Dumbest Moments in Business
CNN Business has published it's list of the top 101 dumbest moments in business in 2005. Some are quite funny. Base10's favorite was no. 64 involving JPMorgan Chase:

Blaming a mailing-list vendor for providing bad information, JPMorgan Chase apologizes for sending a form letter about its credit card services to an Arab American man in California addressed to "Palestinian Bomber."

Football fans should check out no. 96:

"I know there are issues with homophobia in the NFL, but it never occurred to me the thing would come to this."

-- Louisiana State University drama professor Leigh Clemons, after attempting to buy a jersey personalized with the last name of former student and New England Patriots defensive back Randall Gay from NFL.com. Upon entering Gay's name in the requisite text box, the league's website informs her that the field should not contain a "naughty word."

Jets fans, check out no. 101:

In September, as the result of a typo in a spreadsheet, Electronic Arts issues an update to Madden NFL 06 that reduces 6-foot-3, 305-pound New York Jets lineman Michael King to a height of 7 inches. The next day, EA fixes the bug -- to a chorus of complaints from customers who enjoyed watching the shin-high blocker get steamrollered by full-size players such as seven-time All-Pro linebacker Derrick Brooks of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

- posted by Base10 @ 10:37 AM