Darwin Award Winner

GopherM

Darwin was right
"THE WINNER!!!: [ Arkansas Democrat Gazette]:


Two local men were injured when their pickup truck left the road and struck a tree near Cotton Patch on State Highway 38 early Monday.Woodruff County deputy Dovey Snyder reported the accident shortly after midnight Monday. Thurston Poole, 33, of Des Arc, and Billy Ray Wallis, 38, of Little Rock , were returning to Des Arc after a frog-catching trip. On an overcast Sunday night, Poole 's pickup truck headlights malfunctioned.


The two men concluded that the headlight fuse on the older-model truck had burned out. As a replacement fuse was not available, Wallis noticed that the ..22 caliber bullets from his pistol fit perfectly into the fuse box next to the steering-wheel column. Upon inserting the bullet the headlights again began to operate properly, and the two men proceeded on eastbound toward the White River Bridge .


After traveling approximately 20 miles, and just before crossing the river, the bullet apparently overheated, discharged and struck Poole in the testicles. The vehicle swerved sharply right, exited the pavement, and struck a tree. Poole suffered only minor cuts and abrasions from the accident but will require extensive surgery to repair the damage to his testicles, which will never operate as intended.


Wallis sustained a broken clavicle and was treated and released. "Thank God we weren't on that bridge when Thurston shot his balls off, or we might be dead," stated Wallis "I've been a trooper for 10 years in this part of the world, but this is a first for me. I can't believe that those two would admit how this accident happened," said Snyder."
 

gemma_rae

Well-Known Member
What happened to the part about the wife? When told about his testicle, she replied "Never mind his balls, how many frogs did he get?":lol:
 

littlelady

God bless the USA
Imagine if his given name was Jeremiah.

It depends if he was hunting bullfrogs. And, who uses a bullet as a fuse? Crazy stuff. Darwin was a man before his time. I would like to know if this story can be verified.
 
Last edited:

gemma_rae

Well-Known Member
It depends if he was hunting bullfrogs. And, who uses a bullet as a fuse? Crazy stuff. Darwin was a man before his time. I would like to know if this story can be verified.

It's classified as a hoax only because the Arkansas Democrat Gazette is a real paper, :gossip: It's really a joke though

https://darwinawards.com/legends/legends1998-04.html


"Upon being notified of the wreck, Lavinia, Poole's wife, asked how many frogs the boys had caught."
 
Top