Unfortunately, it doesn't really count. To really count for the Darwin
Awards, you have to actually remove yourself from the gene pool.
The Man From Utopia wrote:
>
> BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - A construction worker accidentally cut off his hand
> with a power saw and then shot himself in the head with a nail gun several
> times, apparently hoping to end his pain, police said. William Bartron, 25,
> had at least a dozen 1-inch nails protruding from his scalp, police said. He
> underwent surgery to reattach the hand and was hospitalized in stable
> condition Wednesday, said his employer Greg Soltis. Bartron severed his hand
> Tuesday while using a miter saw in the basement of another man's home,
> police said. After finding Bartron, the man called 911. Soltis arrived a
> short time later. Soltis said Bartron had shot several nails into his head
> with a pneumatic gun "because he could not stand the pain from the
> amputation," according to police.
>
> Greg
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> 2K1 Neon ES
> Rahway NJ
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