{"id":45131,"date":"2016-01-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/45131\/top-10-wtf-moments-of-2015"},"modified":"2023-08-11T04:46:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T04:46:22","slug":"top-10-wtf-moments-of-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/45131\/top-10-wtf-moments-of-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 WTF Moments Of 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"For better or worse, there were some notable headlines over the past year. Lebanon became famous for a porn star and a garbage crisis, while the US and the rest of the world watches on as Donald Trump threatens to bring about the apocalypse. It\u2019s been real 2015, and here are some of our most memorable WTF moments of all.


1. The garbage crisis<\/b>



I don\u2019t really have to explain this one. If there ever was a topic a Lebanese person said WTF about most this year, it would have to be the trash crisis that swept the country this year. At first it seemed a little odd to see the piles of garbage piling up, with civilians burning it to make room for the influx. But the real kicker was the reaction of the government \u2014 general ass-scratching and a lack of real communication with the public. The protests in Downtown Beirut marked some of the most important moments for Lebanon\u2019s people this year, bringing us all together because hey, that shit is gross.


2. Donald Trump for president<\/b>



I\u2019m still waiting for this joke to be over. When Donald Trump announced his candidacy, I was a little appalled, but mainly amused. The American people surely won\u2019t elect a talking piece of cardboard as their next president, would they? And this brings us to the second WTF moment of the year\u2014not that he\u2019s running, but that enough American people have supported Donald Trump to give him a possible chance of being the leader of the free world. And that, my friends, is the scariest of it all. And my favourite Trump quote, you ask? “When you’re asking me about who’s running this, this, this, that’s not, that is not, I will be so good at the military, your head will spin.\u201d


3. Hotline Bling takes over the world<\/b>



I remember checking out the music video to Drake\u2019s Hotline Bling after a friend sent it to me. I couldn\u2019t tell if the friend was telling me to check it out because of Drake\u2019s sick dance moves and the laid-back, smooth feel of the song, or if I was supposed to laugh at Drake look like he was trying to pick something up and deciding not to over and over. I think most of the world alternated between the two, but the last part of my year was filled with Hotline Bling in karaoke bars, living rooms, parking lots, and even the office.


4. Mia Khalifa inspires nationalistic pride<\/b>



Mia Khalifa. The porn star that inspired blog posts, a song, and a fashion trend. Despite the political shit storm that Lebanon has been in the past year, it was nice to see just how easily we could all be distracted by a shiny new headline in the form of Mia Khalifa. If there\u2019s one thing we have to say to Khalifa, it\u2019s thanks for making glasses sexy again<\/a>.


5. Adel Karam makes fun of 63-year-old man presenting brevet exams<\/b>



This truly was a WTF moment, the moment where the line between comedy and purely making fun of someone was crossed. Rather than congratulating the 63-year-old man who had never had the chance to complete his brevet exam and get his diploma<\/a>, Karam resorted to cheap mockery of the man, mentioning it was a little late to be sitting for the exam when retirement was around the corner. Hayda Haki still has a way to go before it learns to push the line without being cheap.


6. Skybar burnt down and everyone lost their shit<\/b>

‘Lebanese People More Upset Over Losing SkyBar Than Going a Year Without President’ https:\/\/t.co\/TST6E53RB4<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Mahmoud (@MahmoudRamsey) May 28, 2015<\/a><\/blockquote>