From JSOnline
"Grandson's diapers inspire winning lie
By Associated Press
Posted: Jan. 5, 2009 7:48 p.m.
A line about a sneaky baby and dirty diapers has been named the top lie of 2008.
The Burlington Liars Club bestowed its top award Monday for this line: "My grandson is the most persuasive liar I have ever met. By the time he was 2 years old he could dirty his diaper and make his mother believe someone else had done it."
Garth Seehawer, 71, of Oconto Falls, said he took immense pride in having crafted the 2008 Champion Lie.
"When you're the best in the world at something, sure, that's an honor," said Seehawer, who jokingly denied that his background as a retired business lawyer gave him any edge.
Four judges picked Seehawer's lie out of about 160 entries.
The six runners-up included a fib about air passengers watching the movie "Cocoon" when turbulence hits, causing water from the movie to splash out and inflate the onboard life raft.
The Burlington Liars Club got its start in 1929 when local journalists Otis Hulett and Mannel Hahn fabricated a news story about a lying contest between the Burlington police and fire departments. The police chief won after he said he'd never be good at lying because he never told a lie." Grandson's diapers inspire winning lie - JSOnline
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