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    Default Darwin award of the week

    This weeks Darwin Award goes to the Russian journalist who did a news piece for the Russian tabloids about the Wagner Mercenaries active in the Ukrainian
    Taking and posting 2 pictures of the group at their headquarters some where in the Ukraine, only problem in the back left hand corner of the pictures was a plaque identifying the building
    The Ukes, not being entirely stupid went to their Funk and Wagnel, identified the building, got one of their new US missiles, set the co ordinates and sent a present. Unconfirmed report on youtube were 136 dead
    Now i do not know if they still have Gulags in Russia, but if i was this reporter think i would be laying low for a while
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    I strongly suspect that will likely be the last report from that journo.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mtv View Post
    I strongly suspect that will likely be the last report from that journo.
    Journo? What journo?

    Oh, you mean the one who now lives in a ditch by some back road.
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    Not really a Darwin award contender ~~ Darwin Award: One of the international honours awarded to people who supposedly help to improve the human gene pool by "removing themselves from it in a spectacularly stupid manner."

    So unless the russian reporter was taken out.....with perhaps camera lense footage of the missile coming straight at them....it's not a Darwin award contender.... just a case of SMS (social media stupidity =)

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    Quote Originally Posted by wotnot View Post
    Not really a Darwin award contender ~~ Darwin Award: One of the international honours awarded to people who supposedly help to improve the human gene pool by "removing themselves from it in a spectacularly stupid manner."

    So unless the russian reporter was taken out.....with perhaps camera lense footage of the missile coming straight at them....it's not a Darwin award contender.... just a case of SMS (social media stupidity =)
    If the guy gets killed because of his stupidity and is therefore removed from the gene pool, I'd say it's a perfect contender............what a tool.

    Besides, from what I've seen around the world in the last several years, journos make a contender pool of their own...
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    Well... I cannot find anything that indicates the reporter, Sergei Sreda, died in the attack ... and thus so far, no Darwin Award for him...

    ....on the other hand, is there a Darwin Award for a collective of stupid people?....if there is/was, the Wagner Group nailed it B)

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    Hmmmm...yeah...maybe..

    As for the Wagner Group, I agree. They trusted a reporter (I wouldn't even do that in Australia)....perfectly executed stupidity.
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    Quote Originally Posted by enf View Post
    ....They trusted a reporter (I wouldn't even do that in Australia)...
    I wouldn't do it, ESPECIALLY in Australia
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    Maybe said reporter is a secret Ukrainian Spy and expert in disguise...............Remember all the movies you see where putting on a hat and glasses fools everyone...........
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    An update
    The Wagner Group used to post every day on Russian internet about the exploits of the Wagner Group
    Since the bombing there has not been a post. It is believed the blogger was one of those killed
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    Another interesting photo of a middle aged male Russian holidaying on the Crimea coast line dressed in his Budgie smugglers with what appears to be 2 air defense rocket launchers as a back drop, posted his picture on the internet, problem was he left the co ordinates on the picture
    It was not known if the Ukes had followed it up, but would be aware of the vicinity of the launchers
    (Unfortunately cannot find the link, although it was high lighted on 2 sites re the war)
    With this type of assistance it is no wonder Russian war stock piles are self combusting
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    Subject: The Annual DARWIN Awards Have Been Released!



    Here is the glorious WINNER:



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