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Re: If you could only pick one profession to be famous in.....
« Reply #50 on: February 28, 2015, 03:48:35 PM »
Not true. Technology changed everything. People 1,000 years from now will be able to watch film and docs about guys like Brady and Jordan. Their legacies will last forever.


Where do you think the Olympics came from? Mankind has always put the star athlete on a pedestal.

The same could be said for actors, musicians, and playwrights from antiquity as well.

Some things never change.
Who would want to watch a film about criminal closeted men playing children`s games?

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Re: If you could only pick one profession to be famous in.....
« Reply #51 on: February 28, 2015, 03:52:29 PM »
Rockstars arent just reserved for the hair metal bands of the 80's. You dont consider bands like U2, Aerosmith, or artists like Madonna or Elton John rockstars?

i seem to remember jay cutler calling himself a rockstar in one of his videos

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Re: If you could only pick one profession to be famous in.....
« Reply #52 on: February 28, 2015, 03:54:26 PM »
I would love to be Howard's house pet.

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Re: If you could only pick one profession to be famous in.....
« Reply #53 on: February 28, 2015, 03:56:54 PM »
600 years from now scientists will look back at DLB selfies and realize that was the point where humanity started to become unisex

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Re: If you could only pick one profession to be famous in.....
« Reply #54 on: February 28, 2015, 04:10:04 PM »
Comedy or basketball  ???

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Re: If you could only pick one profession to be famous in.....
« Reply #55 on: February 28, 2015, 04:21:09 PM »
Stand up comedian.
To make big bucks just goofing around is so appealing to me.
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Re: If you could only pick one profession to be famous in.....
« Reply #56 on: February 28, 2015, 04:40:49 PM »
I am surprised nobody said IFBB athletes rep.

Imagine the perks.

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Re: If you could only pick one profession to be famous in.....
« Reply #57 on: February 28, 2015, 04:42:45 PM »
I am surprised nobody said IFBB athletes rep.

Imagine the perks.

All that power is to much for the average getbigger
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Re: If you could only pick one profession to be famous in.....
« Reply #58 on: February 28, 2015, 04:49:55 PM »
GetBig-Moderator or getting "teh Blue stars" would be superior to everything, being President, Rockstar, Rocketscientist, Movie star, Astronaut and whatnot.

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Re: If you could only pick one profession to be famous in.....
« Reply #59 on: February 28, 2015, 04:56:02 PM »
GetBig-Moderator or getting "teh Blue stars" would be superior to everything, being President, Rockstar, Rocketscientist, Movie star, Astronaut and whatnot.

Becoming a mod is on my bucket list.

I may have to contact the Make A Wish foundation at this point.

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Re: If you could only pick one profession to be famous in.....
« Reply #60 on: February 28, 2015, 05:02:57 PM »
I am surprised nobody said IFBB athletes rep.

Imagine the perks.

Where can I meet you @the Mirage, near the icing machine or the bar?

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Re: If you could only pick one profession to be famous in.....
« Reply #61 on: February 28, 2015, 05:05:05 PM »
Becoming a mod is on my bucket list.

I may have to contact the Make A Wish foundation at this point.

You know i'm on Team Shizzles 4 Mod.

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Re: If you could only pick one profession to be famous in.....
« Reply #62 on: February 28, 2015, 05:12:02 PM »
Not true. Technology changed everything. People 1,000 years from now will be able to watch film and docs about guys like Brady and Jordan. Their legacies will last forever.


Where do you think the Olympics came from? Mankind has always put the star athlete on a pedestal.

The same could be said for actors, musicians, and playwrights from antiquity as well.

Some things never change.
Actually actors and musicians have only recently been placed on a pedestal. When our society became more leisurely, and cinema and music production became more advanced, we put more of a premium on entertainment.

Acting was considered a lowly profession. And musicians, were just a footnote. Not to be taken seriously.

