Happy Birthday Listverse!
Published on July 1, 2008 - 96 Comments
Today (July 1) is the first birthday of the List Universe. One year ago today we published our very first list - Top 10 Largest Arms Exporters. If you check it out you will see how far we have come in quality and quantity! With only 6 comments, that list garnered one of the smallest responses from readers - that is no surprise. Compared to the 1,178 comments on the most recent “your view”, we really have come a long way - thanks mostly to you - our readers!
Happy 1st Birthday Listverse!
Now that the first year is behind us, we can look forward to the next year and hope that we get as much growth and have as much fun as we have so far. I am as enthusiastic about the site as I was one year ago today and I have many plans for the future.
I would like to take this time to tell you that there will be two new ideas launched on the site today - so be sure to come back and check them out!
Thank you to everyone for your contributions to the site - and in particular thanks to Cyn (the Admin) and dangorironhide for their administrative efforts on the main site and forums.
And finally, the cupcakes above were very tasty - I shared them with my friends and family and made a wish on behalf of listverse for all of us!
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1. TEKNO - July 1st, 2008 at 1:42 am
Happy Birthday - can we have a balloon please?
2. Lizzie - July 1st, 2008 at 1:44 am
Congratulations and Happy Birthday Jamie. This wonderful site has been keeping me entertained for the last 10 months, and I can’t remember what I did before I found it and my LV family.
Thankyou.
3. Cyn - July 1st, 2008 at 1:48 am
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LISTVERSE! the cupcakes look great.
psst…did you have a glass of wine for me, J?
here’s to the first of many more happy birthdays to come. YIPPIE!
http://cynlvfansite.blogspot.c.....verse.html
4. Shadou - July 1st, 2008 at 1:50 am
Happy birthday! Site’s been keeping me entertained for 3 months or so now, keep it up… and can I get one of those cupcakes ?
5. astraya - July 1st, 2008 at 1:51 am
Happy birthday to us, though I can only claim about 8 months of it. May there be many more.
6. JeffreyGvl - July 1st, 2008 at 2:03 am
Congrats
I really enjoyed your site so far
7. Tempyra - July 1st, 2008 at 2:08 am
Congratulations on making Listverse such a success
I want a cupcake! They look so yummy
8. msmabjab - July 1st, 2008 at 2:14 am
One year older, one year wiser!
9. Denashi - July 1st, 2008 at 2:29 am
Happy birthday!
10. Ruairi - July 1st, 2008 at 2:43 am
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday dear Listverse,
Happy birthday to you!
11. Susana - July 1st, 2008 at 2:53 am
Happy Bday listverse! And congratulations Jamie for making it thus far.Thanks for giving me something to do at work.Here’s to the future,may the site grow bigger and even better.
12. WarningDontReadThis - July 1st, 2008 at 2:56 am
Happy birthday! I thank you all from the bottom of my heart
Cant wait to see the updates(if thats what ya call’em)
Best site ever. And I mean it
By the way, eating cupcakes without me? I’ll let it slide this time.
13. babygirl2882 - July 1st, 2008 at 3:01 am
Happy Birthday!!!!!!
So glad I found this site 
14. dangorironhide - July 1st, 2008 at 3:03 am
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LISTVERSE! Thanks, J, for making and keeping this site running, thanks, Cyn, for helping to do so, and thanks to all the commenters, for adding so much to the site!
You helped me get through most of the last year at work, so I do really mean it
May you and the site have many more years of properity!
15. stoner 26 - July 1st, 2008 at 3:31 am
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
You made this a great site j and i am definetly looking forward to some other great list that you have coming our way
Keep Up The Great Work
Love This Site
16. kiwiboi - July 1st, 2008 at 3:33 am
And finally, the cupcakes above were very tasty - I shared them with my friends and family
LOL. I saw the picture and thought something was familiar…the wallpaper!
Congratulations !!
17. Cyn - July 1st, 2008 at 3:46 am
Dan -
yw.
and thanx to you for keeping forums tidy.
18. ringtailroxy - July 1st, 2008 at 3:49 am
yippie! Happy Birthday to ListVerse and Jamie!
finally, an intellectual list site with creativity, friendly banter, and a sense of humor. just what the internet was lacking…
rtr
19. Tosh - July 1st, 2008 at 4:12 am
THOSE CUP CAKES LOOK SO DELISH lol wow share with a sista
happy birfday!!!! thanks for an amazing site! so much achieved in one year and so much more to come!
