[Golden Legacy]

I know I'm posting this topic relatively late, but I've been meaning to get around to it in the past few weeks.

Basically, this is the topic where you describe any event of 2006, for any reason; it could be your favorite event, the event that you think had the biggest impact, etc. or simply put, the biggest news story of the year for you.


For me, for example, it would be something like:

Winter Olympics in Torino
World Cup, culminating in Zidane getting sent off in the final
Steve Irwin dieing
Israel vs. Hezbollah War
The Beit Hanoun massacre

etc.

And you?

[Split Infinity]

Steve Irwin's death obviously hit close to home for me, no matter how obituaritarily I might have announced it. He was a great man, he held a great love for animals, and he died doing what he loved. His popularity has died down in recent years, but he will truly be missed.

[Sea of Time]

The World Cup was huge for me. I enjoyed watching the American media actually convincing us that the American team could beat someone. Obviously, that didn't work. And when your best player is Landon Donovan, you're doomed from the start.

[TheEnglishman]

The World Cup was the most over hyped event of the year and really failed to live up it's expectations. That isn't just because I support England either.

[Sea of Time]

It was interesting for me because it was really the first time I paid attention to a major soccer event. It felt like the Olympics, but the atmosphere was just huge. Even though the games were not great, the experience was pretty epic, even through watching it on TV.

[TheEnglishman]

The experience was good for anyone who had been watching it for the first time, but previous World Cups have been more exciting.

[Sea of Time]

Well, I hope that the next one is even better. Or else I'll be just as disappointed as you. But I might be caught up in the 2010 Olympics, which will finally come back to Canada!

Speaking of Olympics, Canada finally got some redemption in Torino this year. We got third in medals and the most medals in Canadian Olympic history.

[TheEnglishman]

The Winter Olympics didn't get mentioned for long here, as Britain did so badly.

[Aquamarine]

The worst event of 2006 for me was certainly the death of Steve Irwin. Talk about these horrific wars all you want, Irwin's death is still number one on my list. That is, number one of the worst things.

[Saturos S.]

Sea_of_Time, on Jan 16 2007, 06:12 PM, said:

Well, I hope that the next one is even better. Or else I'll be just as disappointed as you. But I might be caught up in the 2010 Olympics, which will finally come back to Canada!

Speaking of Olympics, Canada finally got some redemption in Torino this year. We got third in medals and the most medals in Canadian Olympic history.

Holland still did better. :blink:

Yeah that was good, The World Championship football too.

And the 9/11 conspiracy theories everyone started to believe in, they were quite an impact.

[Eugine]

All that GL mentioned +

The constant dissapointment from Sony. The arrogance it displayed to the gaming industry and the fact all the news from 2006 points negatively to Sony's repeated success.

The constant success with the Space Shuttle and the construction of the ISS.

Blu-ray's launch.

Elder Scroll: Oblivion launch

[gsninja]

One of the funniest things to happen in 2006 is **** Cheny accidentally shooting his friend. Wow, I was laughing when I heard that. XD Other than that...

Best

1. Wii launch.
2. Zidane headbutting Materazzi. XD
3. Saddam Hussein being excecuted.
More to come soon. n.n;;

Worst

1. Steve Irwin's death. I wasn't overly sad, but it was still depressing that such an entertaining guy died.
2. The World Cup. Honestly, like Me111 said, too over-hyped. I was the only one in my family who really didn't care, and I played video games instead of watching Italy, or any other team, play (My family's Italian).

[Aquamarine]

gsninja, on Jan 17 2007, 01:53 AM, said:

2. Zidane headbutting Materazzi. XD

Oh yeah, forgot about that one! That was hillarious! All the controversy it caused was really funny! I remember discussing it here and seeing all those silly short films, where Zidanes head falls off after hitting Materazzi. XD

[Sea of Time]

It was really ironic that he had to pass the World Cup trophy as he left the arena after being ejected. That was the most ironic moment of 2006.

[TheEnglishman]

The way it had been set up was weird. He could have ended his career in the best possible way, and it just ended up being one of the worst moments of his career.

[Sea of Time]

This year will also be a pivotal one for looking back at video games. A new console generation was officially started this year, and with the future bright, I'm pretty excited.

[TheEnglishman]

I'm just sort of unsure about which I want and if I can afford it. It's uncertanity for me.

[Hotshot101]

Best: Nintendo Wii out. Saddam executed finally.
Worst: Nothing I can think of right now.

[Aquamarine]

I've remembered another bad thing. All those hundreds and thousands of Iraqis living in poverty and just barely surviving, and then getting killed by planes and bombs. None of you seemed to think of that.

[Sea of Time]

We did not forget about them though. They are suffering, and should get some more attention from charities. There are also ongoing genocides in Africa, which are frightening because powerful governments are doing little to stop them.

[Golden Legacy]

In my opinion, the most overrated story of the year was the Duke Lacrosse Team sex scandal... it was ALL over the news, always, and it was horribly exaggerated, I think.

[Saturos S.]

I never heard about that sex scandal.

There is one that I recall around the middle of the year. Three Bulgarians were arrested for having sex in the showers of their local football club. One of those guys was arrested before for having sex with a goat. Not good news, but pretty funny... exspecially because...

Our Art teacher at the time was Bulgarian, so we took the article to school and laid it on her desk. She spent the rest of the lesson half laughing and saying it was a sick joke...

[Toasty]

The best for me was the wii comming out, going on a cross country trip to Tennesse, visiting my aunt and uncle there (and finally entering a showboat in the worlds greatest 4th of july show), Saddam getting executed, and seeing Night at the Museum in theaters.

