***Geek Club History Draft***

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The most famous stripper of all time:

 

 

Seductress

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John Calvin - Religious Leader

 

John Calvin (/ˈkælvɪn/;^[1]French: Jean Calvin, pronounced: [ʒɑ̃ kalvɛ̃]; born Jehan Cauvin: 10 July 1509 – 27 May 1564) was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism, aspects of which include the doctrine of predestination and the absolute sovereignty of God in salvation of the human soul from death and eternal damnation. In these areas Calvin was influenced by the Augustinian tradition. Various Congregational, Reformed and Presbyterian churches, which look to Calvin as the chief expositor of their beliefs, have spread throughout the world.

 

Calvin was a tireless polemic and apologetic writer who generated much controversy. He also exchanged cordial and supportive letters with many reformers, including Philipp Melanchthon and Heinrich Bullinger. In addition to his seminal work Institutes of the Christian Religion, he wrote commentaries on most books of the Bible, as well as theological treatises and confessional documents.

 

Originally trained as a humanist lawyer, he broke from the Roman Catholic Church around 1530. After religious tensions provoked a violent uprising against Protestantism in France, Calvin fled to Basel, Switzerland, where he published the first edition of the Institutes in 1536. In that year, Calvin was recruited by another Frenchman William Farel to help reform the church in Geneva, where he regularly preached sermons throughout the week. The city council resisted the implementation of Calvin's and Farel's ideas, and both men were expelled. At the invitation of Martin Bucer, Calvin proceeded to Strasbourg, where he became the minister of a church of French refugees. He continued to support the reform movement in Geneva, and was eventually invited back to lead its church.

 

Following his return, Calvin introduced new forms of church government and liturgy, despite opposition from several powerful families in the city who tried to curb his authority. During this period, Michael Servetus, a Spaniard regarded by both Catholics and Protestants as having heretical views, arrived in Geneva. He was denounced by Calvin and burned at the stake for heresy by the city council. Following an influx of supportive refugees and new elections to the city council, Calvin's opponents were forced out. Calvin spent his final years promoting the Reformation both in Geneva and throughout Europe.

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The most famous stripper of all time:

 

The most famous stripper of all time:

 

 

Seductress

 

 

Seductress

It's a bit early as Bear's turn. I can't see the youtube clip but I did a search for the yourtube address and I believe it's Gypsy Rose Lee, yes?

 

Gypsy Rose Lee - Seductress

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It's a bit early as Bear's turn. I can't see the youtube clip but I did a search for the yourtube address and I believe it's Gypsy Rose Lee, yes?

 

Gypsy Rose Lee - Seductress

Sorry. I thought I was skipped earlier. Yes Gypsy Rose Lee.

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Sorry. I thought I was skipped earlier. Yes Gypsy Rose Lee.

 

You know what, I think you were now too. I'm probably wrong.

 

Edit : I am wrong.

 

I think it's because you posted in the few mins between my first and second pick and it agitated me. "Get out of here, it's still my turn"

 

Everything is all caught up. TBBOM lready went. Vudu's makeup pick is in.

 

28 more names. Bear's turn, then Vudu. I won't update until tomorrow.

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I love this guy and would listen to him talk about anything:

 

 

Ray Charles - Talk Show Guest

 

 

Adding a bonus clip. Any of you musicologist identify the guy playing the B3?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbDvELTfIcg

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Updated to 139.3

 

Vudu's pick... all up to date... getting oh so close to finishing ...

 

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Adviser: John Wooden.

 

You don't win 10 NCAA titles, including an unprecedented 7 in a row unless you know how to coach. This guy could coach a kid up better than anyone.

