Top Items About Ineptitude

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AnecdotesCaspar Weinblooper

While attending a briefing on NATO nuclear planning in Luxembourg in March 1985, Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger...

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AnecdotesSteeplechase

"At the glorious 1932 Olympic Game, the Finnish athlete Volmari Iso-Hollo was hot favourite to break the world record...

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JokesJoke about Ineptitude, CIA and Jon Stewart

`I think that opens this Friday [Poseidon, a film about a sinking ship].` - Jon Stewart, after disgraced CIA chief...

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AnecdotesMike Tyson: Thug Defense

In 1992, boxer Mike Tyson was convicted of rape and imprisoned for three years. Incredibly, Tyson may not have been a rapist.

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Anecdotes1950 Kentucky Derby

Though heavily favored, Native Dancer lost the 1950 Kentucky Derby (and the Triple Crown) by a head when jockey Eric...

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AnecdotesPuppet Master?

Richard Nixon was forced to resign the presidency after Republican spies were caught breaking into the Democratic...

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AnecdotesPeter Principle

In 1969, after being rejected by no fewer than twenty publishers, professor Laurence Peter finally saw his first book...

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AnecdotesGreat Escape

The largest number of convicts ever to escape from a maximum security prison is 124. This dubious record was set when half...

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AnecdotesKeith Richards: Drug Bust

In 1967, Keith Richards threw a bash at Redlands, his English estate. Everyone who was anyone came - including the police.

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AnecdotesSurprise Attack

After attending lectures on Napoleon as a young man, Santa Anna modelled himself upon the French emperor, even...

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