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No Bell Prize
That will never work.
 
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Winning a Nobel Prize is the acme of achievement in a narrow field of endeavour. Recipients are often recognised for their seminal contribution to the greater body of knowledge long after the achievement.

Winning a No Bell Prize is the opposite. At the nadir of achievement there are certain individuals whose lack of originality; shallowness of understanding and inherent stupidity make them outstanding exemplars of their ilk.

The Bulwer-Lytton does it with literature. The Darwin Awards do it with life skills.

I propose the following categories be recognised:
Invention
Politics
Journalism
Sport, professional


UnaBubba, Nov 06 2004

darwin awards www.darwinawards.com
so funny! [DesertFox, Nov 06 2004]

of course, not these... http://www.improb.c...ig-pastwinners.html
[po, Nov 06 2004]

[DF]'s link Fixed http://www.darwinawards.com
The Darwin Awards [contracts, Nov 07 2004]

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       Ding Dong
Yeeesss?
You've just won the "No Bell Prize"
Then how is it that you just rang my door bell?
Uh...

blissmiss, Nov 06 2004
  

       Love those darwin awards....

DesertFox, Nov 06 2004
  

       <Obligatory 'and I thought it was going to be about'>Rewarding people for having mobiles on silent in places where they should be silent.</o'aitiwba'>

RobertKidney, Nov 06 2004
  

       Arrgh! I forgot about the ignobels. Bugger!

UnaBubba, Nov 06 2004
  
      
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