Men of the decade!

[Superted]

Source: BreakingNews.ie

From Homer Simpson to Bob Geldof, 10 famous males have been named the Men of the Decade.

TV chef Jamie Oliver, England manager Sven Goran Eriksson and cyclist Lance Armstrong are included on the list, as are writer Ian McEwan and Blur singer Damon Albarn.

The Top 10 was compiled by a panel of experts for magazine Men's Health to celebrate its 10th anniversary.

Each man represents a different area of expertise, including sport, music and design.

Designer Sir Paul Smith, iPod creator Jonathan Ive and geneticist Craig Venter complete the list.

"These are people of real substance and solid achievement rather than temporary fame," said Men's Health editor Morgan Rees.

"The people on our list have used their talents to change the world around them, rather than just to draw attention to themselves.

"We were particularly pleased to see Homer Simpson on the list. He has taught a whole generation how to take on the challenge of modern fatherhood and win - although not always with honour."

Top 10 Men of the Decade

Philosopher: Homer Simpson
Sportsman: Lance Armstrong
Visionary: Jonathan Ive
Designer: Sir Paul Smith
Manager: Sven Goran Eriksson
Activist: Bob Geldof
Writer: Ian McEwan
Musician: Damon Albarn
Chef: Jamie Oliver
Scientist: Craig Venter

I must admit I had to google a few of the names but I agree with a couple of them i.e. Jamie Oliver for bringing nutrional meals and banning junk food from schools (in my area anyway, sure Ruth Kelly passed the act but I bet she never would have if Jamie didn't do what he did).

Any thoughts?

[ZeUs!!]

Sven took the best team in his group and managed to just scrape qualification with them. He took a top 4 team to the last 8 in the World Cup and there's rumours he's lost the support of the dressing room. Gary Johnson has got Yeovil promoted twice, same with Paul Jewell at Wigan. Sven's only there because he's famous, not successful. Plus they missed me off the list

[Fit of Rage]

Source: BreakingNews.ie


I must admit I had to google a few of the names but I agree with a couple of them i.e. Jamie Oliver for bringing nutrional meals and banning junk food from schools (in my area anyway, sure Ruth Kelly passed the act but I bet she never would have if Jamie didn't do what he did).

Any thoughts?

Homer simpson as a philosopher is just pathetic. Shows like the Simpsons and Family Guy are great and all but I would hardly classify Homer Simpson or Peter Griffin anywhere near the ranks of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Voltaire or even Marx.

[ZeUs!!]

edit: Like a kipper, Fit Of Rage 1-0 Zeus

[Theif of Time]

Plus, I don't think an imaginary character counts.

[ZeUs!!]

Fit of Rage 1-0 Theif of Time

[Theif of Time]

Colon comma Open bracket

[Ephemeral]

Men of the Decade?
This is only 2005, so surely they aren't talking about this decade. So which decade? The 90's?

I see it says, "The Top 10 was compiled by a panel of experts for magazine Men's Health to celebrate its 10th anniversary."

Panel of experts? Perhaps they should have stuck to men who have made impact in men's health?

[Subjugation]

Must be a British thing.

Voting Jamie Oliver as a man of the decade would be like voting an actor, or a 20-something yr old Emeril Lagasse as a man of the decade. As a former chef, I find it hard to believe someone who cooks can outrank someone who actually affects people's lives in a profound way (eg: teachers, firefighters, nurses, etc...)

...and yes, I know I'm taking this too seriously.

[Ilya]

Emeril Lagasse's cured duck is amazing

[Subjugation]

So are his Italian Salted Nuts.

[Ilya]

ziiiiing

[Bilbo]

What's with the Sven Göran Eriksson hate? The team has a higher victory frequency with him than with any other past manager.

[ZeUs!!]

Because we have a better team now than we've had for a long time, Sven's not responsible for the victories, his tactics are dubious to say the least. As soon as we take the lead he packs everyone behind the ball

[ogron]

sartre > homer simpson