the ipod will flop
a particle accelerator could end the world
patriots will win superbowl XLII
gates doubts google's potential
graydon carter proclaims the end of irony
hank paulson miscalls the recession
tommy frankson saddam's wmd
kristol: hillary will beat obama
jim cramer: don't worry about bear stearns
cheney's overconfidence on iraq

The iPod not flopping and the Patriots losing superbowl XLII are on the same level as Cheney's overconfidence on Iraq and Paulson miscalling the recession? Really?

Bill Kristol should have all ten spots. He's the George Costanza of political punditry.

Great Metal Jesus: The iPod not flopping and the Patriots losing superbowl XLII are on the same level as Cheney's overconfidence on Iraq and Paulson miscalling the recession? Really?

How much revenue has the Ipod generated? It's driven most of the technology industry over the last decade. It's important enough of a missed call to be considered along with major financial missed calls.

We'll be greeted as liberators.

this is a perfect picture of Dick Cheney. You can almost smell the ram's blood smeared on his chest.


it's good for the sinuses.

UNC_Samurai: Great Metal Jesus: The iPod not flopping and the Patriots losing superbowl XLII are on the same level as Cheney's overconfidence on Iraq and Paulson miscalling the recession? Really?

How much revenue has the Ipod generated? It's driven most of the technology industry over the last decade. It's important enough of a missed call to be considered along with major financial missed calls.

Yes, but the Patriots losing Superbowl XLII is just...ridiculous. Of that, I think we can all agree.
However, I now have to track down John Connolly's book.

Also, Jim Cramer's botched assumption he could survive The Daily Show.

Cake Hunter: this is a perfect picture of Dick Cheney

They got synthetic skin for his mechanical hand. Good for him.

If you're going to pick a sports one, it's not Giants over Pats, it's Pats over Rams. Everyone forgets the line for that Super Bowl was the biggest line ever.

Jim Kramer made a faulty prediction? Stop the farking presses.

(His advice's success rate is around 50/50... even his show admits that.)

DamnYankees: If you're going to pick a sports one, it's not Giants over Pats, it's Pats over Rams. Everyone forgets the line for that Super Bowl was the biggest line ever.

Really? I thought the line for both Pats/Rams and Pats/Giants was -14 (and I have to think a couple of those 80s complete mismatch Super Bowls had bigger lines).

Cake Hunter: this is a perfect picture of Dick Cheney. You can almost smell the ram's blood smeared on his chest.


it's good for the sinuses.

It was baby blood. Get it right.

How about that Y2K thing? Wasn't that something?

Great Metal Jesus: The iPod not flopping and the Patriots losing superbowl XLII are on the same level as Cheney's overconfidence on Iraq and Paulson miscalling the recession? Really?

And a pundit thinking Hillary will beat Obama? Kind of a misquided list. I do love seeing how consistently wrong Bill Gates is though.

platkat: Jim Kramer made a faulty prediction? Stop the farking presses.

(His advice's success rate is around 50/50... even his show admits that.)

All you need to know about Kramer is that he was a spokesperson for Mega Millions. Of course, you probably are better off spending your retirement fund on scratch-offs over taking his stock advice.

#8 will never get old.

I liked Bill Kristol when he was in City Slickers, but his political career made me lose all respect for him.

Usually these lists are funny or at least absurd.

This is just boring. And you can't use fake Steve Jobs as a rebuttal. That shiat is satirized fiction. There are plenty of quotes from real Steve Jobs.

Antilope: How about that Y2K thing? Wasn't that something?

I'd say that was more of an overreaction by some to a real issue.

UNC_Samurai: It's driven most of the technology industry over the last decade.

lmao

"A Particle Accelerator Could End the World" is more of a possibility than a prediction.

The LHC has the ability to destroy the world under certain conditions. That doesn't mean it will or won't destroy the world.

I guess the fact that it doesn't work at all makes that a moot point, though.

But but...but...history will judge us on Iraq!

johnsoninca: "A Particle Accelerator Could End the World" is more of a possibility than a prediction.

The LHC has the ability to destroy the world under certain conditions. That doesn't mean it will or won't destroy the world.

I guess the fact that it doesn't work at all makes that a moot point, though.

under what circumstances? I'd love to be enlightened on this issue.

Holy shiat, that website raped Firefox.

/shiat, I said the r-word, I guess I have to say it again to fulfill Fark guidelines.
//Rape!

Where's the prediction of Gore beating Bush? That was back in 2000 and the year 2000 was in the 2000s.

Hopefully in 2019, we can look back and realize how many people were suckers for falling for Dec. 21, 2012.

What's this? Global warming hoax didn't make the cut?

Cramer wasn't talking about Bear Stearns stock. He was talking about Bear Stearns as a brokerage house. Listen to the viewer's question and listen to Cramer's answer. The viewer was asking whether to close their brokerage account, not whether to sell Bear Stearns stock. I can't believe people are still getting that wrong.

