Knowing that all legend has a context, that authentic legend arises out of some specific history and is often exemplified in a quotable text, and at the same time noticing that the phrase "legend states..." is virtually always followed by vague inaccuracies and even invented nonsense, I elected in August 2004 to award the West Dakota Prizes. A quick search revealed twenty entries that were all awarded the Prize.
In September 2005 the bi-annual West Dakota Prize was once more awarded, with the following notice on their talk page:
This entry, one of an unprecedented 52, has won the September 2005 West Dakota Prize, awarded for successfully employing the expression "legend states" in a complete sentence.
(Two of the 52 entries were judged ineligible, since their subject was legend.)
- Talk:Yinglong
- Talk:Bartek (oak)
- Talk:Pawapuri
- Talk:Even-more Irish rootbeer float
- Talk:Vervain
- Talk:Saint Enda of Aran
- Talk:Derro
- Talk:Tanzhe Temple
- Talk:White flag
- Talk:Arnold of Soissons
- Talk:Marcin Kazanowski
- Talk:Wahoos
- Talk:Areopagus
- Talk:Zongzi
- Talk:Mars_Bar_party
- Talk:Kipper
- Talk:Swains Island
- Talk:Romedius
- Talk:Cathedral of the Assumption, Smolensk
- Talk:Battle of Kulikovo
- Talk:Flushing, Netherlands
- Talk:Montmin
- Talk:Canandaigua Lake
- Talk:Antique province
- Talk:High Park
- Talk:Tien Gow
- Talk:Agrippina th
- Talk:Kahless
- Talk:Peachtree Street
- Talk:Llanddewi Brefi
- Talk:Brigid_of_Ireland
- Talk:Syon Abbey
- Talk:Kukri
- Talk:Alligatoridae
- Talk:Cranwell
- Talk:Silbury Hill
- Talk:Michael Scot
- Talk:Indian rope trick
- Talk:Sacromonte
- Talk:The Pentagon
- Talk:Fan death
- Talk:Coat_of_Arms_of_Canada
- Talk:The Man in the Iron Mask
- Talk:Culture of Nepal
- Talk:Lady Mary Boleyn
- Talk:Hashshashin
- Talk:Cathedral of Learning
- Talk:Mount Juliet, Tennessee
- Talk:Neturei Karta/Archive
- Talk:I Ching
- Talk:List of backronyms
Sometimes satire wounds those who don't deserve to be wounded:
- I'm really confused, does the wording in Swains Island need changing? The article isn't great now but I didn't think it was that bad. Falphin 00:33, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
- No serious harm intended. The prizes are won by every article employing the phrase, willy-nilly. --00:57, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
- I'm really confused, does the wording in Swains Island need changing? The article isn't great now but I didn't think it was that bad. Falphin 00:33, 10 September 2005 (UTC)