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Old 20-10-2011, 06:10 PM   #1
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hey all
after all the hoop-la over the queen being here and such i was curious who would be the most influential person in the world.
(this isnt a republician/monarchy bashing thread either)

would it be Barrack Obama?
maybe kim-jong-il perhaps?
or someone else, doesnt have to be a head of state
just curious as to what people think?

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Old 20-10-2011, 07:00 PM   #2
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The guy who runs Facebook, or Google for that matter IMO.
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Old 20-10-2011, 07:20 PM   #3
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Old 20-10-2011, 07:23 PM   #4
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probably the mrs. shes got the doot doot card for the hole in the wall.
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Old 20-10-2011, 07:31 PM   #5
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Easy! Tim Berners-Lee . . . the guy that invented the internet.
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Old 20-10-2011, 09:56 PM   #6
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For Australians it seems sports people are the heroes here, which I strongly detest but we're talking world wide here.

So I'd say the Pope or any other religious figurehead and I'll leave it at that before the mods re-enact June 6 1944 on our asses.
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Old 20-10-2011, 10:04 PM   #7
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Rupert murdoch.

He Tells us what we watch on telly and thus believe and get passionate about. Dictates the bias on any political coverage. And has a smokin hot asian missus
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Old 20-10-2011, 10:17 PM   #8
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Personally, my family. Socially, Lady Gaga! Hahahahhaha!!!
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Old 20-10-2011, 11:19 PM   #9
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It will always be a religious figure.. the pope or the Deli Lama (spelling)..
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Old 21-10-2011, 12:16 AM   #10
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The most influential person in the world should be your father or mother
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Old 21-10-2011, 04:22 AM   #11
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Muammar Gaddafi

Oh.....forget that.....
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Old 21-10-2011, 05:07 AM   #12
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me... in my own little world.....
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Old 21-10-2011, 07:16 AM   #13
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Old 21-10-2011, 08:05 AM   #14
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I would say a ground breaking engineer or scientist, like Brunel, Darwin or Einstein. Celebs and sports people would be at the bottom of my list.
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Old 21-10-2011, 08:18 AM   #15
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The Pope or whoever the head of the vaults are @ the Vatican
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Old 21-10-2011, 09:09 AM   #16
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Henry Ford, and not just for the cars
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Old 21-10-2011, 09:18 AM   #17
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Most influential - Rupert Murdoch

Most important - Barack Obama
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Old 21-10-2011, 09:32 AM   #18
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No offence, but if you've been to the USA in the last 12 months you'll know that Barack Obama would be near the bottom of that list. He's about as popular as our PM here.
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Old 21-10-2011, 09:47 AM   #19
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Trey Parker and Matt Stone?
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The Wiggles, the yellow one.
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The Wiggles, the yellow one.
No way! It has to be Jeff nobody remembers the names of the others!
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Old 21-10-2011, 10:36 AM   #22
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Ronald McDonald,
Meets all the criteria:
The most recognised man on the planet
There is a shrine to him on every 2nd corner
The numbers of worshippers is staggering, even disabled people who can not get out of their cars!
He ended the cold war and his followers destroyed the Berlin wall to get to his shrines
When ever you see big red shoes you automatically think of him
He has been around for heaps longer than the internet
Has caused as much debate as any man alive
The list of reasons is endless.................
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Flappist?
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Old 21-10-2011, 10:42 AM   #24
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Stephen Jobs? Im not, but seems to be a lot of apple fan boys out there...
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Ronald McDonald,
Meets all the criteria:
The most recognised man on the planet
There is a shrine to him on every 2nd corner
The numbers of worshippers is staggering, even disabled people who can not get out of their cars!
He ended the cold war and his followers destroyed the Berlin wall to get to his shrines
When ever you see big red shoes you automatically think of him
He has been around for heaps longer than the internet
Has caused as much debate as any man alive
The list of reasons is endless.................
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Flappist?
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ITT non patriotic Australians. How can you go past Warney!!????
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Old 21-10-2011, 11:10 AM   #27
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heh, it's funny cos he insinuated flappist has big red shoes.
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The guy who invented the combustion engine.
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heh, it's funny cos he insinuated flappist has big red shoes.


Not the intention at all...
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The Ne-anderathal who invented "The wheel" and harnessed "fire"
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