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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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       PAUL BUNYAN
4th Place April 09 It took 5 giant storks to deliver this Legendary Lumberjack. As a baby his laugh broke every window in the house. He quickly learned that the Northwoods was the best place for someone with his strength. He could take down a whole forest with one swing of his ax. Lucky for him, Babe his Blue Ox helped haul in the lumber. Paul Bunyan can take credit for creating the Great Lakes, the Grand Canyon and Mount Hood. But in my opinion the best thing that came out of the folk legend is the Lumberjack Breakfast.
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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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Some Awesome things about Paul Bunyan:
Paul Bunyan created the Great Lakes so he would have a watering hole large enough for Babe.
When he was a week old, he had to wear his father's clothes.
Paul's clothing was so large they had to use wagon wheels for buttons. They used a lumber wagon drawn by a team of oxen as a baby carriage.
He outgre that, and they had to build him a raft and floated it off the coast of Maine. When Paul turned over, it caused a 75 foot tidal wave in the Bay of Fundy. They had to send the British Navy over to Maine to wake him up. The sailors fired every canon they had in the fleet for seven hours straight before Paul Bunyan woke from his nap! When he stepped off the raft, Paul accidentally sank four war ships and he had to scramble around sccooping sailors out of the water before they drowned.
Paul Bunyan was the Chuck Norris of his time.
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Whats even more Awesome is that Paul and I originate from the same state (or at least Bangor claims he did)! His big ole wooden statue is just across town.
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