By Jennifer Eisenbart
Editor
If liars – and lies – come in all shapes and sizes, the entries in this year’s Burlington Liars Club competition certainly ran the gamut.
And for a Waupaca man who allegedly grew up in a large family, the size of his family gave him the winning lie of 2015.
“I grew up in a family with 16 children,” wrote Gene O’Brien of Waupaca. “I never got to sleep alone until I got married!”
The Burlington Liars Club named a pair of runner-ups in the annual contest, which traditionally draws entries from not only across the state, but across the country.
This year, all three winners were from Wisconsin.
Neil Everts of New London took second, talking about drought conditions.
“It has been so dry here that the river is only running every other day,” Everts wrote.
Third place went to Burlington resident Jill Rozell offered up her theory on climate change.
“According to research presented at the 2015 World Climate summit, a major climate shift occurred as the result of hot flashes experienced when the Baby Boomers reached menopause,” Rozell wrote.
Liars Club President Dennis Tully said the contest got about 100 entries this year.
“I thought they were 100 percent better than last year,” Tully said. “A lot of thought went into it, and a lot of fun went into it.”
Tully said he and the selection committee had a good time picking a winner.
“It was hard to pick a good winner,” Tully said.
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