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"Elroy Willis" |
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30 Oct 2003 06:55:46 AM |
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Darwin Awards |
Does anyone around here have a copy of the first or second Darwin
Awards books by Wendy Northcutt?
I noticed that the Cretin Coalition nominated the Mistaken Rapture
for a Darwin award, and wondered if it was in either of the books.
http://www.cretinworld.com/second_page.html
A couple other of my stories were nominated as well, and I was curious
if any of 'em are mentioned in either book, but I'm too cheap to buy
'em to find out.
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Elroy Willis
EAP Chief Editor and Newshound
http://web2.airmail.net/~elo/news
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30 Oct 2003 11:25:55 AM |
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"Elroy Willis" <elo@airmail.net> wrote in message
news:3822qvg1la3fdb28n92q0c99296nru4vlp@4ax.com...
Does anyone around here have a copy of the first or second Darwin
Awards books by Wendy Northcutt?
I noticed that the Cretin Coalition nominated the Mistaken Rapture
for a Darwin award, and wondered if it was in either of the books.
http://www.cretinworld.com/second_page.html
A couple other of my stories were nominated as well, and I was curious
if any of 'em are mentioned in either book, but I'm too cheap to buy
'em to find out.
--
Elroy Willis
EAP Chief Editor and Newshound
http://web2.airmail.net/~elo/news
Hey! No fair makin' coffee fly out of my nose . . .
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Mark O'Polo
Former fundy. Still wondering, questioning . . . finally thinking!
" ...the things that you're liable to read in the bible,
it ain't necessarily so!?
~ Ira Gershwin; from "Porgy and Bess" ~
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| Title: Re: Darwin Awards |
30 Oct 2003 11:43:13 AM |
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Elroy Willis <elo@airmail.net> wrote in
news:3822qvg1la3fdb28n92q0c99296nru4vlp@4ax.com:
Does anyone around here have a copy of the first or second Darwin
Awards books by Wendy Northcutt?
I noticed that the Cretin Coalition nominated the Mistaken Rapture
for a Darwin award, and wondered if it was in either of the books.
http://www.cretinworld.com/second_page.html
Pity it's a hoax.
http://www.snopes.com/religion/rapture.htm
--
Terry Austin
taustin@hyperbooks.com
www.hyperbooks.com
Roleplaying Stuff
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02 Nov 2003 10:57:45 PM |
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On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 17:43:13 -0000, No 33 Secretary
<taustin+usenet@hyperbooks.com> thrilled us all with:
Elroy Willis <elo@airmail.net> wrote in
news:3822qvg1la3fdb28n92q0c99296nru4vlp@4ax.com:
Does anyone around here have a copy of the first or second Darwin
Awards books by Wendy Northcutt?
I noticed that the Cretin Coalition nominated the Mistaken Rapture
for a Darwin award, and wondered if it was in either of the books.
http://www.cretinworld.com/second_page.html
Pity it's a hoax.
http://www.snopes.com/religion/rapture.htm
You do realize who you are telling that to, right?
Faith
AKA ClaySkye
AKA #4
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30 Oct 2003 01:45:47 PM |
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On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 17:43:13 -0000, No 33 Secretary
<taustin+usenet@hyperbooks.com> wrote:
Elroy Willis <elo@airmail.net> wrote in
news:3822qvg1la3fdb28n92q0c99296nru4vlp@4ax.com:
Does anyone around here have a copy of the first or second Darwin
Awards books by Wendy Northcutt?
I noticed that the Cretin Coalition nominated the Mistaken Rapture
for a Darwin award, and wondered if it was in either of the books.
http://www.cretinworld.com/second_page.html
Pity it's a hoax.
http://www.snopes.com/religion/rapture.htm
I might be jumping the gun here...but I think Elroy *knows* it was a
hoax!!!
zamboni
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30 Oct 2003 02:57:02 PM |
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wrote in
news:6hq2qvg84dpsbcvegapgm5kc03mbnpp789@4ax.com:
On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 17:43:13 -0000, No 33 Secretary
<taustin+usenet@hyperbooks.com> wrote:
Elroy Willis <elo@airmail.net> wrote in
news:3822qvg1la3fdb28n92q0c99296nru4vlp@4ax.com:
Does anyone around here have a copy of the first or second Darwin
Awards books by Wendy Northcutt?
I noticed that the Cretin Coalition nominated the Mistaken Rapture
for a Darwin award, and wondered if it was in either of the books.
http://www.cretinworld.com/second_page.html
Pity it's a hoax.
http://www.snopes.com/religion/rapture.htm
I might be jumping the gun here...but I think Elroy *knows* it was a
hoax!!!
