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101 Dumbest moment in business

Friday January 28, 2005 12:31

Business 2.0 has just published their latest “101 Dumbest moments in business” list.

Highlights include:

  • James Joseph Minder, former chairman of Smith & Wesson, who was forced to resign when it became known that he’d spent 15 years in jail for a string of armed robberies.
  • Former Bank of Ireland CEO, Michael Soden, who forbid porn surfing at work, outsourced the IT department to HP, and was subsequently busted with porn on his own computer.
  • A Pennsylvanian checkout worker who accepted a $200 note featuring a picture of George W. Bush and the serial number DUBYA4U2001.

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2 Responses to “101 Dumbest moment in business”

  1. Timmy Says:
    January 30th, 2005 at 15:17

    Hi Jimmy…

  2. Timmy Says:
    January 30th, 2005 at 15:36

    http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/2/2/171117/8823

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