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     EMPEROR NORTON
3rd Place August 09 In 1859, Joshua Abraham Norton proclaimed himself Emperor of these United States and Protector of Mexico. What else was he going to do after he lost his fortune in Peruvian rice? Living in San Francisco he was a well know eccentric. He would roam the streets in full uniform decked out with gold epaulets. He had a beaver hat decorated with a peacock feather. He used a cane to inspect the appearance of police officers and cable car conditions. He printed his own money and it was actually accepted in establishments he frequented. He requested a bridge or a tunnel be built across San Fransisco Bay and ordered the take down of the US Congress. Upon his death 30,000 San Franciscans poured into the streets to pay homage.
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Filename: EmperorNorton.jpgSource: Public Domain Url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:His-Imperial-Majesty-Emperor-Norton-I-portrait-crop.jpg 
Filename: EmperorNorton_1.jpgSource: Public Domain: Author H.W. Bradley or William Rulofson Url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emperor_Joshua_A._Norton_I.jpg 
Filename: EmperorNorton_note.jpgSource: Public Domain Url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nort10d.jpg
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          DEATH STAR
Special Selection June 2009 This spherical moon size battle station produces the mother of all laser beams. The Death Star is capable of moving throughout the galaxy, destroying entire planets and spreading fear like a shadow of impending doom. 75 miles in diameter it has a surface like a metropolis full of detention blocks and interrogation cells. The death star is capable of housing a billion people and requires a million personnel to operate.
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since when is an archcapitalist turned self proclaimed dictator awesome?
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since always.
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well at least in Emp nort's case. I personally think its awesominity lies in the fact that people let him do it. I mean bein crazy would suck. but think how freakin awesome it'd be if you were wacky snacko and everyone just played along.
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I think playing along with crazy homeless dudes that approach you with grand declarations is always the best policy. Just look at the photos of him and that outfit, if that dude came up on me and told me he was the emperor of America, I'd have been like, "uh, OK! Sure you are, that's great!" and then started probing the guy on whatever other intresting s*** I might hear coming out of his mouth. Norton stands out for his city wide acceptance and celebrity, like the most entertaing bum in history.
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Make the Nortster the emperor of Atlantis and I'm in. For now its the deluded vs. the deluged, and I'm up for a dive . . .
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The Death Star could have destroyed the planet of the Jar Jar Binkses, but didn't.
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It should have...
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I know! That's an epic fail!
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Totally, epic epic fail
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I think the fact that a bunch of personafied catfish were able to take down that many droids and not get blown up only increases a giant laser's awesomeness.
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If it did, it would have been even more awesome.
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yea lets all vote for queen of the mist now
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You people are voting for something that is used to efficiently kill billions of innocent people at a time. Sure, it is fictional, but you are still voting for a fictional floating planetwide holocaust device. Think about it.
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Sorry, much like Yorky, I have to vote against religious fanatic terrorists like Luke Skywalker, so the Death Star has my vote.
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Your logic has won me over. A vote for the Death Star is a vote for peace, justice, law, order, and the American way. A vote for Che Guevara is a vote for Luke Skywalker, Osama bin Laden, and the families of the victims of 9/11 who don't support the Iraq War.
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This is suddenly the best political debate I have heard in 10 years
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I actually noticed that there are no legit Death Star pictures in this slideshow. It must be so awesome, everyone just know what that is.
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