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Southern Avenue 07 May 19 1.18pm
Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger Orwell, Shakespeare, Newton, Faraday, Watson and Crick in the arts and science department, the list is very long. You could flag up the Duke of Wellington or even Cromwell. It's all subjective. Hello. Just logged in to appreciate this.
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07 May 19 1.18pm

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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
Orwell, Shakespeare, Newton, Faraday, Watson and Crick in the arts and science department, the list is very long.
You could flag up the Duke of Wellington or even Cromwell. It's all subjective.

Hello. Just logged in to appreciate this.

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Southern Avenue 07 May 19 1.24pm
Although Kate, you should have heeded Cromwell's plea to Parliament after your fourth LP.
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07 May 19 1.24pm

Although Kate, you should have heeded Cromwell's plea to Parliament after your fourth LP.

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Hrolf The Ganger 07 May 19 1.34pm
Originally posted by Midlands Eagle Actually I did consider nominating her. For anyone old enough to have lived through the country being run (or ruined) by trade unions she changed the system back to Government by elected representatives She restored Britain's credibility and dragged us out of the dark ages of Union rule. I have sympathy for people who lost their life long jobs as a result of her policies but when I saw morons celebrating her death, It reminded me why I have little time for people of their ilk and why I voted for her twice. Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (07 May 2019 1.34pm)
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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle

Actually I did consider nominating her.

For anyone old enough to have lived through the country being run (or ruined) by trade unions she changed the system back to Government by elected representatives

She restored Britain's credibility and dragged us out of the dark ages of Union rule.
I have sympathy for people who lost their life long jobs as a result of her policies but when I saw morons celebrating her death, It reminded me why I have little time for people of their ilk and why I voted for her twice.

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blackheatheagle Beckenham 07 May 19 1.44pm
Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger For me, people are just people so they no one deserves an accolade for doing what they thought was the right thing. If you want someone who's decisions changed Britain for the better I'd go Henry VIII. For his own selfish reasons, he released us from the clutches of the Roman Catholic church and all that goes with it. Thanks Henry. Women? Maybe Catherine of Aragon who was the reason for Henry VIII to divorce so that he ruled out Catholic Church?
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger

For me, people are just people so they no one deserves an accolade for doing what they thought was the right thing.
If you want someone who's decisions changed Britain for the better I'd go Henry VIII.
For his own selfish reasons, he released us from the clutches of the Roman Catholic church and all that goes with it. Thanks Henry.

Women?

Maybe Catherine of Aragon who was the reason for Henry VIII to divorce so that he ruled out Catholic Church?

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Stirlingsays 07 May 19 1.47pm
Originally posted by blackheatheagle Maybe Catherine of Aragon who was the reason for Henry VIII to divorce so that he ruled out Catholic Church? Spanish....and born before the act of union. By all accounts a good woman who was treated poorly.....her whole job was to produce the heir and I suppose if that's not happening....it's out with the old and in with the new. Ah, the good old days. Edited by Stirlingsays (07 May 2019 1.52pm) 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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07 May 19 1.47pm

Originally posted by blackheatheagle

Maybe Catherine of Aragon who was the reason for Henry VIII to divorce so that he ruled out Catholic Church?

Spanish....and born before the act of union.

By all accounts a good woman who was treated poorly.....her whole job was to produce the heir and I suppose if that's not happening....it's out with the old and in with the new.

Ah, the good old days.

Edited by Stirlingsays (07 May 2019 1.52pm)

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Hrolf The Ganger 07 May 19 1.56pm
Originally posted by Stirlingsays Spanish....and born before the act of union. By all accounts a good woman who was treated poorly.....her whole job was to produce the heir and I suppose if that's not happening....it's out with the old and in with the new. Ah, the good old days. Edited by Stirlingsays (07 May 2019 1.52pm) It didn't help that she wasn't a looker.
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07 May 19 1.56pm

Originally posted by Stirlingsays

Spanish....and born before the act of union.

By all accounts a good woman who was treated poorly.....her whole job was to produce the heir and I suppose if that's not happening....it's out with the old and in with the new.

Ah, the good old days.

Edited by Stirlingsays (07 May 2019 1.52pm)

It didn't help that she wasn't a looker.

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Hrolf The Ganger 07 May 19 1.57pm
Originally posted by blackheatheagle Maybe Catherine of Aragon who was the reason for Henry VIII to divorce so that he ruled out Catholic Church? Not sure she did it on purpose.
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07 May 19 1.57pm

Originally posted by blackheatheagle

Maybe Catherine of Aragon who was the reason for Henry VIII to divorce so that he ruled out Catholic Church?

Not sure she did it on purpose.

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steeleye20 Croydon 07 May 19 2.02pm
That seems to be the problem here - most of the candidates are foreigners. How about Garbo, whose exploits shortened WW2, he was a Spaniard. If forced to choose someone without whom we would not be here, I would not choose Churchill, but Stalin.
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Croydon 07 May 19 2.02pm

That seems to be the problem here - most of the candidates are foreigners.

How about Garbo, whose exploits shortened WW2, he was a Spaniard.

If forced to choose someone without whom we would not be here, I would not choose Churchill, but Stalin.

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Cucking Funt Clapham on the Back 07 May 19 2.14pm
Originally posted by steeleye20 That seems to be the problem here - most of the candidates are foreigners. How about Garbo, whose exploits shortened WW2, he was a Spaniard. If forced to choose someone without whom we would not be here, I would not choose Churchill, but Stalin. But for Stalin, there are 20m+ people who would be here (or would have died of natural causes). You really haven't thought this through. Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham
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Clapham on the Back 07 May 19 2.14pm

Originally posted by steeleye20

That seems to be the problem here - most of the candidates are foreigners.

How about Garbo, whose exploits shortened WW2, he was a Spaniard.

If forced to choose someone without whom we would not be here, I would not choose Churchill, but Stalin.

But for Stalin, there are 20m+ people who would be here (or would have died of natural causes).

You really haven't thought this through.

Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham

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Stirlingsays 07 May 19 2.24pm
Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger It didn't help that she wasn't a looker. With Henry's reputation If she had been a hooker she would have had more chance. 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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07 May 19 2.24pm

Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger

It didn't help that she wasn't a looker.

With Henry's reputation If she had been a hooker she would have had more chance.

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Stirlingsays 07 May 19 2.27pm
Originally posted by steeleye20 That seems to be the problem here - most of the candidates are foreigners. How about Garbo, whose exploits shortened WW2, he was a Spaniard. If forced to choose someone without whom we would not be here, I would not choose Churchill, but Stalin. Whoever won the war you would have still have been born steely. It's well known that there's one born every minute. Edited by Stirlingsays (07 May 2019 2.28pm) 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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07 May 19 2.27pm

Originally posted by steeleye20

That seems to be the problem here - most of the candidates are foreigners.

How about Garbo, whose exploits shortened WW2, he was a Spaniard.

If forced to choose someone without whom we would not be here, I would not choose Churchill, but Stalin.

Whoever won the war you would have still have been born steely.

It's well known that there's one born every minute.