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Official Great Works Draft (3 Viewers)

All Wildcard rankings (excluding mine and Misfitblondes):

20 points

Lindbergh’s Flight

Circumnavigation of the Earth

Apollo 11

19 points

Yuri Gargarin

The Marshall Plan

The Normandy Landings

18 Points

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Greek Victory at Marathon

Lousiana Purchase

17 Points

Transatlantic Telegraph Cable

Climb of Mount Everest

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

16 Points

Large Hadron Collider

The Canals of Venice

Hubble Space Telescope

15 Points

Nanotechnology

Mars Rover Mission

The Upanishads

14 Points

The New York Stock Exchange

The Nutcracker

Breaking the Color Barrier in MLB

13 Points

Madame Butterfly

The North Atlantic Treaty

The Louvre

12 Points

Walt Disney World

The Decameron

Rescue of Apollo 13

11 Points

Manned Descent to the Bottom of Trench

Colossus Computer

Svalbard Global Seed Vault

10 Points

Bayeux Tapestry

SR-71

Woodstock

9 Points

Book of A Thousand Nights And A Night

Statue of Zeus at Olympia

The Messiah Violin

8 Points

Missionaries of Charity

Cave Drawings at Chauvet Cave

Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds

7 Points

Augusta National Golf Course

Arlington National Cemetery

The Kabba

6 Points

The Rosetta Stone

Looney Tunes

5 Points

Journey in Satchidananda

The Monroe Doctrine

4 Points

Tightrope Walk Between Two Towers

Grave of The Fireflies

3 Points

Cages

Red Rock Amphitheatre

2 Points

Stanley Cup

Pornography

1 Point

Survival Feats

Wilt Chamberlain’s claim of 20,000 women

 
timschochet said:
Wildcard 20 points

Lindbergh’s Flight

Magellan's Circumnavigation of the Earth

Apollo 11

I'm just glad it's over. This has been fun, but honestly there's very little rhyme or reason to these rankings, especially anywhere from 5 to 15 points. If you feel like you got screwed over, you're probably right, and I apologize. Just no good way to compare this stuff.
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When asked to compare three of the greatest accomplishments in human history, timschochet responded, "I'm sitting here tyring to figure out how to compare a guy who didn't like jews, with a spanish guy that wasn't jewish who believed in a monotheistic God who then used that belief to write maps which led to the slaughter of thousands upon millions of people, many jewish, with 3 white guys, again, non Jewish, who were brave enough to get shot really far into the air with a tin can looking thing, land on the moon without breaking, and get back to Earth all thanks to a ton of jewish guys who were the real brains behind the operation, and it occured to me that as an atheist jew I don't think these are the most important accomplishments in human history because none of these guys knew the first thing about getting fresh lox on a bagel."
 
Yankee23Fan said:
Breaking news out of California as a young jewish man with a t-shirt that read, "Peter O'Toole is a God - but not in the theistic way because I'm an Athiest Jew," was trampled to death trying to buy tickets a travel agency sale on Walt Disney World vacation packages, by a crowd as large as had gathered to watch the rescue of the Apollo 13 astronauts though not quite as big as the group of people who have stuck a pencil in their eye when being assigned to read the Decameron in school.
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You're getting better at this.
 
timschochet said:
3 Points

Cages

Red Rock Amphitheatre

2 Points

Stanley Cup

Pornography

1 Point

Survival Feats

Wilt Chamberlain’s claim of 20,000 women
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If you win the Stanley Cup, which isn't one of the survival feats known to prolong the human condintion, so many women will offer to do things to you only seen in Pornography in cages at the red Rock Amphitheatre that you will likely make Wilt Chamberlain's claim of 20,000 women look like a warm up.
 
timschochet said:
Yankee23Fan said:
timschochet said:
Wildcard 5 Points

Journey in Satchidananda

The Monroe Doctrine

Have you ever wondered what the connection was between President James Monroe's foreign policies and modern bebop Jazz albums?

Now you know!
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The Monroe Doctrine was less of a great work of mankind then Looney Toones? [Kyle]

Really?!?

[/Kyle]
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Well, let's think about this for a second. One of these acheivements led to millions of people around the world being delighted and entertained to this day.The other, led, at least in part, to a large number of military dictatorships and human suffering which was deemed OK so long as it served the best interests of the United States.

