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[Chippy]

Last year, in the 2010 Predictions thread, many predictions were made. http://tiny.cc/d8cvn

These are the results...

Correct Predictions.

• Chippy - Prince William gets engaged.
  
• E*F*L*4L - Some sort of big disaster in the world, earthquake, hurricane, flood.
  
• E*F*L*4L - Labour government booted out
  
• E*F*L*4L - Gordon Brown won't be PM anymore by June.
  
• Rik - Lots more extreme weather.
  
• Rik - Conservatives will come to power and do absolutely diddley squat.
  
• Mark710 - The economy will slowly recover worldwide.
  
• John - Pete Doherty gets arrested.
  
• Me_54m - By everyone will have forgotten who Joe Mcelderry is.
  
• Rainbow_brite - There will be a shock match result in the World Cup.
  
• Rainbow_brite - We'll be out of recession by the end of the year.
  
• Rainbow_brite - Most of the airwaves throughout the year will be filled with awful pop songs.
  
• Mitchell - A celebrity will die young, of natural causes that end up being unnatural.
  
• Mitchell - The Daily Mail will spread their politically incorrect hatred of our country to the right-wing idiots who buy the shitrag paper.
  
• Mitchell - England will not win the World Cup, but boy will we ever believe that we can.
  

Wrong Predictions.

• Chippy - America will be attacked by terrorists.
  
• Chippy - At least a couple of shootings at the 2010 World Cup.
  
• E*F*L*4L - There will be some sort of attack in the UK, (London, Birmingham, Manchester) or/and attack either on USA soil or a embassy,
  
• E*F*L*4L - Iran to go nuclear, Israel or USA to do some sort of strike against Iran
  
• E*F*L*4L - Tony Bliar to be tried for war crimes
  
• E*F*L*4L - Australia vote on leaving the Commonwealth (due to Charlie boy being a idiot & future king),
  
• E*F*L*4L - England get knocked out of the semi's in the world cup.
  
• Rik - Quite big improvements to the economy, but not enough to pull us out of recession.
  
• Rik - Russia will claim we've done something to annoy them and cut off our fuel.
  
• Rik - Some sort of attack on western society from the middle east.
  
• Rik - Dubai will be deserted when all the Arab's fail on their loans, leaving a rather expensive wasteland.
  
• DC - I can see something happening to birmingham over here, the canals aren't very well protected and lead right into the city centre.
  
• DC - They will attempt another attack on the united states again, maybe on the scale of 9/11.
  
• DC - On a lighter note. England will go to the world cup with owen coming off the bench to fire us on, until we get knocked out in the quater finals by Portugal.
  
• Serin - Thatcher will finally die hopefully.
  
• Mitchell - The election will be won by a political party.
  
• Mark710 - The US will not experience a terrorist attack on the scale of 9/11 but a European Capital will experience a major attack.
  
• Mark710 - There will be a sad occasion that will visit the Royal Family.
  
• Rainbow_brite - Unfortunately the Tories will win the General Election
  
• Me_54m - There will be either summer flood or a summer heatwave or both but either way it will be the wettest or hottest month on record.
  
• Rainbow_brite - There will be a security scare in the Commonwealth Games
  
• Mitchell - I genuinely think the Tories may not get into power though. Got a weird feeling that it'll be closer than people think, and that Labour may edge it.
  
• Lucie - I reckon Miley Cyrus or somebody similar will get pregnant.
  

Will you have better predictions for 2011?

http://tiny.cc/5n8fq

[Tom.]

A couple that you said are wrong did happen...

Embassies did get attacked in Ira q/n

Terrorist Attempts were made (yemen bomber, toners)

Some sort of attack was made (a failed one)

Iran did go nuclear

[E*F*4L]

Rik - Dubai will be deserted when all the Arab's fail on their loans, leaving a rather expensive wasteland.

they did get bailed out by Qatar.

Me_54m - There will be either summer flood or a summer heatwave or both but either way it will be the wettest or hottest month on record.

hmmm, it was very hot, sure it wasn't a record ?

[TheEpicPlum]

I haven't forgotten who Joe McElderry is, I have his album, 'tis awesome. My personal favourite is Real Late Starter…

[MrDoovdeHaxorz]

I haven't forgotten who Joe McElderry is, I have his album, 'tis awesome. My personal favourite is Real Late Starter…

Yeah but most normal people have, or just don't care... I mean what's he done lately? Same will happen with that guy who 'won' it last year too... X-Factor only ever gives 3 minutes of fame, surely people should be able to see this by now?

[TheEpicPlum]

Meh, I can remember every winner of The X Factor, but I know what you mean. Still though, I am in actually love with Joe McElderry.

[MrDoovdeHaxorz]

It's a trend that started with the very first of these.. it feels kinda wrong to me to call them 'winners'... but yeah, the first supposed winner Steve Brookstein, Cowell dropped him faster than a lead weight after the show.

[Bumble_85]

Out of recession by the end of the year? Hahahaha

[R94N]

I don't think I was a member of UM this time last year

[-sophie-]

I don't think I was a member of UM this time last year

I was, but I think I was still in the "afraid to post" phase...

[kyle_y]

;387519']I was' date=' but I think I was still in the "afraid to post" phase...[/quote']

Same here. And boyyy have we blossomed since then

[Tom.]

Shock revelations that may lead to disqualification from the best newcomer award.

[-sophie-]

MrDoovde, by any chance?

I worked that out a while back.

Detective Sophie, signing out...

[MrDoovdeHaxorz]

Even Viv had worked that one out though, to be fair... so hardly 'shocking' :hahaha:

[-sophie-]

Even Viv

:hahaha: That was after she pointed you to something someone had said on Twitter, which was actually you...

[DC]

;387519']I was' date=' but I think I was still in the "afraid to post" phase...[/quote']

i'm on a couple of boards like that, but it's more of a "can't be bothered to post" phase that dosen't wear off.

[-sophie-]

it's more of a "can't be bothered to post" phase

That as well...