Thread: The 2000s: A New Reality

Synopsis: Continuing the decade's story with TV host Nate Berkus' personal recount of the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004; the capture of Saddam Hussein; Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction; the creation of YouTube and more.

PART 1

What did Howard Dean do in a video after the narrator said that Dean learned firsthand what could happen when "good videos go bad"?
Gave out a scream

What was Jawed Karim doing in a video that was posted to an online video site?
Standing in front of an elephant enclosure

What did John Keller say that he had to do to gather supplies for himself and his neighbors after Hurricane Katrina?
Swim to the grocery store

What did John Keller say he watched happen while looking outside during Hurricane Katrina?
Roofs get blown off of houses

What did Mary Cheney say there was something "emotionally powerful" about someone being able to do?
Claim they were married

What did Nate Berkus say that he and Fernando Bengoechea did when the first wave from a tsunami hit South Asia on December 26, 2004?
Became pinned underneath a bed

What did Rick Von Feldt say many people would ask him to do after saying that people were concerned about letting their loved ones know they were all right?
Take a photograph of them and text it

What did Samir Aljassim say that he did after Saddam Hussein kept referring to him as a "traitor"?
Punched him a couple of times

What did Sgt. Darby say that he found the prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison were doing when he first arrived that had been a "punishment"?
Wearing pieces of women's clothing

What did Sgt. Maddox say he told Mohammad Ibrahim to do at the prison if he wanted to take Maddox to Saddam Hussein?
Bang on his cell door

In a "Did You Know" segment during this show, what did you learn about the U.S. Presidents, before an insurance company was noted?
How twenty-six of them entered into office as veterans
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PART 2

What did an animated banker do in footage from "South Park: Margaritaville"?
Lost an elderly woman's deposit

What did a man do while attacking Pres. George W. Bush in press conference footage from December 14, 2008?
Tossed a pair of shoes at him

What did Joe Wurzelbacher tell Pres. Obama that he planned on doing in footage, before Rob Lowe described Wurzelbacher as a "once-regular guy"?
Purchasing a new company

What did a news reporter say Michael Jackson did on June 25, 2009 which led to his death?
Experienced a cardiac arrest

What did Pres. Obama do in footage before Rob Lowe said many sports idols fell from grace in the 2000s?
Swished a basketball through a hoop

What did Rob Lowe say Iraqi militias from Sadr City did, before he said U.S. forces struck back by building a two-mile concrete wall?
Blasted an embassy with rocket attacks

What did Ron Michaelson, as "Ned the Banker," do in footage from a commercial before Matt Taibbi discussed "ninja loans"?
Underwent an eye examination

What did Sienna Guillory's character do to kill a zombie in footage from "Resident Evil: Apocalypse"?
Shot a bullet into its head

What did Steve Jobs do in footage from 2007 as he demonstrated a new product for an audience?
Displayed applications on a cell phone

What did Tara Conner say she did before she discussed the possibility of being stripped of her Miss USA title?
Failed a drug test for cocaine

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