"Liar" by American rock band Three Dog Night was released in 1970. I have seen this band a couple of times and they are still performing today.
The World's Biggest Liar competition is held every November at the Bridge Inn,Cumbria,England,in memory of Will Ritson a pub landlord from Wasdale,known for his tall tales. One of Ritson's most famous was that turnips grew so large in the Lake District that people carved them out to make cow sheds.
Competitors from around the world have five minutes to tell the biggest,most convincing lie they can. Rules bar the use of props or scripts. Politicians and Lawyers are not allowed to enter as organizers believed they were too skilled at telling lies (read professional liars here).
In 2003 Abrie Krueger of South Africa won the competition with a tale of how he was crowned King of Wasdale Valley,marking the first time a foreigner had won the competition.
Sue Perkins won in 2006 marking the first time a woman won. Her winning whopper was how the ozone layer became damaged,ice caps melted and people had to commute to work on camels.
In 2008 John "Johnny Liar" Graham won for the seventh time after telling a story of a magical ride to Scotland in a wheelie bin (garbage can with wheels) that went under the sea. The previous year Graham's winning lie was a World War II German submarine had invaded Britain to capture digital TV decoders.
Paul Burrows from Essex won in 2011 with a story of how the lakes and mountains of the Cumbrian countryside had been stolen leaving it flat as it is today.
In 2011 Glen Boylan won with his story of 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 by using battery operated snails.
A Bishop of Carlisle was supposed to have once won with the shortest lie ever,"I have never told a lie in my life."
The World's Biggest Liar competition is held every November at the Bridge Inn,Cumbria,England,in memory of Will Ritson a pub landlord from Wasdale,known for his tall tales. One of Ritson's most famous was that turnips grew so large in the Lake District that people carved them out to make cow sheds.
Competitors from around the world have five minutes to tell the biggest,most convincing lie they can. Rules bar the use of props or scripts. Politicians and Lawyers are not allowed to enter as organizers believed they were too skilled at telling lies (read professional liars here).
In 2003 Abrie Krueger of South Africa won the competition with a tale of how he was crowned King of Wasdale Valley,marking the first time a foreigner had won the competition.
Sue Perkins won in 2006 marking the first time a woman won. Her winning whopper was how the ozone layer became damaged,ice caps melted and people had to commute to work on camels.
In 2008 John "Johnny Liar" Graham won for the seventh time after telling a story of a magical ride to Scotland in a wheelie bin (garbage can with wheels) that went under the sea. The previous year Graham's winning lie was a World War II German submarine had invaded Britain to capture digital TV decoders.
Paul Burrows from Essex won in 2011 with a story of how the lakes and mountains of the Cumbrian countryside had been stolen leaving it flat as it is today.
In 2011 Glen Boylan won with his story of 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 by using battery operated snails.
A Bishop of Carlisle was supposed to have once won with the shortest lie ever,"I have never told a lie in my life."
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