Or any James Cameron movie post Terminator 2.
Biggest failures ever?
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Not banning Mooshoo?
This truck?
Union Carbide, Bhopal.
TMI was almost up there
on NPR I heard a vaccination debate between a "mommy" and a doctor that was leading a research team on the topic. He was trying to tell her that there was no danger... and she was all "mercury this, antifreeze that"... and he was intelligently debunking everything she said.
It basically came down to her saying, "nothing you are telling me sounds believable". So he said... "ok then, next caller".
that whole vaccine thing?
http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/01/06/autism.vaccines/index.html?hpt=T2
more importantly...
http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/01/06/autism.vaccines/index.html?hpt=T2
more importantly...
Only in certain circles, is this a fail. Where I live most would say win.This truck?
I suppose you have seen Yes Men movie. Bhopal is fail but they are 100% full of win.
There must be a lot of unsatisfied women where you live
But seriously, that's a full sized truck next to it and it makes it look like a mini truck..
I dated a woman with two kids that knew for a fact vaccines caused autism, when pressed for evidence she had none.
If it werent for her taking it in the back door and drinking manbatter like a fat kid she would have been called stupid.
I thought it looked familiar! Still completely useless though..Say that to his face
That goes in the "Greatest wins ever" thread.
My favorite is Lloyd Fredendall, the original commander of the US Troops in Africa during WWII.
Described as "Small in stature, loud and rough in speech, he was outspoken in his opinions and critical of superiors and subordinates alike. He was inclined to jump to conclusions which were not always well founded. Fredendall rarely left his command post for personal visits and reconnaissance, yet he was impatient with the recommendations of subordinates more familiar with the terrain and other conditions than he"
During the advance into Tunisia, Fredendall used an entire engineer company of the 19th Engineer Regiment to build him a large, dug-in Corps headquarters bunker 70 miles (110 km) behind the front in a place called Speedy Valley (nine miles southeast of Tébessa). Blasted and drilled out of solid rock, the bunker (actually two U-shaped complexes running 160 feet (49 m) into the hillside) took three weeks to construct. An entire anti-aircraft battalion was emplaced to protect the headquarters. Fredendall also ordered a bulletproof Cadillac similar to Eisenhower’s, and regularly phoned Oran to find out why it wasn’t being delivered faster. General Omar N. Bradley called the headquarters "an embarrassment to every American soldier," and General Eisenhower, after viewing the elaborate structure, reminded his senior commanders that even generals must assume personal risk in combat.
On 5 March 1943, after the American rout at Kasserine Pass, Eisenhower visited II Corps headquarters and conferred with Bradley. Eisenhower asked "What do you think of the command here?" Bradley's response was "It's pretty bad. I've talked to all the division commanders. To a man they've lost confidence in Fredendall as the corps commander." The British general Harold Alexander informed Eisenhower that he would welcome a replacement for Fredendall. On 5 March 1943, Eisenhower personally flew to Tebessa to inform Fredendall of his decision to replace him, which he couched in terms of a routine assignment. Eisenhower arranged the replacement so that Fredendall's reputation was not formally brought into disrepute, an action some believe he would soon come to regret. On 6 March 1943, at Eisenhower's direction, George S. Patton replaced Fredendall as commander of II Corps.
Described as "Small in stature, loud and rough in speech, he was outspoken in his opinions and critical of superiors and subordinates alike. He was inclined to jump to conclusions which were not always well founded. Fredendall rarely left his command post for personal visits and reconnaissance, yet he was impatient with the recommendations of subordinates more familiar with the terrain and other conditions than he"
During the advance into Tunisia, Fredendall used an entire engineer company of the 19th Engineer Regiment to build him a large, dug-in Corps headquarters bunker 70 miles (110 km) behind the front in a place called Speedy Valley (nine miles southeast of Tébessa). Blasted and drilled out of solid rock, the bunker (actually two U-shaped complexes running 160 feet (49 m) into the hillside) took three weeks to construct. An entire anti-aircraft battalion was emplaced to protect the headquarters. Fredendall also ordered a bulletproof Cadillac similar to Eisenhower’s, and regularly phoned Oran to find out why it wasn’t being delivered faster. General Omar N. Bradley called the headquarters "an embarrassment to every American soldier," and General Eisenhower, after viewing the elaborate structure, reminded his senior commanders that even generals must assume personal risk in combat.
On 5 March 1943, after the American rout at Kasserine Pass, Eisenhower visited II Corps headquarters and conferred with Bradley. Eisenhower asked "What do you think of the command here?" Bradley's response was "It's pretty bad. I've talked to all the division commanders. To a man they've lost confidence in Fredendall as the corps commander." The British general Harold Alexander informed Eisenhower that he would welcome a replacement for Fredendall. On 5 March 1943, Eisenhower personally flew to Tebessa to inform Fredendall of his decision to replace him, which he couched in terms of a routine assignment. Eisenhower arranged the replacement so that Fredendall's reputation was not formally brought into disrepute, an action some believe he would soon come to regret. On 6 March 1943, at Eisenhower's direction, George S. Patton replaced Fredendall as commander of II Corps.
In the theme of military fail:
Zebulon Pike once declared that the mountain subsequently named after him, Pikes Peak, would never be climbed by man.
Zebulon Pike once declared that the mountain subsequently named after him, Pikes Peak, would never be climbed by man.
Wasnt this the true point of the thread?
As an ex-minitrucker, I can show you some truly useless trucks.I thought it looked familiar! Still completely useless though..
Point noted, Thomas Midgley, Jr. = Inspector Clouseau.
And Jenny McCarthy, pfft! She's one to talk! Why I bet her pert boobies have caused FAT LIP disease among tons of former sex partners!
Neville Chamberlain "My good friends, for the second time in our history a British Prime Minister has returned from Germany bringing peace with honour. I believe it is peace for our time." in 1938
Too soon?
Too soon?
failed, got back up again, than failed again, may stumble to their feet again, only to fail with carbon this time.
i'm more shocked that no one in the stands was laughing in that video.
my vote for a major failure goes to Zima
New Coke?
The Corvair?
The Ford Pinto?
The Ford Pinto?
crystal gravy?
Van Hagar?