 

 

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”
― John Wooden

 

“Don't mistake activity with achievement.”
― John Wooden

 

“The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.”
― John Wooden

 

“If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over?”
― John Wooden

 

“The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

 

“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”
― John Wooden

 

“Never make excuses. Your friends don't need them and your foes won't believe them.”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

 

“You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.”
― John Wooden

 

“Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.”
― John Wooden

 

“You can’t live a perfect day until you do something for someone who will never be able to repay you.”
― John Wooden

 

“Be true to yourself.
Make each day your masterpiece.
Help others.
Drink deeply from good books.
Make friendship a fine art.
Build a shelter against a rainy day.
Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.”
― John Wooden

 

“It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.”
― John Wooden

 

“Discipline yourself and others won't need to.”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

 

“A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.”
― John Wooden

 

“Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating...too often fathers neglect it because they get so caught up in making a living they forget to make a life.”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

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Skip 90sbaby ...

 

back to vudu.

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King James I - Talk Show Guest - King James VI of Scotland and King James I of England was celebrated for eliminating years of strife in England as well as in Scotland, by maintaining peace within and outside both the kingdoms. He was also a literary enthusiast and his court consisted of some of the greatest literary figures of all times, including William Shakespeare, John Donne, Ben Jonson, and Sir Francis Bacon. His political accomplishments were not much in comparison to his predecessor, Queen Elizabeth I, but whatever little he did, he made sure that his kingdoms were at peace. According to some historians, he was a success in Scotland and a partial failure in England, but some others are of belief that he enjoyed a favorable position in the both the kingdoms. Though his empires did not flourish (economically) much under him, his people lived in tranquility with no wars or battles to disrupt their lives. Also, his low taxation policy had earned the love and respect of his countrymen. James was a scholarly man and all his life he patronized arts, music and literature. His translation of Bible is considered the best by many people and also bears his name, ‘King James Bible’. He was also extremely religious and to promote his religious views he propagandized the church by publishing sermons and writing books on sovereignty and divinity. Scroll down to know more about him.

 

​Carl Linnaeus - Talk Show Guest - Carl Linnaeus, often known by the Latin form of his name as Carolus Linnaeus, is the father of modern biological classification systems. Born into a small parsonage in the southern tip of his country at the dawn of the Renaissance, Carl was given a thorough home school education by his father. Later, Carl would have his curiosity about the natural world piqued during lengthy childhood trips and explorations. Parleying his intellectual curiosity into formal studies, Linnaeus enrolled in a number of universities to study under masters in the field. By the time he graduated, Linnaeus had become an expert biologist, and was asked to give lectures on the subject. Linnaeus then received sponsorship to conduct numerous field studies where hundreds, if not thousands, of species of flora and fauna were identified, labeled and catalogued. The eminent biologist continued his work until he finally published a series of scientific masterpieces, outlaying his system for dividing both the animal and plant kingdoms into a nested series of categories and sub-categories. Although it has been modified since its first iteration, the classification system invented by Linnaeus still forms the backbone of all modern biological sciences today.

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Glad to see Linnaeus get tapped. We're leaving names on the board in all categories but this is one that's been bugging me the most.

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Alright, moving on with Bear. 90sbaby is now up to date but Vudu is owed one.

 

24 more names.

[BiPolarBear 495]

So Carlo, how do you make $500,000,000 a year?

 

What is the involvement of the Catholic Church in organized crime?

 

Your friend Lucky Luciano has said that the Mafia took out JFK. Is that true?

 

That is just a sample of the questions that could be asked of:

 

Don Carlo Gambino - Talk Show Guest

 

 

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Thinker

 

His opinions had as much influence in shaping our nation's course as those of any U.S. President in the 20th century.

 

Earl Warren (March 19, 1891 July 9, 1974) was an American jurist and politician, who served as the 30th Governor of California (19431953) and later the 14th Chief Justice of the United States (19531969).

 

He is best known for the liberal decisions of the so-called Warren Court, which outlawed segregation in public schools and transformed many areas of American law, especially regarding the rights of the accused, ending public school-sponsored prayers, and requiring "one manone vote" rules of apportionment of election districts. He made the Supreme Court a power center on a more even basis with Congress and the Presidency, especially through four landmark decisions: Brown v. Board of Education (1954), Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), Reynolds v. Sims (1964), and Miranda v. Arizona (1966).

