Don't we all.

holmes would be a good choice also *nods*

I'm ready with my pick

ok this will get us through my pick.
3.9-Theodore Roosevelt-Chief Diplomat-U.S.-20th century

I see galaril here to so hopefully we can get a nice run

....Damn.

3.10 Aristotle, Scientist - Pre 20th Century, Greece

He was the first scientist and pretty much everything that came after what based on his work or scientific principles.

Shit you.%$#@

Give me a minute.

I like this one a lot

Meh. I think there were better US choices. Kissinger, for example

I don't think so... a lot of math and science comes from the ancient Egyptians. Just saying...

my reason for picking him was basically he stopped a war. The Russo Japanese war was stopped due to his diplomacy and earned him a Nobel Peace Prize in the midst.

I know. I didn't figure it was for his Big Stick diplomacy

not horrible. but there are a lot of good greek picks. Please remember to put in your country though. Some of our picks won;t be that obvious.

+1

I was debating between Bismarck and Kissinger.

I was going to take Kissinger if Marco Polo had been taken.

I'm ready once Galaril goes.

God help him if he steals my pick

so there's nothing worse then when you have a pick, and you are amazed it fell and there is one guy ahead of you and he takes forever.

It can always be worse.
He could take it.

Yup, totally agree

I think Lathum's choice was taken.

:)

I like the Ben Franklin pick but I would have put him as diplomat.

I think taking Einstein not as American was a mistake. It allowed a good scientist to hit the board from America, and this is the consequence.

nope

America diplomat already taken with Teddy

Me too.

Damn it! I was going to pick him next round. :mad:

Okay Lathy whatcha got fer us?

Agreed. I was surprised he wasn't taken as American.

I thought about JPJ, but I didn't know if he actually did anything or whether it was just the one fight.

Over Farragut?? Huh. I didn't see that.

Scotland is not a country

didnt we already go over this

I am sure you meant U.K Latham as Scotland is not a country.

I like Franklin as a scientist, but agree with those who suggest he makes a better diplomat.

I thought there was some ruling about this last night that made it Scotland

Me too. But someone decided to pick Teddy Roosevelt instead:)

Like Karl Marx, I think he does double duty and is a good pick, especially with the American bias in the voters.

Frankly I considered Nimitz as my American Navy presence, being 20th century and all.

Okay Galaril - amaze us!

Yup

I fear we would have 10 or 12 founding fathers on the list and there was not that much talent there, but we revere them. Luckily, we've largely stayed away. I would've shot someone for taking Washington as their army chief, for example.

One minute.

larry - do we have a ruling on Scotland for Wallace?

Damn Galaril, cockblocked my pick in round 4