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  Blunder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Examples of actions famously considered to be blunders include: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Maginot Line, and The Tea Act of 1773 (and related British policy decisions toward the American Colonies).
A less consequential blunder is a faux pas, or a blooper.
But what counts as a blunder also depends on the player, since a lesser move for a club player may be called a blunder if a Grandmaster plays it.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blunder   (436 words)

  
 Meomar's Blunder - NorthWapiti Siberian Husky Kennels - Alberta, Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Blunder (one of 5 'oops' pups - Calamity, Faux Pas, Oops a Daisy, Mishap, and Blunder) didn't come to live with us until he was 2 years old - but we had history together.
Blunder never raced with us, but he turned our first 4 dogs into a real team.
All of his boys, especially Grover inherited the much loved 'Blunder circle tail wag' and the habit of 'waving' their front leg at you to try and coax you over to visit.
www.northwapiti.com /homepage/blunder.html   (302 words)

  
 Online Etymology Dictionary
Howler "glaring blunder, ridiculous mistake" is first recorded 1890.
"blunder," 1912, baseball slang, probably from bonehead "stupid person" (1908).
goffe may be from M.E. goffen "speak in a frivolous manner," possibly from O.E. gegaf "buffoonery," and gaffetung "scolding." Sense of "a blunder" is c.1954, probably infl.
www.etymonline.com /index.php?search=blunder   (369 words)

  
 Fort Blunder
From 1819 to 1844, Fort Blunder remained untouched while the local laborers used the bricks and stone from the fort to build other town structures.
The Thomas Brisbin house at Odelltown was constructed from stone intended for the fort, as was the old stone schoolhouse and the Methodist Church on Champlain Street in Rouses Point.
There was talk of converting Fort Blunder into a military museum or a lakeshore resort for the vacation season, but these plans never took off.
www.apnmag.com /summer2004/FortBlunder.htm   (952 words)

  
 blunder - OneLook Dictionary Search
Blunder : E Cobham Brewer, The Reader's Handbook [home, info]
Phrases that include blunder: blunder out, blunder broad, blunder on, blunder years, fort blunder, more...
Words similar to blunder: goof, blooper, blow, blundered, blunderer, blundering, blunderingly, bobble, bollix, bollocks, boner, boob, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, fluff, foul-up, fuckup, fumble, more...
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 Amazon.com: blunder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Surviving PC Disasters, Mishaps, and Blunders by Jesse Torres and Peter Sideris (Paperback - Jan 24, 2005)
Historical Blunders by Geoffrey Regan (Paperback - Oct 28, 2002)
Blunders -- Find Deals on blunders and other Toys and Games at DealTime.
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 CNN.com - Blunder cost war veterans millions - January 23, 2002
The blunder was discovered in the mid-1990s by John Perry, a retired Royal Artillery major, who struggled for a decade to have the error recognised by authorities.
The veteran told the Telegraph civil servants had tried to convince him that there were no mistakes in the pensions although he was pointing to the relevant clause in the 1952 Income and Corporation Taxes Act legislation.
Moonie said the mistake was indefensible and all those owed money, probably including the heirs of veterans and their widows, would be paid,.
archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/europe/01/23/uk.pensions/index.html   (484 words)

  
 Blunders - Larry Parr - Chess News - World Chess Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
These latter blunders look like the scowl on Mike Tyson’s face, and database and news editors have been known to drop certain games discreetly.
He wrote, "One might just as well try to explain why a double six came up when two dice were thrown." And so he chose an error in judgment, which he made against Vasily Smyslov in the 1953 Candidates’ Tournament.
Euwe’s blunder was undoubtedly tasteful, just the kind of mistake that a world champion makes when, on rare occasions, he does blunder.
www.worldchessnetwork.com /English/chessNews/articles/blunders-1.php   (625 words)

  
 Search Results for "blunder"
...6396 AUTHOR: Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield Disraeli (1804–1881) QUOTATION: Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret.
It wad frae monie a blunder free us, And foolish notion.
Commonly quoted, It is worse than a crime,—it is a blunder, and attributed to Talleyrand.
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 Police secret password blunder - Technology - smh.com.au
A NSW Police blunder has led to a database of email passwords - including those of the anti-terrorism chief and hundreds of journalists - published on the internet.
The names, email addresses and passwords of as many as 800 people who signed up to receive NSW Police media releases are listed on the database.
Five hours after being asked to comment on the blunder, NSW Police issued a statement saying: "The NSW Police Media Unit has become aware of an issue with its media release alert service.
www.smh.com.au /news/technology/police-secret-password-blunder/2006/04/05/1143916566038.html   (1045 words)