Not that hard a decision for me, sorry.
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It's ok. You have a thing for animated transvestite rabbits. Everyone has their own fetish.
 
Yankee23Fan said:
timschochet said:
Yankee23Fan said:
timschochet said:
Wildcard 5 Points

Journey in Satchidananda

The Monroe Doctrine

Have you ever wondered what the connection was between President James Monroe's foreign policies and modern bebop Jazz albums?

Now you know!
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The Monroe Doctrine was less of a great work of mankind then Looney Toones? [Kyle]

Really?!?

[/Kyle]
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Well, let's think about this for a second. One of these acheivements led to millions of people around the world being delighted and entertained to this day.The other, led, at least in part, to a large number of military dictatorships and human suffering which was deemed OK so long as it served the best interests of the United States.

Not that hard a decision for me, sorry.
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It's ok. You have a thing for animated transvestite rabbits. Everyone has their own fetish.
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You're deeethpicable.
 
Anyone else wanna take on tim's and MfB's wildcards. Sorry, really busy today and would probably rank them in descending order of number of letters in the selection.

 
Breaking the Sound Barrier would have made a good WC.

Far better than the Kaaba*.

*(WTF SackFly - you're supposed to draft lit picks, not 18 inch high black stones)

 
MfB

Wildcard (1) Live Aid

10 points - Woodstock with a Heart

Wildcard (2) The Underground Railroad

14 points - and oh BTW, Harriet Tubman >> Jackie Robinson

Wildcard (3) WrestleMania

1 points - because we're not allowed to give negative values

I will do dear leaders next.

 
Yankee23Fan said:
What's the current score?
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StandingsCats included: Pol. Doc, Doc, Play, Phil/Pol Ideas, TV Shows, Non-fiction BooksGenedoc/Bonzai 218Timschochet - 207BobbyLayne - 198 (adjusted score = 168)Uncle Humuna - 193Bob Lee Swagger - 191Fennis/Krista - 182 (adjusted score = 122)Team CIA - 179Rodg - 174Postradamus - 171Wikkidpissah/Big Rocks 164El Floppo - 153MisfitBlondes - 149Tides of War - 149 (adjusted score = 239)Thatguy - 147Yankee23Fan - 146Abrantes - 143DC Thunder - 143Doug B - 134Tirnan - 132Scott Norwood/Anborn - 125
 
Genezai and Tim dominated Non-fiction books, BTW.......

Genedoc/Bonzai - 85

Timschochet - 81

Bob Lee Swagger - 72

Uncle Humuna - 71

Wikkidpissah/Big Rocks - 71

Abrantes - 63

Team CIA - 60

Tirnan - 60

Yankee23Fan - 57

Rodg - 55

Doug B - 55

El Floppo - 54

Postradamus - 53

BobbyLayne - 52

Tides of War - 51

Thatguy - 51

Fennis/Krista - 44

Scott Norwood/Anborn - 41

MisfitBlondes - 37

DC Thunder - 34

 
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This should cheer Tides up.......

TV Show ranks (combined scores)

Tides of War - 37

Rodg - 35 :pickle:

Wikkidpissah/Big Rocks - 35

Team CIA - 32

Yankee23Fan - 30

BobbyLayne - 30

Fennis/Krista - 30

DC Thunder - 26

Postradamus - 24

MisfitBlondes - 23

Bob Lee Swagger - 19

Genedoc/Bonzai - 18

Timschochet - 18

Uncle Humuna - 18

Tirnan - 18

Thatguy - 14

Doug B - 12

Abrantes - 10

Scott Norwood/Anborn - 10

El Floppo - 9

 
Well, now that my part in this has been completed, a few words on the trilogy of great drafts we did.

Initially, tim you did a great job running these three drafts. There were bumps and bruises, which is to be expected, and you lost your sense of humor through some of it, but it seems like you've managed to get at least a part of it back. I assume that's because your an atheist jew. Mazel Tov and all that.

Too many of the drafters were too funny most of the time to single anyone out. Even the guys that were doing their best to go so far out of the box that they hit the edge of reality had moments of supreme funny. And through it all we suffered one marriage and one heart attack - yet those posters kept going. Kudos. I don't know which one was more painful. Jury will be out for awhile on that.

