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GoatMan
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11 Aug 2007, 11:12 pm

Macbeth wrote:
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GoatMan wrote:
My future estate will probably end up going towards eliminating the NT scourge on our planet once and for all.

What's the going price for having a James Bond/Cold War style super secret weapon built in your name as your memorial?


what will you care if you are dead?


Granted, I won't be able to experience it, but I will be remembered as an infamous character in history for actions performed from beyond the grave. I mean, how many men in history have had the honor of causing massive shifts in the course of mankind AFTER they're dead?

Oh wait, we have to remember the zombies...


Like Stalin? Or Hitler? Or Polpot? All very memorable...


No, they all impacted the world while they were alive, and the aftershocks were felt through those who lived through what they had committed. There are very few who are responsible for changing the world after their death.


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12 Aug 2007, 9:28 am

GoatMan wrote:
Macbeth wrote:
GoatMan wrote:
sinsboldly wrote:
GoatMan wrote:
My future estate will probably end up going towards eliminating the NT scourge on our planet once and for all.

What's the going price for having a James Bond/Cold War style super secret weapon built in your name as your memorial?


what will you care if you are dead?


Granted, I won't be able to experience it, but I will be remembered as an infamous character in history for actions performed from beyond the grave. I mean, how many men in history have had the honor of causing massive shifts in the course of mankind AFTER they're dead?

Oh wait, we have to remember the zombies...


Like Stalin? Or Hitler? Or Polpot? All very memorable...


No, they all impacted the world while they were alive, and the aftershocks were felt through those who lived through what they had committed. There are very few who are responsible for changing the world after their death.


Arch-Duke Ferdinand then. ( I was more referring to the "eliminating the NT scourge" bit anyway)


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