TOP 10s
TOP 10s
  1. moot
  2. Anwar Ibrahim
  3. Rick Warren
  4. Baitullah Mehsud
  5. Larry Brilliant
  6. Eric Holder
  7. Carlos Slim
  8. Angela Merkel
  9. Kobe Bryant
  10. Evo Morales

According to Time…

What is your Top 10?
  1. Losing Lehman
  2. AIG’s Credit Default Swaps
  3. The Detroit Three
  4. The Citigroup Colossus
  5. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Shareholders
  6. Supposedly “Safe” Securities
  7. Rating Agencies’ Credibility
  8. Exploding Hedge Funds
  9. Greenspan’s Reputation
  10. Iceland Goes Belly Up

According to Time…

What is your Top 10?
  1. “Change”
  2. “Bailout”
  3. “Hockey mom”
  4. Fist bump
  5. “Nuke the fridge” - to exhaust a Hollywood franchise with disappointing sequels. Coined after the latest Indiana Jones sequel.
  6. “Staycation”
  7. “Rickrolled”
  8. “PUMA” - Party unity, my ass
  9. “Tweet”
  10. “Topless meeting” - gatherings where mobile devices and laptops are banned

According to Time…

What is your Top 10?
  1. Eliot Spitzer Resigns Post-Hooker
  2. AIG’s post-bailout spa retreat
  3. John Edwards’ extramarital affair
  4. Miley Cyrus’ Vanity Fair photos
  5. Sarah Palin’s $150,000 wardrobe
  6. Teen pregnancies in Gloucester
  7. Ted Stevens’ felony convictions
  8. Max Mosley’s sex romp
  9. Former Detroit mayor jailed
  10. Lip-syncing in Beijing

According to Time…

What is your Top 10?
  1. Richard Nixon (1973) - “You know, I always wondered about that taping equipment but I’m damn glad we have it, aren’t you?” (Watergate. ‘Nuff said.)
  2. Herbert Hoover (1929) - “The fundamental business of the country, that is, production and distribution of commodities, is on a sound and prosperous basis.” (The Stock Market Crash happened less than a week later.)
  3. Bill Clinton (1998) - “That depends on what the meaning of ‘is’ is.” (Come on.)
  4. Lyndon B. Johnson (1964) - “We still seek no wider war.” (They did.)
  5. Mark Foley (1998) - “It’s vile. It’s more sad than anything else, to see someone with such potential throw it all down the drain because of a sexual addiction.” (This guy’s career was sunk when he was found to be “addicted” to sexy text messaging with male congressional pages.)
  6. Jimmy Carter (1976) - “I’ve looked on a lot of women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times.” (Ew.)
  7. John McCain (2008) - “The fundamentals of the economy are strong.” (They really weren’t.)
  8. George H.W. Bush (1988) - “Read my lips: no new taxes.” (Oh, there were new taxes.)
  9. Bill Clinton (1998) - “I did not have sexual relations with that woman.” (He did.)
  10. Richard M. Nixon (1973) - “I am not a crook.” (He was.)

According to Time…

What is your Top 10?
by: froosh

1 - Stem Cell Breakthroughs

2 - Human Mapped

3 - Brightest Supernova Recorded

4 - Hundreds of New Species

5 - Building a Human Heart Valve

6 - “Hot Jupiters” Discovered

7 - A Big Birdlike Dinosaur

8 - Man’s Migration Out of Africa

9 - The World’s Oldest Animal

10 - Real-Life Kryptonite

According to Time magazine.

What is your Top 10?
by: purna

10. “Omaha” by Tapes n’ Tapes 

9. “Smile” by Lily Allen 

8. “Kick, Push” by Lupe Fiasco 

7. “My Love” by Justin Timberlake 

6. “Why Can’t I Leave Her Alone” by George Strait 

5. “The Firefly’s Song” by Alan Jackson 

4. “Another Sunny Day” by Belle and Sebastian 

3. “Welcome to the Black Parade” by My Chemical Romance 

2. “Cheated Hearts” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs

1. “Crazy” by Gnarls Barkley

According to Time.com

What is your Top 10?
by: derek
related tags: 20th Century | Knowledge | Culture | Time |

1 - Prohibition

2 - That Teensy Programming Decision That Led to the Y2K Bug

3 - Geraldo’s Opening of Capone’s Vault

4 - Telemarketing

5 - The Jerry Springer Show

6 - Mr. Simpson, Step Forward and Try on the Glove

7 - Spandex in Plus Sizes

8 - The Designated-Hitter Rule

9 - Driftnet Fishing

10 - Watches That Beep

According to Time

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