Lawyers across the nation are beaming with pride this morning after one of our own was awarded the coveted title of the best lie of 2008. The The Burlington Liars Club award in Milwaukee went to lawyer Garth Seehawer, 71, of Oconto Falls, who told a whooper about his grandson: “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.”
After receiving the award, Seehawer “When you’re the best in the world at something, sure, that’s an honor.” But of course, no one believed him.
Seehawer competed against 160 entries, or so they said.
The Burlington Liars Club began in 1929 when reporters Otis Hulett and Mannel Hahn made up a story about a lying contest between the Burlington police and fire departments. The Associated Press reports that “The police chief won after he said he’d never be good at lying because he never told a lie.”
As Friedrich Nietzsche, “He who cannot lie does not know what the truth is”
I relayed this story at least a dozen times yesterday and got a laugh every time.
What a fantastic story. That is one funny “story”. I think that the winner would be better described as a comedian instead of lawyer. That one made my night!
This whole story is obviously a hoax. The true winner of the contest is the 8 year champion known only as “Mr. C”
I’m suprized no one caught this. To be credible he should have said his 2 year old Great grandchild.
What a fun idea!
That Nietzsche was a sharp observer for having his brain eaten by the syph. Hey, that’s not an ad hominem attack against Fred. That’s just factual. And a lie the doubles as toilet humor is magnificent. A hearty tip of the hat and wave of the pen to Mr. Seehawer. If that IS his real name.