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For its fair and balanced coverage of the news
the IAPH 2008 Hoax of the Year award goes to:
The Onion News Network
When notified of the prestigious award
Onion executives were at a total loss for words.
Sample news story #1
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/u_s_condemned_for_pre_emptive_use
Sample news story #2
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/breaking_news_bat_loose_in
Visit the Onion website
http://www.theonion.com/content/index
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2007 "Hoax of the Year Award"
For security reasons it was decided
that the 2007 IAPH "Hoax of the Year Award"
should be presented at an undisclosed location
and by an un-named person.
Pictured above is the un-named presenter and the
award recipients, Zach Johnson and Jeffrey Max
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The International Association of Pranksters & Hoaxers
proudly awards its 2007 Hoax of the Year Award to:
Fatal Farm Productions
for its website
"Infinite Solutions, with Mark Erickson"
"Mark Erickson can best be described as:
a geek with a website and too much time."
Ron Dentinger, IAPH
Visit the Infinite Solutions website and click on "Tutorials"
www.marksinfinitesolutions.com
And you for sure don't want to miss Mark's travel tips
"How to visit New York on $100"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvF_nxXJO5s
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2006 Hoax of the Year
Sir John Hargrave
Pictured are: Paul Hiatt, Alan Abel, Sir John Hargrave and Ron Dentinger
In an ongoing Lazlo Toth style letter writing campaign,
John Hargrave besieged the Queen of England to Knight him.
Finally, after getting absolutely nowhere with the Queen's people,
who assured Hargrave that, just wanting to be knighted wasn't enough,
he went to a U.S. court and had his name legally changed to 'Sir' John Hargrave.
It should be noted that the judge recognized Hargrave and confronted him with,
"Didn't I change your name once before?" To which Hargrave replied,
"Yes, but that change involved something else and it is not part of this request."
Obviously that was a sufficient explanation to satisfy the judge, because
he granted the change, and John Hargrave walked out: Sir John Hargrave.
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2005 Hoax of the Year
Orlando Magic Basketball Team
Pictured: Ron Dentinger, the 'girlfriend' in the hoax & the Orlando Magic mascot
At halftime during an Orlando Magic basketball game a fan came down
onto the main floor and the announcer called for his girlfriend to also
come down. When she did, the man dropped to one knee and asked
her to marry him. She didn't say yes or no. She ran off the floor crying.
Some of the people felt sorry for his awkward situation and some
felt sorry for the awkward position he had put her into. The next day
at a press conference it was announced that the entire thing was a hoax.
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The purpose of the International Association of Pranksters and Hoaxers
is to collaborate and to perpetuate the humorous hoax,
and the creative prank, as art forms worthy of recognition.
We do not encourage, nor do we promote, anything illegal or harmful.
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