DStv Channel 403 Thursday, 02 May 2024

Famous fails on display at Washington museum

WASHINGTON - Finally a museum dedicated to people we can all identify with -- losers.

The Museum of Failure is opening its doors in Washington DC, with a whole section given over to the misfiring business ventures of one Donald Trump, including Trump Steaks, the Trump Shuttle and the "I'm Back and You're Fired! Trump, the Game".

Beyond the "Make America Fail Again" section, there are such classic flops as Google Glasses and Betamax video cassettes as well as spray-on condoms, low-fat Pringle crisps that were linked to "anal leakage", and appetite suppressant chocolates called AYDS.

"We learn a lot from failure," said exhibition organiser Johanna Guttmann, insisting that "it's part of a journey on our path to innovation and success."

Let's hope the brains behind fish-flavoured mineral water for cats, the Starbucks coffee with olive oil and the Chinese start-up Shared Girlfriend, which rented out sex dolls, went on to even greater glory.

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