  
 Chicago Cubune Watch: The Eighth Blunder of Chicago
Or was it a calculated effort to fend off criticism, since some of Chicago's greatest blunders have been perpetuated by the Tribune, by the Cubs, or by the union between the two.
As blunders go, "Dewey Defeats Truman" lasted one morning.
The Tribune and Cubs have been blundering arm-in-arm for 24 years.
www.cubune.com /2006/04/eighth-blunder-of-chicago.html   (490 words)

  
 | End the Biggest Educational and Intellectual Blunder in History - Home
Norman Wilson Edmund was born in Boston, Mass.
Conant advocated teaching science using the case history method, explaining that this method was used by Harvard Law School; a somewhat similar method was used by Harvard Business School.
By causing the correction of the Biggest Educational and Intellectual Blunder in History, this book will prove to be more important to America than any book on the lists of 100 Best Nonfiction Books of the 20th Century by Modern Library’s board and it’s readers.
theblunder.com   (243 words)

  
 Blunder Boys - Movie Info - Moviefone
Blunder Boys - Cast, crew, movie showtimes, Blunder Boys info, trailer, plot summary, synopsis, Blunder Boys preview, and more on Moviefone.
Blunder Boys - Trailer - Showtimes - Cast - Movies - New York Times
Blunder Boys - Cast & Crew, movie showtimes, plot, synopsis, exclusive features, trailers, clips, theater listings, reviews, message boards, dvd, videos, rentals and more on Moviefone.
movies.aol.com /movie/blunder-boys/1106554/main   (119 words)

  
 OpinionJournal - Featured Article
Although skeptical from the start, we've restrained our criticism of the Harriet Miers nomination because we've long believed that Presidents of either party deserve substantial deference on their Supreme Court picks.
Yet it now seems clear--even well before her Senate hearings--that this selection has become a political blunder of the first order.
Especially in the wake of his success with John Roberts, President Bush had a rare opportunity to fulfill his campaign pledge to change the Court by nominating someone in the mold of Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas.
www.opinionjournal.com /editorial/feature.html?id=110007433   (842 words)

  
 Scotland - Left to die: the hidden victims of an NHS blunder - NoBlood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Scotland - Left to die: the hidden victims of an NHS blunder
We have suffered in the worst way possible, not only financially but by losing our livelihood and our ability to lead a meaningful life.
In desperation, Haydn and Gaynor are among a number of UK survivors hoping to sue four major US companies in the American courts, alleging negligence and fraud over the making and distribution of blood products used by haemophiliacs.
www.noblood.org /news-hot-topics-such-hepatitis-c-sars-aids/2943-scotland-left-die-hidden-victims-nhs-blunder.html#post6725   (3141 words)

  
 Moneycontrol Tech Blog > AOL Axes Employees for Security Blunder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
In the wake of the recent security blunder, search giant America Online (AOL) has sacked its chief technology officer and two other staff members in what has become a huge embarrassment for the online division of Time Warner.
Maureen Govern, Chief Technology Officer resigned along with the researcher who released the data on Internet queries from 658,000 users and a supervisor of the employee.
The serious privacy blunder that exposed ten million AOL subscribers to the Internet was apologized for.
tech.moneycontrol.com /news/aol-axes-employees-for-security-blunder/2766/india   (192 words)

  
 blunder
Just pray that he doesn't blunder again and get the names wrong.
Several of the accounts were blundered by that new assistant.
He blundered his surprise at their winning the award.
www.infoplease.com /dictionary/blunder   (82 words)

  
 Dan Rather's blunder a threat - to the right
I sense it in what would seem an unlikely event: CBS' use of forged documents in a story attempting to discredit President Bush's National Guard service.
Paradoxically, this journalistic blunder is likely to stimulate efforts to muzzle the conservative media, which few would accuse CBS of being part of.
For years, the contours of the country's political dialogue have been set by the establishment media: the New York Times, the Washington Post, the three network news programs and, to a lesser extent, Time and Newsweek.
www.azcentral.com /news/columns/articles/0924robb24.html   (833 words)

  
 bLUNDER - Free Music Downloads - MP3 Downloads - Download.com Music
In this new recording, BLUNDER, without Nuno Rocha for the moment, have invited Elísio Donas (Grace, Stowaways, GNR, Sérgio Godinho) for the keyboards.
Nelson Carvalho (who has already worked with Maria João/Mário Laginha, Blind Zero) was the chosen person to supervise, record and mix these recordings at Namouche (Lisboa); the production work has been undertaken by BLUNDER.
THE DVD MUTE's edition comes with a DVD that includes two extra track, videoclips and the recording sessions making of videos for the album - this section is called "MUTE TV".
music.download.com /blunder/3600-8586_32-100477543.html   (508 words)

