Darwin Award: Blind counselors taking Blind students swimming at the Beach.

Startribune.com ^ | July 21, 2003 | Tim Harlow and Lucy Y. Her

[sonserae]

Wow, not only sight disabled, but common sense disabled as well.

[Abcdefg]

I bet the drive to the lake was exciting.

[sonserae]

Oh...that was bad but funny!

[laweeks]

The president of that organization who spoke against this stupid field trip better watch out . . . sounds like hate speech! I'm still trying to figure out the Braille markings at the drive-up window at our bank. What am I missing?

[flutters]

This is sad. I had a blind babysitter when I was a kid. We didn't have any problems, but she didn't take me swimming either.

[Abcdefg]

Maybe Toonces the cat was driving.

[azhenfud]

Often heard "the blind leading the blind - they both fall into the ditch". It's sad - but true....

[CygnusXI]

Being a local, I heard this on the radio (during Savage on 1280 The Patriot), and my wife and I just gawked at each other.

Unbelievable.

I believe in overcoming your shortcomings, but let's not be delusional.

[r9etb]

I bet the drive to the lake was exciting.

It's not a Darwin award when a little kid dies because of the stupidity of adults. Jokes about it are not all that funny.

But your quip does raise the inevitable question: it took somebody who could see to get those folks to the lake -- where was that person?

[bedolido]

I live in Boise Idaho. A few years ago a few workers at a special needs house for kids (mainly down's syndrome)took them swimming in a Boise river (actually a very small natural lake on the river), I can't remember how many drowned, but I know at least one died. It was very sad and very stupid.

[headsonpikes]

Hold muh White Cane Alert!

[Bikers4Bush]

Weird and sad story.

[dead]

Marco!

Polo!

[Xenalyte]

This is funnier than it should be.

[Sloth]

It would only be Darwin if an adult died.

[xrp]

His license is suspended, he shouldn't have been driving.

[narby]

I'm still trying to figure out the Braille markings at the drive-up

That's the way I feel about the handicapped parking at the Sonic Drive-ins.

It was even worse when I joked about it to one of the servers as she delivered food out to my car, and she said quite seriously, "Well! handicapped people might want to come here too!".

[finnman69]

I bet the drive to the lake was exciting.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[Corin Stormhands]

It's a sad story, brought about by some stupid actions. Stupidity, even when tragic, can have its dark humorous side.

But those keywords are disgusting.