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Re: If you could only pick one profession to be famous in.....
« Reply #63 on: February 28, 2015, 05:58:05 PM »
Actually actors and musicians have only recently been placed on a pedestal. When our society became more leisurely, and cinema and music production became more advanced, we put more of a premium on entertainment.

Acting was considered a lowly profession. And musicians, were just a footnote. Not to be taken seriously.
Maybe music wise, but they had famous actors in antiquity. The ancient Romans loved watching plays and other artistic forms of expression. Why do you think they had amphitheatres?

People say the acoustics at some of those locations are amazing

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Re: If you could only pick one profession to be famous in.....
« Reply #64 on: February 28, 2015, 06:26:37 PM »
Maybe music wise, but they had famous actors in antiquity. The ancient Romans loved watching plays and other artistic forms of expression. Why do you think they had amphitheatres?

People say the acoustics at some of those locations are amazing
Yes, they loved watching plays---to be entertained. But, actors were seen as lowly. Playing a role and actually being the person is two different things. And they saw this. For instance, acting out a heroic battle scene in which an enemy soldier was dispatched, was seen to glorify that Roman soldier's actions. Nobody cared about the actor, they were a second thought. People cared about the person who actually committed the deed.

It was only really about the first half of the 20th century when actors started to garner headlines and really rake in the money. By the 70s-80s, Hollywood actors in many ways carrying more weight and authority than congressmen and the president.

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Re: If you could only pick one profession to be famous in.....
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Re: If you could only pick one profession to be famous in.....
« Reply #66 on: February 28, 2015, 07:09:40 PM »
Yes, they loved watching plays---to be entertained. But, actors were seen as lowly. Playing a role and actually being the person is two different things. And they saw this. For instance, acting out a heroic battle scene in which an enemy soldier was dispatched, was seen to glorify that Roman soldier's actions. Nobody cared about the actor, they were a second thought. People cared about the person who actually committed the deed.

It was only really about the first half of the 20th century when actors started to garner headlines and really rake in the money. By the 70s-80s, Hollywood actors in many ways carrying more weight and authority than congressmen and the president.
I know that athletes were revered in those days. The top olympians and chariot racers became wealthy and very popular. The best gladiators also were household names.

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Re: If you could only pick one profession to be famous in.....
« Reply #67 on: February 28, 2015, 08:31:13 PM »
I know that athletes were revered in those days. The top olympians and chariot racers became wealthy and very popular. The best gladiators also were household names.

To this day we still here about Milo of Crete, the famous strongman who lifted a calf onto his shoulders every day and was eventually able to lift the entire cow onto his shoulders once it grew up.  One of the first examples of progressive resistance training.  Possibly not natural though.

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Re: If you could only pick one profession to be famous in.....
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Re: If you could only pick one profession to be famous in.....
« Reply #69 on: February 28, 2015, 08:52:11 PM »
Wasn't one of choices shit stain Aussie trash.

So U could NOT pass Male Nursing test  ::), life sucks 4 Security Officer Wiggzy  :D


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Re: If you could only pick one profession to be famous in.....
« Reply #70 on: February 28, 2015, 09:06:17 PM »
Moviestar



Why nobody see this undiscovered "talent"  :'( :'( :'(

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Re: If you could only pick one profession to be famous in.....
« Reply #71 on: February 28, 2015, 09:27:17 PM »
Pick one profession to be famous in? Easy! Hedge Fund Manager.

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Re: If you could only pick one profession to be famous in.....
« Reply #72 on: February 28, 2015, 09:28:40 PM »
Guy Fawkes failed at blowing up the Houses of Parliament and we remember him every year,
Imagine if he was successful

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Re: If you could only pick one profession to be famous in.....
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Re: If you could only pick one profession to be famous in.....
« Reply #74 on: February 28, 2015, 10:21:34 PM »
id go for famous author

shit loads of money

plus anonymity to a degree

all the benefits none of the downsides
I would choose to be a well known famous lawyer that put high profile serial killers away and drug lords. I would be in danger however so would need to hide out in several high security homes around the world.