KRANTENBERICHTEN

DARWIN AWARDS 1998

AND THE WINNER IS....
Japan Times-April 16, 1997 -"The government must crack down on this disgusting craze of 'Pumping'", a spokesman for the Nakhon Ratchasima hospital told reporters. "If this perversion catches on, it will destroy the cream of Thailand's manhood." He was speaking after the remains of 13 year-old Charnchai Puanmuangpak had been rushed into the hospital's emergency room. "Most 'Pumpers' use a standard bicycle pump," he explained, "inserting the nozzle far up their rectum, giving themselves a rush of air, creating a momentary high. This act is a sin against God." It appears that the young Charnchai took it further still. He started using a two-cylinder foot pump, but even that wasn't exciting enough for him, so he boasted to friends that he was going to try the compressed air hose at a nearby gasoline station. They dared him to do it, so, under cover of darkness, he snuck in. Not realizing how powerful the machine was, he inserted the tube deep into his rectum, and placed a coin in the slot.
As a result, he died virtually instantly, leaving passers-by still in shock. One woman thought she was watching a twilight firework display, and started clapping. "We still haven't located all of him", say the police authorities. "When that quantity of air interacted with the gas in his system, he nearly exploded. It was like an atom bomb went off or something." "Pumping is the devil's pastime, and we must all say no to Satan," Ratchasima concluded. "Inflate your tires by all means, but then hide your bicycle pump where it cannot tempt you." Let's hear it for Charnchai Puanmuangpak, the NEW 1998 undisputed Darwin Award recipient!
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MOGELIJK IJS OP DE MAAN

WASHINGTON (rtr)- Het Amerikaanse ruimtevoertuig Clementine heeft mogelijk ijs ontdekt op de maan. De hoeveelheid ijs zou ongeveer overeenkomen met de omvang van een vijver of een klein meer. Of ijsfabrikant Ola iets met deze ontdekking te maken heeft, wou NASA niet loslaten. Ook niet om welke smaak ijs het gaat.
(WO 04/11/'96)



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