The worst was Irwin dieing, the Democrats taking majority control of the house and senate, not getting a Wii for christmas, constantly being nagged by my parents, and getting kicked off the PC for the past three months.

[Sea of Time]

Golden Legacy, on Jan 20 2007, 11:30 AM, said:

In my opinion, the most overrated story of the year was the Duke Lacrosse Team sex scandal... it was ALL over the news, always, and it was horribly exaggerated, I think.

But after all is said and done, the man who accused them was completely wrong, the kids were not involved at all, and that man single-handedly tainted the rest of their lives with this scandal.

Speaking of scandals, anyone remember Mark Foley's perverted instant messages. Haha, good times on the Daily Show.

[TheEnglishman]

One of the best moments for me from last year came right at the beginning of January when I saw Nuneaton Bourough draw 1-1 with Middlesbrough in the FA cup. Best atmosphere of any match I've ever been to.

[Aquamarine]

Saturos Striker, on Jan 21 2007, 07:38 PM, said:

There is one that I recall around the middle of the year. Three Bulgarians were arrested for having sex in the showers of their local football club. One of those guys was arrested before for having sex with a goat. Not good news, but pretty funny... exspecially because...

Our Art teacher at the time was Bulgarian, so we took the article to school and laid it on her desk. She spent the rest of the lesson half laughing and saying it was a sick joke...

LOL, that reminds me. Last year there was this guy from Serbia who ****ed a hedgehog... in the back. Yes, you read that correctly. He had sex with a hedgehog's pointy back. The man went to hospital and had serious injuries of his... manhood. Serves the sick ******* right...

[gsninja]

Sea_of_Time, on Jan 22 2007, 11:45 AM, said:

But after all is said and done, the man who accused them was completely wrong, the kids were not involved at all, and that man single-handedly tainted the rest of their lives with this scandal.

Speaking of scandals, anyone remember Mark Foley's perverted instant messages. Haha, good times on the Daily Show.

That was great on the Colbert Report, too.

"Mark Foley is a RINO, and by that, I don't mean horny."

Another great moment was me going to New York and Nevada to celebrate my mom's and my cousin's birthday.

[Aquamarine]

Well... You going to Nevada and New York isn't exactly a big news story, is it now? =/

[Saturos S.]

That IS big. That completely overshadows Chelsea's championship this year.

Speaking of Chelsea's championship! ;)

[TheEnglishman]

It won't be the same this year. The arguements between Mourinho and Abramovich kind of overshadows them at the moment. Maybe the title race will actually be exciting this year!

[Saturos S.]

I know they lost to liverpool. ;)

The title race here has been pretty much decided since PSV is 8 points up on Ajax. PSV is too good to give that away.

...

Wasn't the tsunami last year too? That sure was devastating news. Or all the Earthquakes in Tibet and surroundings, mid-winter and hardly any houses.

[TheEnglishman]

Do you mean the boxing day tsunami? That was back in 2004 wasn't it?

[Saturos S.]

I have a pretty blank memory about the news in the first three months. I'd believe you whatever you said...

But the earthquakes were last year. I think...

What kind of natural disaster did happen in 2006? I just can't think of one...

[Sea of Time]

Hurricane Katrina was 2005. The tsunami was 2004. There really wasn't any natural disasters I can think of.

[Saturos S.]

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January 2006 Disasters
Jan. 2, Sago, W.Va.: thirteen coal miners were trapped in the Sago Mine, 12 died and 1 survived. The cause of the explosion is unknown. An initial report that 12 survived turned out to be erroneous, leaving relatives and friends furious when they heard three hours later that all 12 were dead.
Jan. 2, Bad Reichenhall, Germany: a heavy snowfall caused the roof of an ice skating rink to collapse, killing 15.
Jan. 4, Cijeruk, Indonesia: a mudslide
buried 200 homes and killed at least 200 people.
Jan. 5, Mecca, Saudi Arabia: a hotel collapsed in Mecca, killing at least 76 pilgrims on the annual hajj.
Jan. 12, Mecca, Saudi Arabia: a stampede by pilgrims on the annual hajj killed at least 360.
Jan. 20, Northern Hungary: a Slovak military plane, AN-24, en route to Slovakia from Kosovo, crashed soon after taking off, killing 43, most of them Slovak soldiers.
Jan. 23, Bioce, Montenegro: a train derailed and plunged into the Moraca canyon, killing 46 and injuring 19.
Jan. 28, Katowice, Poland: 67 people died from the collapse of the roof of. the International Exhibition Hall. There had been 500 people inside at the time.

There were big problems with extremely heavy snowfall at the beginning of the year. I remember now. Last year too much snow, this year way to little snow... how ironic.

[TheEnglishman]

It's sad that two of those events happened on my birthday. Luckily though, I don't think last year saw disasters on the scale of previous years.

[Saturos S.]

http://www.infopleas...a/A0932685.html

Pretty much all disasters of 2006. Now I'm reading them I remember them. But they weren't as heavy as disasters in the previous years.

[Sea of Time]

I remember that everyone was worried about hurricanes on the Gulf Coast, and nothing really came to land. It kinda gives you the wrong idea that global warming is taking a break, while it's really not.

[Golden Legacy]

I remember reading that there were a good 11 major storms that occurred in the North Atlantic in 2005.

In 2006, there were only 2, neither of which made it to shore in time to create heavy damage.


I'd say 2006 would best be described as the year of global interests - from spectator events like the Winter Olympics and the World Cup, to the escalation of the Darfur crisis, the North Korean nuclear campaign, the Palestinians vs. Israelis, etc.