If he knows it's a hoax, he knows it won't be in any Darwin Award lists.
--
Terry Austin
taustin@hyperbooks.com
www.hyperbooks.com
Roleplaying Stuff
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| User: "Clayton of Green Gables..Tra la la la la" |
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30 Oct 2003 04:28:48 PM |
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"No 33 Secretary" <taustin+usenet@hyperbooks.com> wrote in message
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zamboni30000@knowspamatyahoo.com wrote in
news:6hq2qvg84dpsbcvegapgm5kc03mbnpp789@4ax.com:
On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 17:43:13 -0000, No 33 Secretary
<taustin+usenet@hyperbooks.com> wrote:
Elroy Willis <elo@airmail.net> wrote in
news:3822qvg1la3fdb28n92q0c99296nru4vlp@4ax.com:
Does anyone around here have a copy of the first or second Darwin
Awards books by Wendy Northcutt?
I noticed that the Cretin Coalition nominated the Mistaken Rapture
for a Darwin award, and wondered if it was in either of the books.
http://www.cretinworld.com/second_page.html
Pity it's a hoax.
http://www.snopes.com/religion/rapture.htm
I might be jumping the gun here...but I think Elroy *knows* it was a
hoax!!!
If he knows it's a hoax, he knows it won't be in any Darwin Award lists.
Elroy wrote the rapture story. That's why he would know it's a fake.
However the Darwin Awards aren't all that particular about adding urban
legends to their records. One story they included a few years ago was an
urban legend that's been going around in various forms for over 100 years.
--
Terry Austin
taustin@hyperbooks.com
www.hyperbooks.com
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30 Oct 2003 05:01:18 PM |
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In alt.atheism on Thu, 30 Oct 2003 20:57:02 -0000, No 33 Secretary
<taustin+usenet@hyperbooks.com> wrote:
zamboni30000@knowspamatyahoo.com wrote in
news:6hq2qvg84dpsbcvegapgm5kc03mbnpp789@4ax.com:
On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 17:43:13 -0000, No 33 Secretary
<taustin+usenet@hyperbooks.com> wrote:
Elroy Willis <elo@airmail.net> wrote in
news:3822qvg1la3fdb28n92q0c99296nru4vlp@4ax.com:
Does anyone around here have a copy of the first or second Darwin
Awards books by Wendy Northcutt?
I noticed that the Cretin Coalition nominated the Mistaken Rapture
for a Darwin award, and wondered if it was in either of the books.
http://www.cretinworld.com/second_page.html
Pity it's a hoax.
http://www.snopes.com/religion/rapture.htm
I might be jumping the gun here...but I think Elroy *knows* it was a
hoax!!!
If he knows it's a hoax, he knows it won't be in any Darwin Award lists.
If the Darwin Awards lists never used hoaxes, they wouldn't specify
which stories are true and which were hoaxes and/or urban legends.
They do, so they must. :-) And Elroy would know it's a hoax because
he's the hoaxer. :-)
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L8r,
Bill, The Avender
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An optimist would see it as an opportunity to get free, unlimited tanning.
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| User: "Elroy Willis" |
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| Title: Re: Darwin Awards |
30 Oct 2003 04:48:41 PM |
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No 33 Secretary <taustin+usenet@hyperbooks.com> wrote in alt.atheism
zamboni30000@knowspamatyahoo.com wrote in
On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 17:43:13 -0000, No 33 Secretary
<taustin+usenet@hyperbooks.com> wrote:
Elroy Willis <elo@airmail.net> wrote in
Does anyone around here have a copy of the first or second Darwin
Awards books by Wendy Northcutt?
I noticed that the Cretin Coalition nominated the Mistaken Rapture
for a Darwin award, and wondered if it was in either of the books.
http://www.cretinworld.com/second_page.html
Pity it's a hoax.
http://www.snopes.com/religion/rapture.htm
I might be jumping the gun here...but I think Elroy *knows* it was a
hoax!!!
If he knows it's a hoax, he knows it won't be in any Darwin Award lists.
I wasn't sure how much research goes into making sure each story
is really true.
For example:
http://darwinawards.de/darwin/darwin1999-49.html
I made that one up too, and wonder if it made it to the first book or
was tossed out as a fake.
--
Elroy Willis
EAP Chief Editor and Newshound
http://web2.airmail.net/~elo/news
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| User: "Ian Braidwood" |
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31 Oct 2003 03:36:14 AM |
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Elroy Willis <elo@airmail.net> wrote in message news:<r053qvgkvf3fp778fdgg96ik6em8u1sen7@4ax.com>...
