Alright, I'll post Noop's pick, but anyone who wants to pick from that category will have to wait until he selects a country.

Okay I'll post my own pick then after larry posts Noop's.

Noop picks:

7.5 Saladin, Army Chief, Egypt, Pre-20th

Good pick by Noop

Hell of a pick by Noop there.

7.6 Mt. Everest - Geographic Location - China - 20th Century

Even today, we consider a difficult task to be like climbing Mount Everest. The highest mountain in the world from sea level to summit, it has inspired and challenged people from all walks of life for decades, but it was not until 1953 that Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay finally attained the summit.

But Everest's challenge has not lessened even with this breakthrough. Every year, more and more people try for new records, either speed or status records in climbing Everest and it still remains arguably the most difficult climb to the summit in the world.

Truly a location worthy of being a nation's most prized geographic wonder.

Nice and with DT, NTN, myself and Galaril all being on frequently, we just need the CW to pick and we'll have a nice run going.

who's 7.7? do it do it do ittttttttttttt

I'm here, one sec.

I had him as one of my late round ruler/leader guys

7.7 Socrates, Justice Minister, Greece, Pre-20th

Needs very little introduction, and his Socratic Method is still used as a technique in law schools today.

Clever application.

I had him as mny backup if Locke was taken...

Awesome

nice pick

now i'm 2nd guessing my picks...

Tick-tock- tick- tock:)

Let's go buddy boy!

Egypt

sorry - was across the street getting a coffee

i think Metternich is GREAT value at 7.8

Crap where's NTN?

Agree, very nice.

let's not forget - Kissinger idolized him and wrote his dissertation on Metternich (things you didn't know that you learned from wikipedia are so informative). i was bip-bopping around to make sure I wasn't missing out on any other potential diplomats and so i read the entry on Metternich to prepare my "defense" of him

Didn't know much about him until just now, but looks like a good pick.

I'm going to ensure that our little globe stays very well balanced and peaceful.

Yay NTN is here

yeah, I got a meeting to run to in 15 minutes so lets go gents.

pokes ntn

you all are so impatient

Really?



:)

lol touche

Owned.

Heheheh

i got a couple of doozy picks left...gonna blow people away

I was trying to come up with something.

dat's cool ntndeacon

hey wait - since when are you in alabama???

Since 4th grade DT lol

7.10 Isoroku Yamamoto, Air Chief - Japan, Post 20th

The fleet admiral was the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II. He lead Japan's naval and air units and organized and commanded the attack on Pearl Harbor.

a couple of points my air chief's name is Santos-Dumont, not Santos, Dumont.
Also... Burma is now called Myanmar

lol aaah okay i didn't realize that

pyramid...nice. i was considering it - it was on my "manmade" list until i decided to go in another direction

figured someone would be all over that sooner or later

Yup

Yeah, I strongly considering going that route myself.

I almost took pyramids but went great wall instead

Galaril, the Lathumx2 then Galaril, then Danny, then ntndeacon - all here. Knock em out guys!

Hey DT and CW are here too, you =coul dfinish this round and take out the first half of the next round in lik e10 minutes

which i hate you for - otherwise i was totally going 3 Gorges :rant: