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arachnid
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posted June 24, 2002 01:21 AM |
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your countries greatest hero and worst villain?
Just wondering since we are all from different places who would you say is your countries greatest hero and worst villain?
I would say my greatest hero from Scotland would be William Wallace. I mean he single handedly makes me proud to be scottish. Dying for his beliefs and fighting for freedom and the liberation of scotland.
But everyone knows about him, not so many people will know about this next guy though
Biggest villain is Sawney Bean was a man who ran away from home to a desert part of the country taking a woman with him very much like himself.
Well there crimes and punishment are extremley nasty to say the least, so ive provided a link so for those of you with a strong stomach can find out how i think they are scotlands biggest villains
http://www.exclassics.org/newgate/ng9.htm
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Romana
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Thx :D
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posted June 24, 2002 09:47 AM |
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OMG..that's really horrible!!..i never heard a story like that..Not even Vlad Tepes(dracula) was that bad IMO
I really can't think of a hero of villain right now..I'll get into it 
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Pleuris
Promising
Known Hero
Look ma! No hair!
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posted June 24, 2002 10:20 AM |
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Worst Dutch Villain: Volkert van der G.(in Holland they never reveal a criminal's last name): He killed a politician, because he didn't like his political ideas. I didn't either, but that's no reason to kill someone.
Best Dutch Hero: Johan Cruijff: He was a great soccer-player/coach and he's also a greatword-magician. (In almost every sentence he says in the Dutch language, there's some kind of combination of words that are not correct when put together. You'll understand what he means, but still...) 
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nightshiver
Hired Hero
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posted June 24, 2002 11:51 AM |
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Australia Hero Probabley Don Brdman the Cricketer
and villians well mmmmmm we got our fair share odf serial nutcases but the one no Australian will talk about is
BEWARE DROP BEARS
Often mistaken for Australia's mostly cuddly looking marsupial (the koala), the dropbear is perhaps the most dangerous animal on the planet. This nasty creature relies on it's cuddly looking appearance to attack unsuspecting tourists who attempt to hold it or have their photograph taken with it. Many tourists have been lulled into a false sense of security when the dropbear has pretended to be it's more sleepy and cuddly cousin. If it cannot fool it's victim readily, the dropbear will drop down from the trees to attack with it's large retractable claws and wickedly sharp 12 centimeter fangs.
Have you ever wondered why Australia was one of the last continents to be colonised? It is believed that this is due to the ravages of the dropbears who destroyed the fledgling colonies without a trace. For a long time, there was never any proof that dropbears existed as their attacks were so savage and fast that few people lived to report an attack. With the development of the camera, blurry, out of focus photographs were sometimes managed to be taken by some of the dropbear's victims although it is not uncommon for a dropbear to destroy every belonging during an attack
Dropbears have a highly developed sense of smell like that of sharks (some of which can smell a drop of blood in water from over a mile away). It has been learned that just the smell of Eucalyptus sends the dropbear into an uncontrollable rage and since just about every native tree in Australia is a Eucalypt, the dropbear is in a permanent state of rage. Never, ever take a bag of Eucalyptus lozenges with you when trekking through the bush, it only attracts the nearest dropbear.You may notice that many Australians spray a repellant on themselves called Aeroguard. There is no documentary evidence to prove that Aeroguard does in fact repel dropbears however there have been no reported attacks on people who have worn the repellant. A beneficial effect of the dropbear repellant is that it repels insects and this is how it is marketed. During summer you may notice that there are many official government warnings disguised as advertisements where the last thing is said is "Don't forget your Aeroguard."Think that a dingo really took a baby? Think that one of our prime ministers disappeared while swimming near a beach? Think again, it's only what the Australian authorities want you to believe, the truth being far more terrifying. A rare form of aquatic dropbear is believed responsible for the disappearance of Prime Minister Harold Holt while he was skin diving off a secluded beach. Shark nets have been erected at popular beaches, ostensibly to protect swimmers from sharks but the real reason is to prevent aquatic dropbears from mauling sharks which have become an endangered species since the recent evolution of this creature. It is also to prevent aquatic dropbears from swimming out to boats and somehow managing to make their way to other counstries.It is no mere coincidence that Australia is one of the most