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Baldwin of Jerusalem

 

Che Guevara

 

Both wildcards

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Baldwin of Jerusalem

 

 

There were five Baldwins of Jerusalem... if you could be more specific... Thanks.

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I wanted to dig up some famous Roman gladiator since none have been taken (and there are some good ones) but in my research, I found the most popular sport in ancient Rome was not the gladiatorial games, instead it was chariot racing. So I turned my focus that way to see what I could find and in the process, I also uncovered the highest paid athlete of all time (by a significant margin) according to a University of Chicago researcher.

 

Gaius Appuleius Diocles - Athlete

 

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Wealth of today's sports stars is 'no match for the fortunes of Rome's chariot racers'

 

Roman charioteers earned far more than even the best-paid footballers and international sports stars of today, according to academic research.

 

 

 

By Murray Wardrop

11:30AM BST 13 Aug 2010

 

 

While golfer Tiger Woods was heralded last year as the first athlete to earn over $1 billion, the figure would apparently have been small beer for the fearless entertainers of the Circus Maximus.

One charioteer, named Gaius Appuleius Diocles, amassed a fortune 35,863,120 sesterces in prize money – the equivalent of $15 billion (£9.6 billion), claims Peter Struck, a professor of classical studies.

The 2nd century “champion of all charioteers” made his fortune even without the sponsorship and marketing fees that bolster the pay of his modern counterparts in the sporting world.

The extent of his riches is recorded on a monumental inscription erected in Rome in 146AD by his fellow charioteers and fans.

Prof Struck, from the University of Chicago, calculated that Diocles’s wealth would have been enough to fund the entire Roman Army for more than two months at the height of its imperial reach.

“By today’s standards that last figure, assuming the apt comparison is what it takes to pay the wages of the American armed forces for the same period, would cash out to about $15 billion,” said Prof Struck.

“Even without his dalliances, it is doubtful Tiger could have matched it. Tiger was never all that well paid when compared with the charioteers of ancient Rome.”

The higher level of pay did not come without its perils for Diocles and his contemporaries. With little more than a leather helmet, shin guards and simple chest armour for protection, racers endured seven gruelling laps of competition, which often ended in the deaths of rivals unfortunate enough to be upended.

Competitors were affiliated to teams – not dissimilar to those of today’s Formula 1 – which invested in training and development of horses and equipment. Like Diocles, who retired aged 42, they were usually drawn from the lower orders of society.

Writing in the history magazine Lapham's Quarterly, Prof Struck, undergraduate chair of classical studies, says: “The very best paid of these – in fact, the best paid athlete of all time – was a Lusitanian Spaniard named Gaius Appuleius Diocles.

“Twenty-four years of winnings brought Diocles – likely an illiterate man whose signature move was the strong final dash – the staggering sum of 35,863,120 sesterces in prize money.

“His total take home amounted to five times the earnings of the highest paid provincial governors over a similar period—enough to provide grain for the entire city of Rome for one year, or to pay all the ordinary soldiers of the Roman Army at the height of its imperial reach for a fifth of a year.”

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7942699/Wealth-of-todays-sports-stars-is-no-match-for-the-fortunes-of-Romes-chariot-racers.html

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Ali ibn al Talib - Religious Leader

 

Both cousin and son-in-law of Muhammid, At age ten, Ali became the first male to publicly embrace Islam. Tradition holds that he is the only person born inside the Kaaba in Mecca and as an infant, first opened his eyes seeing Muhammid.

 

Holy to both branches of Islam, Shia Islam regard Ali to be the first Imam while Sunnis regard him as being the fourth and final of the Rashidun Caliphs. Ali was attacked and assassinated while praying int the Great Mosque of Kufa.

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There were five Baldwins of Jerusalem... if you could be more specific... Thanks.

