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Biggest Shocks of 2009

  • 09-12-2009 12:21PM
    #1
    nelkins
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭


    Michael Jackson's untimely death? Tiger Woods' transformation into Don Juan? Tom Watson almost winning the Open Championship? What were the most shocking moments of 2009?


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  • #2
    mahamageehad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,673 ✭✭✭mahamageehad


    The pensioners marching in protest over the medical cards


  • #3
    phasers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,159 ✭✭✭✭phasers


    Terry quitting


  • #4
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    irelands economic collapse


  • #5
    norrie rugger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,656 ✭✭✭norrie rugger


    admiralofthefleet wrote: »
    irelands economic collapse

    Not much of a shock, in all fairness


  • #6
    Mr E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55,808 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    Irish football team playing underwhelmingly and relying on play-offs to make it to the world cup.

    Wait.... thats not a shock....


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  • #7
    SeaFields
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    obama getting the nobel peace prize :confused:


  • #8
    That_Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    I still can't believe it's not butter.


  • #9
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,159 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    the worlds fascination with 'climate change'


  • #10
    CreepingDeath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,015 ✭✭✭CreepingDeath


    nelkins wrote: »
    What were the most shocking moments of 2009?

    2009 is not over yet... Dr. Bollocko is going to publish a photo of himself naked.


  • #11
    CrazyRabbit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,659 ✭✭✭CrazyRabbit


    I'm adopted.


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  • #12
    Gone Drinking
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,814 ✭✭✭Gone Drinking


    How big my penis really is..

    but that comes as a shock year after year


  • #13
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,779 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    Ireland taking the French into extra time aftre losing in Dublin (wasn't able to watch it, saw a BBC news update before the Gallas goal).

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



  • #14
    Pighead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,184 ✭✭✭✭Pighead


    Glen Hansard winning an Oscar! :eek:


  • #15
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    norrie rugger wrote: »
    Not much of a shock, in all fairness

    it was expected, but the severity of the collapse wasnt


  • #16
    That_Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    Pighead wrote: »
    Glen Hansard winning an Oscar! :eek:

    Think that was 2008


  • #17
    Scorpion Sting
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42,475 ✭✭✭✭Scorpion Sting


    Y.E. Yang winning the USPGA Championship. Louis Saha scoring the quickest FA Cup Final goal in history.


  • #18
    8k2q1gfcz9s5d4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,616 ✭✭✭8k2q1gfcz9s5d4


    Death of Michael Jackson. Nearly crashed the car when i heard :(


  • #19
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    Brummytom and his threeway with the two girls from bikini modelling college!





    Oh wait - was I not supposed to say anything about that yet Tom?


  • #20
    Pighead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,184 ✭✭✭✭Pighead


    That_Guy wrote: »
    Think that was 2008
    :eek: Pighead was wrong!
    That's the shock of the year so far.:eek:


  • #21
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,372 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    this afternoon's decimation of the economy.


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  • #22
    That_Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    AnonoBoy wrote: »
    Brummytom and his threeway with the two girls from bikini modelling college!





    Oh wait - was I not supposed to say anything about that yet Tom?

    I'd say those bikini models were a bit more shocked - <--- actual size.


  • #23
    Pighead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,184 ✭✭✭✭Pighead


    Cheryl Cole releasing a debut single that was actually pretty decent!:eek:


  • #24
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,916 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    seeing kelly brooke semi naked. I still havent recovered from the shock


  • #25
    kildara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 456 ✭✭kildara


    That_Guy wrote: »
    - <--- actual size.
    Yeah from two miles away.




    Wait, you weren't taking the p|ss out of me...


  • #26
    Dancor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,626 ✭✭✭Dancor


    Michael Jackson dying. I think I was probably the last person in the world to find out.


  • #27
    timmaii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 67 ✭✭timmaii


    It's got to be Tiger, who could have foreseen that he was human after all!
    Oh, and Jedward, quite shocking really (with the hair to prove it!)


  • #28
    kildara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 456 ✭✭kildara


    Dancor wrote: »
    Michael Jackson dying. I think I was probably the last person in the world to find out.
    Michael Jackson is dead??? :(


  • #29
    Scorpion Sting
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42,475 ✭✭✭✭Scorpion Sting


    timmaii wrote: »
    Jedward, quite shocking really (with the hair to prove it!)


    http://images.mirror.co.uk/upl/m4/nov2009/2/8/jedward-450-146624772.jpg


  • #30
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,916 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    John and Edward.

    Their SUBO like introduction was a joy to behold. Thats living the dream :eek:


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  • #31
    WindSock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,239 ✭✭✭✭WindSock


    The Ryan & Murphy reports. We all knew that the clergy were up to no good, but the scale and the cover ups were fairly inconcievable to the nation until the reports were published.


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