Posts Tagged ‘fail’
The Top 10 BBC Radio Fails
RADIO Fails on the BBC – the Top Ten. Anorak has compiled a list of the Top Ten Radio Fails ion the BBC – those moments in broadcasting when you cringe, laugh and turn off. And do know that BBC has producers that vet the calls and the show. Russell Brand’s fail (which got him lots of press and boosted his career) is over here. Enjoy them all – they open in a new window – go back with your browser navigation:
JEREMY VINE: jeremy vine fail
NO NEWS: owl (our favourite)
BLOODY TRUMPET: stanley clark
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Monumental Parenting Fails: A Gallery Of Of The Stupid
PARENTAL fails are all around us. One day all children will blame their parents for something, or everything. The fail is sometimes glaring. The couple who taped their child to a wall are arrested and charged. But not all parents fall foul of the law. Some just get away with it. Here’s a gallery of monumental parenting fails. You need to see them all – they get better and better…
Posted: 18th, October 2010 | In: Key Posts, Strange But True | Comments (9)
Gymnast Coach Knocks Out Teammate With Trophy
IN this video you will see the jubilant gymnastics coach throws his team the big, heavy winning 1st Place Trophy – and it knocks out one of the girls.
The action never stops:
Posted: 27th, September 2010 | In: TV & Radio | Comment
Wedding Video Fail Of The Week
NOT a dry eye in the house…
Posted: 8th, July 2010 | In: TV & Radio | Comment
IN today’s Horse Jump Fail of The Day we go to Sao Paulo, where the lads are forming a human diamond for horse and rider to jump through.
Posted: 5th, June 2010 | In: TV & Radio | Comment
The World’s Greatest Paddling Pool: Pictures
SUMMER is here and with it the chance to catch rainwater in a paddling pool. Get a load of that’s swanky My First Inst-set pool. You can all your mates (two of them) can paddle way the balmy days. What can go wrong..?
Want to see what’s in the box? Next page, consumers…
Posted: 2nd, June 2010 | In: The Consumer | Comment
Fail: Volvo’s Collision Warning With Auto Brake Crashes Into Truck
TO the Volvo press coneference to marvel at the auto brake on the 2011 S60. The blurb trumpets:
“Volvo’s new Collision Warning with Auto Brake automatically brakes the car if there is an imminent risk of a collision with a moving or stationary vehicle. The system starts by alerting the driver and preparing the braking system for emergency braking. If the driver does not respond despite the warning, the brakes are automatically applied.”
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Posted: 9th, May 2010 | In: Technology | Comment (1)
The Greatest Fail Ever: The Taekwondo Punch
PRESENTING the greatest fail ever – The Taekwondo Punch. Ahem…
Posted: 15th, April 2010 | In: TV & Radio | Comment
BBC Radio 5 Live’s Nicky Campbell’s Epic Hunting Fail
BBC Radio 5 Live’s Mr Nicky Nicky Campbell is objective in his views on hunting and any breaking of hunting laws. Listeners, we deliver Mr Nicky Campbell:
Posted: 1st, April 2010 | In: TV & Radio | Comment
Paul McKenna Thin Death Fail In Metro Newspaper
PAUL McKenna can can “MAKE YOU THIN”. So boasts the advert in London freesheet Metro. The ad appears alongside a story about a seven-year-old who was “starved” to death. No hypnosis required…
BBC Outs Gaza Tunnel Owner Abu Ibrahim: Fail
IN a BBC article on Gaza, readers learnt of a “flourishing mini-economy developed around the tunnels” that cross the Gaza-Egypt border. They also learn the name of the person running an illegal tunnel.
The story is also about an investment schemes backed by Hamas that turned out to be fraudulent and ripped locals off.
Says Osama (only first name given):
“They bought houses, cars, nice jeeps, land, why are they not convicted? They are enjoying their lives on our money!…
May they account before God for the single shekel I spent to go and vote for them!”
Says the BBC:
The day Israel launched its 22-day offensive on Gaza , a year ago, Osama and his family lost most of their $70,000 life savings…
Israel bombed the tunnels during its operation, but a year later, traders say the volume of smuggled goods is greater than ever.
