From the NYT's, Chart of the past 10 years:

[rasputin1952]

I find this pretty interesting:






http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/12/27/opinion/28opchart.html

[racaulk]

1. Very cool!

Though I had to snicker when I saw that Sarah Palin wasn't selected under the Maverick category for 2008. Heh heh...

K&R!

[rasputin1952]

3. I'm glad she wasn't in there at all...

:rofl:

[NJmaverick]

2. Thanks for posting this. I really enjoyed it

[rasputin1952]

4. Odd how I had forgotten about much of that....

love the Dixie Chics quote...:D

FWIW...their sales actually went UP after peeing on bush...people bought the CD's just to crush them...:rofl:

[NJmaverick]

11. I wonder how many of the Dixie Chic bashers later felt the same way

about Mr. Bush

[rasputin1952]

12. Fortunately...there were no bush CD's...

and there will never be a "Greatest Hits"...:rofl:

[HughMoran]

5. That was fun

I like the Mia Ham hair flying. Is Lady Gaga a lizard with glasses? :rofl:

[denem]

6. 2009. "Tweet" How in hell

(and I do mean hell) did Twitter miss out. 2009. Iran. Twitter.

[HughMoran]

7. Look under "Newish"

it's there...

[denem]

8. I know. But tweet was the VERB of the year. IMO.

Oh well. No tears from me.

[denem]

9. 2009 Couple: Tiger and Elin

A golf swing that will live in history. Hers.

[denem]

10. 2009 Culture: Susan Boyle.

She outsold them all by years ends.

[POAS]

13. Sorry NYT but MMORPGs way predate 2005...n/t

[rasputin1952]

15. I don't even know what MMORPGs are...

:D

[POAS]

16. They are

Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games which can trace their lineage back into the 70's but really got their "legs" in the 90's.

Easily identifiable examples would include "Neverwinter Nights" (1991), Ultima Online (1997), Everquest (1999), World of Warcraft (1994) and Asheron's Call (1999).

[Prism]

17. It seems the chart is honoring WoW

After being released in 2004, World of Warcraft took off in 2005 to become the defining game in the genre after drawing in millions and firmly establishing MMORPGs in "mainstream" culture.

[POAS]

18. That may indeed have been their intent

but I think they needed a little more clarity specific to your reference on WoW's role in 2005 rather than seeming to imply that was the beginning.

But let's face it, I'm just picking at nits!

[rasputin1952]

20. Thanks! I really should have known that since my son is

heavily involved w/them through his PS3...:D

Kind of funny listening to hom talk to people while he's playing some of these things...;)

[TexasObserver]

14. Recommend

[Undercurrent]

19. I generally

hate "year/decade in review" lists or TV shows, but this was fun!

[rasputin1952]

21. Generally speaking, I glance over them occasionally...

a lot depends on where they are from/publication.

I thought this one summed it up rather well, and format made it a breeze to go through...:D

[bigwillq]

22. Very cool.

K and R