# The Most Important Debate!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-important-debate/24810>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 7, 2000, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-important-debate/24810 "2000-07-07T01:24:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![Sherman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Sherman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherman)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2000, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-important-debate/24810/1 "2000-07-07T01:24:23Z")

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Forget all this grappling over the mundane.

Debates over evolution vs. creation, straight vs. homosexuality, religion vs. atheism, liberal vs. conservatives. AHHH! Get a life losers!

The real debate which has lasted since 1984 should be

David Lee Roth vs. Sammy Hagar. Who was the best front man for Van Halen?

My choice is obvious - David Lee Roth.

There is only one Ice Cream Man.

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**Author:** ![Bill\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a5b964/32.png) [@Bill\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_H)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2000, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-important-debate/24810/2 "2000-07-07T01:29:58Z")

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Couldn’t agree more. It bums me that I never saw the real VH.

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**Author:** ![Just\_Ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Just\_Ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Ed)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2000, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-important-debate/24810/3 "2000-07-07T02:02:27Z")

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Hey! You forgot whatshisname - Cherone (?) And wasn’t there some other putz too?

Just how many Halens have there been?

:: ducking & running ::

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**Author:** ![Gaudere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2000, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-important-debate/24810/4 "2000-07-07T03:28:51Z")

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[Moderator hat ON]

Debate? Sounds more like IMHO, IMHO. So I relocate you to the forum for Opinions.

[Moderator hat OFF]

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**Author:** ![lolagranola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea5d25/32.png) [@lolagranola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lolagranola)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2000, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-important-debate/24810/5 "2000-07-07T14:49:25Z")

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Sammy. I adore Sammy, even though he’s a bit of a nut (if you’ve ever seen him on Politically Incorrect), but I just have to love him anyway.

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**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2000, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-important-debate/24810/6 "2000-07-07T14:52:24Z")

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lola, gotta agree. Van Halen? Bah. Van Hagar? Rocks.

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**Author:** ![Sassy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@Sassy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sassy)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2000, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-important-debate/24810/7 "2000-07-07T17:59:11Z")

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Sammy - no need for Van anyone. Early Hagar is brilliant.

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**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2000, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-important-debate/24810/8 "2000-07-07T18:37:00Z")

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I think Sammy rocks as a solo act, not so good as a front man for Van Halen.  
David Lee Roth is just the opposite - great as VH front man, sucks as a solo act.

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**Author:** ![Koffing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@Koffing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koffing)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2000, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-important-debate/24810/9 "2000-07-08T17:47:49Z")

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Diamond Dave.

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**Author:** ![vandal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/858c86/32.png) [@vandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandal)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2000, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-important-debate/24810/10 "2000-07-08T22:42:21Z")

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David Lee Roth, all the way.

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**Author:** ![Wee\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a88e57/32.png) [@Wee\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Man)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2000, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-important-debate/24810/11 "2000-07-09T02:10:55Z")

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David Lee Roth. No question.