Saturday, January 5, 2008

Lowest Common Nobelinator

From wikipedia, in regards to the nomination process for the Nobel Peace Prize. Nominations are kept secret for 50 years...
Nominations from 1901 to 1955, however, have been released in a database.[5] When the past nominations were released it was discovered that Adolf Hitler was nominated in 1939 by Erik Brandt, a member of the Swedish Parliament. Brandt retracted the nomination after a few days.[6] Other infamous nominees included Joseph Stalin and Benito Mussolini. However, since nomination requires only support from one qualified person (e.g., a history professor), these unusual nominations do not represent the opinions of the Nobel committee itself.
One college professor, huh? Jake, it's time to make buddy-buddy with a professor or two. Being a "Nobel Peace Prize Nominee" would add a lot of cred to your campaign. I know I'd fall for it.

2 comments:

digital_sextant said...

Bah! College professors are all pompous gasbags. :D

rbbergstrom said...

Do those who teach the history of Zombies actually get a vote in the Nobel process?

That
would
be
cool.

If I become a Zombie, will you nominate me?