Baldwin I

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Updated to 141.2

 

All caught up

 

Bear on the Clock

 

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Did you know the ancient Library of Alexandria was also a museum? Can you imagine some of the treasures it may have held?

 

The library itself has been gone so long, that what actually brought it to an end may not be known. The big fire said to have been set by a Christian mob could have been set by numerous groups over a long period of time. "A long period of time"' in this case is 800 years. Another mystery would be what it held in scrolls. The low number of scrolls is estimated at 40,000, while the high number is 400,000.

 

Imagine being able to talk to the man that founded the library. He was also a Macedonian general who rode with Alexander the Great and became his successor. He founded a Dynasty in Egypt and was its first Pharaoh.

 

Ptolemy I Soter - Talk Show Guest

 

He also wrote a history of Alexander the Great's champagnes. A history of the battles written by a general and close personal friend of Alexander... The manuscripts did not survive.

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Skip Vudu, to 90sbaby

 

Oh so close 17 names 3+3+3+4+4

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George III of The United Kingdom - Talk Show Guest - George William Frederick, more commonly known as George III, was one of the most famous Kings of the Great Britain. He was known during and after his reign for his benevolent, compassionate, and docile nature. He was more learned than his predecessors, and was a patron of advancements in science, agriculture and technology. He had a penchant for collecting objects pertaining to science and mathematics, which are now displayed at London's 'Science Museum'. He earned the nickname "Farmer George", initially because of the attention he gave to ordinary matters more than concentrating on political affairs. The name however stuck with him even later, when people realized the value of his humility and simplicity, as compared to his pompous son who succeeded him. Along with Prime Minister, William Pitt the Younger, he gained popularity amongst his subjects, which remained so till his death. As a King, he avoided speaking ill to anyone, and is believed to have taken decisions, often considered wrong, to defend his chosen Parliament, rather than establish his own control. Despite mixed opinions about this King, it is a fact that he is still revered by many, all across the world.

 

Since he was the king during the revolution it would be interesting to have a conversation with him about how far "The New Land" has come, two world wars, depressions etc.. and still a leading world power.

 

 

Buster Keaton - Talk Show Guest - Joseph Frank Keaton, better known as Buster Keaton, was a comedian and actor who rose to prominence with his silent films in which he often played the character of a poker faced man with a deadpan expression. So famous was his expressionless, stoic face that he earned the nickname of “The Great Stone Face”. Born into a vaudeville family, Keaton was destined for the show business. He began performing with his parents in ‘The Three Keatons’ when he was just three years old. His family performed a comedy sketch in which the young boy would be constantly tossed and thrown around the stage, often inviting the wrath of authorities who accused his parents of child abuse. It was during this time that he realized that he could elicit more laughter from the audience by making a poker face rather than by laughing himself during the comedy act. He made his transition from vaudeville to films when he was 21 years old. Initially apprehensive about the medium of film, his reservations went away after the success of ‘The Saphead’ in which he played a lead role for the first time. More roles followed and he was soon a major comedian in Hollywood; he was ranked as the 21st greatest male star by the American Film Institute.

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George III of The United Kingdom - Talk Show Guest - George William Frederick, more commonly known as George III, was one of the most famous Kings of the Great Britain. He was known during and after his reign for his benevolent, compassionate, and docile nature. He was more learned than his predecessors, and was a patron of advancements in science, agriculture and technology. He had a penchant for collecting objects pertaining to science and mathematics, which are now displayed at London's 'Science Museum'. He earned the nickname "Farmer George", initially because of the attention he gave to ordinary matters more than concentrating on political affairs. The name however stuck with him even later, when people realized the value of his humility and simplicity, as compared to his pompous son who succeeded him. Along with Prime Minister, William Pitt the Younger, he gained popularity amongst his subjects, which remained so till his death. As a King, he avoided speaking ill to anyone, and is believed to have taken decisions, often considered wrong, to defend his chosen Parliament, rather than establish his own control. Despite mixed opinions about this King, it is a fact that he is still revered by many, all across the world.

