Weekly Fail Whale: “Yahoo Me”

“Fail Whale” honoree: Courtenay Semel.

What she did wrong:

Ms. Semel went to court this week for an altercation in August outside of Pure nightclub. She was approached by a paparazzo and yelled obscenities at him.  It came out in court this week that the statement she made contained the phrase  “Google Me” in hopes to get the bouncer to figure out who she was.  

What she should have known:

Courtney should have realized that since her father was once the CEO of Yahoo! she probably shouldn’t yell obscenities or tell the person to “google” her.

What they could have done better:

Next time if you get yourself in a situation where a bouncer doesn’t recognize you and they should, be polite and explain.  If this doesn’t seem like a good option simply shout “yahoo me” instead.