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          TEDDY ROOSEVELT
June 2009 Champion Adventurer, intellectual, author, soldier, cowboy, policeman, historian, America’s youngest president was all of these and more. An avid bibliophile with a photographic memory, Teddy Roosevelt loved to fight in the boxing ring and to hunt big game. Although he shot and killed hundreds of endangered animals, he also provided for greater environmental protection regulations than almost any other president. He was a man of many contradictions, but seemed to live life on a grander scale than is possible for even the most awesome among us. In 1912, While Roosevelt was campaigning in Milwaukee, a saloon keeper named John Schrank shot him. Teddy Roosevelt, as an experienced hunter and anatomist, correctly concluded that since he wasn't coughing blood the bullet had not completely penetrated the chest wall to his lung, and so declined suggestions he go to the hospital immediately. Instead, he delivered his scheduled speech with blood seeping into his shirt. His opening comments to the gathered crowd were, "Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot; but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose." The man was a total badass whose genius intellect was only matched by the speed of his trigger finger and the force of his right hook.
Nominated by Olav Rokne
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Filename: teddy_globe.jpgSource: Public Domain Url: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Teddy_Roosevelt_portrait.jpg 
Filename: teddy_elephant.jpgSource: Public Domain Url: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roosevelt_safari_elephant.jpg 
Filename: teddy_laugh.jpgSource: Public Domain Url: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Theodore_Roosevelt_laughing.jpg 
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Filename: teddy_horse.jpgSource: Public Domain Url: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roosevelt_at_Yellowstone,_1904.JPG 
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Teddy Roosevelt was voted MORE AWESOME than:
 Chewbacca  The Couch Dress  Moustache Balaclava  Shaved Ball Cap  Giant Nintendo Controller  Jesus Christ  Meat Suitcase  Unibrow  Theo Jansen's Art Theo Jansen's Art  General Lee 01  Crop Circles  Mock Apple Pie  Robocop on a Unicorn  Roller Derby  Freerunning  Dwight K. Schrute  Miracle On Ice  President Obama  The Hamburger Bed  Flying Spaghetti Monster  Badass Mountain Men  Beer Maids  Hedgehogs  WAKE n' BACON  Zombies  Space Invader Invasion  Brawndo: The Thirst Mutilator  The Brick Testament  Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton  Captain James T. Kirk  The Man with No Name  Banksy  Octo-Stache  Peekaru  Queen of the Mist  Deja Vu  Ultra Slow Motion  Troy Hurtubise's Inventions Troy Hurtubise's Inventions  The Viking Helmet  Johnny Cash  Stinky Cheese  James Earl Jones Counts to 10  Death Star  Chindogu  Tiesto  Library of Congress  Notorious B.I.G. Doll  Rasputin  Che Guevara James Earl Jones Counts to 10 Death Star Death Star  Mermaids  Male Emperor Penguins  Rockin' Steady  Indy's Whip  Literal Video Versions  Chuck Norris vs. Bruce Lee  Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka  Hunter S. Thompson  Emperor Norton  Jesus Riding A Dinosaur Teddy Roosevelt was voted LESS AWESOME than:  Nikola Tesla  Aurora Borealis Library of Congress Library of Congress
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       CHEWBACCA
2nd Place December 08 Chewbacca is kind of like man's best friend. He's cuddly, makes cute noises and is protective. Oh, and he's a big fur ball. Who wouldn't want to play catch, grab a beer or just hang with this wookie!? Leia. Right, she reffered to Chewbacca as a 'walking carpet'. But then again she's a princess! And his #1 weapon of choice? Lazer-crossbow. How awesome is that? Check out Chewie's pictures from the Star Wars Holiday Special.
Nominated by Ivana B. Awesome
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Chewbacca was voted MORE AWESOME than:
 Cereal Prizes The Couch Dress  Day-Glo Fabric Moustache Balaclava Shaved Ball Cap Giant Nintendo Controller Meat Suitcase  Rambo's Knife  Sasquatch  Venus Fly Traps  Flux Capacitor  Fonzie Jumps The Shark  Gettin' Rickrolled  Chuck Norris Action Jeans  BeatBox Didgeridoo General Lee 01  Caffeinated Soap Crop Circles  Porter Wagoner Mock Apple Pie  El Chupacabra  Little Sidekicks  Bacon Tuxedo  BigDog Robot  Ghengis Khan  Christmas Sweaters  Cheese Rolling  Santa  Mentos and Diet Coke Roller Derby  Narwhals  Red Lipped Batfish  Magic 8 Ball  Transformer Costumes  Gingerbread Hogwarts  The Grinch Dwight K. Schrute  Mister Rogers doing The Wave Miracle On Ice The Hamburger Bed  Bob Ross Hedgehogs WAKE n' BACON Zombies  Rollerman  Paul Bunyan Space Invader Invasion The Man with No Name Banksy Johnny Cash James Earl Jones Counts to 10 Death Star Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka Hunter S. Thompson  MST3K Chewbacca was voted LESS AWESOME than: Narwhals Jesus Christ Theo Jansen's Art Robocop on a Unicorn Roller Derby Freerunning President Obama  Wingsuit Base Jumping Aurora Borealis Brawndo: The Thirst Mutilator The Brick Testament Teddy Roosevelt  Extent of the Universe  Mark Twain Emperor Norton Jesus Riding A Dinosaur  Walking on the Moon  Les Claypool
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Some Fast Facts about Teddy Roosevelt:
If John Hodgman said it, I believe it
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could you fix the format of my comment so it lists the fast facts? like..... -blah blah blah (enter) -blah blah blah
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Wow! John Hodgman knows a lot about Teddy Roosevelt.
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thanks ivan!
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And this is the most pertinent fact, Teddy Roosevelt fathered Chuck Norris!
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