LOVE STRUCK -- Confirmed Darwin Award Nominee "...just don't do it in the street and frighten the horses." (March 2002, England) As Kim, 32, and Paul, 40, left the pub, they noticed that a streetlight was burned out, creating an attractive pool of darkness on the road. Unable to rein in their passion, they began to consummate their relationship on the asphalt outside the pub. Witnesses said the couple was lying right on the white line, kissing and cuddling. The passionate pair were warned of the danger of their chosen coital position not once, not twice, but 3 times -- by a car driver, a bus driver, and a pedestrian. An off-duty paramedic honked three times and shouted, "You want to get up, or otherwise youâll be run over." The man simply said "Cheers, mate," and the paramedic heard a female voice laughing. A bus driver swerved to avoid them, and drove past with wheels on the curb. A concerned pedestrian shouted to warn them that another bus was headed their way. Despite these disruptions, Kim and Paul continued, oblivious to the approach of a small, single-decker Nipper bus. The bus driver mistook the undulating shape for a bag of rubbish in the poorly lit street, and was unable to stop in time. There was a dull thud... Kim and Paul were struck and killed at midnight. Paramedics found Kim lying on her back with her jumper pulled up, and Paul between her legs with his trousers pulled down. The only downside to this timely removal of lunacy from the gene pool is the fate of the bus driver. Despite the couple's own actions, and a police investigator's statement that "one can expect a pedestrian walking or running in the road, but to expect a driver to anticipate a pedestrian lying in the road is out of the ordinary" -- a judge felt that "his driving fell below the standard one would reasonably expect of a prudent, competent driver." The bus driver was fined for careless driving and his license was revoked for six months. Fortunately, his employers consider him an excellent employee, and plan to give him other duties for six months. Relatives of the victims said they were glad the driver had kept his job. Reference: The Sun Online, Daily Sport (UK), Sheffield Star, www.sundaytimes.co.za, www.yorkshiretv.com, Yorkshire Post VOTE: http://www.DarwinAwards.com/darwin/darwin2003-04.html --------------------------------------------+---+-+---+-+-+-+-+