Ser Rodrigo Belmonte II Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 11 minutes ago, A True Kaniggit said: I'm a penguin and I flew today. American Airlines. DFW suuuuuuucks. @Madame deVenoge I'd put Sun Tzu over Ghengis Khan. I mean, I've never read Ghengis Khan's The Art of War. I thought he’s on the list cause he’s the most well known and accomplished mass murderer and rapist ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Ser Rodrigo Belmonte II said: I thought he’s on the list cause he’s the most well known and accomplished mass murderer and rapist ? The names were together, so I thought they were put forward for the same field. (warfare) Perhaps the field should be listed first, and then the name. Edit:For example, Most Flyingist Penguin: ATK. Edited September 17, 2023 by A True Kaniggit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Ronnie O’Sullivan Roald Amundsen 6 minutes ago, Ser Rodrigo Belmonte II said: Thomas Edison (electricity), Walt Disney(Western Animation),Henry Ford(Cars),Edmund Hillary(Mountaineering),Bill Gates(PC),Warren Buffet(Investment),Adolf Hitler(Dictator/Fascist), Christopher Columbus(Explorer),Da Vinci(Renaissance),michael schumacher(F1) and Christopher Reeves(The one and only Superman) Some of the guys you describe were better business men than innovators in their field. Columbus was a shit explorer btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Deadlines? What Deadlines? said: Snooker Player: Ronnie O’Sullivan Norwegion Explorer: Roald Amundsen See? These names mean nothing to me. The field should absolutely be included before the name. Of course now I have to look these two up for myself. Edit: Bolded done. Edited September 17, 2023 by A True Kaniggit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywin et al. Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Kim Jong-Il: Best golfer. Tears of Lys 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, A True Kaniggit said: See? These names mean nothing to me. The field should absolutely be included before the name. Of course now I have to look these two up for myself. O’Sullivan: Snooker Amundsen: exploration. The first man to successfully navigate the NW passage and reach the South Pole. All his men came back alive from both expeditions. 5 minutes ago, Tywin et al. said: Kim Jong-Il: Best golfer. He’s amazing. Donald Trump: the best at weighing 215lbs. Edited September 17, 2023 by Deadlines? What Deadlines? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 6 minutes ago, Tywin et al. said: Kim Jong-Il: Best golfer. Not fair. North Korean dicktators do not count. They are best at everything. They may as well be Batman. Deadlines? What Deadlines? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywin et al. Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, Deadlines? What Deadlines? said: Donald Trump: the best at weighing 215lbs. Also the best at growing taller in old age despite being noticeably shorter than other people claiming to be 6'3. Deadlines? What Deadlines? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Batman: because he’s Batman A True Kaniggit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Dammit. I'll save my former President Donald Trump joke for the U.S. Politics thread. Because not all threads become U.S. Politics threads! I finally watched Oppenheimer last Thursday. Father of the Atom Bomb: Oppenheimer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywin et al. Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 The Pokémon Song: Best speech given by a US presidential candidate. RIP Herman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Tywin et al. said: The Pokémon Song: Best speech given by a US presidential candidate. RIP Herman. You gotta at least provide the link. https://youtu.be/o95KxKKrgkQ Edit: fixed it. Edited September 17, 2023 by A True Kaniggit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 47 minutes ago, Ser Rodrigo Belmonte II said: Thomas Edison (electricity), Walt Disney(Western Animation),Henry Ford(Cars),Edmund Hillary(Mountaineering),Bill Gates(PC),Warren Buffet(Investment),Adolf Hitler(Dictator/Fascist), Christopher Columbus(Explorer),Da Vinci(Renaissance),michael schumacher(F1) and Christopher Reeves(The one and only Superman) Wouldn't agree with quite a lot of these in either notoriety or accomplishment tbh. Edison has at the least Tesla for company for fame, Bill Gates is not significantly more famous than Steve Jobs, Julius Caesar was such a successful dictator that his name (or derivations of it) still mean 'emperor' in multiple languages, I'm not sure what 'reneissance' means here but there are plenty of hyper-famous reneissance dudes (Michelangelo, Galileo), and Schumi much as I love him was just one F1 great in a succession of them, preceded by Senna and followed by Hamilton. As far as the longevity of their fame goes Hamilton and Verstappen will probably get a significant boost because this current era is afaik the first time F1 has made any serious strides in the US. If we're talking sportsmen I'd nominate Wayne Gretzky for Ice Hockey and Michael Jordan for basketball. Jordan's kind of iffy coz there are other