Your Favorite Fails

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I figure if we can have lolcats and YouTube threads, why not have a Fail thread.

Here's one to start the ball rolling. Check out this guy's name (http://failblog.org/2009/02/10/name-fail-3/).

[RStar]

One big-assed elephant (http://failblog.org/2008/01/30/i-can-haz-millionaire/)

[Capt Jack]

Logo Fail (http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n463/DavidHolmesIII/logo-design-fail.jpg)

[Pirate Bill]

I work with one of Verizon's B2B telemarking units and we sometimes monitor calls. This Verizon fail (http://failblog.org/2009/02/04/verizon-math-fail/) really doesn't surprise me.

I could actually feel pain for this guy. My neck was getting all tense just listening to the stupidity on the other end of the line.

[Morrigoon]

Awesome

[Morrigoon]

Here's a Disney-themed fail for ya:

http://failblog.wordpress.com/files/2009/02/fail-owned-storage-box-fail.jpg (http://failblog.org/2009/02/09/storage-box-fail/)

[Not Afraid]

Here's a Disney-themed fail for ya:

http://failblog.wordpress.com/files/2009/02/fail-owned-storage-box-fail.jpg

Beautiful!

[Morrigoon]

Oh dear, that failblog is too much! I'm laughing my butt off here.

Denial FAIL

http://failblog.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/fail-owned-denial-fail.jpg

[Morrigoon]

There are no words...

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/fail-owned-water-fountain-f.jpg (http://failblog.org/2009/01/22/water-fountain-fail/)

[alphabassettgrrl]

The Failblog is on my list of things to check daily.

[scaeagles]

Preparations A through G were horrid failures.

[JWBear]

I'm surprised no one mentioned this one:

http://www.bartcop.com/failed-everything.jpg

[SacTown Chronic]

I'll argue that GWB is not a failed human being.


/shoots self
//shoots self again


(Also, listen to Leo. He knows from Preperation H.)

[Kevy Baby]

Okay, not technically a Fail, but it is a Microsoft inanity.

In typing an email (in Outlook using Word as my editor), I typed the sentence, "Attached are the [item 1], [item 2], and [item 3] for the..."

Since I leave the spelling and grammar check mode on, it put a green squiggly line under "are" (the second word in the sentence). The suggested fix was to change "are" to "is." I accepted the change.

Now the word "is" had a green squiggly line under it. The suggested fix?

"are"

:rolleyes:

[JWBear]

"Are" is correct.

[Andrew]

"Are" is correct.
Is they really?

[Betty]

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/fail-owned-another-public-education-fail.jpg

[CoasterMatt]

The Wunder Boner (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQAT2rKugIs&e)

[Betty]

The Wunder Boner (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQAT2rKugIs&e)

(sham)Wow!

[Betty]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOXnxmlEkY0&feature=channel

that's just wrong

[Betty]

Marriage proposal fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esr_okP5Qmo&feature=channel)

[Betty]

Man vs. wild fail! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_eFviBJR-E&feature=channel)

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Marriage proposal fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esr_okP5Qmo&feature=channel)Ouch! :eek:

[SacTown Chronic]

^Go Kings!

[lashbear]

Is they really?
Yes, no they are.

[lashbear]

The Wunder Boner (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQAT2rKugIs&e)
Darn ! Now I want a Wunder Boner of my own !!

No, seriously, I hate bones in fish.

[flippyshark]

ewww

[Morrigoon]

Ow, harsh! If she had half a heart, she could have pretended to accept and broke the news to him privately, jeez!

[Alex]

I like to think she was saying "Really, this is how you do it? In such a public place where I'll look like the harpy if I don't immediately break down in tearful acceptance. **** you little man!"

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Marriage proposal fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esr_okP5Qmo&feature=channel)There's no way that was real. They both looked fake to me.

[flippyshark]

There is a lot of online chat about the proposal being staged, with the intent that the footage will go viral and provide the team or broadcasters with some free publicity. It could be.

[flippyshark]

Some of my friends who wear rubber heads for a living have presided over proposals in the parks that ended up with a refusal. D'oh! That would suck. (And if it happens, Mickey still has a great big happy smile plastered on his face.)

[Alex]

It was staged apparently, but I still like to think that is what she is saying.

I root for that outcome every time I see one of these at a real public event.

[SacTown Chronic]

A public marriage proposal falls under the same rule as dealing with kids: Never ask a question if you don't already know the answer.

[Strangler Lewis]

I recall seeing a refusal in a football stadium that looked real. The girl said no and quickly ran up the aisle to the exit.

[Kevy Baby]

Some of my friends who wear rubber heads for a living...I'm just amused that you have friends who wear rubber heads for a living.

Other than porn and Disney, I didn't know one could get paid for that.

[Alex]

And Ron Perlman.

[Not Afraid]

Marriage proposal fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esr_okP5Qmo&feature=channel)

That was some BAD acting!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I'm just amused that you have friends who wear rubber heads for a living.

Other than porn and Disney, I didn't know one could get paid for that.He meant Disney.

[Not Afraid]

I have read this thread title as "Your Favorite Falls" every time I open LoT. Maybe I should just start a thread by that title and be done with it. Give in to the insanity!

