Media-wise, my favorite part of a waning year has always been the Letterman-on-steroids Top 10 lists.
In the beginning, I probably wanted to see whether I agreed with the rankings. Now, it's whether I remember whatever's being ranked.
Overall, my score yesterday was a big fat so-so. I aced "scandals" and "fueds" among Time's teeny-tiny typed lists.
The rest? Let's just say it was a learning experience.
Instead of a year in review, it felt like a finals review for a class I never attended. (I smugly thought I'd do better given the newspapers, magazines, Web stories and talking heads that cross my path.)
Was I the only one who didn't know that among Scientific discoveries in 2009
were 1) gene therapy to cure color blindness and 2) teleportation -- on a quantum scale. (Just what does that mean?)
And why would President Obama have said "All wee-weed up," to describe the late-summer legislative anxiety. (This, by the way, is the man whose intellect makes people nervous.) Regardless of the reason, it got him on the T-Shirt Slogans list.
Among Gadgets, number 8 has me curious: Dyson's bladeless fan (described as unnecessary but awesome); as does number 3 among New Species: Glow-in-the-dark mushrooms. (A '60s flashback?)
How many of you would have ranked Harry and Pepper, the San Francisco zoo's gay penguins, number 9 among Breakups?
How many of you have heard of Harry and Pepper?
Well, they bested only Rihanna and Chris Brown, who were also at the bottom of the Scandals list, where my skill was somewhat embarrassing.The only thing I wasn't up on were the specifics of British lawmakers' willingness to put everything from dog food to toilets on their expense accounts.
But, that's OK.
I hope it's not on the test.
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