TopTenz Author: shannon
The Latest 10 Top 10 Lists by shannon:
- Top 10 Phrases We Use Because Of Shakespeare
- Top 10 Hobbits You Didn’t Know Existed
- Top 10 Portrayals of the Dragon Smaug
- Top 10 Things China Invented First
- Top 10 Mental Disorders Of Cartoon Characters
- Top Ten Key of Awesome Song Parodies
- 10 Very Creative Etch-a-Sketch Sketches
- 10 Foreign Words You Thought Were English
Regardless of your opinion of the Bard, the man (or men) had the uncanny ability to take a phrase that was so perfect it couldn’t help but to catch on. Many phrases that we take for granted are an unintentional homage to Shakespeare every time we use them. Also, given the suspected authorship of some [...]
Once again, with the upcoming movie The Hobbit just around the corner, I thought I’d continue my celebrating. In case you have forgotten or didn’t know in the first place, I wrote a list last week that pulled together some rather fantastic portrayals of Smaug in anticipation for his second film appearance. This week, I’m [...]
One of my favorite books growing up was The Hobbit, so imagine my excitement when I heard that it was going to become a movie from Peter Jackson! My excitement was great! And then I heard it was going to be a trilogy! My excitement diminished greatly. It’s not that I think that a trilogy, [...]
Now, I love Chinese food. I mean, who doesn’t? Weird people who don’t like lots of soy sauce and yummy carbs like rice and rice noodles? But what have the Chinese given to us, really? Fortune cookies? Jokes about children working in sweatshops? I’d like to think that they have accomplished more than that in [...]
Many seemingly innocent cartoon characters should count their lucky stars that they live in an animated, fictional universe. Because, if they lived among us, and were judged the way you and I are, they would be in major trouble. These characters have such glaring, and long-enduring, mental disorders, that there’s no way they could escape [...]
Anyone who spends an inordinate time on YouTube should be familiar with the channel The Key of Awesome, self-described as a “weekly musical comedy show spoofing celebrities, pop-culture and the latest internet memes.” To date, their first season has 87 episodes, some being videos and others being responses or behind-the-scenes to their musical episodes. Best [...]
Since the 1960s, the Etch-a-Sketch has been a toy staple for almost every child who has grown up in America. Those more familiar with the line of Etch-a-Sketches know that other versions have come out such as the Animator in 1986, a digital Etch-a-Sketch capable of storing 12 pictures; the Animator 2000 in 1988 which [...]
“English; A language that lurks in dark alleys, beats up other languages, and rifles through their pockets for spare vocabulary.” (Bumper Sticker) A humorous quote that is quite accurate, actually. Of 80,000 English words, roughly 28% originate from Latin, 28% from French, and 25% from Germanic languages (Pie Chart: Wikipedia). So, to honor those countries [...]
