unfortunately, potentially, Vice President Mike Pence from wiki "The Darwin Awards are a tongue-in-cheek honour, originating in Usenet newsgroup discussions around 1985. They recognise individuals who have supposedly contributed to human evolution by selecting themselves out of the gene pool via death or sterility by their own actions. The project became more formalized with the creation of a website in 1993, and followed up by a series of books starting in 2000, authored by Wendy Northcutt. The criterion for the awards states, "In the spirit of Charles Darwin, the Darwin Awards commemorate individuals who protect our gene pool by making the ultimate sacrifice of their own lives. Darwin Award winners eliminate themselves in an extraordinarily idiotic manner, thereby improving our species' chances of long-term survival."[2] Accidental self-sterilisation also qualifies; however, the site notes: "Of necessity, the award is usually bestowed posthumously." The candidate is disqualified, though, if "innocent bystanders", who might have contributed positively to the gene pool, are killed in the process. The logical problem presented by award winners who may have already reproduced is not addressed in the selection process due to the difficulty of ascertaining if a person has or does not have children; the Darwin Award rules state that the presence of offspring does not disqualify a nominee.[3] People who have somehow miraculously survived their suicidal idiocy can be given an "Honourable Mention" if their attempted act of self removal is deemed worthy (and humorous). The Darwin Awards books state that an attempt is made to disallow known urban legends from the awards, but some older "winners" have been "grandfathered" to keep their awards. Wendy Northcutt says the Darwin Awards site does try to verify all submitted stories, but many similar sites, and the vast number of circulating "Darwin awards" emails, are largely fictional." Past Darwin award winners: https://darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin2018.html
If everyone else is wearing a mask that reduces the chances of him catching it. Plus i doubt he is going to be spreading his genes ever again.
you have a point, but what if he's a spreader, and he wouldn't know it... ------------------------------------------------------------------------. A Gun Named 'Lorena' (not a Darwin award winner) 2018 Honorable Mention Confirmed True by Darwin Good Guy With a Gun Defends Our Species (27 Nov 2018, Arizona) The Buckeye Police Department reports that a man accidentally shot his own sausage while shopping in the meat aisle at Walmart. Arizona law does not require a permit (nor a holster for that matter) to carry a firearm, so our hero felt free to carry his piece "commando-style" (unholstered) beneath his waistband. When the unholstered gun drifted down into his jeans, he reached in and pulled the trigger while repositioning his weapon. This loose cannon's low hanging fruit didn’t have a chance. Firearm supporters can add this event to the arsenal of ammunition against gun control. Guns really do make a difference. Darwin Award? Odds are, our gun nut (pun intended) shredded his ability to breed and wins the uncommon Living Darwin Award: still alive but unable to reproduce. Otherwise, his reward is an Honorable Mention -- "better luck next time." We await further information.
Another view...maybe Vice President Pence tested positive for Covid-19 and everyone else near him must wear a medical mask. A better theory than the one that he may have injected himself with disinfectant. wrbtrader
Really at the point of total hysteria calling this a Darwin award candidate. Only about half the people were wearing masks here 3 weeks ago if that. You should add the entire country of Sweden to the list as well then.
Actually not completely out of it. Boris Johnson went to a hospital and boasted afterwards about shaking hands with everyone. He caught the virus and is still recovering. Bonking Boris is still spreading his genes so he almost managed to win this award.
Unless it's an N95 mask worn properly, they don't help much. Also, N95 masks have a service life; they're designed to last for 8 hours and then be tossed.
Good lad, he doesn't think it's a plague which it isn't, or anything to actually worry about, and he's trying to send a message to others in a PC world where such message isn't allowed, only, YOUR ALL GOING TO DIE is!! Boris's mrs is hot, fellow player, hateful piece of lying scum!