First Place Winner – Darwin Awards

When his .38 caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach, California, would-be robber, James Elliot, did something that can only inspire wonder.  He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again.  This time it worked.

Second Place Winner:

The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat cutting machine and after a little shopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance company.  The company, expecting negligence, sent out one of its men to have a look for himself.  He tried the machine, and he also lost a finger.  The chef’s claim was approved.

Third Place Winner:

A man who shoveled snow for an hour, to clear a space for his car during a blizzard in Chicago, returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the space.  Understandably, he shot her.