HAPPY HAPPY… NOW HAND OVER ONE OF THOSE CUP CAKES
LOL *wink wink*
20. stevenh - July 1st, 2008 at 5:01 am
Jamie:
Thank you for LV. Happy Birthday to you , LV and to all Versers.
21. kempret - July 1st, 2008 at 5:24 am
i thank God for this site! look forward to it everyday
22. Elsa - July 1st, 2008 at 5:25 am
LV’s a jolly good fellow
Lv’s a jolly good fellow
LV’s a jolly good fell ell lloooo
well……….you get the idea.
Cangrats Jamie and crew.good on ya.
Booo Yahhh!
23. Spocker - July 1st, 2008 at 5:32 am
Happy Birthday, Listverse. You’ve made my Internet browsing enjoyable.
24. srichards - July 1st, 2008 at 5:36 am
Happy Birthday Listverse
25. Kreachure - July 1st, 2008 at 5:40 am
Happy birthday, dear Listverse, congratulations, and thank you very much for everything!
26. Mom424 - July 1st, 2008 at 5:44 am
Congratulations! I can’t believe that I have been hanging around here for under a year. It bodes well for you that so many (and folks of quality too!) have found a home here. Great job and keep up the good work!
27. Gina - July 1st, 2008 at 5:55 am
Woooo!!! Happy Birthday! Thanks for making my work day so much better!
28. alucard - July 1st, 2008 at 6:25 am
hapi Beltdey Litbers! hapi Beltdey Litbers!(my song singing)
Thanx Jamie for giving us LV
Hail Jamie!! Hail Listverse!!
Heres to you!
29. spacemanspiff - July 1st, 2008 at 6:42 am
Congrats on the first year of one of the best sites around! This site has everything a fact-loving guy like me could want. Thanks for all the hard work you put into this site Jamie & everyone else!! Can’t wait to see what the future holds in store for Listverse, it can only go up from here!!
-
Mike
30. otay - July 1st, 2008 at 6:47 am
Happy Birthday Listverse!!!
I dont get here as often as i like, but when i do, i catch up on all the great lists that i have missed. Great job Jamie!
Also great job to the many contributors of lists that Jamie is able to post here for our continuing education!
31. Cheeshygirl - July 1st, 2008 at 7:03 am
Happy Birthday ListVerse!!!!! My only regret is that I wasn’t here to enjoy the entire first year but better late than never. Keep up the great work Jamie and his minions. Hey, that would be a great name for a band?!?!?! *walks off pondering her brilliance*
32. grateful me - July 1st, 2008 at 7:21 am
Throughly enjoyed my time at this site over the last 10 months more of a lurker than contributor but all the people seem very familiar friends anyway, 1 year of listverse Goodonya Jamie
33. Csimmons - July 1st, 2008 at 7:40 am
*pulls out ice cream cake* everyone gets a slice! Happy Birthday Listverse!
34. lenalady - July 1st, 2008 at 8:01 am
Happy Birthday Jamie and the Listverse!!! youve done such an amazing job on this site!! im on the internet alot and have NEVER found a site that has kept me coming back everyday for so long!!! i thank you for that!!! once again happy birthday to everybody(because as you can tell by your faithful commenters its a peoples site) and especially the listverse and jamie!!!
35. Joss - July 1st, 2008 at 8:10 am
Happy birthday listverse! Where’s my cupcake?
36. Taija - July 1st, 2008 at 8:52 am
Happy birthday, Listverse!
37. bridget - July 1st, 2008 at 9:09 am
Happy Birthday! Glad to be a part of the LV family. Can’t wait to see what the next year is going to bring!!
38. josephebraulio - July 1st, 2008 at 9:19 am
i want a piece of this muffin! could you send it to Brazil?
haha
39. Teri - July 1st, 2008 at 9:23 am
Happy Birthday, Listverse! Congrats to my favorite website:)
40. Polly Odyssey - July 1st, 2008 at 9:30 am
OM NOM NOM CAKE!!!! GIMME!
Happy Birthday Listverse!
