US President George Bush once again took honours in the World Stupidity Awards, which aim to "salute achievement in ignorance and stupidity".

Bush was nominated in several categories, including Stupidest Statement of the Year and Most Out of Touch with Reality in the awards roundup.

District Judge Donald Thompson was declared the Stupidest Man of the Year for operating a powerful penis pump underneath his robes -- while court was in session -- during at least three trials. He was convicted on June 29 of four counts of felony indecent exposure.

Harry Whittington won the Stupidest Statement of the Year award, for apologizing after Vice-President Dick Cheney shot him during a hunting outing.

Not to be outdone, Cheney took his own award, winning the "Dumbest Moment of the Year" award for the act of shooting Whittington.

The petroleum industry took honours for reckless endangerment of the planet, and Fox News was recognized for having "Best Furthered Ignorance," in the world.

Basic Instinct 2, starring Sharon Stone was declared the Stupidest Movie of the Year.

Stupidest Trend of the Year was won cleanly by "Killing people for God."

Bush took honours in the category of "Stupidest Statement by George W. Bush." The president's televised statement to FEMA director Michael Brown during the Hurricane Katrina devastation: "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job," won easily.

Bush also won for being Most out of Touch with Reality.

The Middle East won the Lifetime Achievement Award for Stupidity.

Nick Flynn won the award for Making a Stupid Situation Stupider by tripping on his shoelaces, falling down a set of stairs and smashing three antique Chinese vases in a museum. He then criticized the museum for not taking better care of the precious artefacts.

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