  
 Is Atari's RCT3 Strategy A Big Blunder? - Atari Forums
So WW was a very major blunder that did more to betray and hurt the trust of a loyal customer base than it did good.
It was the third Inforgrames blunder and the largest yet, which is why if it wasn't for the ride and scenery makers, countless friends in the community who supplied their work to their friends, that RCT2 would have died much sooner.
One of the most requested rides the Spider series of rides was based on a very popular european version but the least functional and that is the SDC Polyp.
www.ataricommunity.com /forums/showthread.php?t=481031   (4775 words)

  
 Synonyms of blunder
blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo, mistake, error, fault
sin, blunder, boob, goof, transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break
blurt out, blurt, blunder out, blunder, ejaculate, talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
www.infoplease.com /thesaurus/blunder   (98 words)

  
 Welcome to blunder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
WELCOME TO BLUNDER.CO.ZA We are finally here, a website bringing you all the latest pics of events, blunders and bloopers around the greater JHB area, so don’t be surprised if you see us dodging bullets, shimmying bottlenecks and skipping past bodybuilding boyfriends and bouncers to get that special blunder of you that you’ll never forget.
Just when you thought you were too bombed to remember last nights dodgy antics and wishing you never wore your famous beer goggles, just click on BLUNDER.CO.ZA, it could be your worst nightmare or your greatest moment.
The truth is often painful and we do need escape but we cannot simply turn the other way and ignore what is going on around us.
www.blunder.co.za   (834 words)

  
 Allwords.com Definition of blunder
A foolish or thoughtless, and usually serious, mistake.
A type of musket with a wide barrel and a flared muzzle, for discharging a quantity of shot at close range.
Etymology: 17c: altered (by influence of blunder) from Dutch donderbus, from donder thunder + bus gun.
www.allwords.com /query.php?SearchType=0&Keyword=blunder   (170 words)

  
 Units Blunder Sent Craft Into Martian Atmosphere: NASA
Units Blunder Sent Craft Into Martian Atmosphere: NASA
In new news revealing the likely culprit for the loss of the $125 million Mars Climate Orbiter, a NASA official said that a team of Lockheed Martin engineers had been sending key maneuvering data in non-standard units, probably since the craft was launch
The craft was to study weather patterns and climate on Mars.
www.space.com /missionlaunches/launches/orbiter_errorupd_093099.htm   (460 words)

  
 The Apprentice: One Hit Blunder - TV.com
The musicians who worked on the Capital Edge team's song was by Shawn Pelton and James Genus, both of whom happen to be current members of NBC's Saturday Night Live Band.
Tell the world what you think of One Hit Blunder, write a review for this episode.
See all One Hit Blunder Community Reviews (2) »
www.tv.com /the-apprentice/one-hit-blunder/episode/551838/summary.html   (693 words)

  
 B.B. Blunder: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
B.B. Blunder: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more
B.B. Blunder's sole outing had some nice typically thick circa 1970-British rock guitars, and some bits of promising melodies buried in the mix.
Overall, though, one gets the impression that the group went into the studio before getting the songs into shape -- there's a lot of meandering, and the songs either don't say much or never get to the point.
www.music.com /group/bb_blunder/1   (360 words)

  
 VN Boards - blunder buss reloading
I ask because after two shots, there's a message saying that my character is reloading.
I assume that the realoding is the same concept as the ranger reloading the bow.
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 The Blunder Boards :: Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
This is where you say things, and maybe things about Sunny Blunder, and maybe not.
This is where you ask specific questions to the Sunny Blunder members about anything.
Leave other discussion to the other message board, please.
www.sunnyblunder.com /phpBB   (112 words)

  
 BarMeister.com - Drinking Game - Blunder
The hard part is listening to those on BOTH sides of yourself - for they WILL make mistakes and you will point this out by shouting "BLUNDER!".
By listening to others you yourself may blunder and say the wrong item.
The Blunder-er must take a drink - and the game starts again.
www.barmeister.com /cgi-bin/game.view.pl?game=71   (209 words)

  
 The Steve Harvey Show: Little Stevie Blunder - TV.com
The Steve Harvey Show: Little Stevie Blunder - TV.com
See all Little Stevie Blunder Cast & Crew »
Tell the world what you think of Little Stevie Blunder, write a review for this episode.
www.tv.com /steve-harvey-show/little-stevie-blunder/episode/29298/summary.html   (367 words)

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