highly urbanised countries in the world with vast unoccupied land populated with Dropbears. And then there is the 'Dingo' fence which is supposed to stop the movement of the dingo (a wild dog found in Australia). Why is the fence over 6 feet high? It's because we know that it is the maximum height a dropbear can jump from a prone position. The real reason for the fence is to limit the movement of populations of dropbears. It is hoped that by limiting their gene pool that they will become inbred and die out as poisoning, shooting etc haven't worked in the past. Even destroying one of their food sources (the rabbit) via the Calcivirus has not had a significant impact on their numbers.The only thing that has managed to protect the rest of the world from the predations of the dropbear has been the relative isolation of Australia. However, in recent years the Australian government has decided to increase tourism to Australia with particular emphasis on our unique wildlife. There is however, one particular form of wildlife that the government does not want to bring attention to and that is the Dropbear. Australians are regularly warned against mentioning the Dropbear in public and in private and it is an especially taboo subject with foreign guests. Special laws have been enacted that prevent people from talking about the Dropbear and there are undercover police whose job it is to find people who are all too willing to talk about Dropbears. It is only a matter of time before this site is shut down by the authorities, however I will attempt to keep this page going for as long as I can.Don't even bother trying to ask an Australian about the danger of Dropbears. All they will do is look at you strangely or even nod and wink at other Australians and pretend they don't know what you are talking about. Some may exchange knowing looks and you may even find some faces go pale at the mention of that dreaded animal but no one will admit to knowing what you are talking about
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bort
Honorable
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Discarded foreskin of morality
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posted June 24, 2002 05:02 PM |
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From the US.
Well, our current worst villain du jour is Osama Bin Laden.
I guess the most revered heroes are either George Washington or Abraham Lincoln, since they're viewed as founding our country and keeping it together.
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morcoz
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posted June 24, 2002 07:27 PM |
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There is a lot of great heroes, but i just pick one...
Raoul Wallenberg.
The guy saved the lives of a lot of judes during world war 2. Pretending to be a friend of the nazis.. He fooled them to "give" judes to him instead of killing them. He died in
a russian prison, unknown when.
Worst villain? Cant think of any. All murderes and thieves
that do bad tings to honest people....
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thunderknight
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Famous Hero
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posted June 25, 2002 07:59 AM |
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Here in China, the biggest hero and the worst villain are the same person: Mao Tse Tung..... 
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Shadow_Phoenix
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Shadow Ruler
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posted June 25, 2002 11:35 AM |
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I can't think of one portuguese heroe better then the others, maybe someone from the times of the discoveries.
About villain I think I could say Salazar, a dictator that ruled here in the time of ww2
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RedSoxFan3
Admirable
Legendary Hero
Fan of Red Sox
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posted June 25, 2002 03:00 PM |
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O.J. Simpson
2000 rushing yards. The first man in history to accomplish this feat.
Then... He kills his wife and gets away with it.
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DonGio
Promising
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of Clear Water Mountain Clan
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posted June 25, 2002 03:32 PM |
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Edited By: DonGio on 25 Jun 2002
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In Norway, this is not so hard. Well, the hero part can be discussed, but definitely not the villain.
Worst villain: Vidkun Quisling. Yep, that's right, ever wonder where that expression came from? Now you know. Quisling was the leader of the National Gathering party during the thirties and forties, and was the nazis most important ally. He lived in a large house where he would torture and kill people of the resistance.
A joke pertaining to this: A man comes in to the name-changing office. He wants to (surprise) change his name. -What's your name, then, says the namechanging lady. -Vidkun Asswipe, says the man. -Oh, then I see why you want your name changed. What would you change it too? -Martin Asswipe
Greatest Hero: Tordenskiold (Thundershield)/ Harald Hårfagre (Harry Fairhair)/ Drillo
Tordenskiold was a soldier in one of our wars with the evil Danes. He committed several acts of bravery and sunk some ships or something. We sing songs of him.
