debacles

Lawsuit Calls Infamous KFC Chicken Giveaway A "Bait And Switch"

Lawsuit Calls Infamous KFC Chicken Giveaway A "Bait And Switch"

TMZ.com is reporting that chicken lovers have become disillusioned with KFC and are suing over the Oprah-endorsed Kentucky Grilled Chicken giveaway that went so horribly wrong last month.

Consumerist's Top 10 Business Debacles Of The Year 2008

Consumerist's Top 10 Business Debacles Of The Year 2008

As is our habit, we provided Ad Age with a list of our Top 10 Business Debacles of the Year. Are you ready for the pain?

Notorious Former NFL Quarterback "Ron Mexico" Apparently Works At Chick-fil-a

Notorious Former NFL Quarterback "Ron Mexico" Apparently Works At Chick-fil-a

For those of you who are not aware, there is a certain incarcerated former NFL quarterback who was accused of using the name “Ron Mexico” when visiting medical clinics to get treatment for genital herpes. He’s since been sent to federal prison for his involvement in a dog fighting ring — but it seems that his alias is passing the time working at Chick-fil-a.

Pizza Hut And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Pizza Hut And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Reader Chris write in to let us know that even though his local Pizza Hut was having a really, really bad day (car accidents, miscommunication, messed up refunds) they went out of their way to try to make it up to him.

Disgruntled Radiohead Fans Offered Free Lawn Tickets In New Jersey

Disgruntled Radiohead Fans Offered Free Lawn Tickets In New Jersey

The Washingtonian is reporting that a few disgruntled Radiohead fans who were forced to circle the parking lot rather than actually watch the Radiohead show they paid to see (and to park at… parking was included in the ticket price), were offered replacement tickets. In New Jersey. Now, we failed geography and can barely read so we don’t actually know where this so-called “New Jersey” is, but it sounds like it’s not in Washington D.C. Let’s take a look at the map. Nope. Google maps says that the closest NJ Radiohead show (Susquehanna Bank Center Camden, NJ) is a 3 hour drive from the Nissan Pavilion where the first disastrous show took place.

Radiohead: Flooding Forces Fans To Circle Parking Lot For 3 Hours

Radiohead: Flooding Forces Fans To Circle Parking Lot For 3 Hours

My Wonderful Trip To South Africa That Didn't Happen Thanks To The TSA And Delta Airlines

My Wonderful Trip To South Africa That Didn't Happen Thanks To The TSA And Delta Airlines

Here’s a ridiculous story about the TSA, the San Diego Airport and Delta Airlines. It even involves allegations of “death threats.”

At this point the husband of the family, my hero – got love New Yorkers (living in Florida). Screams at the top of his lungs “He’s with us, you let him up here right now!” directly into the face of the TSA bouncer that made the announcement earlier.