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Every company in the world wants to increase their name recognition; after all, people cannot buy products from you if they do not know you exist. However, sometimes companies’ marketing stunts are so absurd, so questionable that it leads us to think there may actually be such a thing as bad publicity. Below are ten publicity [...]
Posted by Gregory Myers on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 12:01 am
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In everything, there are winners and there are losers. In real life, as opposed to movies, sometimes the winners are always winners and the losers are always losers. In over a hundred years of the modern Olympiad, there has been a lot of discussion over who is the best in which sports. However, there is [...]
Posted by Jim Ciscell on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at 12:59 pm
Filed under Olympics, Sports · Tagged Andorra Olympics, Bharat Sawad, Bolivia Olympics, Countries without an Olympic Medal, Jim Ciscell, Julien Médecin, Liberia olympics, Madagascar olympics, Mali Olympics, Malta olympics, María Teresa Monasterio, Mathieu Razanakolona, Monaco Olympics, Myanmar olympics, olympics, San Marino Olympics, Stefano Casali, Summer Games, Thin Thin Khaing, Vicki Grau, Winter Games
Perhaps no comic book writer has been more influential and highly venerated as British author Alan Moore. Widely considered to be one of the greatest, if not THE greatest, comic book authors in history, Moore has redefined the limits and expectations of the medium. He began working in underground British magazines like 2000AD and Warrior where he [...]
Posted by Nathanael Hood on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 12:01 am
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This list was first published in 2008. Seems a good time to revisit it. A good Mascot is a symbol of the spirit of the Olympics in general; while, at the same time, teaching the world something about the country where the event is taking place. I also feel that mascots should exude a positive [...]
Posted by Tanya Bennett on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 2:00 pm
Filed under Humor, Olympics · Tagged 2010 Olympics, athena, Athena and Phevos, cobi, design, Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat, fuwa, hidy, hodori, hosuni, Izzy, Jing Jing, mascot, mascots, millie, muk muk, mukmuk, Ollie, olly, Olympic, olympic games, Olympic mascots, olympic winter games, olympics, penis, penises, phevos, Rocky, seoul games, Sports, sports uniforms, summer olympics, syd, Underdog, uniforms, waldi, Winter Games, Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots
The first women to compete in the Olympic Games played a quiet croquet match in a cauldron of trees and grass in Paris in 1900. There was only one paying spectator, an unnamed “gentle Englishman,” as the official Olympic report recalls. Since then, the games have changed immensely. One of the biggest changes has been [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 8:55 am
Filed under People, Sports · Tagged 12 Olympic medals, 1980, 1984, 1988, 2001 World Championships, 2004 olympics, 27 gold medals, 37 medals, Agnes Keleti, Amy Van Dyken, and 1992, Birgit Schmidt-Fischer, Dara Torres, female athletes, female olympic, Georgia, greatest female canoeist of all time, Greatest Olympic Athletes, Holmenkollen medal, International Olympic Committee, jenny thompson, Jewish VAC Club of Budapest, Larisa Latynina, LOF, Luchies Olympic Formula (LOF), Lyubov Yegorova, more gold medals, more swimming medals, Natalie Coughlin, Olympian history, olympic athletes, olympic games, olympic medals, Olympic report, Olympic Winter Games in 1976, olympics, Polina Astakhova, Raisa Smetanina, Soviet gymnast, Soviet Union relay team, Summer Olympics in Atlanta, swimming, the most medals of any athlete, top 10 olympic athletes, top ten, V?ra ?áslavská, women olympics, women’s sports
One of the major trends in the travel industry is the popularity of adventure excursions. From trekking and mountaineering to rafting, zip-lining and bungee jumping combined with unique cultural histories, these destinations have just about anything an adventure traveler could ask for. 10. Norway Best known for beautiful fjords, mountains and coastline and as the [...]
Posted by Loni Perry on Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 12:01 am
Filed under Travel · Tagged 2010 Olympics, adventure travel, Australia, brazil, British Columbia, bungee jumping, canada, canoeing, climbing, Croatia, cross-country skiing, cycling, diving, dog sledding, downhill skiing, fishing, hiking, hunting, ice climbing, ice fishing, ice skating, kayaking, Madagascar, mountaineering, nepal, New Zealand, norway, olympics, rafting, safaris, sailing, snow kiting, snowboarding, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, South Africa, summer skiing, swimming, Switzerland, Sydney, tobogganing, top ten list, travel destinations, trekking, Vancouver, water sports, whale watching, Whistler, winter sports, zip-lining
One of the most humiliating things that can happen to an NBA player is to get posterized. This occurs when a player dunks in the face of another, basically it comes down to the simple fact of who can jump higher. While I do respect players for attempting to block the incoming freight train and [...]
Posted by Bryan Johnson on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 1:01 am
Filed under Sports · Tagged baron davis, basketball, Dominique Wilkins, dr. J, dwight howard, john starks, Jordan, Julius Erving, kobe, kobe bryant, lebron, Lebron James, michael jordan, olympics, Patrick Ewing, slam dunk, slamdunk, slams, Sports, to 10 slam dunks, Tom Chambers, tracy mcgrady, Vince Carter
Since mankind began, we’ve sought shelter as a place to conduct domestic and later, work life. As innovations developed, many different materials and building methods came into play, and architects got increasingly ambitious. Here’s a list of interesting architectural creations throughout the world – the good, the bad and the ugly. 10. Dar Al Hajar, [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 1:01 am
Filed under Bizarre, Engineering, Photos · Tagged architecture, atomium, beijing national stadium, birds nest, Bizarre, bizarre architecture, book, building, buildings, civil justice, Crooked House, dar al hajar, habitat 67, Huckleberry Finn, justice centre, kansas city public library, Manchester civil justice centre, olympics, rock formation, summer olympics, The Stone House, top 10 lists, top ten lists, TopTenz, Upside-down house, winchester mystery house, wyandotte street, yemen
Congratulations to our Bryan Johnson, 1st place winner in our Top 10 List Writing Contest. Let me paint a picture for you. It is the biggest game of the year and it’s your team against theirs. Which team will be more prepared, better coached, and mentally ready for the challenge ahead? Whose team worked harder in [...]
Posted by Bryan Johnson on Friday, March 20, 2009 at 3:50 am
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Death is something that most people fear, simply because we don’t know what happens after we die. Others aren’t afraid to die, but I think it’s safe to say that a lot of us get a bad feeling when we think about what comes next. While we may not know when or what is next, [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Filed under People, Sports · Tagged baseball, Belmont Park, bill masterson, Bill Masterton, Boston, championship, chuck hughes, congenital heart failure, dale earnhardt, death, ed sanders, football, football game, frank hayes, Games, Houston, houston oilers, howard glenn, jv mcain, Life, new york titans, North Stars, olympics, Philadelphia, philadelphia eagles, ray chapman, reggie lewis, scott brayton, Sports, st louis cardinals, Yankee