Top 11 of 2011: World Events

Best Swag 2011:  Colonel Gaddafi

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As the Arab Spring spread, dictators lost their grip on their countries.  One of these dictators was Colonel Gaddafi.  In his memory, Armani Exchange should make a Gaddafi collection for men.


Best Round of COD Modern Warfare In Real Life 2011:  Osama bin Laden


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Armed with his wife and a few guards, bin Laden lost his title as “Hide-and-Seek Champion” when American Special Forces challenged him to a real life game of Modern Warfare 3.


Best Supporting Actresses 2011:  North Korean Women


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Kim Jong-Il aka Great Leader’s death was followed by scenes of superb acting.  Woody Allen is very interested.


Best Prisoner Exchange 2011:  Gilad Shalit


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Held for over 5 years, soldier Gilad Shalit was returned to Israel in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners.
  On the plus side, in those 5 years, Gilad did not have to live through such horrors as: the financial crisis of 2008, Michael Jackson’s death or the majority of the Twilight movie saga.

Best Revelation of a Screw Up 2011:  Operation Fast and Furious


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Just like a scene out of a bad movie named after another really bad movie, Congress investigated one of the worst sting operations ever.  Here’s a hint: Don’t knowingly give guns to drug selling crazies.  Seems simple enough!


Best Nuclear Facility that “Let Itself Go” 2011:  Fukushima


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Fukushima really let itself go this year.


Best Demonstration 2011:  Occupy (Everywhere)


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What our country needs are good jobs, government transparency and free showers for the protesters.  Oh, and some police to casually walk by and pepper spray non-violent activists from sea to shining sea.


Best Friendship Gone Sour 2011:  Turkey/Israel


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This year it was like watching two teenage girl best friends call each other names, without actually un-friending one another from Facebook.  Either slap it out or make up already!


Best Political Suicide 2011:  Herman Cain


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Why run for president of the United States if you know you’ve been Mr. Unfaithful 4,000 times in the past?  However, Cain still didn’t take the “Worst Political Husband Award,” as that title will always be held by John Edwards.


Best Troop Withdrawal 2011:  United States


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U.S. troops have left Iraq this year after costing taxpayers $845 billion dollars.  Do you know how many savvy Mac computers could have been bought with $845 billion?  That’s right, at least 5!


Best Korea 2011:  North Korea


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This years “Best Korea Award” goes to North Korea and its new cult personality aka “Great Successor” leading the country!  Like his baby fat, he is here to stay.

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