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floppywhopper 03-15-2010 06:33 AM

I voted for Eddie Van Halen of course

those of you cretins who didn't will be reported to the EvH police
your punishment will be two years of bananarama
until you learn to appreciate good music


floppy

Alexvader 03-15-2010 10:46 AM

Hi Reed9

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Funny, I would have put Mother Teresa on the list as one of the worst people in modern history.
You do have a point there... Although fanatic, and somewhat irrational in her statement

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that the main threat to world peace is abortion and contraception."

She was a tender and caring person that helped the homeless, and starving in India...

If she would be World Dictator, the world would be a better place than if Ishii Shiro was world Dictator...

That creature, creator of Unit 731 in Harbin, China IS by no means comparable to Mother Teresa...

This is why I voted him to Enemy of Mankind N 1, worst person EVER..

As a Japanese, I still feel ashamed that Shiro was born in Japan, I still feel small and miserable everytime I look into the eyes of a person from China :( , and I have great friends from China and Korea...


...yet I would be very proud if Mother Teresa was Japanese... despite the fact that she might have a political agenda, lots of ppl found comfort, happiness and mitigation from their suffering with her action... wouldn't y agree...?

reed9 03-15-2010 11:11 AM

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...yet I would be very proud if Mother Teresa was Japanese... despite the fact that she might have a political agenda, lots of ppl found comfort, happiness and mitigation from their suffering with her action... wouldn't y agree...?
No, I wouldn't. Ok, realistically, she is of course not on par with some of the worst people in history, but she was no saint.

1. She supported the suspension of democracy and civil rights in India in 1975.

2. Her opposition to birth control and especially the use of condoms means she bears at least some responsibility for the AIDS epidemic in Africa and the suffering of millions. If she actually cared about their well-being, she could have used her influence and money to actually help the world in that regard.

3. Her medical clinics were sub-standard, as reported by the Lancet and the British Medical Journal. By neglecting standards of care, she contributed to the death and suffering of who knows how many people.

Actions speak louder than words. She might have preached love and tolerance, but she did not put those words into practice. She tolerated dictators, she held the rich to a different standard the poor (famously condemning divorce, except in the case of Princess Diana), and she spent millions building convents and working to convert hindus to christianity, rather than working to actually help raise their quality of life.

An interesting essay: http://www.indiastar.com/DhiruShah.htm

GoinEasy9 03-15-2010 01:15 PM

Hulk Hogan, because the movie "Idiocracy" just seems so real recently.

frieza 03-15-2010 01:17 PM

putin :P

penguiniator 03-15-2010 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by floppywhopper (Post 3898870)
I voted for Eddie Van Halen of course

those of you cretins who didn't will be... punish[ed]
until you learn to appreciate good music

Yes, Van Halen is enough to make anyone appreciate good music.

CoderMan 03-15-2010 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by linus72 (Post 3898230)
Sarah
just cause shes the Hottest:)

Second that.

aizkorri 03-16-2010 06:16 PM

lucifer

icecubeflower 03-16-2010 11:38 PM

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Do we really get a free PS3 for voting?
Yes! You all get a PS3! Just post your name, social security number, and credit card information and I will mail your FREE PS3 right away.

Hey I didn't know that about mother Teresa. I'm not a fan of abortion. But I think we should have started air dropping crates of condoms on the 3rd world years ago. I hate it when people are against abortion AND condoms. Just pick one.

smeezekitty 03-16-2010 11:45 PM

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credit card information
Yep...Not so free.

damgar 03-17-2010 12:15 AM

Eddie Van Halen? Has that hip healed yet?

penguiniator 03-17-2010 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by icecubeflower (Post 3901250)
Yes! You all get a PS3! Just post your name, social security number, and credit card information and I will mail your FREE PS3 right away.

And for good measure, let me give you my bank account number... please.

cousinlucky 03-23-2010 11:49 PM

I think that I would make a great dictator. The first thing I would do is to line up a row of Guillotine's next to George Washington's Federal Hall statue across the street from the New York Stock Exchange.

Every day people the world over could place bets and watch the " Head Races " on television and You Tube. There would be criminals, politicians, and Wall Street crooks placed in the stocks; when the blades came down the heads would roll down the steps. The head that rolls the farthest wins.

What a grand spectacle that would be!! You Betcha!!

MrCode 03-23-2010 11:56 PM

Hey, I thought this thread was dead! :p

Anyways, I noticed that the "Other" choice is so far the most popular. The selection of other choices must really suck, then, LOL.

Although RMS is in 2nd, so...

lupusarcanus 03-25-2010 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by linus72 (Post 3898230)
Sarah
just cause shes the Hottest:)

Lolz. Good political views too.


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