famous and great basketball dudes but I'd say Jordan is the only one who non-sports fans have definitely heard of, and that is still true and will continue to be true for decades after his retirement. Oh, and Tony Hawk (not being recognised by his fans), of course. This one is gonna vary significantly by country I'd imagine but I'd put forward Christopher Wren for architecture at least in Britain. BigFatCoward and DanteGabriel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog-days Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 14 minutes ago, polishgenius said: This one is gonna vary significantly by country I'd imagine but I'd put forward Christopher Wren for architecture at least in Britain. Difficult to pick on one predominant architect from the UK. Church architecture fiends tend to love Wren, of course. But apart from him, there's Pugin, Rennie Mackintosh, Inigo Jones, John Nash, Sir John Vanbrugh, Edwin Lutyens... Plus Wren was predominantly active in London. If you're from the provinces, he doesn't loom so large in the imagination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 19 minutes ago, polishgenius said: … F1… Well, as I interpret the thread topic, “ahead of the rest of their field”, guys like Schumacher, Senna, Hamilton, etc don’t really qualify. Super talented, sure. But just doing it a bit better than their competitors. You could throw Prost into that list as well. As far as innovators, my money would be on Jackie Stewart and Niki Lauda. The way they approached their driving was fundamentally different and really the template for everyone who came after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, dog-days said: If you're from the provinces, he doesn't loom so large in the imagination. That may be fair, but I also think it's fair to say that most architects aren't known by people who aren't really into architecture, so Wren having designed several famous landmarks and 'rebuilt London after the fire' makes him one of the few who might come close to being known that way. Because his name is in school history books, basically. dog-days 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywin et al. Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Godzilla: Best destroyer of Tokyo. Tears of Lys 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Rodrigo Belmonte II Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Deadlines? What Deadlines? said: Ronnie O’Sullivan Roald Amundsen Some of the guys you describe were better business men than innovators in their field. Columbus was a shit explorer btw. The thread isn’t about competency or whether they were actual inventors, it’s about fame and name recall so while I agree some of them are just businessmen and shit explorers, their fame lives on today unlike most of their competitors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Tywin et al. said: Godzilla: Best destroyer of Tokyo. Bullshit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Tokyo Best destroyer of Tokyo: America / 1923 Earthquake Or this earthquake I suppose. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1923_Great_Kantō_earthquake Edit: Godzilla ain’t got shit on America and earthquakes. Edited September 17, 2023 by A True Kaniggit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Rodrigo Belmonte II Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 (edited) 54 minutes ago, polishgenius said: Wouldn't agree with quite a lot of these in either notoriety or accomplishment tbh. Edison has at the least Tesla for company for fame, Bill Gates is not significantly more famous than Steve Jobs, Julius Caesar was such a successful dictator that his name (or derivations of it) still mean 'emperor' in multiple languages, I'm not sure what 'reneissance' means here but there are plenty of hyper-famous reneissance dudes (Michelangelo, Galileo), and Schumi much as I love him was just one F1 great in a succession of them, preceded by Senna and followed by Hamilton. As far as the longevity of their fame goes Hamilton and Verstappen will probably get a significant boost because this current era is afaik the first time F1 has made any serious strides in the US. Again, not talking about their accomplishments or actual competency, but just the name recall and fame. Bill is known as the PC guy and Steve jobs legacy is far more known for iPhones and post-pc apple than the macs today. Hitler and Schumi are better known amongst today’s generations than Caesar and Senna, although I agree Caesar’s overall impact was of course far larger but i interpret the OPs question in the modern context amongst today’s youth.Edison probably ties now with Tesla due to Elons company popularising that name more now though and it’s definitely debatable but I think da vinci has a tad more name recall than Michelangelo,Galileo,Raphael,etc cause of the Mona Lisa and other more prominent pop cultural artefacts he’s made that still greatly resonate in today’s culture (eg Dan Brown books,video games,other pop novels ,movies etc ) Edited September 17, 2023 by Ser Rodrigo Belmonte II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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