[Ghoulish Delight]

I have read this thread title as "Your Favorite Falls" every time I open LoT. Maybe I should just start a thread by that title and be done with it. Give in to the insanity!
Ooh, I'll start - Top of the Standard, right next to the edge and a >10 story drop.

[Not Afraid]

Ooh, I'll start - Top of the Standard, right next to the edge and a >10 story drop.

LOL! I really should've seen that one coming.

Does the Standard top the Edison?

[Gemini Cricket]

Marriage proposal fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esr_okP5Qmo&feature=channel)
I don't know what would be more embarrassing to me, the refusal or being consoled by a giant team mascot in front of everyone.

[blueerica]

I have some favorites, but not enough time between now and a conference call I need to be on to get it up.

FAIL.

[Ghoulish Delight]

LOL! I really should've seen that one coming.

Does the Standard top the Edison?
Oooh, that's a tough call. Edison had sex appeal, but the Standard involved actual mortal peril. We'll need to create separate categories.

[Not Afraid]

We'll need to create separate categories.

I haven't fallen THAT many times?

[Pirate Bill]

I need to be on to get it up.

I'm trying not to make a "that's what she said" joke, but it's so hard.

[Strangler Lewis]

I'm trying not to make a "that's what she said" joke, but it's so hard.

Please, baby, let me tell you one little joke. Just one little joke.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I'm trying not to make a "that's what she said" joke, but it's so hard.
That's what she said.

[Betty]

Jump through basketball hoop fail. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7LUZOArVwE&eurl=http://failblog.org/2008/12/31/basketball-fail-2/&feature=player_embedded) Ow!

[Gemini Cricket]

Elephant Fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be9X9fuVS-c&feature=channel)

[Kevy Baby]

Jump through basketball hoop fail. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7LUZOArVwE&eurl=http://failblog.org/2008/12/31/basketball-fail-2/&feature=player_embedded) Ow! This video or group may contain content that is inappropriate for some users, as flagged by YouTube's user community.

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[Betty]

.

Awwwwwww. :rolleyes:

[Gemini Cricket]

Ice Sculpture Fail! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqa9VqiaUgg&feature=related)

[Kevy Baby]

Ice Sculpture Fail! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqa9VqiaUgg&feature=related)Oops

But it lead me to not so much failure as sheer stupidity (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBXxmISAMA8).

[Kevy Baby]

For anyone who has not previously seen Snow Driving Fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dooKpdIwwR4)

Nothing like trying to act sexy and failing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qmozDoWPTs)


ETA: One more (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAzrTM4aHfE), only because Pat Sajak's reaction is worth it.

[Kevy Baby]

Best Man Failure (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mP3FqUUAAw)

[Ghoulish Delight]

ETA: One more (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAzrTM4aHfE), only because Pat Sajak's reaction is worth it.I'm sure some of it is the pressure of being on stage/on camera, but they also seem to screen for people with poor vocabularies on that show.

Best Man Failure (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mP3FqUUAAw)I'm pretty convinced that's staged.

[Gemini Cricket]

Exit Fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwvrje8uySo&NR=1)
I can't stop laughing over this one.
:D

[Nephythys]

I'm surprised no one mentioned this one:

http://www.bartcop.com/failed-everything.jpg

I have had personal interactions with Distressed American on political forums- he's a lunatic nutcase so steeped in hate that it's sad sad sad.

Hatred like that is FAIL-

[Pirate Bill]

Exit Fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwvrje8uySo&NR=1)
I can't stop laughing over this one.
:D

That's hilarious. Maybe they need to put up some of those stickers that prevent birds from flying into the windows. :D

[flippyshark]

I feel for the "Exit Fail' guy, because I've done the exact same thing (with much lighter impact, thankfully) at CompCity.

[lashbear]

Elephant Fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be9X9fuVS-c&feature=channel)
I hope that's CGI :eek:

Boo Hoo, I can't see the adult concept video
well, sign up and get a profile - lots of boobies there ! :D

Best Man Failure (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mP3FqUUAAw)
I agree, totally set-up.

[Kevy Baby]

well, sign up and get a profile - lots of boobies there ! :DI don't want to be a part of a vast government conspiracy where The Man will be watching my every move.

[Betty]

I don't want to be a part of a vast government conspiracy where The Man will be watching my every move.

Too late.

[lashbear]

I don't want to be a part of a vast government conspiracy where The Man will be watching my every move.
But ya are, Blanche, ya are !!

...didn't you know, LoT is the Govt's facade portal and GD IS "The Man"?...

[ozron]

[QUOTE=Kevy Baby;268479]For anyone who has not previously seen Snow Driving Fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dooKpdIwwR4)

This does not reflect well on Portland, but I know this hill. Frankly, it's pretty scary eevn without the snow.

[RStar]

[QUOTE=Kevy Baby;268479]For anyone who has not previously seen Snow Driving Fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dooKpdIwwR4)

This does not reflect well on Portland, but I know this hill. Frankly, it's pretty scary eevn without the snow.

What seems strange to me is all of the people standing around watching it all. They seem unaware or uncaring. I'm sure there's not much they can do, but, well, wierd......

