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Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure?
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RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure?
October 10, 2016 at 1:52 pm
(October 10, 2016 at 1:30 pm)Whateverist Wrote: "Admirable" is like "heroic".  I'm not waiting to be saved by a hero.

I kind of have the same problem with the word. Maybe pure semantics, but I'm also very careful in using the word hero. In my case it's reserved for people risking life and limb so save others.
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Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by thesummerqueen - September 28, 2016 at 9:39 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by chimp3 - September 28, 2016 at 9:49 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by downbeatplumb - September 28, 2016 at 10:07 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Little lunch - September 28, 2016 at 9:58 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by vorlon13 - September 28, 2016 at 10:01 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Edwardo Piet - September 28, 2016 at 2:29 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by The Grand Nudger - September 28, 2016 at 10:08 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Tiberius - September 28, 2016 at 11:01 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Neo-Scholastic - September 28, 2016 at 11:06 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by abaris - October 4, 2016 at 6:23 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by abaris - October 4, 2016 at 7:04 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by c172 - September 28, 2016 at 11:07 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by downbeatplumb - September 28, 2016 at 11:08 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by thesummerqueen - September 28, 2016 at 11:09 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by c172 - September 28, 2016 at 11:11 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by FatAndFaithless - September 28, 2016 at 11:23 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by robvalue - September 28, 2016 at 11:25 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by thesummerqueen - September 28, 2016 at 11:36 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by vorlon13 - September 28, 2016 at 11:48 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Minimalist - September 28, 2016 at 11:49 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by abaris - September 28, 2016 at 11:57 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Whateverist - September 28, 2016 at 12:13 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by brewer - September 28, 2016 at 12:40 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Fake Messiah - September 28, 2016 at 1:25 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Iroscato - September 28, 2016 at 1:32 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by abaris - September 28, 2016 at 1:41 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Iroscato - September 28, 2016 at 1:43 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by thesummerqueen - September 28, 2016 at 1:37 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by thesummerqueen - September 28, 2016 at 1:49 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by abaris - September 28, 2016 at 1:57 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by thesummerqueen - September 28, 2016 at 2:01 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by abaris - September 28, 2016 at 2:06 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Iroscato - September 28, 2016 at 2:09 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Edwardo Piet - September 28, 2016 at 2:36 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by thesummerqueen - September 28, 2016 at 2:12 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Gawdzilla Sama - September 28, 2016 at 2:34 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by paulpablo - September 28, 2016 at 2:54 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by thesummerqueen - September 28, 2016 at 2:58 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by BrokenQuill92 - September 28, 2016 at 3:00 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by paulpablo - September 28, 2016 at 3:01 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Alex K - September 30, 2016 at 3:58 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by thesummerqueen - September 28, 2016 at 3:07 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by paulpablo - September 28, 2016 at 3:20 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by abaris - September 28, 2016 at 3:24 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by abaris - October 10, 2016 at 8:18 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Whateverist - October 10, 2016 at 1:30 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by abaris - October 10, 2016 at 1:52 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Whateverist - October 10, 2016 at 6:18 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by abaris - October 10, 2016 at 6:44 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by FatAndFaithless - September 28, 2016 at 3:23 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by thesummerqueen - September 28, 2016 at 3:35 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by paulpablo - September 28, 2016 at 3:38 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by abaris - September 28, 2016 at 3:39 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Thumpalumpacus - September 28, 2016 at 4:32 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by abaris - September 30, 2016 at 3:45 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Sal - October 4, 2016 at 8:24 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Jesster - October 4, 2016 at 8:43 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Pat Mustard - October 4, 2016 at 12:53 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Mr Greene - October 9, 2016 at 12:52 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by vorlon13 - October 10, 2016 at 12:35 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by abaris - October 10, 2016 at 9:47 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Silver - October 10, 2016 at 12:43 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by vorlon13 - October 10, 2016 at 12:50 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by abaris - October 10, 2016 at 8:48 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by abaris - October 11, 2016 at 4:50 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by abaris - October 11, 2016 at 6:50 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Pat Mustard - October 12, 2016 at 5:09 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by vorlon13 - October 10, 2016 at 8:08 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by abaris - October 11, 2016 at 7:02 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by abaris - November 6, 2016 at 12:43 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by abaris - November 6, 2016 at 7:34 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Pat Mustard - November 7, 2016 at 8:16 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Minimalist - October 11, 2016 at 5:14 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Aegon - October 11, 2016 at 6:55 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by SteelCurtain - October 11, 2016 at 7:36 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Cato - October 12, 2016 at 4:42 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Sterben - October 12, 2016 at 9:11 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by vorlon13 - October 12, 2016 at 10:44 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Arkilogue - October 12, 2016 at 10:29 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Amarok - November 5, 2016 at 9:49 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by brewer - November 6, 2016 at 11:46 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by ScienceAf - November 6, 2016 at 2:08 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Mudhammam - November 7, 2016 at 1:29 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by brewer - November 7, 2016 at 10:44 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by abaris - November 8, 2016 at 9:19 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by abaris - November 8, 2016 at 9:33 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by abaris - November 8, 2016 at 10:01 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by abaris - November 8, 2016 at 4:34 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by abaris - November 8, 2016 at 5:58 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by brewer - November 8, 2016 at 8:29 pm
Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by LadyForCamus - November 8, 2016 at 11:42 pm
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by bennyboy - November 10, 2016 at 8:51 am
RE: Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure? - by Pat Mustard - November 10, 2016 at 12:14 pm

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