06-17-2004, 09:14 AM
The 2004 World Stupidity Awards
The Nominees
Stupidest Man of the Year:
President George W. Bush
Presumptive Democratic Nominee John Kerry
Deposed Iraqi Dictator Saddam Hussein
US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld
Osama Bin Laden
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Stupidest Woman of the Year:
Michael Jackson
Private Lynndie England
Courtney Love
Martha Stewart
Anna Nicole Smith
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Stupidest Country of the Year:
France
The USA
Canada (Host Country for the Stupidity Awards is automatically nominated)
North Korea
The United Kingdom
Australia
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Stupidest Trend of the Year:
Trucker Hats
War
Spam
Climate Change
Terrorism
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Media Outlet which has made the greatest contribution to furthering ignorance worldwide:
Fox News
The Mirror, UK
Air America
The New York Times
Clear Channel
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Stupidity Award for Reckless Endangerment of the Planet:
George W. Bush & Prime Minister Tony Blair
Osama Bin Laden
Kim Jong-il, Dictator of North Korea
Ariel Sharon & Yassar Arafat
Jessica Simpson
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Stupidest Movie of the Year:
Gigli
Passion of the Christ
New York Minute
The Day After Tomorrow
Scooby Doo 2
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Stupidest TV Show of the Year:
The Simple Life
The Swan
The O'Reilly Factor
Average Joe 2
Fear Factor
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Stupidest Act of the Year:
The Abu Ghraib Prison Torture and Photo Sessions Club
Wardrobe Malfunction SuperBowl
The Crocodile Hunter feeding crocodile with his baby son
The North American East Coast Blackout
Invading Iraq
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Stupidest Statement of the Year:
"Nick, why does this Chicken of the Sea taste like tuna?" - Jessica Simpson
"YYEEEAARRGHHHHH!!" - Howard Dean
"I do" - Britney Spears
"It was a wardrobe malfunction." - Justin Timberlake
"Major combat operations have ended in Iraq." - President Bush
The Nominees
Stupidest Man of the Year:
President George W. Bush
Presumptive Democratic Nominee John Kerry
Deposed Iraqi Dictator Saddam Hussein
US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld
Osama Bin Laden
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Stupidest Woman of the Year:
Michael Jackson
Private Lynndie England
Courtney Love
Martha Stewart
Anna Nicole Smith
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Stupidest Country of the Year:
France
The USA
Canada (Host Country for the Stupidity Awards is automatically nominated)
North Korea
The United Kingdom
Australia
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Stupidest Trend of the Year:
Trucker Hats
War
Spam
Climate Change
Terrorism
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Media Outlet which has made the greatest contribution to furthering ignorance worldwide:
Fox News
The Mirror, UK
Air America
The New York Times
Clear Channel
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Stupidity Award for Reckless Endangerment of the Planet:
George W. Bush & Prime Minister Tony Blair
Osama Bin Laden
Kim Jong-il, Dictator of North Korea
Ariel Sharon & Yassar Arafat
Jessica Simpson
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Stupidest Movie of the Year:
Gigli
Passion of the Christ
New York Minute
The Day After Tomorrow
Scooby Doo 2
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Stupidest TV Show of the Year:
The Simple Life
The Swan
The O'Reilly Factor
Average Joe 2
Fear Factor
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Stupidest Act of the Year:
The Abu Ghraib Prison Torture and Photo Sessions Club
Wardrobe Malfunction SuperBowl
The Crocodile Hunter feeding crocodile with his baby son
The North American East Coast Blackout
Invading Iraq
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Stupidest Statement of the Year:
"Nick, why does this Chicken of the Sea taste like tuna?" - Jessica Simpson
"YYEEEAARRGHHHHH!!" - Howard Dean
"I do" - Britney Spears
"It was a wardrobe malfunction." - Justin Timberlake
"Major combat operations have ended in Iraq." - President Bush