[Gemini Cricket]

As for a personal fail that I had, I was running for homeroom president in grade school and I tripped and ate it onstage on my way to the mic to make a campaign speech. It was embarrassing but I won the election.

[Kevy Baby]

For anyone who has not previously seen Snow Driving Fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dooKpdIwwR4)

This does not reflect well on Portland, but I know this hill. Frankly, it's pretty scary eevn without the snow.All this time I never knew that 1) this was in Portland or 2) there was a hill involved.

[Drince88]

All this time I never knew that 1) this was in Portland or 2) there was a hill involved.

Ron, are you sure it's Portland and not Seattle? The TV Station logo is King5 - I KNOW that's not Portland, but thought it was Seattle.

And it's mis-titled - it's ICE driving fail, not snow driving fail!

[ozron]

Yeah, KING5 is a Seattle station, but the footage is SW 20th & Salmon, just above the MAC Club, and when the car backs down the hill you can see PGE Park on the right.

[Mousey Girl]

I remember when the footage was first shown and they had said Oregon, but I couldn't remember if it was Portland.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Not those stats, you moron (http://failblog.org/2009/02/19/stats-fail/)!

[Kevy Baby]

Not those stats, you moron (http://failblog.org/2009/02/19/stats-fail/)!I can't wait to watch that one with sound - looks interesting.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Not those stats, you moron (http://failblog.org/2009/02/19/stats-fail/)!
Man she's a bad actress. I call staged.

[Betty]

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/fail-owned-best-failboat-ever-fail.jpg

[Kevy Baby]

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/fail-owned-best-failboat-ever-fail.jpgI don't know. I kinda give the guy props for creativity.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

News Graphic Fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVHrG7_vHFI)
work safe

[lashbear]

News Graphic Fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVHrG7_vHFI)
work safe
Oh, those crazy New Zealanders !

[CoasterMatt]

Does my own life count?

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Overcoming Compulsive Behavior (http://failblog.org/2009/03/09/overcoming-compulsive-behavior-fail/)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Overcoming Compulsive Behavior (http://failblog.org/2009/03/09/overcoming-compulsive-behavior-fail/)I can't tell you how many people have paid exorbitant fines on books about "organizing your life"...and this is after admitting they've lost their card as well. They pull their ID out of the bottom of their large, overstuffed purses....it goes on and on. :D

[blueerica]

Tie Color Fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-GgmGHAc0k&NR=1)

[Disneyphile]

I can't tell you how many people have paid exorbitant fines on books about "organizing your life"...and this is after admitting they've lost their card as well. They pull their ID out of the bottom of their large, overstuffed purses....it goes on and on. :DOk, that's just sad. But funny. :D

Tie Color Fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-GgmGHAc0k&NR=1)
Wow!! I love that one. And, he's in broadcasting. He should know better. :D

[Kevy Baby]

Tie Color Fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-GgmGHAc0k&NR=1)

Wow!! I love that one. And, he's in broadcasting. He should know better. :DActually, that would be something I would do on purpose...
_______________

Slam Dunk Fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkxCOphGJcU)

[alphabassettgrrl]

Who'd wear a tie that's green-screen-green? How weird!

[Morrigoon]

Maybe it's blue-screen-blue?

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Window Washing Fail (http://failblog.org/2009/03/12/window-washing-fail/): I kinda feel sad for him

Child Safety Fail (http://failblog.org/2009/03/15/child-safety-fail-2/): downright scary

[alphabassettgrrl]

I do agree with both DP and Kevy. He ought to know better (whichever they use) but I would be likely to do it on purpose.

[Capt Jack]

wow. I need to stay off that site. its discouraging to see how hard some folks work to achieve stupid

[JWBear]

wow. I need to stay off that site. its discouraging to see how hard some folks work to achieve stupid

For many, many people, it takes no effort at all.

[Morrigoon]

Win. (http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=69764998551&h=O70Io&u=KLY2e&ref=nf)

[Betty]

Win. (http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=69764998551&h=O70Io&u=KLY2e&ref=nf)

"What now bitches?" Heh heh

[flippyshark]

In the comments section below the "Child Safety Fail" posted by Szerbiac, I found this gem:

"I did some work for Disney, in the offices at the fabled Disneyland (behind the scenes, so to speak). I think the company motto is “The beatings shall continue until moral improves.” Ah, Disneyland. 1 security guy for every 5 tourists.
And DisneyWorld! My sister goes there a lot. They have 4 kids and one time she was there a security type told her to keep a close eye on her kids because at any one time there would be 3 child abduction rings working the park. If your kid comes up missing they usher you into a room with like 50 security monitors so you can try to spot your kid being whisked away.
I went to the Disney store in W. L.A. one time, and asked the girl behind the counter, “What’s it like working for the rat?” She looked around furtively and asked, “Which one?” True."

Wow. Three child abduction rings working the park!? I'm astounded at how this manages to elude the Mainstream Media.

[Deebs]

Window Washing Fail (http://failblog.org/2009/03/12/window-washing-fail/): I kinda feel sad for him

Oh, me too. Poor thing. I think he is worthy of our sorrow.