To the drafts:

1. The Greatest American Draft. This one was the most fun by far. I grant that this opinion could be due to my personal love of American history and the discussions that go with it. But overall that was a very entertaining experience.

2. The World's Greatest Draft. Another very fun exercise that didn't have the fire of the GAD but was still pretty entertaining. Learned a few things there.

3. The Great Works Draft. Obviously, the longest. Also the one with the most ifights. I think that most of them were more funny then serious, even the ones that I was involved in. I didn't lose any irespect for anyone during them, considered them part of the process and overall had a fun time. I'm happy I came into this one, albiet as the last participant.

Hopefully everyone, including myself, learned a great deal about various cultures and peoples. For me personally, these exercises led me to my thread about the 100 books recommended by the FFA and that has been a fun experience to read through some fiction I never touched before. Kudos to the Vonnegut fans. He isn't my favorite cup of tea, but much of his stuff has been a fun read. As for the various categories here, I did pick up on some things.

As to the rumors of continued such drafts, I would be interested, though it depends on the topics. Beyond everything else, I think we've learned that many of these subjects have far too many things to discuss within the limits we've set.

Thanks to everyone that participated. It's been fun.

 
Yankee23Fan said:
Well, now that my part in this has been completed, a few words on the trilogy of great drafts we did.Initially, tim you did a great job running these three drafts. There were bumps and bruises, which is to be expected, and you lost your sense of humor through some of it, but it seems like you've managed to get at least a part of it back. I assume that's because your an atheist jew. Mazel Tov and all that.Too many of the drafters were too funny most of the time to single anyone out. Even the guys that were doing their best to go so far out of the box that they hit the edge of reality had moments of supreme funny. And through it all we suffered one marriage and one heart attack - yet those posters kept going. Kudos. I don't know which one was more painful. Jury will be out for awhile on that.To the drafts:1. The Greatest American Draft. This one was the most fun by far. I grant that this opinion could be due to my personal love of American history and the discussions that go with it. But overall that was a very entertaining experience.2. The World's Greatest Draft. Another very fun exercise that didn't have the fire of the GAD but was still pretty entertaining. Learned a few things there.3. The Great Works Draft. Obviously, the longest. Also the one with the most ifights. I think that most of them were more funny then serious, even the ones that I was involved in. I didn't lose any irespect for anyone during them, considered them part of the process and overall had a fun time. I'm happy I came into this one, albiet as the last participant.Hopefully everyone, including myself, learned a great deal about various cultures and peoples. For me personally, these exercises led me to my thread about the 100 books recommended by the FFA and that has been a fun experience to read through some fiction I never touched before. Kudos to the Vonnegut fans. He isn't my favorite cup of tea, but much of his stuff has been a fun read. As for the various categories here, I did pick up on some things. As to the rumors of continued such drafts, I would be interested, though it depends on the topics. Beyond everything else, I think we've learned that many of these subjects have far too many things to discuss within the limits we've set.Thanks to everyone that participated. It's been fun.
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I think that deserves a :popcorn:
 
From Wikipedia:

As Luther’s Bible had an incredible influence on the creation of the modern German language, it also had a role in the creation of German nationalism. Because Luther’s Bible penetrated every Protestant home in Germany, his sayings and deeply poetic translation undoubtedly became part of German national heritage.[23] Luther’s enormous program of Biblical exposure extended into every sphere of daily life and work, illuminating moral considerations to Germans. This exposure gradually became infused into the blood of the whole nation and occupied a permanent space in German history.[24] Luther’s translation of the Bible became the epitome of the German national spirit. He embodied the high ideals of a new, free, unified and devout German people who were liberated from the false faith of the Pope and Italians. The popularity and influence of Luther’s translation gave him the confidence to act as a spokesperson of the nation and thus the leader of the anti-Roman movement in Germany.[25] In light of this, Luther’s Bible allowed him to become a prophet of the new German nationalism[26] and helped to determine the spirit of a new epoch in German history.[27]

