The Speechathon

A Frenchman has gone on to dethrone an Indian for the longest speech ever recorded.

Frenchman Lluis Colet broke the world record for the longest speech after rambling nonstop for 124 hours about Spanish painter Salvador Dali, Catalan culture and other topics. The 62-year-old Catalan and local government worker spoke for five straight days and four nights to set the record in the southern French town of Perpignan.

Three notaries were on hand to recognise the feat which allows Colet to enter it in the Guinness Book of Records. The previous record was held by an Indian man who delivered a 120-hour speech.

Now it’s really a matter of shame that an Indian doesn’t hold this record – given the fact that the discipline is India’s favourite pastime. If there was a record for non-stop, nonsense speeches, I am sure we would have still held it. We do have contenders like Amar Singh – who would be given a stiff challenge by Anu Malik and Himesh Reshammiya.

Does the Guinness have a record for nonstop nonsense blogging? That’s one record that should rightfully be ours.