Worst Prediction In Recent History?

[bad company]

Daily Mail December 2000.

[RobbieTheTruth]

Anything that Neil Ferguson has said over the last 2 years?

[paulguitar]

"I don't think there will be a woman prime minister in my lifetime."

Margaret Thatcher, 1973.

[eldar]

I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.

Thomas j Watson, IBM top banana, 1943

[bad company]

paulguitar said:

"I don't think there will be a woman prime minister in my lifetime."

Margaret Thatcher, 1973.

I’d forgotten about that, good one.

[anonymous-user]

"This is going to be a fantastic year for Britain"

-Boris Johnson 02/01/2020

[jonsp]

"Nobody will ever need more than 640KB of RAM"

Bill Gates - 1981

[MitchT]

"I will not allow house prices to get out of control"

~ Gordon Brown, 1997.

[Hoofy]

JackJarvis said:

"This is going to be a fantastic year for Britain"

-Boris Johnson 02/01/2020

https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/status/1212679425...

[TwigtheWonderkid]

'Getting out of the EU can be quick and easy – the UK holds most of the cards.' John Redwood, July 2016

Coming to a free trade agreement with the EU should be "one of the easiest in human history.' Liam Fox, July 2017

'The day after we vote to leave, we hold all the cards and we can choose the path we want.' Michael Gove, April 2016

"We’ll get a great result out of Brexit. We’ll also unite the country.' Dominic Raab, June 2018

'Trade relations with the EU could be sorted out in 'an afternoon over a cup of coffee,' Gerard Batten, UKIP Brexit spokesman, February 2017

'It will be easy to negotiate a trade deal,' Paul Nutall, UKIP leader, Jan 2017

"I can't believe we're going to pay £11m for Frank Bloody Lampard, what a waste of money" - Me, Chelsea fan, 2001.

[bad company]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

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"I can't believe we're going to pay £11m for Frank Bloody Lampard, what a waste of money" - Me, Chelsea fan, 2001.

I said similar when we paid £1.5 million for Di Canio at West Ham. He hadn’t played since pushing over the referee months earlier.

[eldar]

I'll get rid of spam in two years.

Bill Gates, 2004.


Reverend Ronald Weinland, predicted in 2018 that Jesus would return on June 9, 2019.

He had previously predicted the world would end in 2011, 2012, and then 2013. Prior to the date occurring he began to express some doubts regarding his own prediction. He has now given up predictions.

[Jenny Tailor]

David Cameron: Brexit could lead to war
https://www.politico.eu/article/david-cameron-war-...


In fact so many Remain lies to chose from.... but this is always worth a reminder.

[HTP99]

Got to be most of the climate change predictions and there have been many.

[Eric Mc]

Jenny Tailor said:

David Cameron: Brexit could lead to war
https://www.politico.eu/article/david-cameron-war-...


In fact so many Remain lies to chose from.... but this is always worth a reminder.

The Brexit story hasn't run its course by a long chalk.

[Zumbruk]

Jenny Tailor said:

David Cameron: Brexit could lead to war
https://www.politico.eu/article/david-cameron-war-...


In fact so many Remain lies to chose from.... but this is always worth a reminder.

Glad to see the Quitling tradition of proudly displaying their lack of knowledge about, well, everything, is being maintained.

[hyphen]

Hoofy said:

JackJarvis said:

"This is going to be a fantastic year for Britain"

-Boris Johnson 02/01/2020

https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/status/1212679425...

[HTP99]

hyphen said:

Hoofy said:

JackJarvis said:

"This is going to be a fantastic year for Britain"

-Boris Johnson 02/01/2020

https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/status/1212679425...

Wow those 2 years have been hard on him!!

[glenrobbo]

"It will all be over before Christmas".

[jonsp]

"Before man reaches the moon your mail will be delivered within hours from New York to Australia by guided missile. We stand on the threshold of rocket mail"

US Postmaster General - 1959