Mousefire Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I can't decide :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatari Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 ^_^ Samurai... Swords > Guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fayt Zelpher Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Hmm. Well, I don't know who the Japanese guy is, and Revere was important in my country's history... VOTE: Paul Revere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK-201 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Paul Revere never shouted the "British are coming!" What the crap is this? If he was idiotic enough to do that then truly the samurai gets the win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaMonkey Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I'll give you a clue as to who I voted: I'm British... >:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalis Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Shouldn't it be, "the regulars are coming" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatari Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I think the winner of this is clear... Where is Sashi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HongLei Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I don't really have an opinion I'm Japanese and American umm ... I know who revere is he didn't do much but I recognize the name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mousefire Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 Shouldn't it be, "the regulars are coming" ? yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstraLunaSol Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 SASHI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shroudening Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Miyamoto Musashi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Paul Revere. The British came for the Japanese and had guns. The British came for AMERICA and WE had guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Rey León Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Paul Revere is heavily mythologized. He never ran down the streets yelling "The British are comming!" Miyamoto Musashi OTOH really was That. Damn. Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I've heard about one of them. He obviously did something right. Of course, I'm an uncultured unwashed redneck Yank, so what do I know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ϲharlie Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Paul Revere is heavily mythologized. So is Miyamoto Musashi. Anyway, I'm going to do something different and vote for Paul Revere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HongLei Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Next should be Lenin and mao the 2 major communist country creators (the word democracy is still banned in Chinese chatrooms) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatari Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 (edited) So is Miyamoto Musashi. Anyway, I'm going to do something different and vote for Paul Revere. that was...unexpected to say the least. Wow, sashi...it was almost disappointing...voting for paul revere...shame on you! Edited March 19, 2010 by Hatari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Rey León Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 So is Miyamoto Musashi. True, but a lot of Musashi's myths weren't myths at all. For example, his famous duel with Kojiro went down exactly like it is said. Paul Revere's famous Midnight Ride is heavily glorified, most due to Longfellow's poem. The real man is pretty different from how he's taught in grade schools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riariadne Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 So is Miyamoto Musashi. Anyway, I'm going to do something different and vote for Paul Revere. Shame on you, disgracing your own namesake. Shame. You know what. I don't think I have to say. Go look yourself, it's a public poll. Also, Paul Revere wasn't even the only rider shouting "the regulars are coming!", but there's only one of MM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 One of Megaman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riariadne Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 ^Noooo, one of Mickey Mouse. [/sarcasm] One of Miyamoto Musahi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ϲharlie Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 True, but a lot of Musashi's myths weren't myths at all. For example, his famous duel with Kojiro went down exactly like it is said. Paul Revere's famous Midnight Ride is heavily glorified, most due to Longfellow's poem. The real man is pretty different from how he's taught in grade schools. Paul Revere may be heavily glorified, but saying that Musashi's duel with Kojiro beforehand strikes me as a bit contradictory. There are precious few actual historical documents regarding Musashi's most famous duel. Much of what is known about it comes from later writings such the Nitenki, which is not only biased but has also been shown to be unreliable at points. The waters are further muddied by the innumerable fictionalized accounts of the duel, such as Eiji Yoshikawa's novel Musashi (which is an excellent book by the way). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HongLei Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Here is a link about William Dawes the other guy who rode with reverehere is a poem about how glorified revere is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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