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Page thirty three of Fat Chicks In Party Hats really cannot be missed. There is mention of a “boobfart”. Intriguing…..

And now, on to The Darwin Awards…

2001 Darwin Award Nominee

Confirmed True by Darwin

‘(12 December 1998, Canada) A man crushed beneath a vending machine while trying to shake loose a free soda? If you thought it happened only in Urban Legends, you’re wrong!

Kevin Mackle, a 19-year-old Quebec student, killed himself at Bishop’s University while shaking a 420-kilogram Coke machine. He had been celebrating the end of final exams with friends. He died beneath the soda machine, asphyxiated, with a blood alcohol level slightly over the legal driving limit.

His last act was committed in vain. “Even as it fell over, the vending machine did not let out a single can,” the coroner reported. Soda-holics take note! The report also states that toppled vending machines have caused at least 35 deaths and 140 injuries in the last twenty years.

For those with questioning minds, I refer you to a website dedicated to the quest to clear Kevin’s name. His family questions the official version on their cokemachineaccidents.com website, and recently sued Coca-Cola, two related companies, and Bishop’s University for “gross carelessness.” Their website expose suggests several reasons why Kevin’s death was not his own fault. Shaking coke machines “was common practice at the University.” Furthermore they speculate that unknown persons might have crushed Kevin with the vending machine in a bizarre murder, as it “would be difficult for one person to move” the Coke machine.

In response, a spokesperson for Coke said that Canadian machines are now labelled with a warning that “tipping or rocking may cause injury or death.” They have also installed anti-theft devices in newer models to keep people from obtaining free drinks.’

I am still cracking up that there is a website called cokemachineaccidents.com……HAHAHA!

Let this be a LESSON to everyone!