10.24.2008
The first draft
Abraham Lincoln
Al Gore
Albert Einstein
Alex Trebek
Andy Warhol
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arthur C Clarke
Barry Manilow
Beethoven
Benjamin Franklin
Bill Cosby
Bill Gates
Billy The Kid
Bob Barker
Bob Eubanks
Bob Saget
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Britney Spears
Bruce Jenner
C. Everett Koop
Carl Sagan
Chairman Kaga from "Iron Chef"
Charo
Cher
Chuck Norris
Col. Sanders
David Hasselhoff
David Suzuki
Dennis Miller
Dennis Rodman
Don Cherry
Don LaFontaine
Donald Trump
Donnie Osmond
Doug Henning
Dr Demento
Dr. Phil
Ed McMahon
Elton John
Elvis Presley
Evel Knievel
Farley Mowat
Farrah Fawcett
Friedrich Nietzche
Gary Coleman
Gene Rayburn
Genghis Khan
George Foreman
George Washington Carver
Gordon Ramsay
Henry Kissinger
Howard Cosell
Howard Stern
Hugh Hefner
Hunter S Thompson
Jack LaLanne
Jacques Cousteau
Jennifer Kaye Ringley (JenniCam)
Jerry Springer
Jimmy Carter
Joan of Arc
Johnny Carson
Jon Stewart
Judge Ito
Judge Wapner
Julia Child
Ken Jennings
Kerry Scrugg
Laura Secord
Lawrence Welk
Lindsay Lohan
Liza Minnelli
Marlon Brando
Martha Stewart
Mary Kate and Ashley Olson
Michael Jackson
Mike Lazaridis
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mr. Rogers
Mr. T
Napoleon Bonaparte
Neil Diamond
O.J. Simpson
Oprah Winfrey
Pamela Anderson
Paris Hilton
Pele
Philip K. Dick
Pierre Elliot Trudeau
PT Barnum
Raffi
Ralph Nader
Regis Philban
Richard Branson
Richard Hatch
Richard Simmons
Rick Mercer
Ron Popeil
Ross Perot
Salvador Dali
Samuel Clemens / Mark Twain
Shel Silverstein
Sigmund Freud
Simon Cowell
Socrates
Stephen Hawking
Steve Irwin
Steve Jobs
Steven Colbert
Susan Lucci
Sylvester Stallone
Tammy Faye Baker
The Amazing Kreskin
Tiny Tim
Tom Green
Tom Jones
Tommy Douglas
Tony Robbins
Tonya Harding
Uncle Bobby
Vanilla Ice
Vanna White
Walter Ostenak
Weird Al Yankovic
William Hung
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Yogi Berra
This list is complete, in that it is 128 icons long, but not yet final. Please make a case for either deletions or additions in the comments. Thank you and have a good weekend!
Al Gore
Albert Einstein
Alex Trebek
Andy Warhol
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arthur C Clarke
Barry Manilow
Beethoven
Benjamin Franklin
Bill Cosby
Bill Gates
Billy The Kid
Bob Barker
Bob Eubanks
Bob Saget
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Britney Spears
Bruce Jenner
C. Everett Koop
Carl Sagan
Chairman Kaga from "Iron Chef"
Charo
Cher
Chuck Norris
Col. Sanders
David Hasselhoff
David Suzuki
Dennis Miller
Dennis Rodman
Don Cherry
Don LaFontaine
Donald Trump
Donnie Osmond
Doug Henning
Dr Demento
Dr. Phil
Ed McMahon
Elton John
Elvis Presley
Evel Knievel
Farley Mowat
Farrah Fawcett
Friedrich Nietzche
Gary Coleman
Gene Rayburn
Genghis Khan
George Foreman
George Washington Carver
Gordon Ramsay
Henry Kissinger
Howard Cosell
Howard Stern
Hugh Hefner
Hunter S Thompson
Jack LaLanne
Jacques Cousteau
Jennifer Kaye Ringley (JenniCam)
Jerry Springer
Jimmy Carter
Joan of Arc
Johnny Carson
Jon Stewart
Judge Ito
Judge Wapner
Julia Child
Ken Jennings
Kerry Scrugg
Laura Secord
Lawrence Welk
Lindsay Lohan
Liza Minnelli
Marlon Brando
Martha Stewart
Mary Kate and Ashley Olson
Michael Jackson
Mike Lazaridis
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mr. Rogers
Mr. T
Napoleon Bonaparte
Neil Diamond
O.J. Simpson
Oprah Winfrey
Pamela Anderson
Paris Hilton
Pele
Philip K. Dick
Pierre Elliot Trudeau
PT Barnum
Raffi
Ralph Nader
Regis Philban
Richard Branson
Richard Hatch
Richard Simmons
Rick Mercer
Ron Popeil
Ross Perot
Salvador Dali
Samuel Clemens / Mark Twain
Shel Silverstein
Sigmund Freud
Simon Cowell
Socrates
Stephen Hawking
Steve Irwin
Steve Jobs
Steven Colbert
Susan Lucci
Sylvester Stallone
Tammy Faye Baker
The Amazing Kreskin
Tiny Tim
Tom Green
Tom Jones
Tommy Douglas
Tony Robbins
Tonya Harding
