The famous Book of World Records will release the new 2009 edition later this month, to include all of the records broken and/or set in 2008. While this will include such things as Michael Phelps winning eight swimming gold medals at the Olympics and Barack Obama being elected the first black U.S. President, it will also contain several other, more obscure records.
For example, Bargis Tryhol has been listed for several editions as having the world's largest penis (in width, length, overall surface area, flacid, erect, mass, and weight). This year, however Ralph Patterson of Orogrande, New Mexico will be listed as having the world's largest testicle (the record holder for largest pair of testicles will remain unchanged as Mr. Patterson's are of different sizes and the larger of the two sets a record for an individual testicle).
Other records set this year:
- Most money spent to buy an election (Barack Obama, United States). The amount was twice the GNP of all of South and Central America and Africa (where Obama insists he was not born ) combined.
- Most articles or stories written (and then destroyed) involving the use of feces. 11,578 by Duncan Whitehead (and aliases) .
- Largest ass kiss by one politician towards another (tie between Bill Richardson, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden towards Barack Obama), resulting in inflated political appointment and increased sales of lip balm.
- Most trophy moose killed and eaten in one hunting season: Sarah Palin of Alaska
- Most photographed breasts of all time: Paris Hilton (passing record held jointly by Madonna and Britney Spears)
- Largest amount paid for a senate seat (that they did not get) Jesse Jackson, Jr. of Illinois
- Largest amount paid for a senate seat (that they did get) Caroline Kennedy of New York
- Largest amount of alchohol consumed in lifetime (extending own record): Ted Kennedy (as usual, the drug record still belongs to Keith Richards)
- Largest smokescreen created to hide civil rights atrocities, poor living conditions, unbearable working conditions, and starving populace (The Chinese Government during the Summer Olympics).
- Largest number of campaign promises not kept (by percentage): Barack Obama. (Note: as his cabinet contains the same old people, it is obvious tha there will be no change and he will quickly hit 100%).
