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Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: SC] #471259 02/09/08 10:04 AM 02/09/08 10:04 AM
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Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: SC] #471260 02/09/08 10:07 AM 02/09/08 10:07 AM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 25,984 California The Italian Stallionette
The Italian Stallionette Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 25,984 California	Hi SC! $\:\)$ Well, you know my history with sports, $\:p$ but obviously I know nearly all listed and considered their popularity and recollections of media coverage, etc. Afterall, for me, not being into sports, just knowing the name very well, tells me how good they must have been. $\:\)$ I went with Hank Aaron, Ali, and Babe Ruth. $\:\)$ For singer, without a doubt, my number one, Elvis, followed by the Beatles and Sinatra. Yet, a lot good people on the ist, and some not on the list that I'm not thinking of. For actors, that was very hard for me. I put Pacino and DeNiro even though I'm not so pleased with some of their recent work, they certainly have been powerful and excellent actors in most of their roles and definitely left their historic mark. I'd consider them "tops." I checked "other" for my third choice, because I guess I'm picky. I would have to think about it, because their are so many to choose from, I have a feeling I'm forgetting someone. TIS "Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK "War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: The Italian Stallionette] #471262 02/09/08 10:44 AM 02/09/08 10:44 AM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 14,900 Beth E Crabby
Beth E Crabby Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 14,900	Johnny Unitas $\:\)$ Beatles Bogey How about a little less questions and a lot more shut the hell up - Brian Griffin When there's a will...put me in it.

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: Beth E] #471263 02/09/08 10:50 AM 02/09/08 10:50 AM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 25,984 California The Italian Stallionette
The Italian Stallionette Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 25,984 California	Originally Posted By: Beth E Johnny Unitas $\:\)$ Beatles Bogey Ok, I give. Who's Johnny Unitas???? Sounds like a porn star. Is he a wrestler??? TIS "Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK "War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: The Italian Stallionette] #471264 02/09/08 10:52 AM 02/09/08 10:52 AM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 14,900 Beth E Crabby
Beth E Crabby Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 14,900	Baltimore Colts quarteback from their heyday. How about a little less questions and a lot more shut the hell up - Brian Griffin When there's a will...put me in it.

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: Beth E] #471265 02/09/08 10:54 AM 02/09/08 10:54 AM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 25,984 California The Italian Stallionette
The Italian Stallionette Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 25,984 California	Unitas is his real name??? Hmmm, sounded made up for some reason. See! what do I know? $\:p$ TIS "Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK "War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: The Italian Stallionette] #471266 02/09/08 10:59 AM 02/09/08 10:59 AM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 14,900 Beth E Crabby
Beth E Crabby Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 14,900	If you could only see some of the names of sports players now. You'd swear they would have to be made up stage names. How about a little less questions and a lot more shut the hell up - Brian Griffin When there's a will...put me in it.

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: Beth E] #471269 02/09/08 11:02 AM 02/09/08 11:02 AM
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SC OP Consigliere Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 22,902 New York	You were allowed to pick THREE names from each group. .

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: SC] #471270 02/09/08 11:04 AM 02/09/08 11:04 AM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 14,900 Beth E Crabby
Beth E Crabby Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 14,900	Now that I've already submitted my votes it won't let me add any more. How about a little less questions and a lot more shut the hell up - Brian Griffin When there's a will...put me in it.

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: Beth E] #471272 02/09/08 11:07 AM 02/09/08 11:07 AM
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SC OP Consigliere Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 22,902 New York	Originally Posted By: Beth E Now that I've already submitted my votes it won't let me add any more. Too late. .

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: SC] #471274 02/09/08 11:09 AM 02/09/08 11:09 AM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 14,900 Beth E Crabby
Beth E Crabby Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 14,900	My timing sucks. $\:\($ How about a little less questions and a lot more shut the hell up - Brian Griffin When there's a will...put me in it.

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: Beth E] #471276 02/09/08 11:09 AM 02/09/08 11:09 AM
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SC OP Consigliere Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 22,902 New York	Originally Posted By: Beth E Now that I've already submitted my votes it won't let me add any more. Wait a minute! You only voted once in Sports and you picked Johnny Unitas??? What a Baltimoron. $\:p$ .

