2005`s 101 Dumbest moments in Business

16. It descends from the military-industrial complex. Not so ironically it unleashes grave embarrassment.

"We consider the ad offensive, regret its publication, and apologize to those who, like us, are dismayed with its contents."

-- Mary Foerster, spokeswoman for Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, about an ad in the Sept. 24 issue of National Journal that depicts the CV-22 Osprey in an assault on a mosque accompanied by copy that reads, "It descends from the heavens. Ironically it unleashes hell."

"If there's a burglar in my home, maybe I send an e-mail or a text message to the police instead of making a call."