Tunnel owner Abu Ibrahim – who also speaks on condition of anonymity – sits in his Gaza City shop among goods ranging from electric ovens to plasma TVs and deep fat fryers.
And handcuffs…
Fisting A Chicken Demonstations In Sainsbury’s
TO Winchester Sainsbury’s, where shoppers can learn how to fist a chicken all this week:
More fisting fun on Anorak TeeVee
Posted: 7th, November 2009 | In: The Consumer | Comment
Nike Women Billboard Fail
IN Russia, Nike is big news, catering for anyone and everyone. In this billboard, Nike woos three-legged women and two-legged men who like to dress as women…
Posted: 22nd, October 2009 | In: The Consumer | Comments (2)
Jan Kraus Falls Down A Hole On Stage
CZECH actor Jan Kraus is presenting an award for the best stage dive ever:
Posted: 28th, July 2009 | In: Strange But True | Comment
The Phat Phuc Noodle Bar
THE Phat Phuc noodle bar and obese persons’ honey trap:
Asda Puts Cock Soup On Top Shelf: 28 Smuttiest Foods Ever
Canned Whole Chicken: The Most Bizarre Canned Foods Ever
Spotter: Arbroath
Posted: 9th, July 2009 | In: Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comments (2)
Baby Sheep Abused For Days
BABY Sheep Abused For Days.
It’s getting off the lamb that’s the hard part…
Posted: 30th, June 2009 | In: Strange But True | Comments (2)
The Glory For Christ Football League Fail
Read this then click the image.
The Glory for Christ Football League in Georgia grew out of a desire to provide an option for young men who are home-schooled but cannot play in local football leagues.
Spotter, Pharyngula, via Cynical C
Posted: 29th, June 2009 | In: Strange But True | Comments (3)
Man Lanches Yacht And Watches It Capsize: FAIL
HERE is a video of a man filming the launch of his shiny new yacht. Here is a video of a man filming the launch of his shiny yacht and testing it for floatability.
Here is video of a capsized yacht…
Spotter: Arbroath
Posted: 21st, June 2009 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Asda FAIL
ASDA open 24 hours a day; 9 days a week…
Posted: 20th, June 2009 | In: Money | Comments (2)
Cruising For Kids, For Charity
THE charity fail of the year award goes to Cornerstone Learning who invite patrons to come CRUISING FOR KIDS on a yacht.
Any idea who the DJ is?
Posted: 5th, June 2009 | In: Photojournalism, Reviews | Comment (1)
Wine Fail
A MOST delicious and “appaling” wine…
Posted: 5th, June 2009 | In: Money, Photojournalism | Comment
You Ask, They Don’t Answer: Neal’s Yard Remedies
THE Guardian is offering readers a chance to ask questions of Neal’s Yard, the “ethical skin and body care products firm”.
In “You ask, they answer: Neal’s Yard Remedies” –
Following last week’s spotlight on Fairtrade and food, this week we turn our ‘You ask, they answer’ series to look at organics and beauty. For the next four days, ethical skin and body care products firm Neal’s Yard Remedies will be doing its best to answer your questions below.
Hereunder are a selection of comments – not one of which has been, er, answered… yet:
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Posted: 29th, May 2009 | In: Reviews | Comment (1)
FAIL: female sports reporter takes one for the team
LOVE the way she carries on as if nothing has happened. What a pro (professional, not prostitute)…
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FAIL: Supermarket’s Educational Toys Advertise Stupidity
ON sale in Morrisons, in Dukinfield, the educational toys with the wrong spellings:
Mrs Toulson said: “I took the bricks to the manager. They are very much presented as educational toys and I told him that they simply didn’t do their job if the spelling on them was wrong.
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Posted: 5th, May 2009 | In: Money, Photojournalism | Comment
Alcoholic Beverages Before Pregnancy Can Cause Pregnancy
ALCOHOLIC beverages before pregnancy can cause pregnancy…
Posted: 15th, April 2009 | In: Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comment
