rshimek
06/01/2000, 02:22 PM
Hi Folks,
The latest monthly Darwin Awards are out, and a fish-keeper (now deceased) takes some top honors....GUY GULPS GOLDFISH
Confirmed True by Darwin
Hungry or just plain stupid? January 29, 1998, was a fateful day for Michael. He was shooting the breeze with a group of men, watching a friend clean his fish tank. Alcoholic beverages may have been present. The friend complained that one fish in particular had become a menace. It had outgrown the tank and was eating other specimens.
Egged on by a dare, Michael, who had swallowed smaller fish before,
volunteered to assist. He seized the 5-inch fish and attempted to swallow it. Unfortunately, it stuck in his throat. As Michael gasped futilely for breath, turned blue, and sank to his knees, his three friends realized that something was amiss. They contacted 911 and informed the dispatcher that Michael had eaten some fish, and was having trouble breathing. Paramedics
were quickly dispatched. They arrived to find the fish tail still protruding from the victim's mouth. Despite their best efforts, the 23-year-old could not be resuscitated. The killer fish had claimed one last
victim.
(Actually 2 victims - it died, too, Ron)
Although the friends did not attempt the Heimlich maneuver or administer CPR, Akron, Ohio police said it was unlikely that murder charges would be filed. "If I dare you to jump off a bridge and you do it, you're stupid," police Maj. Mike Matulavich said.
Apparently Michael was not a victim of homicide, he was just a Darwin
Awards contender.
See more of the winner-losers at: http://DarwinAwards.com
Cheers, Ron
The latest monthly Darwin Awards are out, and a fish-keeper (now deceased) takes some top honors....GUY GULPS GOLDFISH
Confirmed True by Darwin
Hungry or just plain stupid? January 29, 1998, was a fateful day for Michael. He was shooting the breeze with a group of men, watching a friend clean his fish tank. Alcoholic beverages may have been present. The friend complained that one fish in particular had become a menace. It had outgrown the tank and was eating other specimens.
Egged on by a dare, Michael, who had swallowed smaller fish before,
volunteered to assist. He seized the 5-inch fish and attempted to swallow it. Unfortunately, it stuck in his throat. As Michael gasped futilely for breath, turned blue, and sank to his knees, his three friends realized that something was amiss. They contacted 911 and informed the dispatcher that Michael had eaten some fish, and was having trouble breathing. Paramedics
were quickly dispatched. They arrived to find the fish tail still protruding from the victim's mouth. Despite their best efforts, the 23-year-old could not be resuscitated. The killer fish had claimed one last
victim.
(Actually 2 victims - it died, too, Ron)
Although the friends did not attempt the Heimlich maneuver or administer CPR, Akron, Ohio police said it was unlikely that murder charges would be filed. "If I dare you to jump off a bridge and you do it, you're stupid," police Maj. Mike Matulavich said.
Apparently Michael was not a victim of homicide, he was just a Darwin
Awards contender.
See more of the winner-losers at: http://DarwinAwards.com
Cheers, Ron