a number of bulliten boards have been infected with the hippopotimus virus.
as virus's go, it not to destructive, but it does cause every thread to contain
HIPPO in some form.
an other infect thread recorded what happens when the virus spreads to humans..
http://www.darwinawards.com/ See
Hippo Hop for complete details, and active links.
2001 Honorable Mention
Confirmed True by Darwin
31 July 2001, Ukraine | Before I retire this category forever, here's one
last free spirit who learned a painful lesson while frolicking with large zoo
animals.
A Ukrainian woman hopped the fence at Kharkiv Zoo to swim
with Masha the hippopotamus. The woman's playtime was cut
short when the three-ton herbivore abruptly changed its dietary
habit and mauled the intruder, in defense of its offspring. The
sinking swimmer was rescued from the irate mammal by irate
zoo workers, who sent her to the hospital where she was listed
in serious but stable condition.
Zoo officials said the woman's action was far from unusual:
visitors commonly ignore warning signs and fences to cavort
with the animals. Because this happens so often -- with polar
bears, tigers, whales, and now a hippopotamus -- I am hereby
adding it to the list of mental lapses which, while dangerous,
occur too regularly to be amusing. Past winners include:
Polar Bear Lesson Playing With Cats Killer Whale Rodeo DarwinAwards.com © 1994 - 2001
