A man from Leeds, England, has been called "Britain’s dumbest criminal’ by the press, but I think that too great an honour. In fact the sentence handed to him for his crimes was the dumbest part of this whole case.
Andrew Kellet, or MyChimp2007 his identity on YouTube, uploaded 80 videos to the website over [...]
Mr William A Gold of Australia became the all-time unsuccessful author when he earned 28 pence for writing more than three million words in an eighteen-year period of sustained creativity.

When robbing a convenience store why use something so boring as a balaclava? Surely there must be an easier way to conceal your identity?

This honour goes to Janet Hamlin, court room artist.

a celebration of human inadequacy; those fine specimens of humanity who gain fame, notoriety or glory through their spectacular lack of success
the Darwin Awards are awarded post-humorously to those who improve the human gene pool by removing themselves from it. they are also awarded on occasion to those who become unable to contribute to it through their actions.
Police officers of Lakehurst New Jersey where staggeringly skeptical of Edward Defreitas’s excuse for driving inebriated on a Monday evening.
He was only driving around until he was sober enough to go home, he declared, because he was worried about his mother becoming mad at him for being drunk.
Unluckily for him he attempted to overtake an ambulance resulting in collision and the overturning of the vehicle and injuring of two paramedics.
Not sure what his mother would have to say about that.

Shannon Hunter receives this great honour for achieving the near impossible feat of immersing himself in the holding tank of a portable toilet.
After a few too many drinks the 31 year old entered a porta-loo, presumably to relieve himself.
Police where later called to the site and discovered the man naked and stuck inside the toilet from where he had dialled 911 on his mobile phone.
There was no explanation given for this strange occurrence and after being cut from the toilet Hunter was charged with public drunkenness and violating a health code.
"I’ve been on the job in one form or fashion for 21 years” declared fire commissioner Chris Miller, “and this is the first port-a-potty rescue I’ve ever had."
