worzel Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 A kent MP was badly burnt after trying to light a barbecue with petrol. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-37008441 I'm not sure if they refer to it as a freak accident in this report but they did on the breakfast news. I don't think its a freak accident, more a complete plonker. Good job he's not helping running the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 The MP is the freak. What an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-percent Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Shouldn't this be in the Darwin Award thread? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_ Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 It'll have been a sex act. Guaranteed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiveinHope Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Not quite sure I understand the following - did he actually know he was being an idiot ? Just in case I set myself on fire...... "Thankfully there was a hosepipe close by, positioned for just such an eventuality, and my wife Louise had the good sense to immediately douse me with water for 10 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonguest Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Shouldn't this be in the Darwin Award thread? Lol Is there one? There should be given the number of threads there seem to be covering people doing all sorts of stupid things as topic material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-percent Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Is there one? There should be given the number of threads there seem to be covering people doing all sorts of stupid things as topic material. Here we go... http://www.housepricecrash.co.uk/forum/index.php?/topic/182558-worthy-darwin-award-candidate/page-6?hl=award#entry1102878188 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC1 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 He's not even qualified for a Darwin Award, given that he is still alive. Double fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbonic Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 He's not even qualified for a Darwin Award, given that he is still alive. Double fail. The person who stuck his head out of the Gatwick Express train at the weekend, and lost it, would surely qualify? I thought this thread was about Mr Burns from the Simpsons when I first scanned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-percent Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 He's not even qualified for a Darwin Award, given that he is still alive. Double fail. Fair enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbn Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I thought this thread was about Mr Burns from the Simpsons when I first scanned it.BBQ,Chicken, Mr Burns? Just thought my avatar might be apt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Banner Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Although not to be recommended, I've used petrol to light a barbecue without setting myself on fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail the Tripod Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 A kent MP was badly burnt after trying to light a barbecue with petrol. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-37008441 I'm not sure if they refer to it as a freak accident in this report but they did on the breakfast news. I don't think its a freak accident, more a complete plonker. Good job he's not helping running the country. Is there something intrinsically very dangerous about starting a BBQ with petrol? I have used petrol to light damp bonfires a few times, and I never set myself on fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC1 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 The person who stuck his head out of the Gatwick Express train at the weekend, and lost it, would surely qualify? Ouch. I'm sure the award will be small comfort to his family. Still, something they can put on the mantelpiece to remember him by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justthisbloke Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Is there something intrinsically very dangerous about starting a BBQ with petrol? I have used petrol to light damp bonfires a few times, and I never set myself on fire. Don't! You really are playing with fire! There might be just a small pool of fuel in your barbie/bonfire but it'll be surrounded by an invisible and explosive cloud of vapour of unknown size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justthisbloke Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 The person who stuck his head out of the Gatwick Express train at the weekend, and lost it, would surely qualify? It's only a Darwin Award if the contender has no kids - so who knows? I hadn't realised there were still trains on which you could do this. I remember Ye Olde Days of slam door trains and people were always falling out or having heads lopped off. Usually on the Vomit Comet last train out of town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonguest Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 The person who stuck his head out of the Gatwick Express train at the weekend, and lost it, would surely qualify? I thought this thread was about Mr Burns from the Simpsons when I first scanned it. Ugh, Yes. Somethings you just don't want to read over breakfast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rave Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 It's only a Darwin Award if the contender has no kids - so who knows? I hadn't realised there were still trains on which you could do this. I remember Ye Olde Days of slam door trains and people were always falling out or having heads lopped off. Usually on the Vomit Comet last train out of town. As a kid I spent many a glorious hour hanging out the back of the Class 50s dragging us down to Sherborne to see my grandad. I had a number of what felt like close calls with bridges and oncoming trains, but aged 10 I only had a little head. Quite how this silly sod managed to get decapitated I don't know though, he must have had half his body out trying to see what was going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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