| 词条 | World's Biggest Liar |
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HistoryThe World's Biggest Liar competition is held every November at the Bridge Inn, Santon Bridge, in memory of Will Ritson (1808–1890), a pub landlord[3] from Wasdale, who was well known for his "tall tales".[4] One of Ritson's most famous fibs was that turnips grew so large in the Lake District that people carved them out to make cow sheds.[4] Recent competitionsIn 2003, Abrie Krueger of South Africa was named the world's biggest liar after telling a story about how he was crowned King of the Wasdale Valley. This marked the first time that a foreigner had won the competition, which was marked with allegations of Krueger having cheated.[5] A Bishop of Carlisle[6] was supposed to have once won the competition with the shortest-ever speech; he simply said, "I have never told a lie in my life."[7] Comedian Sue Perkins won the competition in 2006, marking the first time in the event's history that a woman won the competition.[1] Her winning tall tale was about how the ozone layer became damaged, ice caps melted and people had to be taken to work on camels.[1] In 2008, John "Johnny Liar" Graham won the competition for the seventh time after telling the judges a story of a magical ride to Scotland in a wheelie bin that went under the sea.[8] The previous year Graham's winning lie was that a World War II German submarine had invaded Britain to capture digital television decoders.[2] Paul Burrows from Essex won the competition in 2010. He told a story of how the lakes and mountains of the Cumbrian countryside had been stolen from the county of Essex, leaving it as flat as it is today.[9] The 2011 winner was Glen Boylan. His story involved betting on a snail race with Prince Charles (who advised him to remove the shell to make it more aerodynamic) and losing because his opponents cheated with battery-operated snails.[10][11] 2013 saw Mike Naylor win for the third time of his Lying career. Naylor, a 57-year-old man from Wasdale told a story about Wassie, the monster that lives in Wastwater, the local lake.[12] He is the nephew of Joss Naylor, better known as a fell runner, but himself also a former winner of the competition.[13] References1. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Comedienne crowned biggest liar|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cumbria/6159642.stm|publisher=BBC|date=16 November 2006|accessdate=2008-11-22}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://chinadaily.com.cn/world/2007-11/17/content_6261773.htm|title=No, honestly, 'world's biggest liar' crowned|publisher=China Daily|date=17 November 2007|accessdate=2008-11-22}} 3. ^Santon Bridge Inn website 4. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7741037.stm|title=King Liar holds onto his crown|publisher=BBC|date=21 November 2008|accessdate=2008-11-22}} 5. ^{{cite news|first=Maria|last=Ahmed|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1028389.ece|title=World's biggest liar accused of cheating|publisher=Times Online|date=28 November 2003|accessdate=2008-11-26 | location=London}} 6. ^Cumberland and Westmorland Herald; Letters, 19 October 2007 7. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/blog/2007/nov/21/barefacedliars|title=Who's the world's biggest liar?|publisher=Guardian.co.uk|date=2007-11-21|accessdate=2008-11-24 | location=London | first=Martin | last=Wainwright}} 8. ^{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7741037.stm|title=King Liar holds onto his crown|publisher=BBC|date=21 November 2008|accessdate=2008-11-22}} 9. ^{{cite news|url=http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2010/11/19/worlds-biggest-liar-crowned|title=World's Biggest Liar Crowned |publisher=Independent.co.uk|date=2010-11-19|accessdate=2011-01-16| location=London| first=Alan |last=Cleaver}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204531404577054372679424072?mod=ITP_AHED|title=Honestly, This Part of England Has the World's Biggest Liars|author=Alistair MacDonald |date=November 25, 2011|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|accessdate=December 7, 2011}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/features/i-ve-only-been-one-of-the-creme-de-la-creme-liars-since-i-became-a-supervisor-at-sellafield-now-i-m-having-to-deal-with-lots-of-expert-liars-all-the-time-1.899218?referrerPath=features|title='I've only been in one of the creme de la creme liars since I became a supervisor at Sellafield. Now I'm having to deal with lots of expert liars all the time...'|date=November 21, 2011|publisher=News & Star|accessdate=December 7, 2011}} 12. ^http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/top-tale-at-cumbria-s-world-biggest-liar-contest-revealed-1.1100365 13. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/columnists/latest/8971478.Ad_lib__ad_fib/?ref=rss |title=Ad lib, ad fib |author=Mike Amos |date=2011-04-13 |publisher=The Northern Echo |accessdate=2015-06-28}} External links
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