16-12-2002 20:14									#1
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http://www.time.com/time/personoftheyear/

So... Who will it be?

It seems that the Arabs have some mass voting programs who vote for Arafat(leads with 30%+). But the Israelis have woken up and Sharon tripled his percents in the last 2 hours and risen from 12.5 to 14 only in the last 5 minutes.

	16-12-2002 20:17									#2
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I just voted for Arafat, doing my part to keep Sharon out of the limelight

	16-12-2002 20:20									#3
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My true choice was The Suicide Bomber. That lone anonymous (wo)man that with a bit of luck and good timing can bring the ME to full scale war.

	16-12-2002 20:21									#4
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quote: Originally posted by David Floyd I just voted for Arafat, doing my part to keep Sharon out of the limelight

6 minutes have passes since my first post and Sharon gained another 2%. So .

	16-12-2002 20:28									#5
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My vote cancels.
Bush.

	16-12-2002 20:31									#6
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I can't believe Sharon is winning, he has just killed loads of Pals, nothing new or outstanding there

	16-12-2002 20:43									#7
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quote: Originally posted by TheStinger I can't believe Sharon is winning, he has just killed loads of Pals, nothing new or outstanding there

Well he will be well placed with the winners from 1938, 1939, 1942, 1979 and 2000.

	16-12-2002 20:44									#8
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I know evil bastard can win it, I just didn't think Sharon had done anything different this year to justify it

	16-12-2002 20:54									#9
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25.1%

	16-12-2002 21:01									#10
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Isn't the person of the year about the person who most affected the world - not neccessarily for the better.

I voted corporate crooks. They seem to be important somehow.

	16-12-2002 21:07									#11
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"I voted corporate crooks."

Such as? Typical left-winger, underestimating the huge organisational talent of top managers.

	16-12-2002 21:11									#12
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quote: Originally posted by Boddington's "I voted corporate crooks." Such as? Typical left-winger, underestimating the huge organisational talent of top managers.

I thought the 'they seem important somehow' implied I was kidding. Maybe I wasn't obvious enough.

	16-12-2002 21:27									#13
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quote: Originally posted by red_jon I thought the 'they seem important somehow' implied I was kidding. Maybe I wasn't obvious enough.

K'mon Red Jon, you're dealing with conservatives here. So you know they can't be too bright.

	16-12-2002 21:31									#14
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I voted corporate crooks and I dont think anyone would label me a liberal.

	16-12-2002 21:49									#15
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1. Who the hell is Coleen Rowley?
2. Why isn't Saddam Hussein on there?

	16-12-2002 21:52									#16
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quote: Originally posted by Andrew1999 1. Who the hell is Coleen Rowley?

I would love to know, some obcsure Yank I would guess

	16-12-2002 22:00									#17
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Too americanoangloisraelo centric to be of any interest but marginal

(but it is an american periodical paiktis)
ok then.

	16-12-2002 22:03									#18
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What has Sharon done to merrit the honor?

	16-12-2002 22:08									#19
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Honor?

	16-12-2002 22:09									#20
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Propably as correct a statement as your spelling

	16-12-2002 22:11									#21
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quote: Originally posted by paiktis22 Propably as correct a statement as your spelling

You are scraping the bottom of the barrel with that one. I thought spelling trolls were beneath you. For shame, Zorba! For shame!

	16-12-2002 22:14									#22
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Well, you are an American. So you're right, expectations are indeed low.

BTW Mississippi Burning tonight on TV.

	16-12-2002 22:15									#23
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And if you are going to spelling troll at least spell "probably" properly...

	16-12-2002 22:17									#24
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My non english nativeness provides me with a marginal linguistic immunity.

	16-12-2002 22:20									#25
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quote: Originally posted by paiktis22 My non english nativeness provides me with a marginal linguistic immunity.

When you troll on spelling it behooves you to spell your trolls correctly regardless of your native language.

	16-12-2002 22:22									#26
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quote: Originally posted by DinoDoc When you troll on spelling it behooves you to spell your trolls correctly regardless of your native language.

I appreciate your effort to start using more difficult words nevertheless.

	16-12-2002 22:25									#27
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Danke.

	16-12-2002 22:27									#28
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Sharon is leading with 36%.

	16-12-2002 22:28									#29
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Back to the point though. Neither Arafat or Sharon should win Person of the Year. They have just continued what they have done for the last few years, and the impact on global affairs hasn't changed either. I voted for Suicide Bomber, as we in the West are just now starting to get to grips with the fact that this could happen to us. The Bali bomb brought that home to us. I personally predict a suicide attack with large scale casualties in either Britain or the US within 6 months.

	16-12-2002 22:29									#30
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You still haven't answered the question, Eli.