41. sikamikanica - July 1st, 2008 at 9:31 am
Happy Birthday Listverse, I see no better time to come out of the shadows and say what a freakin’ awesome-o of a site this is!
42. bishopwhitet - July 1st, 2008 at 9:35 am
Hey! Those cupcakes aren’t numbered! How are we supposed to argue about which one is the best?
43. Simons - July 1st, 2008 at 9:36 am
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Much
44. tattooedgirly - July 1st, 2008 at 9:39 am
Happy Birthday! I am not a registered user yet, because I am still having problems trying to get registered, but I am a faithful, daily reader of this AWESOME site!
45. Malfore - July 1st, 2008 at 10:06 am
Happy B-day! best. site.EVAR
46. poetryman103 - July 1st, 2008 at 10:13 am
happy birthday listverse
47. CK2005 - July 1st, 2008 at 10:29 am
happy birthday!!!!
I get lost in this site for hours. Thank you, StumbleUpon for showing me this awesome site!
48. stormy617 - July 1st, 2008 at 10:34 am
Happy Birthday all!!
And heres to many many more to come!!!!
I have so much enjoyed this site in the last 7 or so months since I found it.
49. copperdragon - July 1st, 2008 at 11:11 am
congratulations!!
50. DK - July 1st, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Mmm! cuppycakes! Happy Birthday Listverse!
51. SocialButterfly - July 1st, 2008 at 12:38 pm
I am soo proud to call LV my home and I wanted to shar a congratulations to all of my extended family. You know who you are… Can you believe it’s been one year?
I love you all and look forward to the next year and all of it’s changes!!
52. heavybison - July 1st, 2008 at 12:40 pm
This is so cool…….LV Rocks!!
53. Ghidoran - July 1st, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Yay for listverse! Never knew it had been up for only a year. Hope it grows bigger and gets better. Good luck listverse!
54. cliff - July 1st, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Happy birthday to you..happy birthday to you..happy birthday listverse..happy bithday to you..and many more
55. Randall - July 1st, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Happy Birthday—nice work Jamie. I discovered this site, I think, only a short time after its birth, and I’ve had more fun here than I’ve had on the ‘net in ages.
Sadly, I’m suffering from the aftermath of a massive computer crash, so not even sure if this will post–everything I do is taking forever to work.
56. SarahJ - July 1st, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Happy Birthday Listverse!!
57. Catriona - July 1st, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Kiwiboi: The exact same thought crossed my mind….however, I missed out on the cake!
Happy Birthday Listverse. Congratulations Jamie *big hug*
58. SarahJ - July 1st, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Actually Catriona and Kiwiboi, I recognised the cakes before the wallpaper - they are what led me to notice it!
59. Cubone - July 1st, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Happy Birthday to a great site!
60. b.c. - July 1st, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Happy B’day, Listverse! Thanks for posting my list- it was quite an honor for me, and I told all my friends
61. Cedestra - July 1st, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Happy Birthday! Yeah!
Again, for those who didn’t see it on other lists, anyone who frequents the site please contact me at nerikasne@hotmail.com. I’m putting together a little present for the website.
62. TDavis - July 1st, 2008 at 3:14 pm
“Hey! Those cupcakes aren’t numbered! How are we supposed to argue about which one is the best?”
heh
Happy Birthday!
You do know, however, that the cake is a Lie?
Sorry, bad Portal ref.
63. Mortivore - July 1st, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Mosseltoff! It’s a boy! …Wait, wrong occasion.
Happy Birthday! *Does one man marching band act*
64. GTA - July 1st, 2008 at 3:46 pm
I thought listverse was around for a LONG time, i don’t even remember my first list…Does anybody remember theirs?
65. S_R - July 1st, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Happy Birthday!!
66. poodles - July 1st, 2008 at 4:04 pm
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
keep up the awesome work, i check the site on a daily basis.
67. MPW - July 1st, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Happy Birthday!!
68. goof_ball - July 1st, 2008 at 5:42 pm
happy birthday! its funny that you had cupcakes hahaha
69. jesse - July 1st, 2008 at 6:03 pm
omg its only been one year? how many freekin lists do you have???
70. launchd - July 1st, 2008 at 6:19 pm
I think this is a good time from transistioning to a lurker to a registered user
big fan of this site!
