Category Archives: Terminal Stupidity

Man kills self, fails to burn down house after death

David Moore, 47, of Belmont, N.H., committed suicide sometime after Thanksgiving using a homemade guillotine. But his plans for his death went far beyond that. He had placed homemade Molotov cocktails in the walls of his home, and wired them up to electric power on a timer, set to go off shortly after he killed himself, and burn down his house. Continue reading

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Reports of death greatly exaggerated

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls (Iowa) Courier ran an obituary last week for Daniel “D.J.” Reddout, 17, saying that he had died from complications from surgery Dec. 24, after receiving the information from a man who said he was the teenager’s father. The only problem is, D.J. was quite alive and well. Continue reading

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Two die from eating fireworks

Two men in Manila, Philippines, became the first Stupid People of the Day for 2006 after killing themselves by ingesting fireworks. Continue reading

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Man goes off medication, tells air marshals he has a bomb

Rigoberto Alpizar, 44, of Maitland, Fla., had just boarded a flight from Miami to Orlando when he suddenly jumped up and claimed he had a bomb in his backpack. Federal air marshals pursued him when he tried to run off … Continue reading

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Man falls from balcony, dies in spitting contest

A man in Mount Prospect, Ill., fell over his second-story balcony and died Tuesday during a spitting contest, according to local police. Bartosz Drobek, 23, of the 1700 block of West Palm Drive was on the balcony of his apartment … Continue reading

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Three die on thin ice

In the northern latitudes, when winter comes, one can expect ice to form on top of local rivers and lakes. Many people enjoy going out on the ice to walk, skate, fish, and even drive across them. However, when you … Continue reading

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Smoker attempts to open plane door mid-flight

Today’s Stupid Person of the Day is a French woman who has admitted attempting to open a plane door mid-flight in order to smoke a cigarette. Sandrine Helene Sellies, 34, who has a fear of flying, had drunk alcohol and … Continue reading

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Driver hits, kills man, drives with body on windshield

An unnamed suspect in St. Petersburg, Fla., is in custody after allegedly hitting and killing a homeless man, and driving several miles with the man’s body impaled on his windshield. Continue reading

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"Extreme Makeover" sued over suicide

When Deleese Williams, 30, of Conroe, Texas, was thrown off the television show Extreme Makeover at the last minute, her sister, Kellie McGee, killed herself. Now Williams is suing ABC. Continue reading

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Car contest loser steals gun, commits suicide

Today’s Stupid Person of the Day took himself out of the gene pool. Richard Vega, 24, was participating in a “Hands on the Hardbody” contest in Longview, Texas, where participants keep their hands on a pickup truck, and the last person with his hand still on the truck wins the truck. Continue reading

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