I think it has to come down between these two. First, there’s this idiot:
LONDON (AFP) - A man was rushed to hospital in Britain with severe internal injuries after trying to launch a powerful firework from his bottom, an ambulance service spokesman said.
This mouthbreather is one of the finalists because he 1) thought about sticking a firecracker up his ass and lighting it, 2) decided it would be a good idea to stick a firecracker up his ass and light it, and 3) stuck a firecracker up his ass and lit it. Any one of the three by itself would be enough to get him a Moron of 2006 Award — and he did all three!
The other candidate — candidates, actually — are these idiots:
Friends of a Fayette County man accused of having four pipe bombs in his car said Wednesday although they had knowledge of the devices, they never thought to ask the man what he intended to do with them.
Granted, this doesn’t have the caché de stupidité of 1) thinking about sticking a firecracker up one’s ass and lighting it, 2) deciding it would be a good idea to stick a firecracker up one’s ass and light it, and 3) sticking a firecracker up one’s ass and lighting it; nevertheless, these idiots could have gotten a lot of people killed. And how is it possible to see some friend with a bunch of pipe bombs and not asking him what he intended to do with them? What did they think he was going to do with them?
It’s a close race this year.
Ryan says:
It’s all about the pipe bomb guys. While the firecrapper was the one who actually blew something up (and, in a rather demented way, was actually funnier), he only inflicted damage on himself. Those pipe bombs are way more dangerous and could have killed other people. Plus, while busting a cap in one’s own butt is supremely stupid, doing so isn’t exactly illegal; that pipe bomb dude, OTOH, is facing a long list of charges. In terms of criminal stupidity and the overall danger posed to the community at large, I say the pipe bomb idiots get the award.
December 15, 2006, 3:30 pm