#5 China (no gong from Jimmy) * a man kissed his girlfriend so powerful it ruptured her eardrum * the next day he didn't call or he did, and she didn't hear #4 Asteroids * $100 million shield should be built * UN will try to negotiate, finally buckling by giving it a seat on the Security Council #3 Time * a leap second will be added to 2008 * 2008 sucks, why would we want it to be any longer? * a threat to Stephen's schedule * with his Plan a Second calendar, no room for self-reflection and doubt * 1999 free time, he almost swallowed his tongue