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Who will be remembered 1000 years from now

Journal by Gaaark

From the I-must-remember-to-start-a-major-war-and-mass-genocide dept.

Here's an interesting thought: who will be remembered 1000 years from now?

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20171220-how-to-be-remembered-in-1000-years/

I'd say Adolf Hitler, for one. But not Donald Trump or Hillary.
Churchill (Adolf's arch enemy)? Maybe by the British, but.....

Elon Musk?
Carrot Top?

Kim Kardashian for frell's sake???

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 22 2017, @12:42PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 22 2017, @12:42PM (#613184)

    The Greek guy who destroyed the temple of Artemis just to be remembered.

    I forgot his name.

    And Barbra Streisand!

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 22 2017, @03:53PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 22 2017, @03:53PM (#613226)

    Herostratos

    • (Score: 3, Informative) by aristarchus on Friday December 22 2017, @08:36PM (2 children)

      by aristarchus (2645) on Friday December 22 2017, @08:36PM (#613355) Journal

      Yeah, you don't what to be that Greek guy! But a bit early?

      The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was set ablaze on July 21, 356 BCE by Herostratus, who held nothing personally against Artemis or the temple, but saw its destruction as a path to personal fame.

      https://www.ancient.eu/article/128/the-temple-of-artemis-at-ephesus-the-un-greek-temp/ [ancient.eu]

      In the Thousand Year range, surely everyone can recall Canute? King of Denmark, England and Norway? The Dane to whom the Danegeld must be paid? Son of Sweyn Forkbeard? Great guy!

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 23 2017, @08:04PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 23 2017, @08:04PM (#613679)

        The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was set ablaze on July 21, 356 BCE by Herostratus, who held nothing personally against Artemis or the temple, but saw its destruction as a path to personal fame.

        Damn millennials, always trying to get attention.

      • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Sunday December 24 2017, @04:58PM

        by fustakrakich (6150) on Sunday December 24 2017, @04:58PM (#613891) Journal

        If we can remember Aristophanes, then I wanna include Lenny Bruce and Richard Prior, and Johnny Carson, and Howard Stern?

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        La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..