[flippyshark]

The automatic-door-washing guy is certainly silly and making his own life harder than it needs to be, but, that video is severely hurt by the loud, dickish laughter of the guys who took the footage.

[Kevy Baby]

Wow. Three child abduction rings working the park!? I'm astounded at how this manages to elude the Mainstream Media.You're assuming that everything you read on the internet is true.

[flippyshark]

You're assuming that everything you read on the internet is true.

Not for a moment.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I can't decide if this is a fail or a win -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASExtxqQD20

[Gemini Cricket]

I can't decide if this is a fail or a win -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASExtxqQD20
White Men Can't Dunk
:D
Or, okay, they can but they just don't know what to do immediately afterward.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

White Men Can't DunkBut they look hot in compression shorts! :evil:

[Kevy Baby]

I can't decide if this is a fail or a win -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASExtxqQD20Yeah, tough call

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Time Estimation Fail (http://www.juliesjournal.com/2009/03/19/ill-have-my-great-grandchildren-reboot-for-me/)

[Kevy Baby]

Time Estimation Fail (http://www.juliesjournal.com/2009/03/19/ill-have-my-great-grandchildren-reboot-for-me/)The site must be getting hit a lot - it is taking FOREVER to open.



ETA: It finally opened for me. For those who just want to see the picture (there is also a bit of blogging about it):

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3448/3368622564_e23c30b14a.jpg?v=0

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I can't decide if this is a fail or a win -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASExtxqQD20i can. FAIL. Let go of the basket, doofus.

[Gemini Cricket]

Awww. Doggie fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHXj3qgFs_k).

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Awww. Doggie fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHXj3qgFs_k).I disagree. Doggy cute (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showpost.php?p=271613&postcount=533)!

[Kevy Baby]

Yeah, but GC's post lead me to Pants as Shirt Fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omuFGX4Lop8)

[SzczerbiakManiac]

This was just painful (from a logical perspective) to watch.
Parking Fail (http://failblog.org/2009/03/23/parking-fail-11/)

[Kevy Baby]

This was just painful (from a logical perspective) to watch.
Parking Fail (http://failblog.org/2009/03/23/parking-fail-11/)Good lord, you could have parked a Hummer in that spot.

[Kevy Baby]

I think this qualifies as a "Fail":

Mamma mia! Goof cost Domino’s 11,000 pizzas
Stumbled-upon online ‘bailout’ promotion turns into pizza-palooza
CINCINNATI - "Bailout" was the magic word as Domino's had to give away thousands of free pizzas because someone stumbled on an online promotion the company scrapped.

Domino's Pizza Inc. spokesman Tim McIntyre said Wednesday that the company prepared an Internet (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30013159/#) coupon for an ad campaign that was considered in December but not approved.Linky (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30013159/)

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Playing with Baby Fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjYUic9c-f4)
Work safe, but really, really gross!

[RStar]

Playing with Baby Fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjYUic9c-f4)
Work safe, but really, really gross!

Actually, that happened to me with my daughter. I'm just glad no one got it on film for it to end up here. Oh, and the volume was much less......

Yum, regurgitated baby formula! To this day the smell makes me sick. I think this fail would have been much funnier had mom got sick from it and returned the favor on baby! :D :eek: :evil:

[Ghoulish Delight]

Discount Fail...

1096

[Betty]

Wow that's quite a savings! (and quite a large picture you've got going on there as well!)

[Kevy Baby]

Interview Fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0QTar0MEwc)

[SzczerbiakManiac]

The skeptic in me wonders if that was staged, but holy crap, if that happened to me I'd be so frelling pissed (or suicidally embarrassed if I was the reporter)!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Staged.

[Morrigoon]

Beauty pageant FAIL.

Your judge is Perez effing Hilton. And he asks you a question about gay marriage. How do you respond?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYV1aBDH7cA

(Warning, probably should be in a prop h8 thread, but this is so totally a FAIL that I couldn't resist. This almost certainly cost her the pageant from what I hear.)

[Morrigoon]

http://failblog.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/fail-owned-flytrap-fail.jpg (http://failblog.org/2009/04/22/venus-flytrap-fail/)

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Parenting Fail 1 (Mother) (http://failblog.org/2009/05/26/parenting-fail-10/)
Parenting Fail 2 (Father) (http://failblog.org/2009/06/01/father-fail-2/)

[lashbear]

Maybe Matt can tell us which ride this artwork is on (http://failblog.org/2009/06/01/carnival-ride-background-fail/)...

[Ghoulish Delight]

Failblog fail?

Anyone else having trouble reaching failblog over the last couple days?

[Pirate Bill]

Failblog fail?

It's working for me.

But yesterday a redirecting advertisement for some get rich quick scam got in their RSS feed. FAIL.

[Ghoulish Delight]

lo and behold it finally loaded. Huzzah!

I've seen this before, but it's still funny:

Wrong clip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9GxN7tezds&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Ffailblog.org%2F&feature=player_embedded)

[Kevy Baby]

Made me laugh heartily!

[Betty]

Maybe Matt can tell us which ride this artwork is on (http://failblog.org/2009/06/01/carnival-ride-background-fail/)...

That is just too funny!