I can't say that I ever looked into him too deeply, but I always thought he mus be a true, first rate, dumb focking a$$hole monarch. Until now, I never read anything positive about him nor considered there might be hidden virtues.

 

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Vudu gets two when he comes back... to Bear. 15 more 3+3+3+4+2.

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I was going to open this post with a "I am no fan, but" comment. Now after reading more about the guy I kinda like him.

 

He managed to get fired as the editor of a liberal magazine, Mother Jones. He sued for wrongful termination and settled for $58,000, which gave him the money to shot his first film. Now he has an Academy Ward and $50 million dollars.

 

 

Michael Moore - Wildcard

 

I am not expecting any challenges (lol) that Mike is a legitimate Wildcard, but just in case; please consider that he is a lifetime member of the NRA and supports Bernie Sanders for the Presidency.

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Talk show guest:

 

Nancy Wake aka; The White Mouse

 

Nancy Grace Augusta Wake AC, GM (30 August 1912 – 7 August 2011) served as a British Special Operations Executiveagent during the later part of World War II. She became a leading figure in the maquis groups of the French Resistance and was one of the Allies' most decorated servicewomen of the war. After the fall of France in 1940, she became a courier for the French Resistance and later joined the escape network of Captain Ian Garrow. By 1943, Wake was the Gestapo's most wanted person, with a 5 million-franc price on her head.

After reaching Britain, Wake joined the Special Operations Executive. On the night of 29/30 April 1944, Wake was parachuted into occupied France Auvergne, becoming a liaison between London and the local maquis group headed by Captain Henri Tardivat in the Forest of Tronçais. From April 1944 until the liberation of France, her 7,000+ maquisards fought 22,000 German soldiers, causing 1,400 casualties, while suffering only 100 themselves.

 

 

n 1937, Wake met wealthy French industrialist Henri Edmond Fiocca (1898–1943), whom she married on 30 November 1939. She was living in Marseille, France when Germany invaded. After the fall of France in 1940, she became a courier for the French Resistance and later joined the escape network of Captain Ian Garrow. In reference to Wake's ability to elude capture, the Gestapo called her the White Mouse. The Resistance exercised caution with her missions; her life was in constant danger, with the Gestapo tapping her phone and intercepting her mail.^[4]

In November 1942, Wehrmacht troops occupied the southern part of France after the Allies' Operation Torch had started. This gave the Gestapo unrestricted access to all papers of the Vichy régime and made life more dangerous for Wake.^{[citation needed]} By 1943, Wake was the Gestapo's most wanted person, with a 5 million-franc price on her head. When the network was betrayed that same year, she decided to flee Marseille. Her husband, Henri Fiocca, stayed behind; he was later captured, tortured and executed by the Gestapo.^[5] Wake described her tactics: "A little powder and a little drink on the way, and I'd pass their (German) posts and wink and say, 'Do you want to search me?' God, what a flirtatious little bastard I was."^[6]

Wake had been arrested in Toulouse,^[when?] but was released four days later. An acquaintance managed to have her let out by making up stories about her supposed infidelity to her husband.^[7] She succeeded, on her sixth attempt, in crossing the Pyrenees to Spain. Until the war ended, she was unaware of her husband's death and subsequently blamed herself for it.^[8]

After reaching Britain, Wake joined the Special Operations Executive. Vera Atkins, who also worked in the SOE, recalls her as "a real Australian bombshell. Tremendous vitality, flashing eyes. Everything she did, she did well." Training reports record that she was "a very good and fast shot" and possessed excellent fieldcraft. She was noted to "put the men to shame by her cheerful spirit and strength of character."^[8]