No 33 Secretary <taustin+usenet@hyperbooks.com> wrote in alt.atheism
zamboni30000@knowspamatyahoo.com wrote in
On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 17:43:13 -0000, No 33 Secretary
<taustin+usenet@hyperbooks.com> wrote:
Elroy Willis <elo@airmail.net> wrote in
Does anyone around here have a copy of the first or second Darwin
Awards books by Wendy Northcutt?
I noticed that the Cretin Coalition nominated the Mistaken Rapture
for a Darwin award, and wondered if it was in either of the books.
http://www.cretinworld.com/second_page.html
Pity it's a hoax.
http://www.snopes.com/religion/rapture.htm
I might be jumping the gun here...but I think Elroy *knows* it was a
hoax!!!
If he knows it's a hoax, he knows it won't be in any Darwin Award lists.
I wasn't sure how much research goes into making sure each story
is really true.
For example:
http://darwinawards.de/darwin/darwin1999-49.html
I made that one up too, and wonder if it made it to the first book or
was tossed out as a fake.
This was included in the second book, on page 49 of the papaerback(UK Edition).
Now all you have to do is prove you made it up to get the royalties. :-)
(-: Ian :-)
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| User: "Elroy Willis" |
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01 Nov 2003 08:00:23 AM |
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(Ian Braidwood) wrote in alt.atheism
Elroy Willis <elo@airmail.net> wrote
I wasn't sure how much research goes into making sure each story
is really true.
For example:
http://darwinawards.de/darwin/darwin1999-49.html
I made that one up too, and wonder if it made it to the first book or
was tossed out as a fake.
This was included in the second book, on page 49 of the papaerback(UK Edition).
Now all you have to do is prove you made it up to get the royalties. :-)
I doubt there'd be any royalties. Maybe a free copy of the book, if I
tried.
--
Elroy Willis
EAP Chief Editor and Newshound
http://web2.airmail.net/~elo/news
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31 Oct 2003 07:05:30 AM |
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On 31 Oct 2003 01:36:14 -0800, (Ian Braidwood)
wrote:
Elroy Willis <elo@airmail.net> wrote in message news:<r053qvgkvf3fp778fdgg96ik6em8u1sen7@4ax.com>...
No 33 Secretary <taustin+usenet@hyperbooks.com> wrote in alt.atheism
zamboni30000@knowspamatyahoo.com wrote in
On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 17:43:13 -0000, No 33 Secretary
<taustin+usenet@hyperbooks.com> wrote:
Elroy Willis <elo@airmail.net> wrote in
Does anyone around here have a copy of the first or second Darwin
Awards books by Wendy Northcutt?
I noticed that the Cretin Coalition nominated the Mistaken Rapture
for a Darwin award, and wondered if it was in either of the books.
http://www.cretinworld.com/second_page.html
Pity it's a hoax.
http://www.snopes.com/religion/rapture.htm
I might be jumping the gun here...but I think Elroy *knows* it was a
hoax!!!
If he knows it's a hoax, he knows it won't be in any Darwin Award lists.
I wasn't sure how much research goes into making sure each story
is really true.
For example:
http://darwinawards.de/darwin/darwin1999-49.html
I made that one up too, and wonder if it made it to the first book or
was tossed out as a fake.
This was included in the second book, on page 49 of the papaerback(UK Edition).
Now all you have to do is prove you made it up to get the royalties. :-)
(-: Ian :-)
It *shouldn't* be a problem proving it, even the link provided by "No
33 Secretary" gives him credit! Now whether there's any money to be
had...
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02 Nov 2003 10:58:43 PM |
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On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 20:57:02 -0000, No 33 Secretary
<taustin+usenet@hyperbooks.com> thrilled us all with:
zamboni30000@knowspamatyahoo.com wrote in
news:6hq2qvg84dpsbcvegapgm5kc03mbnpp789@4ax.com:
On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 17:43:13 -0000, No 33 Secretary
<taustin+usenet@hyperbooks.com> wrote:
Elroy Willis <elo@airmail.net> wrote in
news:3822qvg1la3fdb28n92q0c99296nru4vlp@4ax.com:
Does anyone around here have a copy of the first or second Darwin
Awards books by Wendy Northcutt?
I noticed that the Cretin Coalition nominated the Mistaken Rapture
for a Darwin award, and wondered if it was in either of the books.
http://www.cretinworld.com/second_page.html
Pity it's a hoax.
http://www.snopes.com/religion/rapture.htm
I might be jumping the gun here...but I think Elroy *knows* it was a
hoax!!!