In a sense, Luther’s Bible also empowered and liberated all Protestants who had access to it. Immediately, Luther’s translation was a public affirmation of reform and subsequently deprived the elite and priestly class of their exclusive control over words, as well as the word of God.[12] Through his translation, Luther strove to make it easier for the "simple people" to understand what he was teaching. In the major controversies amongst evangelicals at the time, most evangelicals did not understand the reasons for disagreement, let alone the commoners. Thus, Luther saw it as necessary to help those who were confused see that the disagreement between himself and the Catholic Church was real and had significance. His translation was made in order to allow the common man and woman to become aware of the issues at hand and develop an informed opinion.[28] The common individual was thus given the right to have a mind, spirit and opinion, who existed not as economic functionaries but as subjects to complex and conflicting aspirations and motives. In this sense, Luther’s Bible acted as a force towards the liberation of the German people. Luther’s social teachings and ideologies throughout the Bible undoubtedly had a role in the slow emancipation of European society from its long phase of clerical domination.[29] Luther gave men a new vision of the exaltation of the human self, one which, despite limitations, can only be experienced as a gift from God and which can neither be brought about nor truly understood.[30] Luther’s Bible thus had broken the unchallenged domination of the Catholic Church, effectively splintering its unity. He had claimed the word of God in the scriptures as the sole authority, and through his translation, every individual was able to abide by its authority, thus nullifying the need for the pope. As Bishop Fisher rightly put it, Luther’s Bible had “stirred a mighty storm and tempest in the church” empowering the no longer clerically dominated public.[31]

Although not as significant as German linguistics, Luther’s Bible also had a large impression on educational reform throughout Germany. Luther’s goal of a readable and accurate translation of the Bible became a stimulus towards universal education. This stemmed from the notion that everyone should be able to read in order to understand the word of God.[12] Luther felt that man had fallen from grace and was ruled by his own selfishness, but ultimately had not lost his moral consciousness. All men were sinners, and, in Luther’s eyes, needed to be educated. Thus his Bible was a means of establishing a form of law, order and moral teachings which everyone could abide by as that they could all read and understand his Bible. This education subsequently allowed Luther to find a State Church and educate his followers into a law-abiding community.[32] Overall, the Protestant states of Germany were educational states which encouraged the spirit of teaching which was ultimately fueled by Luther’s Bible, the supreme teacher in the hands of all Protestants.

Finally, Luther’s Bible also had international significance in the spread of Protestantism. Luther’s translation influenced the English translations by William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale who in turn inspired many other translations of the Bible such as the Bishops' Bible of 1568, the Douay-Rheims Bible of 1582–1609, and the King James Version of 1611.[16] Luther’s work also inspired translations as far reaching as Scandinavia and the Netherlands. In a metaphor, it was Luther who broke the walls of translation and once such walls had fallen, the way was open to all, including some who were quite opposed to Luther’s belief.[33] Luther’s Bible spread its influence for the remolding of Western culture in all the great ferment of the sixteenth century. The worldwide implications of the translation far surpassed the expectations of even Luther himself.[34]

Several modern popular historians, including my two favorites William Manchester and William L. Shirer, have stated that Martin Luther's translation of the Bible may have been the most significant event in human history in the last 1,000 years, surpassing even Newton's acheivements and the invention of the printing press. (While I don't have the page numbers in front of me, Shirer's argument is made in The Rise and Fall Of The Third Reich in the chapter dealing with the historical and intellectual roots of Nazism, while Manchester's point appears in his last work: A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance — Portrait of an Age - highly recommended, BTW.)

 
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Beyond my above quotes, in order to fully understand the effect of Luther's translation, you've got to look at Islam and make a comparison. In most Islamic countries today, the bulk of the population do not read the Qu'run and are unable to. The holy book is interpreted by Imams and Mullahs, who for the most part use it as a means to control the masses and tell them what to think. As a result, the vast majority of these people live in illiterate poverty.

This is exactly the way Europe was before Martin Luther, and it remained that way in many Catholic and Orthodox Christian nations, especially in Eastern Europe, for centuries after Luther. No middle class: only the very very rich (5%) and 95% peasant. The priests would interpret the Bible and tell the flock how to think. Luther changed all that; first in Germany, then in the rest of the Protestant world, and then spread through the rest of Christian Europe, as a majority learned how to read, and a middle class was created. Without Luther's translation, there would have been no Enlightenment, no escape from the rule of Kings and the Church that dominated for centuries.

And so back to Islam- they have never had a reformer, a Luther, to bring to the masses personal knowledge of their Holy Book. As a result, they are trapped in the Middle Ages and may be for some time to come.