71. QwertyBop - July 1st, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Tis also my Dog’s fourth birthday.
That is my conflict.
72. Black Missile - July 1st, 2008 at 7:19 pm
This site has been a life saver, for real. I cant thank you enough. All these wonderful, diverse people.
I would love to register, but I have to fly really low under the wire for legal reasons, nothing that is my fault, but because I have restraining orders.
Also, how do the Forums work?
73. Clantargh - July 1st, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Happy Birthday, and many more.
74. Black Missile - July 1st, 2008 at 7:19 pm
I meant “under the radar”
75. DanaJade - July 1st, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Never commented before, but felt that this was the time since I wanted to wish Listverse a happy birthday!
76. Maman - July 1st, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Happy birthday Listverse…well done Jamie et al. You never cease to amaze.
77. Moa - July 1st, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Happy Birthday. well done
78. Mike - July 1st, 2008 at 10:31 pm
Happy boythday!!! Yes, there I said it… Boythday… No but seriously, great site!!! Keep up the good works!!!
79. hallowedbethyname - July 1st, 2008 at 10:41 pm
happy birthday to ma favorite website!!!
more power and more great lists!!!
80. Phillies - July 2nd, 2008 at 2:40 am
Happy BDay to the list universe!
Helpin me kill time since September 07
81. luckyjack2001 - July 2nd, 2008 at 5:29 am
Happy Birthday to my favorite site!
82. Poisie - July 2nd, 2008 at 6:32 am
Happy (belated) Birthday, Listverse (or as the Bavarians say “Ois Guade zum Gebuadsdog!” ;-). Great site and great people! Thanks Jamie and helpers for creating all these wonderful, entertaining, educating and time-consuming lists! xoxo
83. kiwiboi - July 2nd, 2008 at 7:05 am
Actually Catriona and Kiwiboi, I recognised the cakes before the wallpaper - they are what led me to notice it!>/i>
Catriona & SarahJ : is it just me…?? or are those stripes in the wallpaper not quite vertical…
84. kiwiboi - July 2nd, 2008 at 7:05 am
lol…stupid HTML tag typo
85. Kris - July 2nd, 2008 at 7:53 am
Happy B’Day to the list universe! n Congrats J.Frater… plz try not ignore th comment sent 2 u tho they may b stupid
Once again Happy B’day List Universe
86. christy - July 2nd, 2008 at 11:58 am
Happy Birthday, Listverse! This site is amazing and is definitely one of my faves. I’ve learned so much from it. Congrats and keep it up.
87. Ranger - July 2nd, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Man, i cant believe that i found this site last august
i became diehard in about a week, i just never registered 
the forums are great and im glad i went on ebaumsworld for the daily dump… i had always clicked on the lists links… until i finally just started coming here regularly. this is my homepage now btw 
i love how these lists are so informative. man congratulations 
88. Sheldon Roy - July 2nd, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Its also Canada day for anyone who cares about aour frozen tundra and drunken hocky fans
89. TicoTuanis - July 2nd, 2008 at 7:41 pm
happy BIRTHDAY!!!
hope the next one is as good.
90. Crimanon - July 3rd, 2008 at 8:23 pm
And Happy Birthday USA!!!! God Shave The Queen!!!! I got your Crown Jewels Right HERE!!!!!
91. Vera Lynn - July 3rd, 2008 at 9:08 pm
#88 Sheldon Roy Don’t know much about drunken hockey fans, But I love tough hockey players!!
92. Prozacsoldier - July 3rd, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Happy birthday, Listverse!
Thanx for all the hours of joy, knowledge and wisdom…
Cheers for you Jamie!
We are goin’ to be here to the second anniversary, too
P.D: Thank all of you the users who makes listverse one of the most astonishing sites over the web…
93. Denzell - July 4th, 2008 at 2:24 am
Happy birthday Listverse,
Happy birthday Listverse,
Happy birthday,
Happy birthday,
Happy birthday Listverse!
Congrats Jamie! I hope you keep this up.
94. Denzell - July 4th, 2008 at 2:30 am
By the way, the cupcakes really look YUM!
95. Drogo - July 7th, 2008 at 4:03 am
I already said happy birthday, but it’s been bugging me that I should have put it on this list, so (again)…..
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LISTVERSE!