FAMOUS or INFAMOUS

TheSonOfBattles · 18-01-2004 04:11AM

Yea, I wouldn't call someone who attacked Russia in the middle of winter a genius tbh.

Barry Aldwell · 18-01-2004 04:39AM

Originally posted by TheSonOfBattles
Yea, I wouldn't call someone who attacked Russia in the middle of Russia a genius tbh.

In fairness he was just following the second law of despotic dictators - You've gotta attack Russia. Never mind winter clothes, just attack now.

passive · 18-01-2004 05:08AM

In fairness he was just following the second law of despotic dictators - You've gotta attack Russia. Never mind winter clothes, just attack now.

hmm...i'm probably walking into something here..but whats the first law?

sionnach · 18-01-2004 01:01PM

Originally posted by agent smith
we all will rememer osama bin laden but who remembers the person who discovered the cure for smallpox

[pedant]no one discovered a cure for smallpox, edward jenner just found out how to prevent people from getting it

[/pedant]

Oriel · 18-01-2004 01:34PM

George Best has had both, just ask him which he thinks is better...

astrofool · 18-01-2004 06:18PM

einstein
lincoln
washington
churchill
jesus

all famous rather than infamous and "fairly" well remembered

mike65 · 18-01-2004 06:20PM

Originally posted by passive
hmm...i'm probably walking into something here..but whats the first law?

"Always know where your towel is"....maybe!

Mike.

Kold · 18-01-2004 06:23PM

Anyone can be infamous if they truly wanted too. I believe that that is the answer to your question.

Capt'n Midnight · 18-01-2004 06:23PM

Originally posted by TheSonOfBattles
Actually Hitler did a lot of good things in a round about way. If he hadn't started World War II then there would have been no push by countries such as America to quickly develop arms. The development of arms and defences in both WWII and the Cold War that followed is what developed the computer. If it wasn't for Hitler it might be another hundred years before computers were invented and we wouldn't be having this discussion.

It's still to high a price, but he did have a good effect in a weird way.

IIRC Konrad Zeus developed the stored program electronic computer independently. But had to use relays instead of valves because he couldn't afford them. Had the economy been different with less resourses being devoted to the war machine etc. the history of computing could have been very different.

The other big development of WWII was radar and semiconductors. Most of the major combatants (except the chinese) were using radar before the war.

Cabaal · 18-01-2004 08:39PM

Originally posted by VERY_board
In sixty years time who will remember Mary McAleese? (Famous)

Mary Robinson is far more famous then her, one by the people of Ireland because she was the first women president and two by the UN because she left her position because she got pissed off with the US and what they were doing...

Cabaal · 18-01-2004 08:42PM

Originally posted by TheSonOfBattles
Yea, I wouldn't call someone who attacked Russia in the middle of winter a genius tbh.

He wasn't the first leader to make this mistake..

Kold · 18-01-2004 09:27PM

Originally posted by Cabaal
Mary Robinson is far more famous then her, one by the people of Ireland because she was the first women president and two by the UN because she left her position because she got pissed off with the US and what they were doing...

Mary who?

18-01-2004 09:39PM

In all fairness, EVERYONE, including Russia, thought that the Germans would crush them. And they did. They were totally under equipped and under staffed, yet they still killed an amazing amount of Russians. They laid seige to cities instead of attacking them which was a mistake, but then again 20 million(the number could have been as high as 50 according to recent reports) Russians were killed by a smallish amount of Germans, and it was only after Russia practically started turning into a war factory that they started to defeat the Germans.

Faust · 19-01-2004 12:56AM

Long story short you're not gonna give a **** about infamy or eh... famity...... When you're dead!

Barry Aldwell · 19-01-2004 12:57AM

Well, it's kinda hard not to kill Russians when they just keep running out in the open towards your machine guns. The Russian dependancy on attrition meant the Germans were always going to kill more anyway.

Oh, and the first law of despotic dictatorship is: Never play a game of poker without having a Colt .45 lying on the table to your right. When it happens, you'll know why.

LegacyUser · 19-01-2004 09:40AM

Originally posted by Faust
Long story short you're not gonna give a **** about infamy or eh... famity...... When you're dead!

only sensible reply yet, though i didn't actually read the whole thread

but yea, aint no diff how infamous or famous you are when you're pushin up daisies its gonna make bugger all diff

phreak · 19-01-2004 09:42AM

Originally posted by bananayoghurt
only sensible reply yet, though i didn't actually read the whole thread
but yea, aint no diff how infamous or famous you are when you're pushin up daisies its gonna make bugger all diff

its a nice thought that people will remember you when you're gone.

Faust · 19-01-2004 05:46PM

Well you seem to be banned... I guess uill remember you for that...

TheSonOfBattles · 19-01-2004 11:57PM

Originally posted by Cabaal
He wasn't the first leader to make this mistake..

That was part of the reason I said he wasn't a genius for attacking in winter.

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