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: SC] #471291 02/09/08 11:21 AM 02/09/08 11:21 AM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,078 DC pacino princess Underboss
pacino princess Underboss Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,078 DC	ALI, for being awesome, and a muslim of great character. JORDAN, because he is/was still the greatest of all time in his field. BABE, for his curse! haha! =) I love Babe Ruth,and athletes that don't do steroids! and I love the Yankees. Beatles are self-explanatory, you could listen to those songs now and the melodies are priceless. Elvis because I love his voice. And Michael Jackson because he is clearly the greatest pop star of all time. I could seriously listen to Thriller like 6 times in a row. The actors were harder I had to go with DeNiro and Pacino. For obvious reasons. And Audrey Hepburn because she was magical. my 2 cents.

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: pacino princess] #471327 02/09/08 12:12 PM 02/09/08 12:12 PM
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Don Andrew Underboss Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 4,046 Miami, FL	Ali, Jordan, and Ruth were obvious in sports. Those guys smashed their respective sports and rearranged them to their liking. Dylan's influence and fingerprints are all over "the" singer-songwriter, so there's no question he should be top 3. The Beatles are the same as they will probably never go away. Elvis is there for exposing America to it all and being a huge juggernaut. Brando is simply amazing and his impact on the acting game goes without saying. Gregory Peck was simply magnificent in anything he touched, so I definitely give him his props, and De Niro as the standard bearer for these last few decades. Hey, how's it going?

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: Don Andrew] #471332 02/09/08 12:17 PM 02/09/08 12:17 PM
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pizzaboy The Fuckin Doctor Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,296 Throggs Neck	Sinatra, Presley and the Beatles. I think their impact was the most widely felt, but it's all a matter of opinion. Dylan was brilliant, but possibly divisive to some, with very little cross-over appeal to people who aren't fans of his particular genre. "I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: SC] #471361 02/09/08 01:11 PM 02/09/08 01:11 PM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 14,900 Beth E Crabby
Beth E Crabby Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 14,900	Originally Posted By: SC Wait a minute! You only voted once in Sports and you picked Johnny Unitas??? What a Baltimoron. $\:p$ I'm trying to become a New Yawker but you said I can't. $\:\)$ How about a little less questions and a lot more shut the hell up - Brian Griffin When there's a will...put me in it.

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: Beth E] #471367 02/09/08 01:24 PM 02/09/08 01:24 PM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 31,335 New Jersey, USA J Geoff The Don
J Geoff The Don Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 31,335 New Jersey, USA	Tough to pick only three, but... Michael Jordan Joe Montana Babe Ruth Beatles Elvis Stones Bogey Cagney Chaplin I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs \| Facebook \| Godfather Filming Locations

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: J Geoff] #471371 02/09/08 01:38 PM 02/09/08 01:38 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,512 Right here, but I'd rather be ... long_lost_corleone Underboss
long_lost_corleone Underboss Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,512 Right here, but I'd rather be ...	I didn't fill out the sports star poll, because I don't watch sports and generally don't know very much about them. For musicians, I went with Pink Floyd (no idea why I'm the only one so far), Bob Dylan, and The Beatles. James Brown came close to getting my vote, as well. For actors, I went with Brando, Chaplin, and "other" for James Dean. I feel like Dean should've really been on that list... I credit him along with Brando for introducing "dramatic" acting. It's just a shame that Dean only had three films under his belt before his death, and resultantly, isn't really remembered as widely for playing a part in the revolution of screen-acting. "Somebody told me when the bomb hits, everybody in a two mile radius will be instantly sublimated, but if you lay face down on the ground for some time, avoiding the residual ripples of heat, you might survive, permanently fucked up and twisted like you're always underwater refracted. But if you do go gas, there's nothing you can do if the air that was once you is mingled and mashed with the kicked up molecules of the enemy's former body. Big-kid-tested, motherf--ker approved."

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: long_lost_corleone] #471372 02/09/08 01:40 PM 02/09/08 01:40 PM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 14,900 Beth E Crabby
Beth E Crabby Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 14,900	Speaking of Bogey, I was watching some show last night and they showed this young model. You had to guess who her famous grandparents were. I said she looked an awful lot like Lauren Bacall. I guessed she was Bacall and Bogey's grand daughter. And she was. $\:\)$ How about a little less questions and a lot more shut the hell up - Brian Griffin When there's a will...put me in it.

