The funny side of history

A wise man once said, 'Those who fail to learn from the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them.'

With that in mind, this week the Charles Fudgemuffin blog takes a lighthearted look at history with a collection of history themed memes and jokes.

1) Here's an ancient photo that proves that the ancient Greeks were terrible at loading the dishwasher.

Credit: memedroid

Observer: "Perhaps try standing a bit closer, Discobulus"
Discoblus: "But where would be the fun in that?"

"Oops, I've made a terrible error!" (part 3)

Throughout history there have been many examples of people making foolish predictions which ultimately proved to be completely false. Here are a few more such predictions...

"I ain't nothing but a hound dog! Woof!"

1) Truck driving singer

When Elvis was 16, rockabilly singer Eddie Bond told him, "Stick to driving a truck, because you'll never make it as a singer."

Elvis Presley went on to become the best selling solo artist of all time, with his estimated record sales totalling somewhere between a staggering 600 million and 1 billion. I think it's fair to say therefore that Eddie Bond was just a little bit off with his prediction regarding Elvis' musical career.