I've just been listening to someone talking about "a week of glorious failure" for English sport.
2007-10-21 07:19:06 · 19 answers · asked by hello world 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I think their trying to spin something bad into something more dignified.
Hey-- want to have that ice cream lunch tomorrow, since its Monday??
2007-10-21 07:56:31 · answer #1 · answered by Lisa the Pooh 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Maybe to someone else it can be glorious failure.
2007-10-22 07:15:58 · answer #2 · answered by Coco 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hehehe, sure it can. Look at Geraldo Rivera and the Al Capone's vault fiasco. May not have been glorious for him, but I laughed for a week afterwards!
2007-10-21 07:22:49 · answer #3 · answered by Jinxyblue 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure, failure can be glorious if you are learning something from it.
2007-10-23 14:55:34 · answer #4 · answered by Old Woman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only thing that i can think that failure would be glorious,is if that failure would lead to sth successful later on!
2007-10-21 08:11:56 · answer #5 · answered by ....FED UP............ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure. Rocky, The Hemingway hero.
2007-10-21 07:23:37 · answer #6 · answered by Underground Man 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I just gloriously failed to understand the meaning of the question...but I can be a good sport too...hehe
2007-10-22 14:28:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It can be a great learning experience, or a painful lesson. It depends on the situation and how you look at it in hind site.
2007-10-21 07:59:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sorry...but I have never seen the glory in failure.
2007-10-21 07:43:50 · answer #9 · answered by Nurse Susie ♥ hugs 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it seems it can.
Here in Aus we are constantly reminded of the ANZAC spirit (mind you generally by those who have never shown any courage - ie politicians) which was shown at Gallipoli - one of the greatest strategic blunders of WWI - thanks Mr Churchill - not your best idea!
The diggers who fought and died there (and my grandfather was one), showed guts and mateship as did the Turks they fought. But we lost abysmally!!!
2007-10-21 08:23:35 · answer #10 · answered by Joe 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