I totally thought he would have been a better choice than Stalin for ruler/leader of Russia from 20th century, but oh well, good value here.

aaaah gorby!!!!

100% agree

Lathum seems to have left. I have picks from him, though.

And Lathum closes out the halfway mark of the draft with:

7.12 - Mao Zedung, Leader/Ruler, China, 20th

And he starts the 2nd half with:

8.1 - Roger Bannister, Athlete, United Kingdom, 20th

Dammit. Another one I was about to snag. (Mao)

the chairman! *whack*

I had Qin Shi Huang on my short list of rulers/leaders, so it blocks me there

He was taken already

He is taken by me earlier.

several rounds ago

taken by noop!

lol

That explains my good fortune missed it. No worries.

Noop already got Pele.

OK changed it above to Statue of Liberty
.

God, I don't have a freakin' CLUE who to pick at this point.

got a couple Ideas

Me too!

My problem is, I need a post-20th for one of two categories, and I'm drawing total blanks.

Make one up!

I understand that, as I see the best in several categories being pre 20th century myself

8.3 - Wayne Gretzky, Athlete, Canada, Post 20th century

The Great One, maybe the greatest athlete ever in a team spot

Solid choice

i'm torn between 2 options for my pick...

I passed on a couple other picks in other categories as I felt they were more likely to fall with so few athletes taken and american only being able to be used once. Hopefully they are still there for me next round.

one of my choices!

I was thinking along those same lines.,, so
8.4 Diego Maradona-Athlete-Argentina-20th century

there was actually another Canadian sports figure I was thinking of too, the problem was he wasn't technically an athlete. But Iwanted to go with James Naismith as a Canadian

aaargh it's me now and i'm torn

Maradona is solid too

Ben Johnson?

hahaha

8.5 Martin Luther, Religious Leader, Germany, Pre-20th Century

He changed the course of Western Civilization by initiating the Protestant Reformation (and in turn the Catholic Counter Reformation that made the modern church what it is today).

I think that's a really good choice this late

Thinking.

Well thanks Mr. Abe!

8.6 Yasser Arafat, Diplomat, Egypt, 20th

Certainly a polarizing figuring in recent history, and not without his thorns, but a skillful diplomatic leader and tactician nonetheless, and successfully negotiated a peace with Israel after eons of fighting, winning him the Nobel Peace Price.

nice one CW. no more polarizing than hitler or stalin

I REALLY don't even like picking him, 'cause, well, he's an ass, but he was a conniving, manipulative ass who knew how to move political pieces around.

no but that was funny. iwas thinking James Naismith.

That's disputed. And calling it Myanmar with the pick I was making seemed wrong. I probably should have left it as Burma/Myanmar, but I didn't want to confuse people who didn't know they were the same palce.

I almost picked him as my Civil Rights person. Very good pick.

oh ok. I did not realize it was disputed. It was still a fantastic pick regardless.

:D

Shoot I totally forgot about him. Wow great value this late.

I didn't forget him, but I was tapped out on Germans.

Is it my turn?

Yup

8.7 Rodrigo "El Cid" Diaz de Vivar - Military Chief - Spain - Pre-20th Century

The national hero of Spain and one of the greatest commanders in world history. Made legendary in The Song of the Cid, his brilliant tactical strategies proved instrumental in the Reconquista, including the liberation of Valencia, which he then ruled de facto independently.

It's pick 8.7 btw

To be fair, there is one really, really rgeat reason to have taken Stalin over Gorby.




He'll save us from the Martians!

Not sure picking someone who wrote a book called "On Jews And Their Lies" would have been a good Civil Rights pick.

it was 100% because of the religious aspect of things and not the racial though. he was concerned that they wouldn't be saved

I woke up just now and rushed here, fearing that I had been on the clock for a while, holding everything up, but that fear appears to have been misplaced

Yeah, me too. I guess this is how we all pass the time at a paid jobs:)

lol nope

Damnd, Noop was actually here 30 minutes ago too.

Did someone PM him?

It's my pick?

Here's another for those who prefer rock over techno

What country?

Huh, you know I never knew he was from Algeria until now.

Hmm I copied the wrong thing but I don't want anyone to cry foul.

8.9 Yi Sun-sin Naval Chief Korea Pre-20th

His ability to hold off the superior Japanese forces is legendary.

I am impressed some one else other than me actually knew how great this guy was. In korea he is a legend like Washington here.

Yay, Apathetic Lurker is here!

So it seems its my double yet again...

Karl Doenitz Naval Germany 20th...subs subs subs..... who better and what better to protect our shiny next pick,
British Isles..geographical england 20th century

I will admit that I didn't before the start of this draft. But as I did my research his name always came up, and often as the best. I feel to have the possible best pick in a category, at the end of the 8th round, is worth the tradeoff in the lack of name recognition.

oops..that was my old set...oh well. I wont moan too much

Yes, his name is often brought up as a asian comparison to Britain's Admiral Nelson so he sure is worthy of the pick.

9.3 Miyamoto Musashi, Athelete, Japan, Pre20th

I had this guy targeted for this pick for a while. He is the perfect complement to Alexander the Great. I have a general who never lost a battle and a warrior who never lost a battle. The greatest warrior of all time.

Great pick, he is who I was targetting for that spot.

If it gets to me, I'll be around later this evening.

BK was here but then he left. :(

Did you send him a PM?

Sorry. I thought we were moving away from me. Pick shortly.

fuck you...i was going to take Tirpitz with my next pick - now i'll have to go to my backup naval chief :rant:

fuck you also - this was also on my list to take next

Ok. This kind of messes with my division of 20th and Pre-20th and I had planned on picking some modern despot in this category. But I can't stand to see my back-up Lawmaker sit on the board any longer, when I think he'd be such an excellent ruler.

9.4 Sulieman the Magnificent Turkey Ruler/Leader Pre-20th Century
He led the Ottomans to their greatest heights and it was no coincidence.

Who? the grand admiral of Paraguay's navy?

Oh no...I've got a solid backup. Otherwise I would have taken Tirpitz earlier. Actually I have a couple solid backups.

You blocked another Ruler/Leader I had ready. Heh

Noops is up right?

Aye

Darn. Knowing who you're talking about I didn't think of him until this post and I wish I had since he would have solved my 20th Century dilemma.

Scotland is part of UK, which has already been picked in that cat.

Yeah I just saw that you didn't let David Hume stand because I was going to argue I can use Andrew Carnegie here but I will change. What about my Saint Augustine pick? Can I change it to Italy?

Andrew Carnegie built a library in New Zealand can I use that as a country instead? He does have a connection there...

I am heading out in about 30 mins so if I can get a quick reply...

Way life goes

I've made a ruling on a pick that hasn't been made yet that covers some of the same ground. I approved that pick, but not this one. I'm just mentioning that so we don't have a big stink when the pick is made.

The library isn't enough to claim a connection, I'm afraid. If it was like the main thing he was known for (see: Hitchcock's US films), then I could let it go, but otherwise, any businessman could be selected for doing anything in another country.

Off to dinner

Changed.

Finally, after 10 years here, someone is happy to see me show up...lol

Oh..and my first "fuck you"..hehe