[Betty]

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/fail-owned-sweet-pea-fail1.jpg?w=342&h=450

[Betty]

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/fail-owned-ljs-fail.jpg?w=500&h=312

[SzczerbiakManiac]

If its crunchy, seek medical help immediately! :eek:

[RStar]

If its crunchy, seek medical help immediately! :eek:

But is extra chunky okay?

[Kevy Baby]

Can we change the subject?

[SzczerbiakManiac]

But is extra chunky okay?I'm gonna say "no"....Can we change the subject?we can....

[lashbear]

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/fail-owned-ljs-fail.jpg?w=500&h=312
Somewhere, someone has the blue letters CUBERS on their bedroom wall.

[RStar]

And I thought we were changing the subject.....

[SzczerbiakManiac]

No, I merely indicated it was possible to do so. :evil:

[Ghoulish Delight]

How about we change subjects without really changing subjects -

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/fail-owned-disney-trip-fail.jpg?w=500&h=375

[Gn2Dlnd]

Somewhere, someone has the blue letters CUBERS on their bedroom wall.

BRUCES

[Cadaverous Pallor]

BRUCESSCRUBE?

[Kevy Baby]

BCERSU!

[Ghoulish Delight]

HAIL SKROOB

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I like GD's (Space) Balls!

[Ghoulish Delight]

The funny thing is, I looked up how to spell it correctly...and only now after seeing the spelling do I get why that's his name.

[Gemini Cricket]

Rocker's Tony Performance Fail
That's gotta hurt! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dA-AL90_RE)

[Kevy Baby]

Oops. Someones getting into trouble for that.

And Poison played at the Tony's?!? That's an odd mix

[Gemini Cricket]

Oops. Someones getting into trouble for that.

And Poison played at the Tony's?!? That's an odd mix
I wonder if someone will get into trouble for it. The whole beginning was a quick flurry of song after song after song from different shows. In my opinion, Michaels was not supposed to stand there and take bows after his portion was done. The rest of the band members hauled ass outta there. Michaels looked like he was trying to soak up some applause for his lip synced efforts.
lol

Poison was there because their music is featured in the musical "Rock of Ages".

[Kevy Baby]

But shouldn't the stage personnel be watching for a situation such as this so that when this kind of situation happens, the artist doesn't get bonked on the head even though he/she missed his/her que?

Based on what I saw, I don't have any sympathy for Michaels. But I suspect that the ego of Michaels will supersede the fact that he missed his mark

[Gemini Cricket]

I'm not sure how this high tech Broadway-type show worked but it is possible that the flat was being flow in and out mechanically. By the way the other two band members fled, it looked like they were given the note to clear double-quick.

[Ghoulish Delight]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3544/3620793192_14eaefd432.jpg?v=0

[wolfy999]

Unbelievable.....do people have any concept at all on how the Internet works?

[Morrigoon]

OMG... if they wanna threaten lawyers... they've just provided the other person's lawyer with proof that they were violating copyright.

Haha, wow... some people require training to use the internet, LOL.

[JWBear]

:rolleyes: Please tell me what his business is named so that I can avoid it...

[Moonliner]

Just think of all the fun you could have by randomly assigning the photos to different images. Like say ones suggested by Kevy.....

[SacTown Chronic]

Unbelievable.....do people have any concept at all on how the Internet works?It's a series of tubes, right?

[Capt Jack]

Just think of all the fun you could have by randomly assigning the photos to different images. Like say ones suggested by Kevy.....

uh...Ive encountered that...

linked to some sort of goat...thingy...something or other. I forget exactly what it was called. :blush:

people seemed quite upset over it. not real clear why....it was always blocked where I worked.

;)

[lashbear]

I get the feeling the email was fake. If not, the writer is amazingly dumb.

[Kevy Baby]

Wow

[Kevy Baby]

uh...Ive encountered that...

linked to some sort of goat...thingy...something or other. I forget exactly what it was called. :blush:

people seemed quite upset over it. not real clear why....it was always blocked where I worked.

;)This one?

http://home.mindspring.com/~kevin_elder/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/mutton-munchers-avatar.jpg

[RStar]

I take it this person (who has a limited use of the english language) did not have permission (or paid for) the use of your pictures, right.

So then all I can say is:

WTF?

And so there it is, you may now move this to the WTF stories of the week thread.....

And possible even in a "Internet business fail" in the fail thread...

[Capt Jack]

This one?

http://home.mindspring.com/~kevin_elder/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/mutton-munchers-avatar.jpg

you have no idea how fearful I was to click on that. and yet....I did :blush:

and yeah, Im betting it was sorta kinda almost like that

[Kevy Baby]

Here was the other one I was thinking of:
http://homepage.mac.com/kelder/.Pictures/LA%20Country%20Fair%20September%2030%202006/DSC01069.JPG

[DisneyDaniel]

I didn't know where to post the following, so I'll call it a "knowledge fail."

Buzz Lightyear 'first man on moon' some believe

Some people believe that Buzz Lightyear, the fictional cartoon character from the film "Toy Story," was the first man on the moon.