On the night of 29/30 April 1944, Wake was parachuted into the Auvergne, becoming a liaison between London and the local maquis group headed by Captain Henri Tardivat in the Forest of Tronçais. Upon discovering her tangled in a tree, Captain Tardivat greeted her remarking, "I hope that all the trees in France bear such beautiful fruit this year," to which she replied, "Don't give me that French ."^[5][9] Her duties included allocating arms and equipment that were parachuted in and minding the group's finances. Wake became instrumental in recruiting more members and making the maquis groups into a formidable force, roughly 7,500 strong. She also led attacks on German installations and the local Gestapo HQ in Montluçon.^[9] At one point Wake discovered that her men were protecting a girl who was a German spy. They did not have the heart to kill her in cold blood, but when Wake insisted she would perform the execution, they capitulated.^[10]

From April 1944 until the liberation of France, her 7,000+ maquisards fought 22,000 German soldiers, causing 1,400 casualties, while suffering only 100 themselves. Her French companions, especially Henri Tardivat, praised her fighting spirit, amply demonstrated when she killed an SS sentry with her bare hands to prevent him from raising the alarm during a raid. During a 1990s television interview, when asked what had happened to the sentry who spotted her, Wake simply drew her finger across her throat. "They'd taught this judo-chop stuff with the flat of the hand at SOE, and I practised away at it. But this was the only time I used it – whack – and it killed him all right. I was really surprised."^[6]

On another occasion, to replace codes her wireless operator had been forced to destroy in a German raid, Wake rode a bicycle for more than 500 kilometres (310 mi) through several German checkpoints.^[4] During a German attack on another maquis group, Wake, along with two American officers, took command of a section whose leader had been killed. She directed the use of suppressive fire, which facilitated the group's withdrawal without further losses.^[8]

 

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I was going to open this post with a "I am no fan, but" comment. Now after reading more about the guy I kinda like him.

 

He managed to get fired as the editor of a liberal magazine, Mother Jones. He sued for wrongful termination and settled for $58,000, which gave him the money to shot his first film. Now he has an Academy Ward and $50 million dollars.

 

 

Michael Moore - Wildcard

 

I am not expecting any challenges (lol) that Mike is a legitimate Wildcard, but just in case; please consider that he is a lifetime member of the NRA and supports Bernie Sanders for the Presidency.

Interesting pick. I don't know if I'd say I like him, but I do find some of his films interesting.

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IMO Jim Breuer is one of the greatest story tellers of all time. Some people know him as a stand up, others know him from SNL, but he's best when he's just shootin' the sh!t, telling a story about something that happened in his own life.

 

Take some time and look up his appearances on Stern and/or Opie and Anthony. The guy is just entertaining as hell.

 

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Skip TBBOM.

 

 

I've got three spots : all evil mofos left.

 

Ashurnasirpal II - Evil Motherfocker

 

Recently ISIL raided his tomb but not just that, they've also raided his ideals. Focking animals.

 

I certainly need an Assyrian Emperor as these guys are the most warlike, violent, vicious, and cruel a$$holes in history but they're all so awful such that the problem is I don't know which on to take. Destruction of cities, routine genocide, mass enslavement, and cruel oppression are all on their list. The gory, bloodcudling stories and the pictures/inscriptions on their temples and palaces are among the worst ever.

 

I took the first great Assyrian Emperor. His successors all have gory stories as well but as he's the first really successful conqurer in the group, he's the pick. This is one of his own recordings, again, also depicted in the artwork of his tomb, palace, and temples:

 

According to his monument inscription, while recalling this massacre he says "their men young and old I took prisoners. Of some I cut off their feet and hands; of others I cut off the ears noses and lips; of the young men's ears I made a heap; of the old men's heads I made a minaret. I exposed their heads as a trophy in front of their city. The male children and the female children I burned in flames; the city I destroyed, and consumed with fire"

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Heinrich Himmler - Evil Motherfocker

 

Top Nazi official, leader of the SS and responsible for overseeing the concentration camps of the holocaust among other things. C&P from Wiki:

 

 

Heinrich Luitpold Himmler (German: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈluˑɪtˌpɔlt ˈhɪmlɐ] ; 7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945) was Reichsführer of the Schutzstaffel (Protection Squadron; SS), and a leading member of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) of Nazi Germany. Nazi leader Adolf Hitler briefly appointed him a military commander and later Commander of the Replacement (Home) Army and General Plenipotentiary for the administration of the entire Third Reich (Generalbevollmächtigter für die Verwaltung). Himmler was one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany and one of the people most directly responsible for the Holocaust.

