We're supposed to learn from our own mistakes that other people's errors can be instructive

too, from efforts to control the weather that went disastrously awry to the untimely death

of the Segway boss. History is a treasure trove, mishaps and meltdowns that can teach us

all. I'm Tim Halford, host of cautionary tales, the podcast that mines the greatest fiascoes

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I'm just going to break out into laughter in the middle of the haunted house.

I felt like you were just starting a song. I was trying to laugh maniacally to introduce

our first time player, Melissa from Mount Vernon, who is a mother and dresses up as an M and M

for Halloween. Oh, that's cute Melissa. Welcome to the show, Melissa. Hi, guys. Do you have

like little Reese's Pieces following you around when you guys trick a treat? More when I

was younger. What are your kids dressing up as? I have one that's going to be an 80s girl with

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