What a frigging year.

The 2008 Over-The-Top Celebrity Award Goes To…

Unlike in 2007, when Britney Spears slammed the door shut early on her competition with a head-shaving, 2008 saw quite a few celebs vying for the most over-the-top efforts to get the most attention.

Amy Winehouse gave little effort with a boring drug charge. Paris Hilton gave it a go with jail time. Miley Cyrus made it challenging with age-inappropriate poses for a photo shoot in Vanity Fair.

None of them however, compared to this year’s winner, Lindsay Lohan who changed her sexual orientation then started dating another female who looks more man then woman. I’m confused.

Some Guy Named Matt Danced

In 2008 we learned that people can make money doing weird things. I’m not talking midget fetishes or anything like that but rather dancing with people all over the world. Success has its price though.

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Polygamy goes Viral

In a creepy sort of way last spring, everyone was transfixed by a group of people who all looked and dressed alike, and also happened to be polygamists. They all got arrested, the kids got DNA tested, and husbands across America wondered why the hell any man would want more then one wife.

Christmas Tree Lighting in Greece

Nothing says the holidays like a festive tree lighting ceremony, especially the literal version of a Christmas tradition. Leave it to the Greeks to turn things up a notch. I’m just glad it wasn’t the Armenians.

Forget Trump, listen to Chedda

In 2008 this young up-and-coming entrepreneur showed the internet how to get free money with his “Chedda Gets Cheddar” wealth development program and the government.

Sound familiar?

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