We all have our lapses of judgment. But some of us make such horrendously poor decisions that one simply has to ask, “What were they on?”. Every week we bring you three contenders in what can only be described as a battle of small wits. So, with great pleasure we present this week’s three La Fee Absinthe-Minded Moment of the Week finalists. Inside we have Denmark, Harold Camping, and the Muammar Gaddafi. But who claims the prize for the most mindbogglingly foolish tomfoolery of the week? Click through to find out!

Third Place: Muammar Gaddafi

Reports emerged today that our friend, and now-confirmed ex-leader of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi is employing an enterprising method of survival in his war-torn country. In a bid to remain in one piece during Nato air strikes, Muammer is taking the immensely brave step of overnighting in hospitals, which are deliberately avoided by Nato Air Command. Way-to-lead, brave Colonel.

Second Place: Denmark

Denmark took the utterly ludicrous step of banning Marmite from the nation’s store shelves this week, in line with its policy of singling out and removing “fortified” foods from Joe Dane’s diet. The move has understandably outraged the United Kingdom, a country where Marmite is spoken of in cultish reverence. You can hear one outraged Englishman, Lindsay Williams, railing against the Danish Consul-General, here.

First Place: Harold Camping

Harold Camping predicted that the world would end on May 21. The less about that, the better. When it didn’t happen, Harold amended his prediction to October 21. Are you going for third time lucky? Blind, Harold. You must surely have been drinking absinthe.