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  1. revdcs, Aug 28, 2010
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  2. K1W1, Aug 28, 2010
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    Hi,

    There is already a website dedicated to numb skulls and Idiots who for the most part reside at the shallow end of the gene pool prior to their demise.

    http://www.darwinawards.com/
  3. Fishtigua, Aug 28, 2010
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  4. NYCAP123, Aug 28, 2010
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    Last weekend I was at Sunset Beach, a local spot that's always good for entertainment, when a 38 Formula came in. After about 10 attempts at anchoring the skipper headed to the bow to clear the anchor. At the time he was about 100' from shore and heading in between shore and an anchored boat anchored just outside the ledge 30' from shore. It's passengers were walking out to the boat. Of course he left the boat in gear. Luckily he did get back to the helm in a panic and stopped the boat a few feet from the people in the water, but not soon enough to keep off the rock bottom. No problem though, he just powered out churning up the rocks. He then went out to open water where a Mastercraft almost hit them while the guy was again on his bow underway. Turns out that was a friend. So the Mastercraft came in and anchored and the Formula came in for another anchoring attempt where he promptly hit the Mastercraft. They live amongst us and they own boats.:eek:
  5. K1W1, Aug 29, 2010
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  6. MaxPower, Aug 29, 2010
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  7. Pascal, Aug 29, 2010
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    Idiots can be very entertaining. Yesterday we were anchored at the Key Biscayne sandbar and the entertainment was non stop! About half the boats anchoring needed 3 attempts to hold, boat as big as 55 sea ray!

    One guy with a goose crap colored hull 45 Cruisers FB tried to anchor 90 degree to the wind right in front of a 35ish express. Needless to say it resulted in a lot of yelling. And he was using his main anchor on the windlass plus a danforth thrown overboard by a kid standing at the bow! Never seen that one before! But with 2:1 scope and hard reversing none stood a chance to set...

    Then later on came a chilling call for help on 16 from 2 small boat that collided on the far end of the sandbar, 4 injured incl 2 seriously...
  8. 84far, Sep 1, 2010
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    Boat as big as 55 sea ray!.... Maybe they look better with a 25lb plough anchor :cool:

    Far
  9. K1W1, Sep 5, 2010
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    Hi,

    The guy in this story is really not the sharpest tool in the shed.

    HAMPTON, GA. — Authorities arrested an Alabama fugitive after they say he traded a gun for tickets to the NASCAR race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

    Hampton police Officer Eric Hayes tells WSB-​​TV that vendors alerted him on Wednesday to a man trying to sell a .22 caliber pistol. Hayes says 51–year-​​old Michael Lynn Sherer man*aged to trade the gun for two tickets to the race before the officer spot*ted him.

    Authorities in Alabama say escaped from the Winston County jail, where he was being held on a murder charge in the killing of 52–year-​​old Thomas Lynn Smith on Aug. 24.

    Hayes said that, when approached by officers, Sherer initially gave them Smith’s name, but they suspected some*thing was wrong when he stumbled over his birth date.

    Hampton police say a hearing will be held soon to extradite Sherer back to Alabama.

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    Information from: WSB-​​TV, http://​www​.wsbtv​.com/​i​n​d​e​x​.​h​tml