Awards are usually a reason to celebrate an achievement. But there are some that are awarded for the wrong reasons. Read about the weird award ceremonies that exist.
4. Foot in Mouth Award
The Foot in Mouth
Award recognises
human stupidity and
annually awards one
public figure who has
made a “baffling
comment”. This year the
award was given to Mitt
Romney for a variety of
ridiculous phrases
including “I love this
state. The trees are the
right height”.
7. Phallic Building Award
Perhaps one of the more
bizarre awards, the Most
Phallic Building in the
World Award is for, well,
buildings that look like
penises. The winner this
year is the water tower of
Ypsilanti (pictured right),
lovingly nicknamed the
“brick dick” by locals.