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Earlier this week, we asked you to vote on what you believed were the most surprising headlines of 2008. Almost 500 people voted, and the results are in!


Without further adieu, here are the Top 10 Most Surprising Moments of 2008, as voted by the SocialVibe community.

    10. New York Giants unexpected Superbowl victory (2%)

    9. Auto industry tycoons GM, Ford &O Chrysler ask & receive bailout (3%)

    8. John McCain chooses Sarah Palin as his running mate (4%)

    7. Travis Barker & DJ AM come close to death in plane crash (4%)


    6. Michael Phelps walks away from Beijing Olympics with 8 gold medals (4%)

    5. Lindsay Lohan gets a girlfriend (6%)

    4. Proposition 8 passes in California, banning gay marriage (16%)

    3. Gas prices drop to $1.50 a gallon (17%)

    2. Barack Obama becomes first African American elected President (21%)


    And the number one most surprising moment of 2008 is....

    1. Heath Ledger passes away (22%)

We love doing these kinds of polls - getting your feedback and then sharing them with the community. Anything that we can do to get the SocialVibe community involved, we're into it.

Here's to 2009 and the many good surprises that lie ahead of us!


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elmo

POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

ummm lindsay lohan has a gf? xo

CaliforniaLuv84

POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

It kinda bugs me how practicaly no one cared about Heath, until he died. All of a sudden everyone "loved" him, and were "big fans" of him.

xXVeronicaCullenXx

POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

Yeah, that was pretty surprising with what happened to Heath.
='(
But it was wonderful with what happened to Obama!
=D

mellllyyyyy

POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

wooo happy 2009 !

PsychoBabyDoll

POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

I was a big fan of Heath.
I miss seeing him do new things and what nott.
It's tragic what happened to him.

kkirstyy

kkirstyy says:
POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

"It kinda bugs me how practicaly no one cared about Heath, until he died. All of a sudden everyone "loved" him, and were "big fans" of him."

I totally agree! Nobody even cared about the Dark Knight 'til he passed away. Bugs me too ¬¬

TwilightLuver96

POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

i thought that it was most suprising when Heath Leger died,,,i cried,,,because i thought that he seemed really fasinating,and he was a great actor...he will always be remembered!!!

Transexual Barbie Doll

POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

I was a fan of Heath before he died, a long time fan. He does have alot of fans that knew him before he died. So people complaining about how "he had no fans till he died" is just ridiculous.

Dani Renesmee

POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

I was so sad when Travis got into a plane crash. I didn't see that coming.

VampireStephanie

POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

I loved Heath Ledger.:"(

.BRYT:].

.BRYT:]. says:
POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

It annoys me that they actually banned it in california after it took so long to get it legalized.

BRING ON THE TRUMPETS (:

POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

I miss Heath Ledger :(
He was amazing as the Joker...
RIP :[

d00d

d00d says:
POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

this really was quite the year.

I hope 2009 is better and that SocialVibe.com is among the top trendsetters for the year :)

cappi hates rude people

POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

i reall did love heath not a fake

Victoria

Victoria says:
POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

heath was def the most shocking. i liked him ever since the patriot.. or maybe even before that. :(

CaliforniaLuv84

POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

btw, i am not saying he didn't have any fans. Of course, i knew he had lots and lots of fans. I'm just talking about the people who all of a sudden we're "big fans" when he died. That was all i was saying : )

elyse

elyse says:
POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

It kinda bugs me how practicaly no one cared about Heath, until he died. All of a sudden everyone "loved" him, and were "big fans" of him.

yeah, me too. i loved Heath before he died. i had posters of him on my wall & all that jazz. i actually shed a few tears when he died. lol.

rawrrmeagan

POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

I don't think people realize just how many fans Heath really did have before he died, and just how many people think he's amazing because of his work in movies such as The Dark Knight, not because he died. This isn't a case of Kurt Cobain, Heath was actually recognized as a fantastic actor BEFORE he died.

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[BrianaMarie]

POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

I was super surprised about Heath, I almost cried when we watched A Knight's Tail in English this year

->OliviaRose

POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

i loved heath ledger he was such an incredible actor, sucks he had to pass, ive been a fan since he came out in 10 things i hate about you, and californialuv84 is right no one seemed to care before except his real fans, so alot of people missed out on his talent.

zulimalikyar

POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

no disrespect to heath ledger, cause i love him and think he is a truly amazing actor and am sadded that he has passed! but more people were surprised by his death than barack obama

ANGIE109

ANGIE109 says:
POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

i don't really think the lindsey lohan one belongs.
but happy 2009 :)

Jemxxxx

Jemxxxx says:
POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

I think Heath Ledger was a star and always will be remembered:) He has done a lot of amazing roles and was incredible as the Joker,RIP :)

alex.acclaimed

POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

mhm.

amyyzingdreams(:

POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

the most surprising was the gas drop!

sarah

sarah says:
POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

2008 kind of felt like a soap opera. There were surprises around every corner. mkay.

Jenniferosh

POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

I am shocked Lindsay Lohan getting a girlfriend is more surprising than Michael Phelps! Crazy!

UhlissUh Rose

POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

I was a big fan of Heath's before he died. When I found out that he had passed away, I literally did not believe it.
He was a wonderful actor.

UhlissUh Rose

POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

btw. The day he died, we were watching A Knights Tale in my Media Lit class. Talk about strange. I was freaked out.

panthophobic

POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

aw, mr ledger.<3

EdwardBellaNessie1022

POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

Aaaaaw how sad!

ClaireEatsAirplanes

POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

Heath Ledger's death fer sure.
i loved him. but it is completely lame that people all of a sudden cared. almost none of the people i told even knew who he was by name i had to say from brokeback mountain. his work was insane and he was one of the best actors of the 2000's

Courtney

Courtney says:
POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

prop 8 being passed suprised me most

shelbusue

shelbusue says:
POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

gas is still 2.41 on Maui

Caitie

Caitie says:
POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

It's really sad that Heath died, he was fantastic as an actor, espec. in dark knight..

Chilito

Chilito says:
POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

Yup Heath Ledger
:(

awww he was and still is amaizing i love him so much

Mal

Mal says:
POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

1 & 2, definitely! However, I knew 2 was going to happen loll. It was obvious! :P

MiCHELLE

MiCHELLE says:
POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

# 3&4

Poppie

Poppie says:
POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

I think Obama winning far out weighs anything and everything else! YES WE CAN and YES WE DID!!!

Chantelle

Chantelle says:
POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

i WAS DEFINITELY SURPRISED THAT OBAMA WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT... BUT THAT IN IT'S SELF MEANS THAT THIS COUNTRY, NATION AND WORLD IS IN NEED OF A FEW SURPRISES

supstick

supstick says:
POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

Ditto to the Heath thing. Hasn't anybody ever seen 10 Things I Hate About You?! Who DOESN'T love him after that movie?

PoliticGirl!

POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

Sarah Palin, bailout, and Barack Obama.

In that order.

Actually add lindsay in their too.

Erin

Erin says:
POSTED 3 YEARS AGO

ok people did like heath before he died.
whatever, someones always gotta say something negative, how about your happy that he's in a better place?


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