Last day for this round!
My tally has it 9 - 6 - 1 Genghis - George - Gus at the moment.
Also, we might as well get Genghis’s quote in while he’s still alive:
“The greatest pleasure is to vanquish your enemies and chase them before you, to rob them of their wealth and see those dear to them bathed in tears, to ride their horses and clasp to your bosom their wives and daughters.”
Leader. George Washington
Science. Albert Einstein
Hey! That’s from Conan the Barbarian!
I had the same thought.
They swiped the line from The Secret History of the Mongols and bowdlerized it slightly for the movie - I guess open exultation in rape carried things a bit too far.
You mean “Drill, baby, drill”?
He may be a barbarian, but he’s not a savage.
Round 20 is over!
Category, Name, # of votes
L, Genghis Khan, 8
S, Albert Einstein, 14
Congratulations to Isaac Newton for winning the Scientist Category! I’d go tell him, but he’d probably throw my ass in jail for giving him his prize: a Franklin Mint commerative coin, what with it not being legal tender and all.
Last round before the Smackdown:
Leaders
Augustus Caesar, Roman Princep, Founded Roman Empire
George Washington, American Statesman and General, Fought For Independence of United States
My vote:
George Washington
Sorry, Georgey, but even homerism (USA! USA! USA!) isn’t enough to get you over the hump.
Leader. George Washington
Er, yes, I guess I forgot my own formatting rules. :smack:
Doesn’t matter, really.
Leader. George Washington
Leader. Augustus Caesar
Leader. George Washington
Mason ring, schnauzer, and all.
Leader. George Washington
Leader. Augustus Caesar
The Roman Empire is gone. The USA is still here.
Leader. George Washington
The Roman Empire lasted a lot longer than the USA has, and has influenced all Western republics in the last 2000 years.
Leader. George Washington