Comments on: Lighting Fail http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/ Fail and Epic Fail Pictures and Videos in one blog. For all those precious fail moments, whip out your camera and see your epic fail picture and videos here. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:34:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Matt http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-532015 Matt Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:01:37 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-532015 you're such a fking troll, stop replying to yourself. we know it's you, your avatar stays the same. you’re such a fking troll, stop replying to yourself. we know it’s you, your avatar stays the same.

]]> By: brian http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-529474 brian Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:02:49 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-529474 I worked at the restaurant right next door to there. I guarantee that was not photoshopped. My friend is an electrician though and he told me that often those signs have individual switches that can be accessed to turn off each light, so some enterprising blockbuster employee could have found this out and thus made every observant person in brookline chuckle a bit. I worked at the restaurant right next door to there. I guarantee that was not photoshopped. My friend is an electrician though and he told me that often those signs have individual switches that can be accessed to turn off each light, so some enterprising blockbuster employee could have found this out and thus made every observant person in brookline chuckle a bit.

]]> By: Knuffel http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-482684 Knuffel Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:31:57 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-482684 The lightbeams come from the light within the store, and not from the letters. The lightbeams come from the light within the store, and not from the letters.

]]> By: Herder of Hypocrites http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-478351 Herder of Hypocrites Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:56:44 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-478351 Agreed. Most of these "electricity fails" are shooped. And badly too. Agreed. Most of these “electricity fails” are shooped. And badly too.

]]> By: Chris Miller http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-470674 Chris Miller Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:28:56 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-470674 Ha! Saw this myself--Brookline, Mass., Harvard Ave. at Thorndike St., coming out of Allston south... Winter 07-08. Swear to god. My old housemate took a pic of this with her cameraphone, too. Ha! Saw this myself–Brookline, Mass., Harvard Ave. at Thorndike St., coming out of Allston south… Winter 07-08. Swear to god. My old housemate took a pic of this with her cameraphone, too.

]]> By: delaware http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-469008 delaware Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:47:38 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-469008 FILTER YOUR CONTENT jesus christ. you can SEE THE GODAMN TRAILS COMING OFF THE BLACKED OUT LETTERS! they were dimmed with photoshop, and the noob idiot forgot to get rid of the light glares. FILTER YOUR CONTENT jesus christ. you can SEE THE GODAMN TRAILS COMING OFF THE BLACKED OUT LETTERS! they were dimmed with photoshop, and the noob idiot forgot to get rid of the light glares.

]]> By: delaware http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-469005 delaware Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:46:09 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-469005 shoto phopped. fo sho. u cant see the afterglow of the other letters on the lights, but the real proof is that whoever posted this is inbred. shoto phopped. fo sho. u cant see the afterglow of the other letters on the lights, but the real proof is that whoever posted this is inbred.

]]> By: Mr. Special http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-320607 Mr. Special Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:27:33 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-320607 If it's so fake and you believe that the highlight around them all shows it then look at the light beams coming off of the letters. Looks fairly real to me. If it’s so fake and you believe that the highlight around them all shows it then look at the light beams coming off of the letters. Looks fairly real to me.

]]> By: Subrhyme http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-318756 Subrhyme Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:23:02 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-318756 I knew you'd have to pay for those "no late fees" somehow... I knew you’d have to pay for those “no late fees” somehow…

]]> By: Revoprod http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-292625 Revoprod Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:46:57 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-292625 The anus burger sign is real! I was in Mobile, AL and we drove past the McDonald's and there it was. The anus burger sign is real! I was in Mobile, AL and we drove past the McDonald’s
and there it was.

]]> By: Nana http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-287197 Nana Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:21:12 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-287197 I am not going to read all the way down but if no one has pointed out that fact that All the letters have light beams coming from them even the shot out ones. there is no way it is real. not to say it isn't funny but this one is not real I am not going to read all the way down but if no one has pointed out that fact that All the letters have light beams coming from them even the shot out ones. there is no way it is real. not to say it isn’t funny but this one is not real

]]> By: ozzyrocks!!!!! http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-248817 ozzyrocks!!!!! Mon, 19 Jan 2009 03:42:48 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-248817 your parents must be protective or you're really really mature and have no sense of humor your parents must be protective or you’re really really mature and have no sense of humor

]]> By: ozzyrocks!!!!! http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-248816 ozzyrocks!!!!! Mon, 19 Jan 2009 03:40:49 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-248816 how the hell is that photoshopped how the hell is that photoshopped

]]> By: Mac http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-152950 Mac Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:53:18 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-152950 Yes, this is real. It's in Brookline, MA. I've seen actual pictures from friends. And I've seen other lights out on this sign numerous times. Yes, this is real. It’s in Brookline, MA. I’ve seen actual pictures from friends. And I’ve seen other lights out on this sign numerous times.

