Anti-helmet law activists = natural selection at work


	Anti-helmet law activists = natural selection at work

enbar

7-7-2008 10:46 PM

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enbar says:

Just read the first couple paragraphs, and at the end, a joke among ER doctors: Q. "What do you call a motorcyclist without a helmet?" A. "Organ donor."

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7-14-2008 7:19 PM

seaj11

That's pretty insensitive. Admittedly, motorcyclists who don't wear helmets are asking for Darwin Awards, but to almost WISH for them to perish is...wow.

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