# Alabama names visitors' locker "The Fail Room"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-names-visitors-locker-the-fail-room/477163>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [December 14, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-names-visitors-locker-the-fail-room/477163 "2008-12-14T21:29:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Influential\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Influential\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Influential_Panda)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-names-visitors-locker-the-fail-room/477163/1 "2008-12-14T21:29:03Z")

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[http://blog.al.com/bamabeat/2008/12/coming\_to\_bryantdenny\_the\_fail.html](http://blog.al.com/bamabeat/2008/12/coming_to_bryantdenny_the_fail.html)

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> “The University of Alabama is set to honor Mobile native James M. Fail by placing his name on a prominent fixture at Bryant-Denny Stadium. A donation by Mr. Fail to the Crimson Tide Foundation will result in the visitors’ locker room being officially named ‘The Fail Room.’”

This is too good not to share.

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**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-names-visitors-locker-the-fail-room/477163/2 "2008-12-15T06:16:06Z")

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LMAO

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-names-visitors-locker-the-fail-room/477163/3 "2008-12-15T16:47:28Z")

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I bet Tim Tebow thinks its pretty funny.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-names-visitors-locker-the-fail-room/477163/4 "2008-12-16T17:06:02Z")

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That’s… epic.