The 13 Most Embarrassing Web Moments

Most Embarrassing Moments #10 to #8

10. OMG U R SO F1R3D!11!1! TTFN!

Laying off 2500 people means bringing in an army to provide loss counseling, job placement programs, a pile of severance checks, and a truckload of tissues to stem the tears, right? Not! In 2003 British Amulet Group "made redundant" thousands via an SMS text message sent en masse to employees' cell phones. At least the company had a quasi-excuse: It had just gone bankrupt and was in receivership.

9. Just a 'Conversation Malfunction'

Women are known to engage in a little private chitchat in the ladies' room, but how would they feel if the conversation was broadcast on CNN during a presidential speech? When newsreader Kyra Phillips made a pit stop, she unfortunately left her microphone on, broadcasting the news that her sister-in-law was a "control freak," among numerous other pronouncements. Phillips later laughed it off and even provided a Late Show Top Ten list of excuses for why it happened. Sample: "How was I supposed to know we had a reporter embedded in the bathroom?"

8. I'm Not Dead Yet!