"Tom Hole" wrote in message ...

More likely, the first astronomer to receive a Darwin award.

Not quite; two German candidates, trying to get a better look at the
ultimate light polluter, and a clueless Colombian panicked over an
event on the other side of the ocean, grabbed the award 2 days before
Scott Millett did:

http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1999-35.html

Here is Mr. Millett's story:

http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1999-36.html
http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1999-37.html

My old skipper
had a saying, "The stupid shall be punished."

"...But stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence
is death, there is no appeal, and execution is carried out
automatically and without pity."
--Robert A. Heinlein

Unfortunately for the Colombian man's wife, being married to a stupid
person may carry the same penalty.


Clear skies!

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