the drops of gas to the can…
Okay, Super Sleuths, which one did I make up? Leave your answer in the comments, and I’ll enter you in a drawing for a signed copy of Final Approach by Lynette Eason!
August’s winner of Fire Mountain is…Carolyn Fraiser!
Now for today’s song…another one of my favorites:
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I say you made number 3 up
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We’ll see, Crystal!
I will guess #3
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Hi Paula. We’ll see…
I am guessing #2!
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Another vote for the popular #2…we’ll see next week, Barbara.
I hope you made up #1 because that’s rather pitiful!
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I agree, Priscilla…although they all are rather pitiful…
#2
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We’ll see, Linda. #2 is getting popular.
I am going with #2
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Hi Sharon. We’ll see next week…
Our big challenge today is to find where Pat hid the leading photo and verse. 🙂 I wonder if Labor Day had something to do with it. Pat, I hope you and all of my friends on your blog had a great Labor Day weekend.
So, let’s see…
#1. Perfect example of not learning from mistakes. Check the Darwin box.
#2. Should have used the MacBook to look up it’s armor feature.
#3. Talk about asking for trouble.
#4. Flunked chemistry.
I think you made up #4. These are all really stupid mistakes, but they all fit the category well. Where was all the smoke supposed to come from? He should have called a rat whisperer.
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Thank you so much, Tim, for pointing out that there was no photo and verse! It’s no excuse, but I was so tired when I made the post that I totally forgot it, even after creating the graphic. lol Love the rat whisperer! We’ll see next week…
Pat, the photo and verse were well worth the wait. Both are beautiful!!!
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Thank you, Tim!
Got to go with #4
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Hi, Martha! We’ll see next week if it’s #4.
Going with #2 These are brutal.
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I’m sorry, Barbara…not. lol We’ll see next week if it’s #2.
Ha! Love the sorry. . .not! I got a good chuckle out of that.
Like Tim said, waiting for the pics and verse was well worth it. WOW doesn’t seem adequate. These clouds are beautiful! But then, I am a little partial. 😉
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Wait until you see Friday’s photo, Barbara. (if I don’t forget it again). When I stepped outside the gym yesterday, the sun was behind a cloud…
I am guessing #4 this week.
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Hi Gloria! You’re in good company…we’ll see next week…
#2?
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Maybe, Barbie D! 😉
I know there are many beautiful mountains and clouds all around the world, but there’s something special about the Smokies and the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Appalachians. Seeing the picture, I immediately thought of the mountains that run north along interstates 40 and 81. Turns out these are south of 40. Beautiful picture and well-suited verse.
Gentleman Jim. Such a smooth voice. No stress or strain, just smooth. It’s sad how so many think they have to strain and scream to sing. What comes out isn’t singing at all. Jim Reeves had a special quality. Love the song. I even enjoyed the scratchy noises at the beginning and ending where it was apparently copied from vinyl. Youngsters wouldn’t know that sound.
I think you made up #4. It actually reminds me of a true story a man told me in Home Depot several years ago. A drain line from a basement sink down to the woods behind his house got clogged. After trying ever method he knew of to no avail. he finally poured gas in the drain and let it seep through. Then he lit a match to it at the outside end of the pipe. I don’t remember now, but I think he said it eliminated the clog and the pipe.
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I saw those mountains as well, Edward…it is so beautiful there. I plan on returning as soon as I can and try to see some of the beautiful views from the Blue Ridge Parkway–if the clouds don’t sock us in again. 🙂 I don’t think anyone’s ever had as smooth a voice as Jim Reeves. And I’m pretty sure the clog got unclogged when the man lit the match…we’ll see next week if it’s #4.
Hello Patricia I am going with #4 Have a Blessed Day
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Hi Sarah! Thank you. 🙂 We’ll see next week if it’s #4.
I am guessing #3. I think the snakes would have fought, reducing the number and types of snakes moving through the house.
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Hi Carolyn! We’ll see how your reasoning works next week…
I’m really hoping you made up #3!
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I wish I’d made them all up, L! We’ll see next week if it’s #3.
#4
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We’ll see, Mary!
Thank you, Pat, for sharing this beautiful photo of Cades Cove, a favorite spot in the Smokes. I also enjoyed the song by Jim Reeves.
These all are strange! Lol Since I don’t want to picture snakes and rats I’ll go with #2
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Cades Cover was so pretty, Mary G. It’s where we had a picnic. And I don’t like snakes or rats…and we’ll see if that’s the correct incorrect answer. lol
Correction – Smokies
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😉
#3 for me!
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We’ll see, noregretsdj!
I’m going with #3.
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Hi Diana! We’ll see next week if it’s #3.
I am picking two.
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We’ll see, Judy! 🙂
The picture is really pretty. It looks like a nice place to visit. Thank you for sharing the song. I really enjoyed it. I’m going to guess #4. It’s hard to imagine people would actually do any of these crazy things!
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I so agree, Erika. I’m wondering what in the world were they thinking??? We’ll see next week if it’s #4. And I’m glad you enjoyed the photo and song!
I love me some Jim Reeves! I have a whole collection of his gospel songs. He has such a golden voice!
I going with my “famous” #4 this week.
I’ve been to Cades Cove and it’s so beautiful.
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Love it, Gail! We’ll see if your strategy works next week. And Jim Reeves was one of my favorite singers, whether gospel or country.
3
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We’ll see, BN!
#4
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We’ll see, Caryl!