And now for something really different, if true: Crustacean-Implemented Birth Control for Criminals! The following unconfirmed tale was distributed by a group that has takenover the old Darwin Award shtick:

LOBSTER VASECTOMY -- 2000 Darwin Award Nominee (Unconfirmed)

(2000, England) This tale proves that crime does pay, if you're fishing for elective surgery to go along with your stolen goods. A 24-year-old supermarket shoplifter stuffed five lobsters in his pants and sprinted for the door, but he never had a chance. The violated crustaceans brought the thief to his knees in front of startled cashiers when they fastened their powerful claws around his delicate parts.

Doctors were able to remove the animals with pliers. They say the thief will fully recover -- except for one small detail. "It was a do-it-yourself vasectomy." This man's daring supermarket exploits make him one of the few Darwin Award winners to live to tell the tale. The supermarket manager declined to press charges, saying the culprit has already "gone through enough pain (to) learn his lesson."

I think this is a historical first!

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