Meet "Germany's Dumbest Bankers"

If you thought you've had a bad week at work, consider the plight of Peter Fleischer and Detlef Leinberger, two German bankers who cost their company more than 500 million euros by approving a fund transfer to Lehman Brothers after the investment bank had already declared...

'Dumbest criminal' caught in South Africa

"Police in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, claim to have to caught the "dumbest criminal" this year. The man walked into a station to report that he had been held up at gunpoint by a gang who had stolen his mobile phone. But when the detective phoned the number of the phone...

50 Dumbest Things Bush Ever Said

50. "I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn't here." —at the President's Economic Forum in Waco, Texas, Aug. 13, 2002 49. "We spent a lot of time talking about Africa, as we should. Africa is a nation that suffers from incredible...

Republican Aide Tries to Hire Hackers

"It seems as though a Republican Communications Director contacted Attrition.org, trying to hire hackers to improve his educational records. I don't know what is his dumbest move: (a) contacting Attrition in the first place, (b) using a real name Yahoo email address or (c)...

Arizona ranks as dumbest state in the U.S.

Just as I have always suspected: Arizona ranks as dumbest state in the U.S. Arizona ranked dead last for the second straight year. Vermont was the smartest state. Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey and Maine rounded out the top five smartest states.