The Top Twenty Internet Lists of 2011

Turkeys on the attack, ridiculous Kurt Cobain costumes, and more. In convenient list form!

by Colette McIntyre and Delia Pless

If there's one thing the internet loves, it's lists. Whether that's a depressing side-effect of our ever-shrinking attention span as a society, or a testament to the simple truth that people love having crap numbered sequentially for them, remains to be seen, but the "listicle" (our least favorite portmanteau, right after "chillax") isn't going away any time soon. Fortunately, it's a flexible format, as demonstrated by this, our list of the twenty best internet lists of 2011. Meta!

House

1) 5 Things Doctor Shows Taught Us About Medicine

In addition to these five things, we've also learned that doctors have a lot of sex with each other. A lot. 


Harry Potter

2) 9 Cultural Zeitgeists Arguably More Damaging Than Twilight

We're on board with all of these except hammer pants — those things are legit.


Anna Wintor

3) Rumors I've Heard About Anna Wintour

Anna Wintour knows everything about everyone. That's why her hair is so big — it's full of secrets. 


Turkey Attack

4) The 10 Best Videos Of Turkeys On The Attack

Thanks to the Internet, I no longer wish to have the Doctor Dolittle-esque power to speak with the animals. Keep those little fuckers away from me.


Bad Kiss

5) The 10 Least Sexy Kisses In Movies And TV

If you think these are rough, you should've seen your mom's first kiss. Boom!


Bad Halloween Costumes

6) The 10 Worst Sexy Halloween Costumes

This list argues that everything has officially been sexualized; I see that as a challenge. Sexy Anne Frank, here I come!


Kurt Cobain Costume

7) The 5 Most Ridiculous Kurt Cobain Costumes You Can Actually Buy

This list could also be called "The 5 Worst Nirvana Puns Ever Made."


Dance Sequence

8) 5 Transformative Dance Sequences in Movies

It takes true directorial courage to advance your plot via a scene of David Bowie prancing around in tights.


Reading Rainbow

9) The 8 Nerdiest Reading Rainbow Episodes

After watching our favorite Roots alum (sorry, Ben Vereen) take a walk on the geeky side, we now completely understand Troy from Community's obsession


Best Penises

10) Top 10 Most Amazing Penises

Why are none of these Ryan Gosling's?

 

Commentarium (3 Comments)

Dec 15 11 - 3:44pm
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listception

Dec 17 11 - 11:38am
dora1234

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It's a first and safe place for people who wanna to start a short-term relationship....
no bounds or limits in front of true love.

Dec 21 11 - 4:13pm
LaraP

Okay, love the roundup of lists. Despite my ongoing issues with Listphobia, I somehow wandered onto this list of the 50 (yes, 50) greatest Internet memes of 2011 and I am still reading. Who knew there were 50? Or more? It scares me, but it thrills me. Here's the list (seriously amazing):

http://www.ranker.com/list/the-50-greatest-internet-memes-of-2011/willia...