World’s biggest liar 2012 – honestly!

There are many strange and colourful competitions out there, but the World’s Biggest Liar 2012 is right up there and has been taking place in England. We wouldn’t make this up.

By Declan Whooley

The annual event takes place in Cumbria as contestants compete to tell the biggest and most convincing porkie.

The competition is in honour of Will Ritson, a pub landlord that was famed for his extravagant tales. One of his stories was that turnips grew so big in the Lake District area that people carved them out to make cow sheds.

Contestants are not allowed props or scripts and lawyers and politicians are excluded as they are deemed to have an ‘unfair advantage’.

The 2012 champion has a big act to follow. Last year Glen Boylan took the top accolade after a fib involving betting on a snail race with Prince Charles. The Prince advised Glen to take the shell off his snail to make him more aerodynamic but was beaten opponents who cheated with battery-operated snails.

As we said, politicians are exempt, otherwise we ca think of a few candidates on these shores that would be a shoe-in for the award.