In a survey, which reveals "deeply worrying" levels of ignorance about the Apollo space programme, which sent three men to the moon forty years ago this month, 11 out of 1009 people surveyed thought Buzz Lightyear was the first person to step onto the moon.

A further 8 people thought it was Louis Armstrong, with less than three-quarters correctly answering that it was Neil Armstrong.

The survey, undertaken on behalf of E&T magazine, published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology, also revealed that over a quarter of all people do not believe the astronauts actually landed on the moon.

You can read the entire article HERE (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/space/5768296/Buzz-Lightyear-first-man-on-moon-some-believe.html).

[Cadaverous Pallor]

BWAHAHAHA!!!! FAIL!!!!

[Kevy Baby]

I didn't know where to post the following, so I'll call it a "knowledge fail."

Buzz Lightyear 'first man on moon' some believe

Some people believe that Buzz Lightyear, the fictional cartoon character from the film "Toy Story," was the first man on the moon.Always remember when reading stories like this that people like Coaster Matt and I respond to surveys like these.

[alphabassettgrrl]

I sincerely hope those people were joking. The sad part is that there are people who (while maybe this factoid isn't true) do believe some really wacked out things. Plus the actual ignorance that has been demonstrated is astounding and saddening.

I love reading about these, but it also makes me sad and horrified that there really are people out there who are that ignorant/unthinking/whatever.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Ok- they posted one today that made me laugh.

http://failblog.org/2009/07/08/burglar-fail-2/

Burglar breaks into the home of a retired boxer. Throws a knife at the boxer, who punches the guy. Burglar arrested, boxer safe. :)

Good.

[Betty]

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/fail-owned-slide-fail.jpg?w=500&h=375

[Ghoulish Delight]

Trademark enforcement fail (http://failblog.org/2009/07/13/omg-u-fail-so-hard/)

[Betty]

Trademark enforcement fail (http://failblog.org/2009/07/13/omg-u-fail-so-hard/)

Ridiculous!

[Gemini Cricket]

I don't know if this is the right place to post this but here goes:

Teen Girl Falls in Open Manhole While Texting (http://cbs2.com/watercooler/texting.manhole.raw.2.1082035.html)

"It was just really gross and it was shocking and scary," she said. "Because of their careless mistake I got hurt."

[innerSpaceman]

I heard about this story, so I haven't clicked the link ... but I feel safe in saying it's ok to text and walk because you would only expect to fall into an open manhole cover if you were texting to Acme, Inc. in a Roadrunner cartoon.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Even while texting, one should watch where you're walking. I haven't seen full-sized manhole covers missing, but I have seen small lids missing so it's not entirely unexpected to see bigger ones gone.

[cirquelover]

Last week a teenager walked right off the curb into traffic, right in front of my car, while texting. She actually flipped me the bird and started yelling at me. Umm, my light was green honey. Maybe I should have just hit her huh?! ;)

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Man gets a Quadrillion dollar credit card bill (http://www.nbcdfw.com/around_town/shopping/Wow-Quadrillion-Dollar-Credit-Card-Bill.html?yhp=1)

[Morrigoon]

Last week a teenager walked right off the curb into traffic, right in front of my car, while texting. She actually flipped me the bird and started yelling at me. Umm, my light was green honey. Maybe I should have just hit her huh?! ;)

Today's pedestrians seem to feel entitled to cross the street whenever and wherever they choose, with no obligation to wait their turn.

[Morrigoon]

I don't know if this is the right place to post this but here goes:

Teen Girl Falls in Open Manhole While Texting (http://cbs2.com/watercooler/texting.manhole.raw.2.1082035.html)

Sounds like they think they've won the lawsuit lotto:
The Longueira family wants more than get well wishes. They may sue. Alexa's mother, Kim, said: "It could have been an elderly person, a mother pushing a stroller. It could have been anyone."

Alexa lost one of her sneakers in the sewer. She does not want it back.

The girl's mother said Alexa will see more doctors next week to get an MRI and check for damage to her spine.

I'm pretty sure that a wide open hole is a pretty good warning in and of itself.

[Moonliner]

I'm pretty sure that a wide open hole is a pretty good warning in and of itself.

The fact that she was a dip does not imply the city is not a fault. (nor that it is).

I would certainly expect any open man holes to be clearly marked.


(And yes, I did have to submit your comment to quotes.)

[Morrigoon]

Haha, I didn't see that coming (sorta like dip and her manhole, right?)

Yes, I'd expect it to be marked. However, marking it is a stop-gap measure to increase visibility. Essential on obstacles which are less visible (soap spill on a tile floor, for example), and helpful on obvious but more dangerous obstacles such as an open hole in the ground. And it still requires the person to notice it. Had it been coned and she walked into it anyway, you'd be hearing her angry it wasn't taped off.

Yet, surprisingly, the human race managed to survive prior to the invention of the orange cone.

[alphabassettgrrl]

I bet we were smarter as a species before we invented the orange traffic cone.

[Strangler Lewis]

I bet we were smarter as a species before we invented the orange traffic cone.

And insurance.

[Morrigoon]

I think there's an element of truth to that. The safer we make "things" the more dangerous our behavior, the greater need to make things safe.

Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Oh, I'll drink to that.