Uncle Bobby
Vanilla Ice
Vanna White
Walter Ostenak
Weird Al Yankovic
William Hung
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Yogi Berra
This list is complete, in that it is 128 icons long, but not yet final. Please make a case for either deletions or additions in the comments. Thank you and have a good weekend!
# posted on Friday, October 24, 2008
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This is going to be the toughest competition yet. I look at the list and see two distinct camps. The first is a the group of underdogs and nerds who have managed to acheive great things, Ghandi, Lincoln, Hawkings. The second is the group that became infamous/iconic through blatant self promotion or public stupidity - Tony Robbins, Hasselhoff, Lohan.
The underdog story is one that's hard to argue against and I feel that ultimately one of these titans will end up being the champ. My concern is that they iconic status is legitimized by the positive affects they have had on society. I would much prefer to argue weekly why one person has done less than the other to become an icon and declare that person the winner.
To this end, I suggest that we remove the underdogs and replace with fluff. Kim Campbell replaces Lincoln, Tom Vu for Stephen Hawkings, Tupaq for Ghandi, etc.
Obviously, this is just one person's opinion and I thought I'd get the ball rolling. Perhaps the rest of the weekly players have different thoughts, and once they have all been heard, a final list can be determined.
And, even if the betting pool is not as fancy as it was before, I suggest that we do it as it keeps weekly interest high.
The underdog story is one that's hard to argue against and I feel that ultimately one of these titans will end up being the champ. My concern is that they iconic status is legitimized by the positive affects they have had on society. I would much prefer to argue weekly why one person has done less than the other to become an icon and declare that person the winner.
To this end, I suggest that we remove the underdogs and replace with fluff. Kim Campbell replaces Lincoln, Tom Vu for Stephen Hawkings, Tupaq for Ghandi, etc.
Obviously, this is just one person's opinion and I thought I'd get the ball rolling. Perhaps the rest of the weekly players have different thoughts, and once they have all been heard, a final list can be determined.
And, even if the betting pool is not as fancy as it was before, I suggest that we do it as it keeps weekly interest high.
Kim Campbell replaces Lincoln, Tom Vu for Stephen Hawkings, Tupaq for Ghandi, etc.
Those are trades I never thought i would see written down...
Those are trades I never thought i would see written down...
Howevah, ahhhh_crap may have a point here... I vote for more fluff as well.
Perhaps: Sarah Palin? I kid (kind of...)
Emo Phillips?
Jerry Seinfeld (Is he on there already?)
Stan Lee?
Perhaps: Sarah Palin? I kid (kind of...)
Emo Phillips?
Jerry Seinfeld (Is he on there already?)
Stan Lee?
I am thinking, based on the lack of comments here, that perhaps this incarnation of the contest be best moved to a group on Facebook. We may see more weekly action that way. I've forwarded to many people who haven't yet weighed in. These same people are on Facebook and may be more prone to comment.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
I'm starting to think the same thing.
If we remember last season, I was posting notes on Facebook every round anyway to add interest. Why not just move it there? And we would get reminders in our facebook news feeds that way.
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If we remember last season, I was posting notes on Facebook every round anyway to add interest. Why not just move it there? And we would get reminders in our facebook news feeds that way.
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