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: Beth E] #471383 02/09/08 02:19 PM 02/09/08 02:19 PM
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,854 Milky Way Enzo Scifo Underboss
Enzo Scifo Underboss Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,854 Milky Way	Muhammed Ali Jesse Owens Other: Pélé The Beatles Bob Dylan Elvis Marlon Brando Charlie Chaplin Robert De Niro Owens could be switched for Michael Jordan but the rest of the list is obvious $;\)$ Last edited by Enzo Scifo; 02/09/08 02:21 PM. Quote See, we can act as smart as we want, but at the end of the day, we still follow a guy who fucks himself with kebab skewers.

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: Enzo Scifo] #471385 02/09/08 02:20 PM 02/09/08 02:20 PM
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Longneck Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,528 In a van down by the river!	Ali Jordan Ruth Beatles Elvis Led Zeppelin DeNiro Pacino Chaplin Long as I remember The rain been coming down. Clouds of Mystery pouring Confusion on the ground. Good men through the ages, Trying to find the sun; And I wonder, Still I wonder, Who'll stop the rain.

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: Longneck] #471394 02/09/08 02:59 PM 02/09/08 02:59 PM
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Blibbleblabble Poo-tee-weet? Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,944 East Bay	SC, what is your theory? "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." -Calvin and Hobbes

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: Blibbleblabble] #471395 02/09/08 03:07 PM 02/09/08 03:07 PM
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SC OP Consigliere Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 22,902 New York	Originally Posted By: Blibbleblabble SC, what is your theory? Nothing earth-shaking..... I'll explain it in a few days (to allow others to vote). .

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: SC] #471401 02/09/08 03:24 PM 02/09/08 03:24 PM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 18,238 The Ravenite Social Club Don Cardi Caporegime
Don Cardi Caporegime Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 18,238 The Ravenite Social Club	Katherine Hepburn gets only 1 vote? She may be one of the greatest actresses that ever lived! Don Cardi Five - ten years from now, they're gonna wish there was American Cosa Nostra. Five - ten years from now, they're gonna miss John Gotti.

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: Don Cardi] #471402 02/09/08 03:25 PM 02/09/08 03:25 PM
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pizzaboy The Fuckin Doctor Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,296 Throggs Neck	I wonder who gave Ingrid Bergman her one vote, SC? "I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: pizzaboy] #471404 02/09/08 03:28 PM 02/09/08 03:28 PM
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Blibbleblabble Poo-tee-weet? Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,944 East Bay	I chose Ali, Jordan and Ruth for sports like most of you, but I really wanted to fit Wayne Gretzky in there. I still believe he has the best nickname, "The Great One". I wonder who chose 'other' for that category and who were they thinking of? "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." -Calvin and Hobbes

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: pizzaboy] #471405 02/09/08 03:29 PM 02/09/08 03:29 PM
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Sicilian Babe Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 17,300 New York	I picked other (along with my two choices) for actor because I wanted Meryl Streep on there. Last edited by Sicilian Babe; 02/09/08 03:29 PM. President Emeritus of the Neal Pulcawer Fan Club

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: Sicilian Babe] #471406 02/09/08 03:33 PM 02/09/08 03:33 PM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 18,238 The Ravenite Social Club Don Cardi Caporegime
Don Cardi Caporegime Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 18,238 The Ravenite Social Club	Originally Posted By: Sicilian Babe I picked other (along with my two choices) for actor because I wanted Meryl Streep on there. Meryl Streep? It's a vote for GREATEST Actors/Actresses, not favorite. $\:p$ Just kidding SB. She's an excellent actress. Personally not one that I would consider great, but by all means an oustanding actress. Don Cardi Five - ten years from now, they're gonna wish there was American Cosa Nostra. Five - ten years from now, they're gonna miss John Gotti.

Re: 20th Century America's Greatests Poll [Re: Don Cardi] #471408 02/09/08 03:35 PM 02/09/08 03:35 PM
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pizzaboy The Fuckin Doctor Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,296 Throggs Neck	Well, she has been nominated for more Academy Awards than anyone else in history (male or female). "I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.

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