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ST 2011 News/Stories Poll. A lot of things ended in 2011. The LA Times has a list. Name them.

Posted by con_carne Dec 20 '11, 14:58

The article is called "End of an Era 2011." It lists news and cultural phenomena which, in one way or another, came to an end during 2011. This includes both important world news stories as well as pop culture stuff.

Go!

Responses:

spoiler answers - con_carne Dec 20, 15:15
Not on the list, but -- nm - rollo Dec 20, 15:12 1
- oops. Andy Rooney -- nm - rollo Dec 20, 15:13
Egypt and Libya -- nm - rollo Dec 20, 15:08 1
- Nope! -- nm - con_carne Dec 20, 15:17
Four "things" left. #4 is a retailer, #8 is a US policy, #11 is a media company, #13 is a US TV show -- nm - con_carne Dec 20, 15:07 12
- Did Lost end this year or was that a year ago? Also DADT. -- nm - pmb Dec 20, 15:16
- #11 is Netflix would be my guess or Apple -- nm - eag Dec 20, 15:12 1
  - Methinks you should reread the poll. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 20, 15:13
- #4 = Blockbuster? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 20, 15:11 4
  - No. You're getting warm... -- nm - con_carne Dec 20, 15:13 3
    - Did Hollywood Video finish their liquidation in 2011? -- nm - David Dec 20, 15:21
    - Did Circuit City go under in 2011? -- nm - rollo Dec 20, 15:15 1
      - Oh no, that was a few years ago -- nm - con_carne Dec 20, 15:15
- dont ask dont tell? fox/news world thing? x-factor -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 20, 15:11
- Zellers? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 15:10 2
  - (This is what canadians call DADT. I win!) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 15:11 1
    - DADT is #8 -- nm - con_carne Dec 20, 15:11
Bin Laden, Oprah Show, Harry Potter movies, Jobs, Paterno, Kardashian marriage -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 20, 15:01 9
- #1, #2, #3, #6, #9, the Kardashian marriage is not on the list! -- nm - con_carne Dec 20, 15:03 1
  - wha? sad day for journalism. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 20, 15:03
- Bin Laden and Qadaffy -- nm - Remlik Dec 20, 15:02 3
  - Qadaffy is #7 -- nm - con_carne Dec 20, 15:03 2
    - Gadhafi -- nm - Jovian Dec 20, 15:09 1
      - Qadaffy Duck -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 15:10
- oh oh, Regis. yeah, la times would think that is important too. - tRuMaN Dec 20, 15:02 2
  - Admittedly, a pic of Regis was used as the link to this story from the homepage. #10 :) -- nm - con_carne Dec 20, 15:04 1
    - aww, my faith in journalism has been restored. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 20, 15:05
Michael Jackson? -- nm - subversive Dec 20, 15:01 1
- Not on the list -- nm - con_carne Dec 20, 15:05
Shuttle program -- nm - TWuG Dec 20, 15:01 1
- #12 -- nm - con_carne Dec 20, 15:01
Paterno. nm - Dignan Dec 20, 15:00 1
- #9 on this non-ranked (I think) list -- nm - con_carne Dec 20, 15:01
(this article predates Kim Jon II's death) -- nm - con_carne Dec 20, 14:59
War in Iraq -- nm - Jovian Dec 20, 14:58 1
- #5! -- nm - con_carne Dec 20, 14:59

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