Every New Year's Eve a group of friends get together to feast, imbibe, tell stories, Yankee swap, and make predictions for the coming year. Here are some of the more interesting predictions for 2011:
• Facebook takes second place to a glossier social networking site
• The Euro will decline by at least 20%
• Serious civil unrest in Venezuela
• North Korea will suffer an economic collapse
• Oprah decides to run for public office
• Kate Middleton will be 2 months pregnant at her royal wedding
• Gracie Mansion (NYC) will be held by terrorists for 12 hours: 5 killed, 7 wounded
• True Grit will win Best Movie Oscar
• Prominent Wall St. firm will collapse amidst political scandal
• Suze Orman will file for bankruptcy
• Patriots win League championship and then Superbowl by 14+
• Obama proves he was born in the U.S.A.
• Glenn Beck retires after scandals hound him
• Bottled water co. has massive recall -- contaminated by plastic bottles
• Supreme Court Justice is caught in illegal activities, steps down
• Two major religions talk merger
• A plot to disrupt the power gird is foiled, but only after 1/4 of the country goes dark
• Tiger Woods declares he is gay
• Randy Moss begs to come back to Patriots and is welcomed home
• Unemployment will fall below 8%
• Gold prices will stall but silver prices will go up by 20%+
• More global warming data found to be fudged
• Massive student-loan meltdown -- Uncle Sam foots the bill
• One state will declare bankruptcy
• Colin Firth wins Best Actor Oscar for The King’s Speech
