The fusillade, lighting up the night sky, missed the intended target and landed harmlessly in the ocean.

Burt's writing career went nowhere as his tastes ran to self-help books with such titles as "How to Make a Decent Cup of Coffee" and "The Proper Way to Blow Your Nose."

What he thought was true love was really a Russian computer program.

Her kiss-and-tell memoir was a dud, since it was the tenth to reveal the scandalous behavior of the congressman. 

Eric's book, which began as a suicide note and then kept growing, was nearing its conclusion and the author hadn't yet decided whether to kill himself or not.

Obsessed with Marilyn Monroe, he was continually duped into buying fake souvenir items, from undergarments to oven mitts, the star supposedly used.

The back-up singers hated one another and would often vie for aural dominance leading to cacophonous cat fights on stage.