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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Petrarch of the VBB on October 21, 2002, 01:35:33 pm
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Those of you in Britain will probaly knwo about this, so who would you vote for out of the top ten.
EDIT: Dammit! I meant to post a poll, oh well, here are the options.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Winston Churchill
Oliver Cromwell
Charles Darwin
Princess Diana
Elizabeth I
John Lennon
Admiral Nelson
Isaac Newton
Shakespeare
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Isaac Newton
ADMINS!!!! you know what to do.
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im american but King Henry VIII is a cool person
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Gandhi.
Other than that, I dunno. I think, considering you also brought about the Spice Girls, that you might be only slightly over breaking even on the fame/ignominy scale. A repeat and you'll be down there with Germany.
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/me votes for Diamond Geezer.
And why isn't Freddie Mercury in there?
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Winston Churchill
Oliver Cromwell
Charles Darwin
Princess Diana
Elizabeth I
John Lennon
Admiral Nelson
Isaac Newton
Shakespeare
Newton was THE MAN, possibly the single greatest person humanity has ever produced. :D Churchill and Darwin were admirable guys as well; don't know much about the rest.
Gandhi.
this guy belongs in the "worst people of all time" category... :p :D
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Originally posted by Stryke 9
Gandhi.
Other than that, I dunno. I think, considering you also brought about the Spice Girls, that you might be only slightly over breaking even on the fame/ignominy scale. A repeat and you'll be down there with Germany.
What the heck are you talking about?
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*chops blair*
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Originally posted by Tiara
*chops blair*
:yes:
What about Tolkien?
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voted for churchill
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how about the guy who wrote beowulf
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If you don't already know Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a famous victorian engineer who built lots of bridges and railways around the world.
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John Logie Baird.
:p
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Originally posted by Stryke 9
Gandhi.
Other than that, I dunno. I think, considering you also brought about the Spice Girls, that you might be only slightly over breaking even on the fame/ignominy scale. A repeat and you'll be down there with Germany.
Because America never produced a piss poor pop act at all. Ever.
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Originally posted by 01010
Because America never produced a piss poor pop act at all. Ever.
*sacrcasm detector goes off the chart*
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Originally posted by CP5670
Newton was THE MAN, possibly the single greatest person humanity has ever produced. :D Churchill and Darwin were admirable guys as well; don't know much about the rest.
I dunno, Newton also gave us Fluxions and persisted in believing in the aether when there was evidence against it. Besides, any props the guy gets have to be balanced with his poor treatment of Leibnitz.
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Originally posted by 01010
Because America never produced a piss poor pop act at all. Ever.
There's piss-poor, and then there's unconscionable. At least you can laugh at the parallels between the Backstreet Boys and Village People, and look at Christina Aguilera's breasts. The Spice Girls were just damn painful, and there were a ****load of them. With stupid names assigned in order to give them some semblance of a "personality".
I'm kinda iffy on the Beatles, too, but most people seem to think they're some kind of gift from a bountiful God to pop music, and will attack you with anything sharp in the vicinity if you disagree, so I'll bow to popular opinion. If only because I can think of several sharp things in view right now.
Anyway. It's not just the Spice Girls' fault- Radiohead is ten billion times worse, but I assume they're American in extraction, and I just can't say anything bad about the music of a country that invented the atomic bomb.
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What about that guy that changed all the systems of the British Navy way back when? Damn it! I hate when I forget names!!! The one either during the 3rd Britian Danish War or just after. Stupid brain!!!@!
*stabs brain with Q-tip*
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Drake?
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Originally posted by diamondgeezer
What about Tolkien?
Tolkien's not English, f00!
Anyway, I vote for David Beckham. Or that Seaman dude.
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James Bond :thepimp:
Elizabeth Hurley ;7
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King Henry VIII cause im related to one of his wives :p
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Originally posted by PhReAk
how about the guy who wrote beowulf
Well, considering that we don't know who wrote it......
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Ozzy Osbourne :cool:
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Originally posted by Levyathan
Tolkien's not English, f00!
Err.. was he not? Ah, no, you're right - he was born in... erm... South Africa, right? Somewhere in Africa, methinks. Anycase, he lived most his whole life in England, and he did serve in the RAF, so do the maths...
Besides, this is a thread about Britons, you know - England may be the most important part, but we mustn't forget the ethnic minorities *nods at Aldo*
[EDIT] Just thought - Spike Milligan has to go on the list, as does Roald Dahl.
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Originally posted by diamondgeezer
Err.. was he not? Ah, no, you're right - he was born in... erm... South Africa, right? Somewhere in Africa, methinks. Anycase, he lived most his whole life in England, and he did serve in the RAF, so do the maths...