[Not Afraid]

Yeah, we used to play in the ditch and not wash our hands before handling a shopping cart.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Yeah, we used to play in the ditch and not wash our hands before handling a shopping cart.The horror!!

[Betty]

I still do that.

[JWBear]

We had Lawn Darts and a Slip-N-Slide. Obviously, my parents should have been put away.

[Betty]

I played lawn darts with my Grandpa every summer. Loved them.

Slip and slides they still sell - but for how long???

[JWBear]

Oh, and I had one of those Jr Chemistry Sets.

[Betty]

Yes yes - me too me too. And I went all willy-nilly and mixed things that shoudln't be mixed and was very disappointed when nothing spectacular happened. But we got my set from a second hand store so maybe it was just too old.

My kids have an electronic snap kit that's pretty cool.

[Not Afraid]

Don't forget the Mattel creepy crawly "Thing Maker" that actually got hot enough to burn you!

Oh, and Click-Clacks - dangerous ball of fun!

The funny thing is, the things that I actually hurt myself with are still around - bicycles, roller skates and skate boards being top contenders in my book.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I loved my Thing Maker! I made some nifty-looking bugs with that.

[JWBear]

Click-Clacks! I had forgotten about those!

I also had a GI-Joe missle launcher that would have been quite capable of serious maiming. Ahhh.... the Good Ol Days....

[alphabassettgrrl]

Lawn-darts, chemistry set, microscope with glass slides... no injuries. Bicycle? Minor injuries and a few scares.

If I had to choose between hurting myself as a kid, and hurting myself as an adult? Gimme the dangerous kid toys. It hurt less then and I learned not to do it as an adult.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Bill O'Reilly - statistical analysis fail (http://tpmtv.talkingpointsmemo.com/?id=3060320)

[Pirate Bill]

Bill O'Reilly - statistical analysis fail (http://tpmtv.talkingpointsmemo.com/?id=3060320)

Ugh. That hurts my brain.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Safety Fail (http://thereifixedit.com/2009/08/03/epic-kludge-photo-maximum-hilarity-potential-reached/)

[Gemini Cricket]

Chandelier Fail (http://failblog.org/2009/06/20/chandelier-fail/)

[Morrigoon]

Man, that chandelier proves that there is a market for EVERYTHING (http://www.pbase.com/christymalone/image/5971752) (NSFW!!!!)

[alphabassettgrrl]

http://failblog.org/2009/08/04/magnetic-resonance-fail/

MRI machine + metal bed = awesome.

[Betty]

If my husband would have seen that photo before getting his MRI he wouldn't have been able to do it. As it was it was very difficult and he was on valium. That photo would have done him in. Probably would now just looking at it actually. What MRI person does that though?

[alphabassettgrrl]

I'm glad this came up after his MRI!

It could be a setup; I don't know where the photo came from. If it's real, then it's someone clueless/dumb/new that doesn't think about the "magnet" part of the term. Or maybe doesn't know what the beds are made from.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

http://failblog.org/2009/08/04/magnetic-resonance-fail/

MRI machine + metal bed = awesome. OMNOMNOM!

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Chandelier Fail (http://failblog.org/2009/06/20/chandelier-fail/)It's all about context. I think that would make a perfect hanging light in a swanky gay home if it was hanging in the stairwell that led down to the sex dungeon. It's illuminating (light), suggestive (sex dungeon), and helpful (it's pointing the way).

[JWBear]

If it was designed that way, then it's not a fail.

[Morrigoon]

Geography FAIL. Egypt is where?

http://failblog.org/2009/08/12/geography-fail-2/

BTW, don't miss the pun fest in the comments

[Ghoulish Delight]

Facebook FAIL (http://imgur.com/Q6umM.png). NSFW if someone's reading over your shoulder.

[Kevy Baby]

Facebook FAIL (http://imgur.com/Q6umM.png). NSFW if someone's reading over your shoulder.Awful nice of the person posting the picture to block out the name of the poster and the commenters, but leaving the full name of the friends.

[Betty]

Oh my! That IS unfortunate.

[Not Afraid]

Her status says "engaged" so maybe her pussy did the dog.

[CoasterMatt]

:)

[Melonballer]

Disneyland Fail (http://failblog.org/2009/08/03/disneyland-photo-fail/)

[Kevy Baby]

Disneyland Fail (http://failblog.org/2009/08/03/disneyland-photo-fail/)Is that really Disneyland? I can't figure out where that is at the park.

[wolfy999]

It actually looks like Epcot...not Disneyland at all.

[€uroMeinke]

Meta-fail!

But honestly, that seems like ordinary play by costumed characters, though usually done by "villains."

[Morrigoon]

Definitely Florida... we don't have an awning like that one in the background.

[CoasterMatt]

EPCOT - France pavilion

[Melonballer]

Dont look at me. I just used the title that the original poster used.

[Pirate Bill]

Facebook FAIL (http://imgur.com/Q6umM.png). NSFW if someone's reading over your shoulder.

Her account was hacked. Linky (http://thenextweb.com/2009/08/22/4chan-launches-attack-christian-evangelists-facebook/)

Password security fail.

