Comments on: 15 Noteworthy Nobel Prize Nuggets http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19154 Feel Smart Again Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:28:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: xanderjones http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19154/comment-page-1#comment-485529 xanderjones Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:11:15 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19154#comment-485529 Tom, I think that's what she meant. Since nobody can verify, it's safe to throw it onto your resume lol. Good move Jenny... Tom, I think that’s what she meant. Since nobody can verify, it’s safe to throw it onto your resume lol.

Good move Jenny…

]]> By: JohnnyCumLately http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19154/comment-page-1#comment-485424 JohnnyCumLately Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:34:54 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19154#comment-485424 A nerd, here is why Obama won the prize...The Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 is to be awarded to President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. The comes directly from the press release of the Nobel selection commitee. He wasn't selected for anything he promised. Some people may not agreee with his politics but it is pretty hard to argue with the reason why he won the award. A nerd, here is why Obama won the prize…The Nobel Peace Prize for 2009

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 is to be awarded to President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.

The comes directly from the press release of the Nobel selection commitee. He wasn’t selected for anything he promised. Some people may not agreee with his politics but it is pretty hard to argue with the reason why he won the award.

]]> By: Tom Rankin http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19154/comment-page-1#comment-485417 Tom Rankin Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:17:23 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19154#comment-485417 Jenny, it says the nominations are secret, so how do you propose we look it up? Jenny, it says the nominations are secret, so how do you propose we look it up?

]]> By: A Nerd http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19154/comment-page-1#comment-382795 A Nerd Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:30:10 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19154#comment-382795 I agree that the Peace prize has little to do with merit. After all, Obama won it just for promising to do something in the future I agree that the Peace prize has little to do with merit. After all, Obama won it just for promising to do something in the future

]]> By: Peach http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19154/comment-page-1#comment-259972 Peach Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:55:25 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19154#comment-259972 A.M. = in the morning A.M. = in the morning

]]> By: hi http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19154/comment-page-1#comment-151512 hi Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:30:22 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19154#comment-151512 tis is cool tis is cool

]]> By: hi http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19154/comment-page-1#comment-151511 hi Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:29:48 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19154#comment-151511 awesome awesome

]]> By: Jenny http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19154/comment-page-1#comment-129798 Jenny Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:42:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19154#comment-129798 I was once nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature shortly after college. I didn't win, but it sure was awesome to be nominated. I put it on all my resumes. I've gotten some sweet job deals out of it. Go ahead and look up my nomination and verify it. Go on. Do it. I was once nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature shortly after college. I didn’t win, but it sure was awesome to be nominated. I put it on all my resumes. I’ve gotten some sweet job deals out of it. Go ahead and look up my nomination and verify it. Go on. Do it.

]]> By: Dwayne http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19154/comment-page-1#comment-101522 Dwayne Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:13:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19154#comment-101522 The last bit is interesting, that Nobel explicitly said there should not be consideration of nationality. The Literature academy seems to be much biased against Americans. A story on the subject: www.slate.com/id/2201447/ The last bit is interesting, that Nobel explicitly said there should not be consideration of nationality. The Literature academy seems to be much biased against Americans.

A story on the subject:
http://www.slate.com/id/2201447/

]]> By: Valerie http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19154/comment-page-1#comment-101415 Valerie Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:34:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19154#comment-101415 The arafat debacle does speak to how little the peace prize is based on merit of any kind. Disgusting. The arafat debacle does speak to how little the peace prize is based on merit of any kind. Disgusting.

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