As we step into 2009, the time has come for us to take a comprehensive look at 2008:
TOP 10 DISCOVERIES
Snow on mars
Mystery insect in London
Fetus in a man(was he gay or something?)(even gays don't have babies...)
Virgin-born shark
Melamine in Chinese milk
iPhone "kill switch
Seven human feet washed up on Pacific N.W. coast
Red Sox jersey in Yankee Stadium concrete
Marijuana in 2700 year old Chinese tomb
Lost Beatles interview from 1964
TOP 10 MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS
First man made neurons created from ALS patients' stem cells
Inflamation vs. cholesterol in heart disease
Scarless surgery
Genomes of and for the masses
New genes unlock Alzehimer's
A five-in-one vaccine
Gene screen for breast cancer
Alternative test for Down Syn.
Seasick patch for cancer patients
Stem-cell trachea transplant
TOP 10 CAMPAIGN SLOGANS
Obama: Yes We Can
McCain: Country First
Clinton: Solutions for America
Huckabee: Faith. Family. Freedom (lousey slog.)
Romney: True Strength for America's future
Giullani: Tested. Ready. Now
Edwards: Tommorow Begins Today!
Thompson: Security. Unity. Prosperity
Paul: Hope for America
Gravel: Let the People Decide
TOP 10 MOVIES
Milk
Wall E
4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Slumdog Millionaire
Speed Racer
Iron Man
My Winnipeg
Synecdoche
Encounters at the End of the World
TOP 10 MOST FUEL-EFFICIENT VEHICLES
Toyota Prius
Honda Civic hybrid
Nissan Altima hybrid
Toyota Camry hybrid
Ford Escape/Mecury Mariner/Mazda Tribute hybrids
Toyota Yaris
Toyota Corolla
Honda Fit
Honda Civic
Nissan Versa
TOP 10 LIST of LISTS
Schindler's List
Harper's Index
Billboard Top 10 Singles Charts
Letterman's Top Ten
TIME's TOP 10 Lists
FBI's blacklists
FAA's no-fly list
Franz Lizt
Ten Commandments
Grocery lists
THE "END"(not exactly; the lists I wrote were not ALL of what TIME published in their December 22, 2008 issue)
TOP 10 DISCOVERIES
Snow on mars
Mystery insect in London
Fetus in a man(was he gay or something?)(even gays don't have babies...)
Virgin-born shark
Melamine in Chinese milk
iPhone "kill switch
Seven human feet washed up on Pacific N.W. coast
Red Sox jersey in Yankee Stadium concrete
Marijuana in 2700 year old Chinese tomb
Lost Beatles interview from 1964
TOP 10 MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS
First man made neurons created from ALS patients' stem cells
Inflamation vs. cholesterol in heart disease
Scarless surgery
Genomes of and for the masses
New genes unlock Alzehimer's
A five-in-one vaccine
Gene screen for breast cancer
Alternative test for Down Syn.
Seasick patch for cancer patients
Stem-cell trachea transplant
TOP 10 CAMPAIGN SLOGANS
Obama: Yes We Can
McCain: Country First
Clinton: Solutions for America
Huckabee: Faith. Family. Freedom (lousey slog.)
Romney: True Strength for America's future
Giullani: Tested. Ready. Now
Edwards: Tommorow Begins Today!
Thompson: Security. Unity. Prosperity
Paul: Hope for America
Gravel: Let the People Decide
TOP 10 MOVIES
Milk
Wall E
4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Slumdog Millionaire
Speed Racer
Iron Man
My Winnipeg
Synecdoche
Encounters at the End of the World
TOP 10 MOST FUEL-EFFICIENT VEHICLES
Toyota Prius
Honda Civic hybrid
Nissan Altima hybrid
Toyota Camry hybrid
Ford Escape/Mecury Mariner/Mazda Tribute hybrids
Toyota Yaris
Toyota Corolla
Honda Fit
Honda Civic
Nissan Versa
TOP 10 LIST of LISTS
Schindler's List
Harper's Index
Billboard Top 10 Singles Charts
Letterman's Top Ten
TIME's TOP 10 Lists
FBI's blacklists
FAA's no-fly list
Franz Lizt
Ten Commandments
Grocery lists
THE "END"(not exactly; the lists I wrote were not ALL of what TIME published in their December 22, 2008 issue)
