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02-26-2014, 07:13 PM
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Just another Facist
Join Date: Mar 2002
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You're right, I actually meant Chuck Yeager. Much cooler than Glenn.   |
I've met both of them. Yeager I agree with. He was still the Top dog when we ran into him at Edwards Air Force base during a lunch break, almost ten years after he retired. He was wearing a flight suit and anytime you cross paths with a General and a gaggle of Colonels escorting him, it gets your attention. He stopped and spoke to our group for two minutes and shook our hands. You could tell he was the most respected of the group. But of course he is treated like a celebrity.
Glenn spoke at a function I attended back in the 80's. He was getting up in age, but he was very reserved in the meet and greet after. Both guys are true hero types. Glenn held many aviation records early on. He was a hell of a pilot too.
Yeager's exploits in WWII are fun to read about. The rest is well known. Total package when it comes to charisma etc. well documented too. Considering where he hailed from, amazing.
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02-26-2014, 07:59 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: near Philadelphia
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Political, patriotic Mount Rushmore
Ronald Reagan
Ted Cruz
David Koch
Charles Koch
Ted Cruz
Ted Nugent
Joseph McCarthy
Popular culture-oriented Mount Rushmore
Dion
Robert Mitchum
Dean Martin
William Powell
Roy Orbison
Jesse Belvin
Scott McKenzie
Sports-oriented Mount Rushmore
Gary Stevens
Wayne Gretzsky
Sandy Hawley
Whitey Ford
Bill Mott
Dick Barnett
Gary Player
I know it's too long but I needed this small diversion since day-to-day real life is becoming more trying by the moment.
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02-26-2014, 08:13 PM
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Slope Handicapping ™
Join Date: Nov 2009
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This one is too easy... Snoopy
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Our learning institutions only want diversity in appearances, not in thoughts.
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02-26-2014, 08:26 PM
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Seeing as Mt. Rushmore has four faces... In no particular order.
Sean Connery
Steve McQueen
James Dean
Marlon Brando
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02-26-2014, 08:37 PM
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The originator of the term
"The" COOL
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02-26-2014, 10:30 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Canandaigua, New york
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Regis Philbun
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Who does the Racing Form Detective like in this one?
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02-26-2014, 10:37 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: On The Bay
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All Guys:
How about Lucille Ball ?
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02-26-2014, 10:49 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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Bugs Bunny
James T. Kirk
John Lee Hooker
Melody Gardot
Last edited by sandpit; 02-26-2014 at 10:51 PM.
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02-26-2014, 11:16 PM
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All Guys:
How about Lucille Ball ?
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How about Leather Tuscadero and the suedes.
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02-26-2014, 11:42 PM
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I found myself pitted against poker phenom Patrik Antonius in a tournament once. He is the epitome of "cool"...IMO.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF1liTz_TxY
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02-27-2014, 12:20 AM
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Bombardier
Join Date: Sep 2003
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Definitely Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell
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02-27-2014, 12:22 AM
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How bout... Emma Peel the spy played by Diana Rigg
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02-27-2014, 12:41 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Cajunland
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Sam Farha is one cool cat as well.
Ivey too.
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02-27-2014, 10:21 AM
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I nominate Jack Nicolson...Johnny Carson..... and Fred Couples....
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02-27-2014, 10:57 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
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Males:
My former spouse
Bill Gates
Colin Powell
Kevin Costner
Honorable mention: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Dr. Ben Carson
Females:
Bonnie Raitt
Katherine Hepburn
Helen Mirren
Sonia Sotomayer
Honorable mention: Diane Sawyer, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence
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