12.29.05

2005 Foot-in-Mouth Awards

Posted in Humor at 7:12 pm by site admin

Wired has posted their annual Foot-In-Mouth awards. These quotes are all technology related and may not appeal to more normal tastes. Highlights of this year include:

“Lightweight, and crank it on, and you shuffle the shuffle.”
– President Bush

Now for a small chuckle, check out the interview transcript of Bush at the Washington Post

“All research up until now has been conducted in strict observance of the government-set guidelines.”
– Korean stem-cell researcher Hwang Woo-suk

The cloning pioneer initially denies accusations that he broke ethical guidelines in conducting stem-cell research, but eventually admits he lied to protect co-workers. Later, he withdraws a groundbreaking research paper amid accusations of falsified data.

“You’re obviously from France.”
– Intel CEO Paul Ottelini

This zinger deflects criticism when a reporter with an accent asks why Intel is so far behind Advanced Micro Devices on a dual-core server chip. After the laughter subsides, AMD continues to assault Intel’s leadership position.

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