# Greatest living American elimination game (game thread) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 16, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715 "2025-06-16T19:12:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2025, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/201 "2025-07-13T13:02:57Z")
Kareem ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/202 "2025-07-14T17:08:41Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > I picked a bad week to stop voting for former Lakers. > > Kareem it is. Niiiiice. šŸ˜„ āœˆ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/203 "2025-07-14T17:12:21Z")
Our votes this round: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Athlete, writer, activist - 5 votes JosĆ© AndrĆ©s: Humanitarian, chef - 1 vote Stephen King: Great American writer - 1 vote Amory Lovins: Physicist, energy activist - 3 votes Steven Spielberg: Director, writer, entertainer - 1 vote Bruce Springsteen: Singer, songwriter, activist - 1 vote The great (but not great enough) Roger Murdock, er, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also hits the showers. Our remaining nominees: JosĆ© AndrĆ©s: Humanitarian, chef Joe Biden: President, uniter, overcomer Warren Buffett: Level-headed billionaire Bob Dylan: Poet of generation Anthony Fauci: Physician, immunologist, scientist Bill Gates: Futurist, philanthropist, billionaire Jesse Jackson: Civil rights leader Mark Kelly: Senator, astronaut, aviator Stephen King: Great American writer Amory Lovins: Physicist, energy activist Barack Obama: President, statesman, lawyer Dolly Parton: Artist, humanitarian Bernie Sanders: Democratic Socialist leader MacKenzie Scott: Philanthropist, prize-winning novelist Steven Spielberg: Director, writer, entertainer Bruce Springsteen: Singer, songwriter, activist Elizabeth Warren: Fighting political foes **Eliminated** 1. Jim Gaffigan: Comedian, author, commentator 2. Craig Ferguson: Polymath, director-writer, comedian 3. Mitt Romney: Senator, impeachment juror 4. Buzz Aldrin: Second on Moon 5. Taylor Swift: Musician, songwriter, icon 6. Tim Walz: Honorable political messenger 7. Simon Biles: GOAT gymnast 8. Judy Blume: Childrenā€™s literature icon 9. Amanda Gorman: Poet, activist, prodigy 10. Jim Lovell: Apollo 13 astronaut 11. Spike Lee: Filmmaker, Knicks fan 12. Janet Yellen: Economist, Treasury secretary 13. Magic Johnson: Superstar, survivor, inspiration 14. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Athlete, writer, activist Voting for our next round will end at noon EST on Weds. July 16. JosĆ© AndrĆ©s yet again. Just not GLA material. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/204 "2025-07-14T17:13:56Z")
Lovins ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/205 "2025-07-14T17:23:09Z")
Lovins. ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/206 "2025-07-14T17:36:19Z")
Heā€™s made some great movies tackling some very unpleasant subjects, but is being an entertainer sufficient enough reason to be the Greatest Living American? Time to edit Mr. Spielberg. _ **-ā€œBBā€-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/207 "2025-07-14T17:40:37Z")
Lovins ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/208 "2025-07-14T17:53:33Z")
I am late to this party, but Iā€™m voting for (against) **Amanda Gorman**. Tremendous potential, but scant accomplishments. I mean, sheā€™s just getting started! ETA: If heā€™s not eliminated soon, Iā€™m going to have to vote for _Lovins_, because every time I see his name, I think _McLovin_. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/209 "2025-07-14T17:54:57Z")
Lovins ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/210 "2025-07-14T17:55:32Z")
Warren Buffett ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/211 "2025-07-14T18:09:31Z")
Spielberg ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/212 "2025-07-14T18:12:24Z")
> [@ricepad](#): > > I am late to this party, but Iā€™m voting for (against) **Amanda Gorman**. Tremendous potential, but scant accomplishments. I mean, sheā€™s just getting started! Psstā€¦Amanda Gorman was eliminated five rounds ago. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/213 "2025-07-14T18:12:50Z")
Lovins. ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/214 "2025-07-14T18:15:42Z")
> [@Thing.Fish](#): > > Psstā€¦Amanda Gorman was eliminated five rounds ago. Iā€™m such a dumb shit. I now realize I was scanning the list of those already eliminated! Thanks. Now feeling suitably chastised, Iā€™m going to vote for **Bob Dylan**. He may be the poet of a generation, but oh my god his voice is like nails on a blackboard to me. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/215 "2025-07-14T18:18:27Z")
Hey, I nominated Dylan! No good deed goes unpunishedā€¦ šŸ˜† ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/216 "2025-07-14T18:22:13Z")
And it appears I continue to shit my pants! ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/217 "2025-07-14T18:24:56Z")
Just kidding, man, itā€™s all good. ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/218 "2025-07-14T18:27:12Z")
Too late! Now I gotta empty my shorts. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/219 "2025-07-14T19:25:48Z")
McLovin(s). ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/220 "2025-07-14T19:52:12Z")
Looks like Iā€™m not going to get my last nominee past the 50th percentile. Iā€™m voting off Bill Gates. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715.md?page=12)