 
Uncle Humuna said:
timschochet said:
BobbyLayne said:
I'll respond to your commentary on Luther's translation and rank your WCs after I get home in a few hours.
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Hmmm Not sure I like the sound of this.

Maybe I should have ranked the Kaaba a little higher...
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When I get the chance, you'll be finding out what I think about your ranking of Wilt's 20K.(I wouldn't tie my shoes in public for a while if I were you . . .)
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Oh yeah? Well while we're at it, how dare you rip Sing Sing Sing (With A Swing)? You're supposed to be a musical expert or something. What the Hell's wrong with you?
 
timschochet said:
Uncle Humuna said:
timschochet said:
BobbyLayne said:
I'll respond to your commentary on Luther's translation and rank your WCs after I get home in a few hours.
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Hmmm Not sure I like the sound of this.

Maybe I should have ranked the Kaaba a little higher...
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When I get the chance, you'll be finding out what I think about your ranking of Wilt's 20K.(I wouldn't tie my shoes in public for a while if I were you . . .)
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Oh yeah? Well while we're at it, how dare you rip Sing Sing Sing (With A Swing)? You're supposed to be a musical expert or something. What the Hell's wrong with you?
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Yeesh.Took you long enough.

Ahem.

It's not even Louis Prima's best song . . .

 
Uncle Humuna said:
It's not even Louis Prima's best song . . .
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I was actually amazed to learn that he wrote it, because I don't associate it with stuff like "Just A Gigiglo" or his typical Vegas act (which I like very much, BTW.)But I think this song is the best song of the swing era, superior to Glenn Miller's "In The Mood", "String of Pearls", and "Take The A Train", all of which I considered. As I wrote earlier, this is the one song of that era that still sounds urgent today.
 
timschochet said:
BobbyLayne said:
I'll respond to your commentary on Luther's translation and rank your WCs after I get home in a few hours.
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Hmmm Not sure I like the sound of this.Maybe I should have ranked the Kaaba a little higher...
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:goodposting: I thought you ranked it too high.RE: Luther's translation - thanks for taking this. While I'm quite familiar with the evolution of the English Bible, I never knew about this.I've always thought the most significant translation were, in order, 1) Revised Version (reached down and touched the most ancient copies of the orginal scriptures, 2) King James Version (although based largely on the Geneva Bible, it has been the most prevalent version of the last 398, and continues to be widely used), 3) Tyndale (relied upon both the Latin Vulgate and Ancient Copies), 4) Wycliffe (200 years before Luther, translated the first English bible from the Vulgate).Broadening from English, I don't think Luther's translation would outweigh Jerome's translation to the Latin Vulgate, which was the version used by the Catholic church for 1,000 years.The whole Bible in other languages were considered a watershed in the advance of human intellectual history. Chronologically, the reformation Bible translations were: Luther in German, 1522; Bible in Dutch: published in 1526 by Jacob van Liesvelt; Bible in French: published in 1528 by Jacques Lefevre d’Étaples (or Faber Stapulensis); Bible in Spanish: published in Basel in 1569 by Casiodoro de Reina (Biblia del Oso); Bible in Czech: Bible of Kralice, printed between 1579–1593; Bible in English: King James version, published in 1611.Anyway, this kind of pick is the best part of the draft. Even in areas we think we have some level of expertise, you learn something new. Llet me think about a bit more and will post some points for all 3 picks after I watch the sunset.
 
Five spectacular sunsets in the last eight days; several came after late afternoon sun shower storms, tonight the sun is hidden behind horizon clouds, brilliantly illuminating another set of clouds further up. Such a beautiful simple pleasure.

timschochet Wild Cards

Translation of the Bible - Martin Luther

Significant, but a collaborative effort (for the OT/Luther did the NT from the Greek himself), was being undertaken by various scholars in other languages throughout the continent, and unlike Tyndale or others, was not relied upon for further editions - 7 points

Discovery of the New World - Christopher Columbus

I am compelled to rank this just below Lindbergh’s Flight, Circumnavigation of the Earth and Apollo 11 (difficult to judge which of these 4 should drop), so I'll put it with the Marshall Plan and D-day - 19 points

The Berlin Airlift (1948-49)

Probably the most inspirational event of the Cold War - 18 points

The last two were outstanding choices and very hard to judge if I have them high enough. Very well done, esp since all were in the last 5-6 rounds.

