We present our round-up of some of the curiosities which have come our way during the last year.
eBay Auction Item of the Year
Medieval Victorian Piano at Ingatestone Hall Essex Postcard
Excellent Name of the Year is awarded jointly to:
Roger Kneebone, Professor of Surgical Education, Imperial College, London
Daniel Shittu, Millwall footballer
Meaningless Neologism of the Year
Innovation ideation process. Thanks to Sue for that one.
Book Titles of the Year
Goblinproofing One’s Chicken Coop by Reginald Bakeley (Bookseller / Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title, 2013)
How Tea Cosies Changed the World by Loani Prior
Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers (1994) (Bookseller / Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title, 1996)
Practical Skunk Raising by William Edwin Pratt (1915)
You can find them all on Amazon UK.
Academic Paper of the Year is awarded jointly to:
“An In-Depth Analysis of a Piece of Shit: Distribution of Schistosoma mansoni and Hookworm Eggs in Human Stool”; Stefanie J Krauth et al.; PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases; December 2012
“Toilet Hygiene in the Classical Era”; Phillippe Charlier et al.; BMJ; December 2012
TV Programme of the Year
Nothing has yet beaten last year’s winner: Pointless Celebrities (BBC1)
Online Video of the Year
The reaction to my vaginal knitting shows society is still telling a woman what to do with her body; Independent; 17 December 2013
Headlines of the Year
Hotel offers goldfish for lonely guests; Daily Telegraph, 11 April 2013
n exciting new chapter in the life of suave Tony Blair (sic); Daily Telegraph; 10 February 2013
Penis enlargement ad banned after ‘inadequacy’ complaint; Daily Telegraph; 19 February 2013
David Cameron leaves us with a ‘Tantric’ time bomb; Daily Telegraph; 26 January 2013
Is it a Mop Handle or a Penis?; Court News UK