If he knows it's a hoax, he knows it won't be in any Darwin Award lists.
Not if it got picked up by idiot news people who are too stupid to
check their sources first. Other Darwin Awards Nominees have been
hoaxes.
Faith
AKA ClaySkye
AKA #4
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30 Oct 2003 01:55:30 PM |
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On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 13:45:47 -0600,
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On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 17:43:13 -0000, No 33 Secretary
<taustin+usenet@hyperbooks.com> wrote:
Elroy Willis <elo@airmail.net> wrote in
news:3822qvg1la3fdb28n92q0c99296nru4vlp@4ax.com:
Does anyone around here have a copy of the first or second Darwin
Awards books by Wendy Northcutt?
I noticed that the Cretin Coalition nominated the Mistaken Rapture
for a Darwin award, and wondered if it was in either of the books.
http://www.cretinworld.com/second_page.html
Pity it's a hoax.
http://www.snopes.com/religion/rapture.htm
I might be jumping the gun here...but I think Elroy *knows* it was a
hoax!!!
More appropriately I guess I should've said "Perhaps I'm speaking out
of turn...Elroy is interested in his fine work!"
zamboni
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31 Oct 2003 03:30:29 AM |
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Elroy Willis <elo@airmail.net> wrote in message news:<3822qvg1la3fdb28n92q0c99296nru4vlp@4ax.com>...
Does anyone around here have a copy of the first or second Darwin
Awards books by Wendy Northcutt?
I noticed that the Cretin Coalition nominated the Mistaken Rapture
for a Darwin award, and wondered if it was in either of the books.
http://www.cretinworld.com/second_page.html
A couple other of my stories were nominated as well, and I was curious
if any of 'em are mentioned in either book, but I'm too cheap to buy
'em to find out.
I just checked both volumes and I'm afraid you aren't in line for any royalties. :-)
(-: Ian :-)
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30 Oct 2003 10:33:29 AM |
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On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 12:55:46 +0000, Elroy Willis wrote:
Does anyone around here have a copy of the first or second Darwin Awards
books by Wendy Northcutt?
I noticed that the Cretin Coalition nominated the Mistaken Rapture for a
Darwin award, and wondered if it was in either of the books.
http://www.cretinworld.com/second_page.html
A couple other of my stories were nominated as well, and I was curious if
any of 'em are mentioned in either book, but I'm too cheap to buy 'em to
find out.
I think I have the second one. I'll look it up for you.
--
MarkA
(still caught in the maze of twisty little passages, all different)
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| User: "Elroy Willis" |
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30 Oct 2003 10:52:16 AM |
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"MarkA" <manthony@stopspam.net> wrote in alt.atheism
On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 12:55:46 +0000, Elroy Willis wrote:
Does anyone around here have a copy of the first or second Darwin Awards
books by Wendy Northcutt?
I noticed that the Cretin Coalition nominated the Mistaken Rapture for a
Darwin award, and wondered if it was in either of the books.
http://www.cretinworld.com/second_page.html
A couple other of my stories were nominated as well, and I was curious if
any of 'em are mentioned in either book, but I'm too cheap to buy 'em to
find out.
I think I have the second one. I'll look it up for you.
Much obliged.
--
Elroy Willis
EAP Chief Editor and Newshound
http://web2.airmail.net/~elo/news
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31 Oct 2003 06:38:49 AM |
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On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 11:32:57 +0000, MarkA wrote:
On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 12:55:46 +0000, Elroy Willis wrote:
Does anyone around here have a copy of the first or second Darwin Awards
books by Wendy Northcutt?
I noticed that the Cretin Coalition nominated the Mistaken Rapture for a
Darwin award, and wondered if it was in either of the books.
http://www.cretinworld.com/second_page.html
A couple other of my stories were nominated as well, and I was curious
if any of 'em are mentioned in either book, but I'm too cheap to buy 'em
to find out.
I think I have the second one. I'll look it up for you.
It turnes out that I have the first one, and "Mistake Rapture" was not in
it. It did have one well known urban legend: that car crash with the
JATO unit strapped on. After the account is a paragraph exlaining that
this was discovered to be an urban legend after it was given a Darwin
Award.
FWIW, you can look at the Table of Contents of most books online at
Amazon.com. Generally, I prefer Barnes & Noble, but their web site has an
annoying pop-up on the front page, so I use Amazon instead.
--
MarkA
(still caught in the maze of twisty little passages, all different)
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