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cblad923's avatar

To ask, "what were they thinking" is rhetorical, but I always do. Even when empirical evidence confirms they just ... aren't. It's encouraging to see I'm not the dullest knife in the drawer.

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Bud's avatar

It is so good to see the Voice of Reason....or is that "of insanity"...once again gracing my mailbox!

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Thanatologist Wendy Darwin's avatar

Thank you Bud. Nice. I had writers block and coders block for many years. That's recounted under the section where has Wendy been? On this page; https://darwinawards.substack.com/p/hook-line-and-sinker

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Carl M. Welch's avatar

How about a macro award for Europe and the U.S. for committing suicide over fossil fuels?

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Thanatologist Wendy Darwin's avatar

Mr. Welch I am on board with that. In my childhood I noticed that people are stupid, been waiting my whole life to give the human race a Grand Slam Darwin award.

Earlier in my life I had hoped that certain Cataclysmic Events might steer the ship of fools, like putting a hole in the ozone layer, or discovering islands of plastic garbage in the oceans, Or learning that humans + domestic livestock = 90+% of all Mammal bio mass on earth.

So many many wake up calls snoozed through, I am giving the human race Darwin award that's for sure

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Carl M. Welch's avatar

Thanks for noticing. I know we're not the only two.

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Mary Kay's avatar

Darwins make my day!

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Bob Prager's avatar

Before diving into the hole, I'll bet he told his friends "Hey! Watch this!"

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