 
BobbyLayne said:
Five spectacular sunsets in the last eight days; several came after late afternoon sun shower storms, tonight the sun is hidden behind horizon clouds, brilliantly illuminating another set of clouds further up. Such a beautiful simple pleasure.

timschochet Wild Cards

Translation of the Bible - Martin Luther

Significant, but a collaborative effort (for the OT/Luther did the NT from the Greek himself), was being undertaken by various scholars in other languages throughout the continent, and unlike Tyndale or others, was not relied upon for further editions - 7 points

Discovery of the New World - Christopher Columbus

I am compelled to rank this just below Lindbergh’s Flight, Circumnavigation of the Earth and Apollo 11 (difficult to judge which of these 4 should drop), so I'll put it with the Marshall Plan and D-day - 19 points

The Berlin Airlift (1948-49)

Probably the most inspirational event of the Cold War - 18 points

The last two were outstanding choices and very hard to judge if I have them high enough. Very well done, esp since all were in the last 5-6 rounds.
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Columbus did not discover the New World, not even close.The Berlin Airlift is far too high as well.

I give 6 to the airlift, and 5 to Chris Cross

This reeks of more back-slapping between judges

Hannibal Crossing the Alps trumps the Berlin airlift

 
BobbyLayne said:
Five spectacular sunsets in the last eight days; several came after late afternoon sun shower storms, tonight the sun is hidden behind horizon clouds, brilliantly illuminating another set of clouds further up. Such a beautiful simple pleasure.

timschochet Wild Cards

Translation of the Bible - Martin Luther

Significant, but a collaborative effort (for the OT/Luther did the NT from the Greek himself), was being undertaken by various scholars in other languages throughout the continent, and unlike Tyndale or others, was not relied upon for further editions - 7 points

Discovery of the New World - Christopher Columbus

I am compelled to rank this just below Lindbergh’s Flight, Circumnavigation of the Earth and Apollo 11 (difficult to judge which of these 4 should drop), so I'll put it with the Marshall Plan and D-day - 19 points

The Berlin Airlift (1948-49)

Probably the most inspirational event of the Cold War - 18 points

The last two were outstanding choices and very hard to judge if I have them high enough. Very well done, esp since all were in the last 5-6 rounds.
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Considering they are botton 25% selections, how much higher should they go???Jeezzzzzzzzzzzzz

If he had selected Matt Millen as NFL GM of the last decade - that would be on par with the Columbus pick??

The former UT QB Bobby Layne has let us all down :goodposting:

 
BobbyLayne, Tides of War is coming dangerously close to figuring out our conspiracy. You, me, and Krista need to have a secret meeting and decide what to do. We need to find a more subtle way to continue to give each other high scores, and give him low ones, or it will really start to look suspicious.

 
TidesofWar said:
BobbyLayne said:
Five spectacular sunsets in the last eight days; several came after late afternoon sun shower storms, tonight the sun is hidden behind horizon clouds, brilliantly illuminating another set of clouds further up. Such a beautiful simple pleasure.

timschochet Wild Cards

Translation of the Bible - Martin Luther

Significant, but a collaborative effort (for the OT/Luther did the NT from the Greek himself), was being undertaken by various scholars in other languages throughout the continent, and unlike Tyndale or others, was not relied upon for further editions - 7 points

Discovery of the New World - Christopher Columbus

I am compelled to rank this just below Lindbergh’s Flight, Circumnavigation of the Earth and Apollo 11 (difficult to judge which of these 4 should drop), so I'll put it with the Marshall Plan and D-day - 19 points

The Berlin Airlift (1948-49)

Probably the most inspirational event of the Cold War - 18 points

The last two were outstanding choices and very hard to judge if I have them high enough. Very well done, esp since all were in the last 5-6 rounds.
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Considering they are botton 25% selections, how much higher should they go???Jeezzzzzzzzzzzzz

If he had selected Matt Millen as NFL GM of the last decade - that would be on par with the Columbus pick??

The former UT QB Bobby Layne has let us all down :goodposting:
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:bs:
 
timschochet said:
BobbyLayne, Tides of War is coming dangerously close to figuring out our conspiracy. You, me, and Krista need to have a secret meeting and decide what to do. We need to find a more subtle way to continue to give each other high scores, and give him low ones, or it will really start to look suspicious.
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Lets discuss in the secret forum at 10:30 pm EDT.
 
