While I understand the utility in looking back at old predictions, I'm not sure a thread such as this is the right vehicle. I think it ends up vilifying and embarrassing fellow forum posters more than it ends up illuminating the past.
I get that over-the-top vainglorious predictions are due for a reckoning, and I appreciate the OP's willingness to highlight his own missed prediction, but I can't shake the discomfort I feel wandering through this thread.
Just my two cents.