Harald Hårfagre was the viking who united Norway under one flag. He was our first king. He vowed not to cut his hair before he had accomplished this, hence the name.
Drillo was the football coach who took us to two consecutive WC finals, and gave us the famous (here, at least) 2-1 victory over losing finalists Brazil to ensure our advancement to the knockout stages. We sing songs of him, too.
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Arachnid: That was an awesome story! Almost unbelievable that noone in Hollywood have jumped at the chance of making a horror movie based on this story! Too much incest, perhaps (although I don't think it would be necessary to show that in order to tell the story)...
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PyroManiaC
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and Master of Fire!
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posted June 25, 2002 05:58 PM |
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I agree with DonGio......
The worst is absouletly Vidkun Quisling.....damn traitor!
Im not sure about whos the real Hero...... but I would say Harald Hårfagre....
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Xenophanes
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Chief Consul to Queen Mutare
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posted June 25, 2002 06:29 PM |
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Nighon
Worst Villian:
Daemorian the Usurper
Best Hero:
Queen Mutare of Nighon
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PyroManiaC
Adventuring Hero
and Master of Fire!
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posted June 25, 2002 06:33 PM |
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More...!
Tell us some facts and why are they the best Hero and the Worst Villain?
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Fools dig for water, corpses, or gold.
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GracieMae
Adventuring Hero
Lady of Leisure
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posted November 20, 2003 03:00 PM |
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England's Hero...John Lennon. Villain...Jack the Ripper
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Not all your piety nor wit shall lure it back to cancel half a line, nor all your tears wash out a word of it.
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Delfontes
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Sorcerer Extraordinaire
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posted November 20, 2003 04:49 PM |
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Quote:
Worst villain: Vidkun Quisling. Yep, that's right, ever wonder where that expression came from? Now you know.
Ok, what expression???
US hero: Jessica Lynch (hehe, ok so she just didn't die) how about Ben Franklin, that guy pretty much did everything.
US Villian: Bonnie and Clyde are classics 
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Vadskye91
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Back again
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posted November 20, 2003 04:59 PM |
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US hero: Superman
US villain: George Bush
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sallow
Tavern Dweller
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posted November 20, 2003 05:13 PM |
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US Greatest Hero(s):
Martin Luther King, John F. Kennedy, Neal Armstrong
US Greatest Villian(s)
George Bush, Jim Jones, Osama bin Laden, Timothy McVeigh
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Draco
Promising
Famous Hero
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posted November 20, 2003 05:35 PM |
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Canada
greatest hero: Louis Riel he lead the metis revolte and was hung for treason
greatest villain: Glen Murray our gay mayor (i say gay not to be mean) he led the gay pride parade where the participants ran around with strap on wangs and foldled eachother in public (rather disturbing)
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Athimus_Phaeni
Famous Hero
Final Fantasy Fan
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posted November 21, 2003 02:03 AM |
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Brazil
Hero[/b[
Probably Edson Arantes do Nascimento. He hasn't saved anyony, nor killed any "evil" people, but he(with some partners) put Brazil in history as the "Football country".
Villain
Can't think of any great villain. Maybe Paulo Cesar Farias, a manager that "managed" some(a lot) corruption. Many people lost some rights(it is difficult to explain, because it involves brazilian law and taxes), and money. The process ended with him in jail(being miteriously killed some years later) and the impeachment of the president(Fernando Collor de Mello).
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Wolfman
Responsible
Supreme Hero
Insomniac
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posted November 21, 2003 02:18 AM |
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quote:
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Worst villain: Vidkun Quisling. Yep, that's right, ever wonder where that expression came from? Now you know.
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Quote:
Ok, what expression???
Quisling = Traitor Am I right?
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