Top Items About Embarrassment
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| Images | Hilary Duff uses Trojans? | ... | root | 128 | |
| Images | Nice catch! | ... | root | 158 | |
| Images | France's golden girl.. | French Gymnast Springs a Leak! Olympic Star has Tiddly problem mid routine This is French international gymnast Emilie Le Pennec, doing what international gymnasts do best -- flinging herself about on a mat in major competition. And to be fair, Emilie's pretty good at gymnastics competitions. In 2004 the 18 year old was the Olymic individual champion on the bars and, while we know about as much about gymnastics as we do about foot surgery, we do know that you don't get any better than Olympic champion. Unfortunately Emilie will forever be remembered not as a giant in her chosen sport, but as "that French gymnast who sprung a leak in the middle of her routine". As you can see Emilie really gave everything during her routine at the World Gymnastics Championships in Melbourne. And after all that effort you might expect that she might have ended up seeing gold again, but sadly she could only trickle into fifth place overall. Even so, not bad for that French gymnast who sprung a leak in the middle of her routine, is it? | root | 1473 | |
| Images | Chelsea Clinton: exciting encounter with Ian Klaus | At a memorable point during the 2002 US Open, Chelsea Clinton was embraced by her boyfriend Ian Klaus. People magazine soon found itself in hot water for publishing a photograph which captured the "exciting" encounter. The Clintons found the photo in very poor taste -- as did many People staffers. "Why don't we just run a photograph," one staffer said, "of his hands down her pants?" Editors defended the publication, pointing out that the photo had been taken in a public setting. [Chelsea and Klaus were embarrassed again in October 2002, after a fire alarm sounded at Ian's Oxford dorm in the middle of the night and Chelsea was spotted standing outside the building wearing his pajamas.] | root | 840 | |
| Anecdotes | Lucy Lawless: National Anthem | "Xena, Warrior Princess" star Lucy Lawless was once invited to sing the national anthem at a Detroit Red Wings-Mighty... | Anonymous | 121 | |
| Anecdotes | Great Script Idea #378? | While interviewing Oscar-nominated screenwriter Michael Lerner for a profile, freelance writer Michael Kaplan decided to... | Anonymous | 111 | |
| Images | Drunk at the party.. | ... | root | 94 | |
| Anecdotes | Scott Anderson searches for Finger Eleven on youtube | One day in 2007, Scott Anderson and his bandmates searched for "Finger Eleven" on youtube.com. | root | 92 | |
| Images | Cleanup in Aisle 9! | Fill-up at the gas station: $29. | root | 89 | |
| Anecdotes | Bush Blooper.. small setback | On May 7, 1988, vice president George Bush made an embarrassing slip of the tongue during a routine campaign speech... | root | 83 |