[Ghoulish Delight]

THe more I thought about it, the more I suspected it was a prank.

[Gemini Cricket]

Facebook FAIL (http://imgur.com/Q6umM.png). NSFW if someone's reading over your shoulder.
Hee hee. I thought her friend's name read Debbie Kirkwood Action. Which, if true, would make me think the whole thing was legit.
:D

[Kevy Baby]

http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c54102/app2820411253649348.jpg

[Ghoulish Delight]

http://www.topcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/myonlycomplaintisthecarrots1.jpg

The handwritten note reads:

Love this Whole Foods. Best in Boston area. However, the carrots are too pointy and long. It's intimidating. Can you shorten them and make them less scary?

[Kevy Baby]

Reason # 4,257 why I wouldn't have the patience for retail

[Not Afraid]

Is this Kevy's new car?

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/epic-fail-license-fail.jpg

[Morrigoon]

Police chase FAIL (http://failblog.org/2009/09/23/police-chase-fail/)

[Alex]

http://www.topcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/myonlycomplaintisthecarrots1.jpg


It isn't a good story unless it has baby carrots at the front. Maybe a childrens author has made the mistake of putting that baby carrots at the end or, even worse, in the middle. Maurice Sendak finally achieved success when he put the baby carrot on the cover.

[Kevy Baby]

Nobody puts baby carrots in the corner

[Gemini Cricket]

For SczerbiakManiac: News on the fail of Westboro wingnuts.

The Westboro protest ended earlier than planned.
As school let out this afternoon, picketers from Westboro Baptist Church, a scabrously anti-gay group from Topeka, gathered outside Brooklyn Tech to spread the gospel found on their site godhatesfags.com and, according to their schedule (since updated), to “teach the rebels of Brooklyn what good looks like, and you had better behave.”
But outnumbered by nearly 200 Tech students, the Westboro protesters, escorted by police officers, left the corner of Fort Greene Place and Fulton Street at 3:45, 15 minutes earlier than scheduled. (The protest had been slated for 3:20 p.m. to 4 p.m.)
Five members of the group, including one child, brought signs that said “You’re Going to Hell,” danced and shouted anti-gay slogans as they stood on the street corner around 3 p.m. this afternoon.
Brian Benavides, a Brooklyn Tech student, said news of the Westboro protest had been spread among his classmates by word of mouth and through Facebook status. The alert evolved into a counter protest.
Source (http://fort-greene.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/24/students-turn-out-and-westboro-leaves/)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/blogs/fort-greene/posts/westboro-new-sign-350.jpg

[SzczerbiakManiac]

News on the fail of Westboro wingnutsYeah, it's nice to see the guano-brained were "encouraged" to leave early, but 15 minutes... meh.
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/blogs/fort-greene/posts/westboro-new-sign-350.jpgMega Visual Mojo GD!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/blogs/fort-greene/posts/westboro-new-sign-350.jpgF'n hilarious!!

[Morrigoon]

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/blogs/fort-greene/posts/westboro-new-sign-350.jpg

WIN.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Church Store Fail
http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/epic-fail-church-centre-fail.jpg (http://failblog.org/2009/09/29/church-store-fail/)

[Ghoulish Delight]

http://imgur.com/Ov49L.jpg

[SzczerbiakManiac]

<confused>
I don't Facebook, is that a requirement to get the joke?

[Alex]

Essentially she got caught lying about her grandmother dying.

[Ghoulish Delight]

It took me a second to follow it (the redacted names make it a little hard to read), but to clarify, the first paragraph of Bill's 2nd comment is him apparently quoting something Amanda had posted previously. So to summarize the transaction:

Amanda: I got screwed at school because I missed the first week
Bill: Then don't miss the first week
Amanda: I was at my grandma's funeral you insensitive asshole!!
Bill: Bitch, you publicly posted that you were on vacation, mentioning specifically the first week of school.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

merci

[Ghoulish Delight]

Sort of not safe for work.

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/epic-fail-kids-bracelet-fail.jpg

[Kevy Baby]

Methinks that is someone knowing exactly what the item is and is having fun with a Craigslist ad.

[Morrigoon]

Holy Un-PC recipe title, Batman! (http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alex-garcia/red-beans-and-rice-moors-and-christians-moros-y-cristianos-recipe/index.html)

[Ghoulish Delight]

It's supposed to be made with black beans and rice and it's a very traditional Cuban dish.

[Morrigoon]

Oh I know, I just found the name terribly amusing. Obviously they can't change a traditional recipe name or they would have.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Apparently they can seeing as they're using red beans instead of black.

[€uroMeinke]

Apparently they can seeing as they're using red beans instead of black.

Indeed this is the Indians and Christians version

[Ghoulish Delight]

WTF?! WTF?!?!?

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/epic-fail-birthday-cake-fail.jpg

[alphabassettgrrl]

I didn't see mom's cake the first time.... the cakes are a matched set!!!!

[Chernabog]

That has got to be photoshopped. But it's terribly funny :)

[€uroMeinke]

WTF?! WTF?!?!?

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/epic-fail-birthday-cake-fail.jpg


Perhaps not so extreme but this was my 12th birthday cake