]]> By: Randy http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-149538 Randy Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:05:21 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-149538 my last comment fail. cranberry vod FTW my last comment fail. cranberry vod FTW

]]> By: Randy http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-148801 Randy Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:26:21 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-148801 power fail...FTW! power fail…FTW!

]]> By: titaniumspork19 http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-135100 titaniumspork19 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:39:43 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-135100 Why does it have to be Photoshopped? One of the previous posters brought up a good point; you could take out letters with a BB gun, or it could just be a really cheap Blockbuster's that didn't bother to get its sign fixed. Where's the "obvious" Photoshopping? Because I don't see it. Why does it have to be Photoshopped? One of the previous posters brought up a good point; you could take out letters with a BB gun, or it could just be a really cheap Blockbuster’s that didn’t bother to get its sign fixed. Where’s the “obvious” Photoshopping? Because I don’t see it.

]]> By: Matt http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-131494 Matt Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:46:03 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-131494 Comments won't nest below this level? PROVE IT! oh wait... DOH! Comments won’t nest below this level? PROVE IT!

oh wait… DOH!

]]> By: omglol http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-87908 omglol Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:23:45 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-87908 Prove THAT. WIN Prove THAT. WIN

]]> By: asdf http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-60156 asdf Sat, 09 Aug 2008 08:32:10 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-60156 pessimists always fail pessimists always fail

]]> By: nope http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-44665 nope Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:35:21 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-44665 For the person that was talking about the "radial blur"....that blur is coming from the inside of the Blockbuster... the lights on the sign are nowhere near bright enough to produce that much radial blur anyways........... Im not saying its NOT photshopped or that it IS.... but Im saying that your prediction isnt accurate For the person that was talking about the “radial blur”….that blur is coming from the inside of the Blockbuster…

the lights on the sign are nowhere near bright enough to produce that much radial blur anyways………..

Im not saying its NOT photshopped or that it IS…. but Im saying that your prediction isnt accurate

]]> By: Pom Rania http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-40759 Pom Rania Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:41:48 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-40759 Heh; on my way to university, there was a Sleep Country; only the light on the 'o' wasn't working. If you don't get what that means, you fail at understanding obscene slang. (You could only see it at night, but quite often I came home late because I was with a friend. Unfortunately, they fixed the sign before I got to take a picture of it.) Heh; on my way to university, there was a Sleep Country; only the light on the ‘o’ wasn’t working.

If you don’t get what that means, you fail at understanding obscene slang.

(You could only see it at night, but quite often I came home late because I was with a friend. Unfortunately, they fixed the sign before I got to take a picture of it.)

]]> By: jakesnakefoo http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-37460 jakesnakefoo Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:47:18 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-37460 bend over and ill show u an enormous amount of proof!!! bend over and ill show u an enormous amount of proof!!!

]]> By: *Lilo* http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-34602 *Lilo* Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:00:27 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-34602 oh man -- I walk by this place on Harvard Street all the time since I live down the street. It's definitely real, but it's been fixed since then. I always wondered if someone just threw rocks at the letters to make the bulbs go out on the specific letters. oh man — I walk by this place on Harvard Street all the time since I live down the street. It’s definitely real, but it’s been fixed since then. I always wondered if someone just threw rocks at the letters to make the bulbs go out on the specific letters.

]]> By: Caterina the flying hippo http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-34460 Caterina the flying hippo Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:28:21 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-34460 xD xD

]]> By: Caterina the flying hippo http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-34459 Caterina the flying hippo Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:27:24 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-34459 LOL LOL

]]> By: Caterina the flying hippo http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-34456 Caterina the flying hippo Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:26:39 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-34456 lol prolly on the vote page. where people vote, and then it shows up on the front page. so yeah, prolly a duplicate. lol prolly on the vote page. where people vote, and then it shows up on the front page. so yeah, prolly a duplicate.

]]> By: Boris http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-34178 Boris Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:47:03 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-34178 Wow, honesty fail. There are like 10,000 blockbusters that look like this. Its obviously photoshopped. Its like me saying I live next to the McDonalds Anus Burger sign so it must be real. Give me a break... Wow, honesty fail. There are like 10,000 blockbusters that look like this. Its obviously photoshopped. Its like me saying I live next to the McDonalds Anus Burger sign so it must be real. Give me a break…

]]> By: Kevin http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-33806 Kevin Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:46:19 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-33806 WTF I SUBMITTED THIS A MONTH AGO!!!!!!! WTF I SUBMITTED THIS A MONTH AGO!!!!!!!

]]> By: wraith808 http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-31657 wraith808 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:55:43 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-31657 And I hate these people who scream photoshop and say that they live or have been there... how many blockbusters are there? And could this not be a different one from the one you live close to? No landmarks to see... I believe the guy that said he lives near it (can actually see that his sign looks like it) than this one... And I hate these people who scream photoshop and say that they live or have been there… how many blockbusters are there? And could this not be a different one from the one you live close to? No landmarks to see… I believe the guy that said he lives near it (can actually see that his sign looks like it) than this one…

]]> By: lawl http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-31435 lawl Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:25:17 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-31435 proof it WIN! proof it WIN!

