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HappyMe

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16. Good grief!

Reply to Grave Grumbler (Original post)

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 02:38 PM

Aug 2012

I can't believe that Hitler lost to Raygun!

Wow.

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And the results are in! The person DU most wants removed from history is: [View all] Grave Grumbler Aug 2012 OP

That was fun, thanks. russspeakeasy Aug 2012 #1

Great thread and even the joke responses (My boss, my ex-wife and coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #2

I have to agree with this madokie Aug 2012 #3

WWII resulted in the deaths of 60 million worldwide cali Aug 2012 #5

in your opinion that is madokie Aug 2012 #13

I'm certainly not defending Ronnie cali Aug 2012 #15

I'm not so sure of that but I have no way of knowing madokie Aug 2012 #32

Hitler was terrible, WWII was terrible. jonthebru Aug 2012 #36

American progress, fueled by one Jewish murder at a time. Dreamer Tatum Aug 2012 #70

Hitler must have raised his approval rating with this video. Uncle Joe Aug 2012 #42

So on average, people would be willing to accept the Holocaust Dreamer Tatum Aug 2012 #4

wow indeed. and not just the 6 million in the Holocaust but the 60 million who died cali Aug 2012 #6

This wouldn't have been a fun game if everyone stated the obvious. sadbear Aug 2012 #11

no, Hitler is not #1. And I thought it was an honest question not cali Aug 2012 #17

Did everyone take this as serious as you? sadbear Aug 2012 #26

Yeah. I was struck by how provincial and myopic the results were. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #27

I like to take this opportunity to give dishonorable mention to Rupert Murdock and ... Ganja Ninja Aug 2012 #7

Thomas Edison? Brother Buzz Aug 2012 #8

this Duer 157099 Aug 2012 #21

Didn't Edison steal all of his ideas from Nikola Telsa? white_wolf Aug 2012 #22

There was an AC DC war.... Brother Buzz Aug 2012 #24

Ideas bongbong Aug 2012 #33

Yes, also screwed Tesla out of an agreed-upon $50,000 fee. NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #72

Can't imagine Hitler coming in second to Reagan gollygee Aug 2012 #9

well that's a good illustration of mindless. cali Aug 2012 #12

So DUers are American exceptionalists. How ironic. How sad. How small. How parochial. cali Aug 2012 #10

I was the jerk who said Hong Xiuquan AngryAmish Aug 2012 #18

Franz Ferdinand? for what? crime against rock n roll? KG Aug 2012 #14

The original post asked not who was the worst malefactor in history but coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #46

I was just goofing on the name of a rock band. KG Aug 2012 #49

Old fart here, which is probly why I didn't catch the reference. Altho coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #74

I am pretty sure that would not help hfojvt Aug 2012 #65

Good grief! HappyMe Aug 2012 #16

I didn't vote in this because of this reason: Archae Aug 2012 #19

Actually, most historians of the period do not believe that cali Aug 2012 #25

So Ronald Reagan was worse than Hitler? WI_DEM Aug 2012 #20

I know... So so silly... liberallibral Aug 2012 #60

I wonder how different this poll would turn out on a right-wing website. limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #23

Uhm gollygee Aug 2012 #28

They would probably say FDR n/t SoCalDem Aug 2012 #54

Oh yeah, I've been hearing a lot of negative talk about FDR gollygee Aug 2012 #59

Swap Reagan for FDR, add Muhammad around the #3 spot, and it'd probably be broadly similar. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #29

And now I have a lot of reading to do Lucy Goosey Aug 2012 #30

Adam?!... Really? People voted to take Adam out of history? JohnnyRingo Aug 2012 #31

My guess is that not a single person who voted for Adam thinks he actually existed. Grave Grumbler Aug 2012 #34

Perhaps you're right... JohnnyRingo Aug 2012 #38

My response to those who say the Earth would be better off if humans didn't exist: Grave Grumbler Aug 2012 #43

LOL! JohnnyRingo Aug 2012 #57

Um, actually, Eve is the hero of that story and Adam just a second-rate passive-aggressive coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #47

Yeah, thank God. JohnnyRingo Aug 2012 #64

Wow, thanks for the plug! I try to cross-post here and on the blog coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #73

That's a penny more than most people ever made. JohnnyRingo Aug 2012 #75

Forgot to mention that I actually consider Adam and Eve co-equal coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #76

My guess is the people going for him were just human extinctionists. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #51

I didn't vote but my first choice was Reagan. kimbutgar Aug 2012 #35

Your income > 6 million Jewish lives Dreamer Tatum Aug 2012 #37

I want to puke, too. AngryOldDem Aug 2012 #69

I voted for the "next GOP President" ... I figure he is already alive, but he's also not Mitt. JoePhilly Aug 2012 #39

Good thread, embarrassing result Bragi Aug 2012 #40

+1 onenote Aug 2012 #41

robespierre ??? BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #44

Um, judging from the tumultuous response to Oliver Cromwell, I would coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #48

tbh every person i know w/ irish ancestry BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #62

I'm okay with anyone responsible for terms like "reign of terror" being unpopular. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #53

"the ever memorable and blessed Revolution, BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #58

I must be a terrible human being. RandiFan1290 Aug 2012 #45

I'm glad to see that AssHole Thomas Edison up there. NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #50

Seething hatred of Thomas Edison... Dreamer Tatum Aug 2012 #52

Edison Electrocuted Topsy the Elephant. For this I can NOT forgive him. NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #61

When evidence exists that he killed 5,999,999 more elephants Dreamer Tatum Aug 2012 #67

Would be fun to try this again Freddie Aug 2012 #55

Heh ismnotwasm Aug 2012 #56

ha ha ha I totally agree flamingdem Aug 2012 #63

over at fox news, karl rove is thinking to himself: chknltl Aug 2012 #66

Rug's answer was the funniest, in my opinion... liberallibral Aug 2012 #68

as much i hate ronnie, adolph hitler should have won this La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2012 #71

Reagan over Hitler? Really? Alduin Aug 2012 #77

George Washington? MadrasT Aug 2012 #78