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I wonder if anyone thought to compile a list, maybe a compendium of classic blunders? Given the conceptual existence of such a concept, I wonder what might be consider to be first on that list?
Vizzini was very clear that the most famous is "never get involved in a land war in Asia".
This, is the correct answer
There is The Book of Heroic Failures
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Heroic_Failures
This sounds incredible, thank you for posting. But now I'm left with wondering which edition I should try and get...