]]> By: Anonymous http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-31383 Anonymous Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:46:56 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-31383 yup, still a duplicate yup, still a duplicate

]]> By: Mica http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-31363 Mica Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:52:37 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-31363 JapAnusRelations? JapAnusRelations?

]]> By: wenis http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-31306 wenis Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:43:13 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-31306 PROOF IT? prove it. PROOF IT? prove it.

]]> By: VXxed http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-31245 VXxed Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:19:46 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-31245 It's not vandalism. I live right near this place, I'm actually amazed. They finally fixed that. The power was like that for a good 6 or 7 months. It’s not vandalism. I live right near this place, I’m actually amazed. They finally fixed that. The power was like that for a good 6 or 7 months.

]]> By: BobbyGee http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-31199 BobbyGee Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:02:23 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-31199 You must have had a real old time of it Mouse... hotdammit! You must have had a real old time of it Mouse… hotdammit!

]]> By: Dude who walks by it every day http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-31133 Dude who walks by it every day Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:12:04 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-31133 At one point the sign DEFINITELY only had Blo us Video illuminated. I had to make the joke every time I went by. When I would ride by this on the bus every day (in 2005/2006) it occasionally said Blo us. Still funny anyway. I used to work next to a Home Depot that selective BB gun enthusiasts ensured was the Ho Depot most of the time. At one point the sign DEFINITELY only had Blo us Video illuminated. I had to make the joke every time I went by. When I would ride by this on the bus every day (in 2005/2006) it occasionally said Blo us. Still funny anyway.

I used to work next to a Home Depot that selective BB gun enthusiasts ensured was the Ho Depot most of the time.

]]> By: matt http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-31100 matt Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:39:00 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-31100 i have a photo of this too. it's in brookline, a few months ago. i have a photo of this too. it’s in brookline, a few months ago.

]]> By: Anonymous http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-31088 Anonymous Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:19:58 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-31088 I live in the neighborhood and will check this out ASAP. I live in the neighborhood and will check this out ASAP.

]]> By: brian http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-31083 brian Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:15:57 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-31083 Hey Letthebloodspill2002 - Not photoshop. I ride by there on the bus a lot and saw it with my own two eyes. Hey Letthebloodspill2002 – Not photoshop. I ride by there on the bus a lot and saw it with my own two eyes.

]]> By: brian http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-31082 brian Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:15:07 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-31082 Not photoshop - I rode by this numerous times on the 66 Bus into Dudley Square. Not photoshop – I rode by this numerous times on the 66 Bus into Dudley Square.

]]> By: youtubemusings http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-30991 youtubemusings Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:09:55 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-30991 Jeopardy Fail: I'll take "Call Girls" for $20,000. Jeopardy Fail: I’ll take “Call Girls” for $20,000.

]]> By: lawl http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-30925 lawl Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:51:48 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-30925 pwnd? PROOF IT! pwnd? PROOF IT!

]]> By: Anonymous http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-30917 Anonymous Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:37:35 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-30917 http://www.xkcd.com/331/ That is all... http://www.xkcd.com/331/ That is all…

]]> By: noyb http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-30902 noyb Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:08:28 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-30902 DUPLICATE fail. Can't be bothered to find exactly where but this has appeared on the site before. DUPLICATE fail.

Can’t be bothered to find exactly where but this has appeared on the site before.

]]> By: Art Vandalay http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-30897 Art Vandalay Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:03:16 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-30897 I'll take Famous Titties for $5000. I’ll take Famous Titties for $5000.

]]> By: Art Vandalay http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-30895 Art Vandalay Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:02:11 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-30895 Photoshopped! It only looks like his head is in his ass. But really its not. Photoshopped! It only looks like his head is in his ass. But really its not.

]]> By: fatman http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-30837 fatman Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:25:06 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-30837 lol it couldve been an older blockbuster who runs in parallel. Have the light burn out... Or maybe they did it on purpose to make it funny and to attract some customers. Marketing win! lol it couldve been an older blockbuster who runs in parallel. Have the light burn out… Or maybe they did it on purpose to make it funny and to attract some customers. Marketing win!

]]> By: Letthebloodspill2002 http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-30815 Letthebloodspill2002 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:50:50 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-30815 As a sign installer, it is impossible for that sign to light up that way. The photo was photoshopped. Blockbuster uses neon, neon runs in series. As a sign installer, it is impossible for that sign to light up that way. The photo was photoshopped. Blockbuster uses neon, neon runs in series.

]]> By: Boomshank http://failblog.org/2008/07/06/lighting-fail/#comment-30795 Boomshank Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:09:19 +0000 http://failblog.wordpress.com/?p=1491#comment-30795 Or that Supermarket with the 'u' and 'arket' burnt out. Or that Supermarket with the ‘u’ and ‘arket’ burnt out.

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