As a member of a reserve battalion during World War I, Himmler did not see active service. He studied agronomy in college, and joined the Nazi Party in 1923 and the SS in 1925. In 1929, he was appointed Reichsführer-SS by Hitler. Over the next 16 years, he developed the SS from a mere 290-man battalion into a million-strong paramilitary group, and, following Hitler's orders, set up and controlled the Nazi concentration camps. He was known to have good organisational skills and for selecting highly competent subordinates, such as Reinhard Heydrich in 1931. From 1943 onwards, he was both Chief of German Police and Minister of the Interior, overseeing all internal and external police and security forces, including the Gestapo (Secret State Police).

On Hitler's behalf, Himmler formed the Einsatzgruppen and built extermination camps. As facilitator and overseer of the concentration camps, Himmler directed the killing of some six million Jews, between 200,000 and 500,000 Romani people, and other victims; the total number of civilians killed by the regime is estimated at eleven to fourteen million people. Most of them were Polish and Soviet citizens.

 

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10 more names

 

1+3+2+2+2

 

TBBOM gets two when he shows in the mean time to Bear as we enter our last lap around the track.

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D.B. Cooper - Wildcard

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D.B. Cooper - Wildcard

 

Good pick.

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Good pick.

 

Thanks, pal.

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Wyatt Earp.

 

Yoko Ono.

 

Talk show guests.

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Updated to 143.3 Last update before the end.

 

Seven more picks, we're all up to date.

 

Vudu is up.

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Talk show guest - Jimmy Hoffa

 

Former Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa called his wife, Josephine, from a pay phone in Bloomfield Township to say he had been stood up at an afternoon meeting with two mobsters.

And then he vanished.

Hoffa was never seen in public again, and his disappearance has become one of the most enduring mysteries of the 20th Century, earning a place in popular culture through references in movies, music, books, even video games. As recently as 2013, a credible tip was enough to prompt an FBI dig. But as the Hoffa mystery officially enters middle age, the hopes of ever charging anyone with the crime have faded.

"They're all dead," said Hoffa's daughter, Barbara Crancer, a retired judge in St. Louis. "Most of the people that were suspects are gone. I guess it won't be solved. It would be a comfort to find his body, but I don't think we will."

 

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Skip 90sbaby on the last corner. Back to Vudu.

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Rolf-Dieter Heuer - Talk Show - is a German particle physicist and the Director General of CERN from 2009 to 2015.^[2][3] He currently is the President of Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft since 2016.

 

And for my last pick...

 

Jim Morrison - Talk Show - gave birth to Rock music, one of the most popular genres of music. Jim is known both as a lead singer for his band ‘Doors’ and also for his personal singles and albums. Even with the sudden changes in the music genres, Morrison will always be remembered for his path breaking rock music. Morrison was both a much loved and much hated man for his indulgences in heightened creativity clubbed with overdose of drugs and other addictions. Though Morrison is mainly known for being a great song writer but he also wrote several books. Morrison lived a controversial life full of wine, women and drugs. Jim Morrison, along with his band The Doors, became the most popular and high profile band of America. Morrison wrote poems which were brought out as an album (as ‘An American Prayer’) by his band after he died. Morrison wrote some of the greatest hits like “Light My Fire”, “Love Me Two Times”, “Love Her Madly” and “Touch Me”.

 

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Talk Show Guest - Nicole Brown Simpson.