Besides, this is a thread about Britons, you know - England may be the most important part, but we mustn't forget the ethnic minorities *nods at Aldo*
[EDIT] Just thought - Spike Milligan has to go on the list, as does Roald Dahl.
Agreed.
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I'm kinda iffy on the Beatles
**reaches for nearest sharp object**
Damn, were are my sharp objects!?!
**grabs nearest dull object and starts sharpening it**
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Originally posted by PhReAk
Drake?
No, not him. This guy didn't ever command a ship or sail.
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Thom Yorke.
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I dunno, Newton also gave us Fluxions and persisted in believing in the aether when there was evidence against it. Besides, any props the guy gets have to be balanced with his poor treatment of Leibnitz.
Yeah, I think in terms of just math and philosophy Leibniz was certainly superior. What makes Newton so great though is that he did absolutely fundamental work in two areas (math and physics) with the co-discovery of calculus and the development of most of classical mechanics and optics. Although the fluxion was just an old term for the derivative and just about all the scientists believed in the æther until the late 19th century. :D
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Originally posted by Stryke 9
There's piss-poor, and then there's unconscionable. At least you can laugh at the parallels between the Backstreet Boys and Village People, and look at Christina Aguilera's breasts. The Spice Girls were just damn painful, and there were a ****load of them. With stupid names assigned in order to give them some semblance of a "personality".
I'm kinda iffy on the Beatles, too, but most people seem to think they're some kind of gift from a bountiful God to pop music, and will attack you with anything sharp in the vicinity if you disagree, so I'll bow to popular opinion. If only because I can think of several sharp things in view right now.
Anyway. It's not just the Spice Girls' fault- Radiohead is ten billion times worse, but I assume they're American in extraction, and I just can't say anything bad about the music of a country that invented the atomic bomb.
Lemme put it this way.
Number of albums by US groups I have - 1 (BRMC). Number of UK group albums - about 65.
And I buy a LOT of albums.
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Of the list its has to be either Newton or Darwin, maybe that's because I'm a scienist by trade. It should definately NOT be the late Princess of Wales. To be quite frank she shouldn't even be one of the top 10.
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probably Lennon because without him we wouldn't have rock
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There were great Britons?:confused:
:p
Just Kidding...Um, Go Darwin, becuause he gave us the single greatest weapon against christianity in the history of the world.
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Well... not really, since Creationists just pretend evolution doesn't exist, thus negating the scientist's clever arguments entirely.
Not that I'm aiming to turn this one into another Science vs Religion job... *hides*
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Originally posted by Levyathan
Anyway, I vote for David Beckham. Or that Seaman dude.
I have seen some morons in my time (and believe me, I have, i've been to Bradford!) but you, sah, beat them all! I demand satisfaction, pistols at dawn! and so on.
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if you want a scot, how about Sean Connery
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...monty python.
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Originally posted by Petrarch of th VBB
I have seen some morons in my time (and believe me, I have, i've been to Bradford!) but you, sah, beat them all! I demand satisfaction, pistols at dawn! and so on.
How can you not like them? Because of them we got to be world champions for the fifth time!
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Originally posted by Levyathan
How can you not like them? Because of them we got to be world champions for the fifth time!
Note - Macedonia scored past Seaman straight from a corner in the last round of Euro 2004 qualifiers. Into the exact same spot as Ronaldinho :D
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Don't get me started of David Seamen. Loyal Gooner that I am, I still cringe every time he 'dives' for a ball. The dude is just to old.
Plus that barnet fair can't be helping matters, I dunno why Wenger han't made him chop it off...
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Newton... pfft! One apple falls on his head and he thinks he's Einstein. ;)
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Originally posted by Levyathan
How can you not like them? Because of them we got to be world champions for the fifth time!
Oh yes, greatness really stems not from from bringing the world into the modern age, discovering gravity, or saving Britain form annihilation, but from kicking a ball! How silly of me to forget!
Kerrrr-iste!
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Originally posted by diamondgeezer
Plus that barnet fair can't be helping matters, I dunno why Wenger han't made him chop it off...
I think he should tie onto the goalpost - makes it less difficult for 'im to be chipped. As a Scot, I wish Seaman a long and ..er.. memorable international career for the next few years at least.
;7
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Originally posted by Dynamo
Thom Yorke.
Chris Martin.
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Originally posted by aldo_14
Note - Macedonia scored past Seaman straight from a corner in the last round of Euro 2004 qualifiers. Into the exact same spot as Ronaldinho :D
This reminds me of a joke about players having big knobs to lob 'seaman' from er.... never mind. :nervous: