Who are your heroes?

Undertoad · 03-20-2006, 10:56 AM

Penn & Teller
Trey Parker & Matt Stone
LTC Erik Kurilla (as detailed by Michael Yon)

Beestie · 03-20-2006, 11:33 AM

Single mothers who do a good job of raising their children are very high on my list. People who have every reason to be jaded yet remain positive and upbeat. People who take limited resources and overcome great resistence to accomplish great things. People who do not accept their limitations. People who forsake personal gain to right an injustice.

I don't have names for you but I see people like this from time to time and it is very inspiring.

Angus · 03-20-2006, 04:15 PM

Prince Lazarus Long
Princess Maureen
Dave Thomas
Wendy
Ray Kroc
Poet William McGonagall
PeeWee Herman

Kagen4o4 · 03-20-2006, 04:49 PM

trent reznor
Cauchy
Fermat
Eisenstein
Einstein
Kepler
etc

superbaton · 03-20-2006, 05:05 PM

my dad

Kagen4o4 · 03-20-2006, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by superbaton

my dad

awwwww

xoxoxoBruce · 03-20-2006, 07:56 PM

Undertoad
footfootfoot's dad

seakdivers · 03-20-2006, 08:33 PM

Definitely my dad.

As a group, I would say my whole family. They rock!

BrianR · 03-20-2006, 08:40 PM

Ronald Reagan
Penn Gillette
Richard "Dick" Bong
Bob Hoover
all the Mercury astronauts...heck ALL of the astronauts! Very brave people!
the first guy to eat an egg

Elspode · 03-20-2006, 10:24 PM

We have a (now closed) airbase right here on the border of Grandview. We used to get a big kick out of the fact that they have street named after Richard Bong...Bong Avenue.

We were stoned hippies back then.

MaggieL · 03-23-2006, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elspode

We have a (now closed) airbase right here on the border of Grandview. We used to get a big kick out of the fact that they have street named after Richard Bong...Bong Avenue.

We were stoned hippies back then.

When *we* were stoned hippies, much was made of the fact that West Chester PA has an intersection: High and Gay Sts.

wolf · 03-21-2006, 12:34 AM

Dick Bong? Ace of Aces? Now that's funny.

My heroes tend to be simple people faced with unusual or difficult circumstances who tend to get little or no recognition for their actions. Cops, firefighters, people who make a positive difference in the lives of others.

And Gene Roddenberry.

Clodfobble · 03-21-2006, 06:24 PM

I have incredible respect and admiration for all of the faceless individuals who overcome odds or do a great job without ever being thanked, but to me a "hero" is someone who does something I can't, and does it right.

For example, I second Undertoad's listing of Matt Stone and Trey Parker, because they represent the epitome of moderate political/social views, but more importantly, they are truly successful at getting their opinions out there in a concise, intelligent, and palatable way. Unlike pundits, they genuinely have the ability to change people's minds with their medium, and they try to do it. They make a difference in a way I couldn't.

BrianR · 03-21-2006, 09:53 PM

Darnit! How could I have forgotten Chuck Yeager, Gen, USAF, ret

I got to speak to him one day at a book signing on base...fascinating stories he had too. I could have sat and listened to him all day long.

Hubris Boy · 03-22-2006, 12:23 AM

Winston Churchill
H.L. Mencken
Robert E. Lee
St. Athanasius

03-20-2006, 10:56 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Who are your heroes? Penn & Teller Trey Parker & Matt Stone LTC Erik Kurilla (as detailed by Michael Yon)

03-20-2006, 11:33 AM	#2
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	Single mothers who do a good job of raising their children are very high on my list. People who have every reason to be jaded yet remain positive and upbeat. People who take limited resources and overcome great resistence to accomplish great things. People who do not accept their limitations. People who forsake personal gain to right an injustice. I don't have names for you but I see people like this from time to time and it is very inspiring. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

03-20-2006, 04:49 PM	#4
Kagen4o4 The Sheriff of Nothingland Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,794	trent reznor Cauchy Fermat Eisenstein Einstein Kepler etc __________________ something we both can enjoy??

03-20-2006, 05:05 PM	#5
superbaton The Cellar team Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: ba, argentina Posts: 196	my dad __________________ "Think before speaking; Think before acting; Then go ahead, If you feel good about it." Sri Sathya Sai Baba

03-20-2006, 07:56 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Undertoad footfootfoot's dad __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-20-2006, 04:15 PM	#3
Angus Angus O'Mann, Poet Laureate, New Utopia Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 12	Prince Lazarus Long Princess Maureen Dave Thomas Wendy Ray Kroc Poet William McGonagall PeeWee Herman

03-20-2006, 08:33 PM	#8
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Definitely my dad. As a group, I would say my whole family. They rock!

03-20-2006, 08:40 PM	#9
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Ronald Reagan Penn Gillette Richard "Dick" Bong Bob Hoover all the Mercury astronauts...heck ALL of the astronauts! Very brave people! the first guy to eat an egg

03-20-2006, 10:24 PM	#10
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	We have a (now closed) airbase right here on the border of Grandview. We used to get a big kick out of the fact that they have street named after Richard Bong...Bong Avenue. We were stoned hippies back then. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

03-21-2006, 12:34 AM	#12
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Dick Bong? Ace of Aces? Now that's funny. My heroes tend to be simple people faced with unusual or difficult circumstances who tend to get little or no recognition for their actions. Cops, firefighters, people who make a positive difference in the lives of others. And Gene Roddenberry. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-21-2006, 06:24 PM	#13
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I have incredible respect and admiration for all of the faceless individuals who overcome odds or do a great job without ever being thanked, but to me a "hero" is someone who does something I can't, and does it right. For example, I second Undertoad's listing of Matt Stone and Trey Parker, because they represent the epitome of moderate political/social views, but more importantly, they are truly successful at getting their opinions out there in a concise, intelligent, and palatable way. Unlike pundits, they genuinely have the ability to change people's minds with their medium, and they try to do it. They make a difference in a way I couldn't.

03-21-2006, 09:53 PM	#14
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Darnit! How could I have forgotten Chuck Yeager, Gen, USAF, ret I got to speak to him one day at a book signing on base...fascinating stories he had too. I could have sat and listened to him all day long.

03-22-2006, 12:23 AM	#15
Hubris Boy Keymaster of Gozer Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Patapsco Drainage Basin Posts: 471	Winston Churchill H.L. Mencken Robert E. Lee St. Athanasius

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