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Doctor Phibes

@klaus said in Who dis?:

Oh, I've been there many times.

I've always been impressed by the size of the whole thing, especially considering the small size of the body.

Historical superstition. He wasn't actually that short when compared to the average size of his contemporaries.

He was the same height as Churchill, who nobody thinks of as a short-arse. I seem to remember somewhere that most people think Hitler was short, too, and he was 5'9".

Mik

Maybe they tore his bone apart.

89th

It's weird to think that Napoleon (5'6"), Churchill (5'7"), Mussolini (5'7"), Hitler (5'9") would be too short to play in the NBA today.

Doctor Phibes

He's having a little Nap.

LuFins Dad

@89th said in Who dis?:

It's weird to think that Napoleon (5'6"), Churchill (5'7"), Mussolini (5'7"), Hitler (5'9") would be too short to play in the NBA today.

Not if they have a decent outside shot and an ability to direct your offense. Isaiah Thomas is 5'9", was a great scorer and led the NBA in assists...

Horace

@lufins-dad said in Who dis?:

@89th said in Who dis?:

It's weird to think that Napoleon (5'6"), Churchill (5'7"), Mussolini (5'7"), Hitler (5'9") would be too short to play in the NBA today.

Not if they have a decent outside shot and an ability to direct your offense. Isaiah Thomas is 5'9", was a great scorer and led the NBA in assists...

And since all the aforementioned are white, they'd be likelier to get drafted and be given an opportunity to start.

LuFins Dad

@horace said in Who dis?:

@lufins-dad said in Who dis?:

@89th said in Who dis?:

It's weird to think that Napoleon (5'6"), Churchill (5'7"), Mussolini (5'7"), Hitler (5'9") would be too short to play in the NBA today.

Not if they have a decent outside shot and an ability to direct your offense. Isaiah Thomas is 5'9", was a great scorer and led the NBA in assists...

And since all the aforementioned are white, they'd be likelier to get drafted and be given an opportunity to start.

All about Equity and Inclusion...

jon-nyc

Ok, extra credit for this one:

Mik

Charles DeGaulle?

Mik

No, but I was very close. Well, foch it.

jon-nyc

DeGaulle requested to be buried in his home town. Otherwise he would certainly be there. The only question would have been where in relation to Napoleon.

Doctor Phibes

@jon-nyc said in Who dis?:

DeGaulle requested to be buried in his home town. Otherwise he would certainly be there. The only question would have been where in relation to Napoleon.

It's a little known fact that the British nailed both coffins shut. Just to be on the safe side.

jon-nyc

Lol

taiwan_girl

One of my bucket list items is to visit St. Helena, where Napoleon was exiled for a while and he ended up dead there.

They recently opened up an airport there, so it is no longer a 7 day sea voyage from South Africa.

Klaus

@taiwan_girl said in Who dis?:

One of my bucket list items is to visit St. Helena, where Napoleon was exiled for a while and he ended up dead there.

They recently opened up an airport there, so it is no longer a 7 day sea voyage from South Africa.

I read somewhere that it is a dull place and the only reason why tourists visit is that piece of history.

taiwan_girl

@klaus said in Who dis?:

@taiwan_girl said in Who dis?:

One of my bucket list items is to visit St. Helena, where Napoleon was exiled for a while and he ended up dead there.

They recently opened up an airport there, so it is no longer a 7 day sea voyage from South Africa.

I read somewhere that it is a dull place and the only reason why tourists visit is that piece of history.

Yes, I agree the history (and isolation) is probably the only main reasons to go there.

I wrote to their tourism department a while back asking for information on visiting, and they sent me a very nice package of material (DVD, thick "book" on sites, etc.). Maybe they dont get too many inquiries. LOL

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