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07-12-2008, 01:36 AM
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Heroes, Role Models, Cool People or Whatever...
So, here are my favorite public figures, for various reasons:
Diane Rehm, Donna Brazile, Mike Gravel, Sylvia Plath, George R R Marin, China Mieville, Ellen Degeneres, Joe Biden, Michelle Obama, Dick Morris, Rachel Maddow, Ira Glass, Kathy Griffin and counting.
And yours?
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07-12-2008, 01:37 AM
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Satan.
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There Is A Policeman Inside All Our Heads: He Must Be Destroyed
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07-12-2008, 01:37 AM
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Wordsmith
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Charlie
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07-12-2008, 01:38 AM
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I forgot New York, I love New York.
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07-12-2008, 02:50 AM
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AnnoyingAlliteration was my hero... until he disappeared all of a sudden for no apparent reason. Maybe he got banned...
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07-12-2008, 09:22 AM
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Prolific Writer
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John Waters!
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My crappy parody story Plagiarism NOTE - Story is IN PROGRESS
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07-12-2008, 12:56 PM
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Adept Writer
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Quote:
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AnnoyingAlliteration was my hero... until he disappeared all of a sudden for no apparent reason. Maybe he got banned...
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Yes, I believe he was banned. He started PMing EVERYONE saying "you are a smelly fish" or so I've heard.
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07-12-2008, 01:00 PM
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(cheesy little-girl voice) my hero is my mom because no way could I have put up with me all these years.
(normal voice) and Holly Black for writing awesome fantasy
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The latest part of my novella, Darkness. 'Please read' goes without saying, right...?
   My Dragon Scroll
Click my lovely hatchlings etc.!
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07-12-2008, 01:31 PM
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I never really thought about it. So, uh... Charles De Lint will do in a pinch.
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The Oddville Press
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07-12-2008, 01:56 PM
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I am my own hero.
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07-12-2008, 01:59 PM
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That must be discouraging.
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07-12-2008, 11:03 PM
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Daniel Johnston
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You better duck...
When I show up...
The GooGooMuck!
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07-12-2008, 11:04 PM
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Nice. He's definitely one of mine too.
I'll add Bukowski.
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07-12-2008, 11:16 PM
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Tori Amos.
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All my best thoughts were stolen by the ancients. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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07-12-2008, 11:45 PM
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Profound Writer
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Malcolm X the most badass civil rights activist.
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