HISTORY’S GREATEST FAILURES

Published: November 9, 2007, 3:59 pm

Tags: ha ha, horseface, notre dame, horribly sad, you had a bad day

We all know people that are bad at their jobs; you may even be one of them. This is why it’s fun to look at and make fun of people who are historically bad at their jobs. These are some of my favorites: Franz Berliner, Captain, LZ 129 Hindenburg Flew the world’s largest balloon into the world’s largest needle. Not sure what he was doing, but I don’t think it takes hindsight to see that Franz was not watching where he was going. His poor floating skills singlehandedly brought down the entire Zeppelin Industry. Mort Lipshitz, Fire Chief, Chicago 1870-1871 Far be it from me to tell a fireman how to do his job, but jesus, Lipshitz*, you gotta let the whole city burn? I know there are intangibles here, but generally the recipe for doing your job successfully is: see flames, add water. So you were saddled with horses, buggies, and lanterns, but come on, firefighting is no profession for excuses. You really dropped the ball here, brother. To add insult to

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