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BobbyLayne said:
Fennis said:
rodg12 said:
BobbyLayne - 198 (adjusted score = 168)Fennis/Krista - 182 (adjusted score = 122)Tides of War - 149 (adjusted score = 239)
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WhoaYour team gave 60?OK, rodg12, I'll match it.
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Where is that "Merry Music Man"???????????I averaged 87%% from the free throw line in my college career, so that should be worth something here.I only think about the missing 13% :shrug:
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87%. Thats awesome. Thats got to be a school record.
 
BobbyLayne said:
timschochet said:
BobbyLayne, Tides of War is coming dangerously close to figuring out our conspiracy. You, me, and Krista need to have a secret meeting and decide what to do. We need to find a more subtle way to continue to give each other high scores, and give him low ones, or it will really start to look suspicious.
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Lets discuss in the secret forum at 10:30 pm EDT.
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Whew, made it home in the nick of time!Shrimp, cactus, chihuahua cheese, tomatoes, onions, sizzling in a molcajete. A Chenin Blanc from Peru. The evening has rated 18 points so far, just below the discovery of the new world, and comparable to the Berlin Airlift.
 
krista4 said:
BobbyLayne said:
timschochet said:
BobbyLayne, Tides of War is coming dangerously close to figuring out our conspiracy. You, me, and Krista need to have a secret meeting and decide what to do. We need to find a more subtle way to continue to give each other high scores, and give him low ones, or it will really start to look suspicious.
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Lets discuss in the secret forum at 10:30 pm EDT.
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Whew, made it home in the nick of time!Shrimp, cactus, chihuahua cheese, tomatoes, onions, sizzling in a molcajete. A Chenin Blanc from Peru. The evening has rated 18 points so far, just below the discovery of the new world, and comparable to the Berlin Airlift.
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:shrug:
 
Fennis said:
87%. Thats awesome. Thats got to be a school record.
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1. Ronald Steele (2005-07) . . . . . . .868 (211 of 243)2. Mo Williams (2002-03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .847 (182-215)3. J.W. Berry (1962-64) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .835 (167-200)4. Gary Elliott (1967-69) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..808 (214-265)5. Brian Williams (1995-98) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..801 (246-307)6. Derrick McKey (1985-87) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..797 (212-266)7. Jimmy Hollon (1970-72) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .796 (234-296)8. Demetrius Alexander (1996-98) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .792 (176-275)9. Earnest Shelton (2001-05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..788 (252-320)10. Rod Grizzard (2000-02) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..785 (324-413)Jim Farmer (1984-87) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .785 (255-325)
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Fennis said:
krista4 said:
BobbyLayne said:
timschochet said:
BobbyLayne, Tides of War is coming dangerously close to figuring out our conspiracy. You, me, and Krista need to have a secret meeting and decide what to do. We need to find a more subtle way to continue to give each other high scores, and give him low ones, or it will really start to look suspicious.
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Lets discuss in the secret forum at 10:30 pm EDT.
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Whew, made it home in the nick of time!Shrimp, cactus, chihuahua cheese, tomatoes, onions, sizzling in a molcajete. A Chenin Blanc from Peru. The evening has rated 18 points so far, just below the discovery of the new world, and comparable to the Berlin Airlift.
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You're just upset that your free-throw percentage wasn't as good as TOW's.
 
BobbyLayne said:
Fennis said:
87%. Thats awesome. Thats got to be a school record.
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1. Ronald Steele (2005-07) . . . . . . .868 (211 of 243)2. Mo Williams (2002-03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .847 (182-215)3. J.W. Berry (1962-64) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .835 (167-200)4. Gary Elliott (1967-69) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..808 (214-265)5. Brian Williams (1995-98) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..801 (246-307)6. Derrick McKey (1985-87) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..797 (212-266)7. Jimmy Hollon (1970-72) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .796 (234-296)8. Demetrius Alexander (1996-98) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .792 (176-275)9. Earnest Shelton (2001-05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..788 (252-320)10. Rod Grizzard (2000-02) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..785 (324-413)Jim Farmer (1984-87) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .785 (255-325)
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:X :lmao:
 
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