Real Madrid wins the Copa del Rey trophy... and then runs it over.

[nitroseed]

Real Madrid wins the Copa del Rey, their first in 18 years, and then Sergio Ramos drops the trophy off the roof of the celebration bus... which then runs it over.

Video here:

[FiddySicks]

I heard a story about a drunken Dallas Star trying to throw the Stanley Cup in a pool from three stories up and missing. I also remember some AHL team picking up the Calder Cup a few seasons ago and it completely falling apart. Neither are as good as this, though.

[zer0dotcom]

Or the Spokane Cheifs winning the 2008 Memorial Cup, and after hoisting it the Cup breaks and falls to the ice

[AJM]

Another video link...

http://deadspin.com/#!5794345/the-copa-del-rey-trophy-ended-up-lodged-under-a-bus-bumper-last-night

Priceless.

[gosioux76]

I heard a story about a drunken Dallas Star trying to throw the Stanley Cup in a pool from three stories up and missing.

Self-promoting fact: I broke that story while interning at the Wall Street Journal's Dallas bureau. Vinnie Paul, the drummer for Pantera, told me Guy Carbonneau tried tossing the cup from a balcony at Paul's house into the pool and missed. Craig Ludwig backed up the story. First and last time I'll get to interview pro hockey players and a heavy metal band for the same story.

[Seadragon76]

I guess the fact it's been eons (Well, you know, by Real Madrid standards and I'm sure that the standards for Real Madrid are very high to begin with) since anyone has held that trophy on Real Madrid may help explain why the guy had butterfingers.

[Don]

:censored:s. That is all.

[omnivore]

Seems like a new tradition is about to start.

[NJTank]

Maybe they were confused, they must have heard my cup runneth over and thought it meant run over the cup.

[cameroncrazie07]

This is the fail of the year.

[crashcarson15]

This is the fail of the year.

No, your grammar is. It'd be failure of the year. Fail is a verb, not a noun.

[Kevin W.]

This is the fail of the year.

No, your grammar is. It'd be failure of the year. Fail is a verb, not a noun.

Technically, it is a noun.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fail

?noun

13.

Stock Exchange .

a.

a stockbroker's inability to deliver or receive security within the required time after sale or purchase.

b.

such an undelivered security.

14.

Obsolete . failure as to performance, occurrence, etc.

[cameroncrazie07]

This is the fail of the year.

No, your grammar is. It'd be failure of the year. Fail is a verb, not a noun.

I meant the "fail" of the year like this. I really don't think it matters though, you get it.

Edit: I see Kevin W has cleared this up.

[Saintsfan]

I have heard of teams throwing a player under a bus before, but never a trophy!!

[MDC]

This is the fail of the year.

No, your grammar is. It'd be failure of the year. Fail is a verb, not a noun.

I meant the "fail" of the year like this. I really don't think it matters though, you get it.

Edit: I see Kevin W has cleared this up.

Oh, you're right. I didnt catch it the first time, but yeah, you were definitely referring to "a stockbroker's inability to deliver or receive security within the required time after sale or purchase." Sizemore, couldn't you tell?

[Kevin W.]

Oh, you're right. I didnt catch it the first time, but yeah, you were definitely referring to "a stockbroker's inability to deliver or receive security within the required time after sale or purchase." Sizemore, couldn't you tell?

14.

Obsolete . failure as to performance, occurrence, etc.

[crashcarson15]

Oh, you're right. I didnt catch it the first time, but yeah, you were definitely referring to "a stockbroker's inability to deliver or receive security within the required time after sale or purchase." Sizemore, couldn't you tell?

14.

Obsolete . failure as to performance, occurrence, etc.

Epic Obsolete, eh? Also, 14th definition?

He definitely meant to use epic failure.

[cameroncrazie07]

I really don't think it matters whether I say "epic fail" or "epic failure". And MDC the question was whether or not "fail" can be used as a noun, which it can.

[Kevin W.]

Epic Obsolete, eh? Also, 14th definition?

He definitely meant to use epic failure.

Obsolete doesn't mean unusable.

[Funky Bunky]

God damn. This board gets so :censored:ing tense with spelling and grammar. You guys take threads off topic left and right, it's so annoying.