I particularly like the 1999 award in Sociology given to Steve Penfold, of York University in Toronto, for doing his PhD thesis on the sociology of Canadian donut shops. I always knew there was a reason for spending all those late nights in Tim's on the way through high school.

I don't think we should ignore the 2004 award in Economics which went to the Vatican for outsourcing prayers to India.

Edited to add last reference.

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