I'm not a Cramer fan, but this is a false criticism. If you're going to criticize Cramer, you should at least do it legitimately.

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MrEricSir: I liked Bill Kristol when he was in City Slickers, but his political career made me lose all respect for him.

Yeah, his vodka is OK, but his political predictions are always 180 degrees wrong.

JerseyTim: #8 will never get old.

I guess it's time for this one again

My eyes are bleeding from that large white on black text...

olddinosaur: What's this? Global warming hoax didn't make the cut?

This

strife: Hopefully in 2019, we can look back and realize how many people were suckers for falling for Dec. 21, 2012.

Uh, no, we'll all be dead. I think they made a documentary about this recently.

Graydon Carter Proclaims the End of Irony

My comment about 911 at the time was, in five years America is going to wake up with a big hangover. Then in 2005 when I saw this Link (new window) I knew the return to normalcy had begun.

Funk Brothers: Where's the prediction of Gore beating Bush? That was back in 2000 and the year 2000 was in the 2000s.

To be fair, Gore DID beat Bush. He just didn't win the election.

stirfrybry: olddinosaur: What's this? Global warming hoax didn't make the cut?

This

the shrinking arctic would like a word with you.

Funk Brothers: Where's the prediction of Gore beating Bush? That was back in 2000 and the year 2000 was in the 2000s.

Well, that one actually did happen.

Nakito: Cramer wasn't talking about Bear Stearns stock. He was talking about Bear Stearns as a brokerage house. Listen to the viewer's question and listen to Cramer's answer. The viewer was asking whether to close their brokerage account, not whether to sell Bear Stearns stock. I can't believe people are still getting that wrong.

I'm not a Cramer fan, but this is a false criticism. If you're going to criticize Cramer, you should at least do it legitimately.

Excellent point. Please contact me, I have some valuable Bear Stearns stock to sell.

You beat me to the punch, RevMercutio.

gibbon1: Graydon Carter Proclaims the End of Irony

My comment about 911 at the time was, in five years America is going to wake up with a big hangover. Then in 2005 when I saw this Link (new window) I knew the return to normalcy had begun.

I knew irony was still alive thanks to South Park.

#11--people will stop using white text on black background.

Spaghettiows: Funk Brothers: Where's the prediction of Gore beating Bush? That was back in 2000 and the year 2000 was in the 2000s.

Well, that one actually did happen.

Bush beat the "double naught" curse, but the country didn't. ;-)

Let's see, a list of bad predictions. Quote by Jay Mariotti, check...

I have a friend that was honestly completely sure that the LHC would destroy the planet. I had to do research and prove to him that what was required for that certain planet-destroying circumstances didn't actually exist.

On the other hand, when I think of the LHC now I think of What is in the box though there isn't really a relation.

/the box remains closed

jaytkay Excellent point. Please contact me, I have some valuable Bear Stearns stock to sell.

And that is exactly my point. Cramer didn't say a damned thing about Bear Stearns stock during that rant. Apples and oranges.

Nakito
Cramer wasn't talking about Bear Stearns stock. He was talking about Bear Stearns as a brokerage house. Listen to the viewer's question and listen to Cramer's answer. The viewer was asking whether to close their brokerage account, not whether to sell Bear Stearns stock. I can't believe people are still getting that wrong.

I'm not a Cramer fan, but this is a false criticism. If you're going to criticize Cramer, you should at least do it legitimately.

How about a week before Washington Mutual went bankrupt, and he had their CEO on the show outright lying about their assets, claiming that they only had $10B, when in fact it was well over $40B. Based solely upon taking this guy's word for it, rather than actually looking at their books and researching, he listed WaMu as a solid company and advised everyone not to be afraid of investing.

So in retrospect, it is in fact quite a fair criticism of Bears Stern. It doesn't matter how well you think a company does their job. If they're going bankrupt, the truth is that they obviously are not doing it well enough to stay in business. Ergo the two are tied together and are the same subject.

Cramer brings up some good points some times, but the best is to research first, and invest in what you know and believe in based upon what products you use at home. Because at that point you are at least doing some sort of research about it.

Well, Bill Gates didn't exactly predict anything in the quote they use... he says "Let's see if they still want to run the business." Pretty sure we've seen that they did and do. Bill Gates wasn't "wrong" about anything because he never "claimed" anything, at least in the quotes they have.

jackiepaper: stirfrybry: olddinosaur: What's this? Global warming hoax didn't make the cut?

This

the shrinking arctic would like a word with you.

What about it?
http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/IMAGES/global.daily.ice.area.withtrend. j pg

johnsoninca: "A Particle Accelerator Could End the World" is more of a possibility than a prediction.

The LHC has the ability to destroy the world under certain conditions. That doesn't mean it will or won't destroy the world.

I guess the fact that it doesn't work at all makes that a moot point, though.

No, it just hiccuped and destroyed the world's economy. ;-)