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ID#: 54364	Area: Posts	Submitted: 2009-11-02 09:53:07	Posted: 2009-11-07 03:01:01
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QDear 100 Hour Board,

Okay, so, I asked a question a bit ago where I asked about undeserved awards. Now, in my question I was attempting to channel people I had talked to who went overboard (you know, comparing Obama to Stalin or Napoleon, quoting quotes that no one said, etc.) in their disapproval of getting that award, sort of like how Dr. Stephen Colbert would do. Unfortunately, it's kind of hard to spot straight-faced sarcasm in such a short, written question, so I forgive you for thinking I was serious.

Anyways, my question never got answered. What major figures can you think of who were awarded with something that many of the general public thought they didn't deserve?

- Marty McFly

ADear McFly,

Here's my list of recipients followed by what they received. I tried to pick those with widespread criticism, but obviously it reflects my own opinion. Any offense is unintentional.

Charlemagne- Imperator Romanorum, a title bestowed by Pope Leo III

Napoleon- title of Emperor, bestowed by himself

Charles de Gaulle- "Liberator of France," a title given by the French people. (While de Gaulle does deserve praise for his influential role in the French Rebellion and transitional government, saying he "rode into Paris with the troops" is to use the preposition with loosely. De Gaulle drove from the south of France while thousands of English and American troops were dying on the the beaches of Normandy.)

America- Hawaii, commandeered by Lorrin Thurston and Minster Stevens

Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze- 2002 Pair Skating Gold Medal granted by Marie-Reine Le Gougne

Dixie Chicks- 2005 Grammy for Best Country Album Taking The Long Way (not because of their political statements, just because most country fans don't call it a country album)

Kanye West- police officer of MTV awards, a position created himself

Harry Potter- Tri-Wizard Champion, position granted by the Goblet of Fire in conjunction with Mad-Eye Moody

Any Disney star- record deal provided by Walt Disney Records

-Ineffable

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