"What would they be doing if they were alive today?" Topic

I've always wondered how Richard Sharp woulfd have ended up.

Although he clearly had an important relationship with Wellington one of the stories has him onm the side of downtrodden workers in early industrial revolution England.

I suspect he might have become a Radical Member of Parliament in opposition to Wellington's Tory administrations.

Oliver Cromwell Dermatologist.

Countess Elizabeth Barthory sells bathroom products.

Dr David Livingstone Mark Thatchers Navigator.

Harry Houdini a junior mythbuster on discovery channel

Alexander the G, Richard Lion Heart and Frederick the G form the new singing group Village People II.

Wellington would be hiding behind the grassy knoll.

wellington would be they mayor of Wellington for the 169th year in a row

Groucho Marx – President of United States

Goliath- at 9' 10", NBA mega superstar, shattering all the records

Guys, these are hilarious, but my favourite, so far, is Jovian's Marie Antoinette and Paris Hilton.

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Tim

Leland Standford: Emperor of California (including Nevada and as much else as he could grab).

Jeff Davis: used camel salesman in Tucson.

Saddam Hussein: newly re-installed dictator of Iraq.

Norton I, would reinstate himself as Emperor of California. The people of San Francisco will throw off the shackles of fromer actors and baseball team owners for a ruler they can clearly call looney without fear of dog housing.

Dr Livingston African tour guide

William McKinley--purveyor of bulletproof vests
Thomas Jefferson--real estate

Your average Soldier, Sailor, Marine, or Airman…giving their grandkids piggy-back rides.

want to do one for hitler but only if i GET THE GO-A-HEAD

His Royal Highness William "Silly-Billy" Prince of Orange:

Falling ed out of a nightclub with a bevy of drunken beautys before heading off to Afganistan and leading a reckless charge of Scorpion Light Tanks

Hannibel: Sweeping out the Jumbo Pens at West Midlands Safari Park

Sir Thomas Cockrane R.N : Taking a Gemni assault dinghy of the Royal Navy, single handed into close action and sinking the entire Navys of Iran, China, Russia, Former-yugoslavia and France, getting captured and imprisoned in Belmarsh high Security, before escaping with Princess Beatrice, killing Osama Bin-liner and retireing to Beverly Hills where he invented a Global cooling machine.

Someone once suggested that if Kaiser Willie II hadn't inherited the throne and had instead become head of the Imperial German Military History Museum, WWI etc wouldn't happen.

You have to read all these & think carefully. Very, very witty fellas.
And moving "Your average Soldier, Sailor, Marine, or Airman…giving their grandkids piggy-back rides."

Qin Shi Haungdi: wargamer using large scale figures.

Always thought of the first Chin dynasty emperor as a 6mm man myself. Or at least 10mm.

"Groucho Marx – President of United States"

You know.. I could definately see that working.

Mark Twain – Vice President

William Shakespear – Romance novel writer.

Sun Tzu – Manager at the local Games Workshop store.

Mao Tze Tung – Manager at the local McDonald's.

William Shakespear – Romance novel writer.

That, or working on Eastenders with Dickens…

If you look up the references – Benito Mussolini – porn actor.

King Canute: alternative energy consultant

Oliver Cromwell: New Labour's first choice as British ambassador to the Republic of Ireland

Ian Paisley: image consultant and speech therapist

David Lloyd George: Parliamentary commissioner for standards

Elvis: founder-president of the "Cheeseburgers count towards your five-a-day" movement – that or toilet salesman "Man, this john is to die for….uh-huh-huh!"

Actually, The King was a truck driver before he hit stardom.

Saddam Hussain- Mayor of Bridgend…

Sorry…I'll get my coat……

Ian Paisley: image consultant and speech therapist

I should point out that Ian Paisley is alive today:)

I can see Francis Drake as a round-the-world yaughtman

Garibaldi would obviously be in the biscuit (cookie) business

And Amerigo Vespucci and Simon Bolivar would be trying to get something back for their names being used by countries without permission, possibly by registering useful looking internet domains.

Napoleon : being bullied by other TMP member from the Napoleonic board about bricoles

Hitler: in the dawghouse for bigotry

Nixon: In jail for warcrimes after a faild atempt to take over the world

<<I should point out that Ian Paisley is alive today:)>>

A Freudian slip, sorry!

<<Actually, The King was a truck driver before he hit stardom.>>

Poor Stardom! Was he badly hurt?

Nero – coming last in numerous TV talent shows…

No-ones come up with Nelson's stint as councellor for the disabled.
Marshal Ney, school teacher in North Carolina – I so want that to be true!

Nero – Mayor of Detroit on Oct. 30th.

Pontius Pilate – Star Judge of fake Court TV show.

Einstein – Freshman physics professor that gave you a C-.

Jim Thorpe – Winner of American Gladiator.

Hamilcar – Chairman, Barcelona Football Club.

Sam Houston – President, Republic of Sonora.

Andrew Jackson – Retired General, beating up kids that had the temerity to come on to his lawn.

Vlad the Impaler – Lead singer of terrible emo band/ serial killer.

Archimedes – Patent lawyer.

Hercules – Hercules.

Theseus -- Rodeo cowboy.

Caesar -- salad chef at a fancy Las Vegas casino/hotel

William the Conquorer – President of Zimbabwe
King Harold – occulist.

King Richard of England – Bishop Gene Robinson
Homer – Sit-com writer
Ulysses – Ellen MacArthur
Paris – Hugh Hefner
Archilles – cobbler.
Helen – multi-millionairess serial divorcee.
Aeneas – David Ben-Gurion
The Trojan Horse – The Bird's nest stadium
Artemis – Bill Arbuthnot

or Bill Armintrout, even!
Ooopse

Saddam Hussein – Fashion designer with a nice range of cravats and neckties.

Herman Goering – Air Traffic Controller, London

Theodor Eicke – Commandant, Guantanamo Bay

Josef Mengele – Chief Medical Officer, Guantanamo Bay

Nero – Commissioner of the Rome Fire Department

Ivan Milat (ok, I know he's not dead, but he should be) – President of the Balangalo Bushwalking Club

Cheers,

Pro…

Carl Doneitz – Cross channel Ferry captain.

Herman Goering – Owner of a UK construction company specialising in urban renewl.

Juda Ben Hur – Formula 1 Driver

Marshall Ney – Commentator on Channel 4 Racing (horses for our US friends)

Erich Hartman – Aeroflot Manager ( He scored 352 Kills on the Russian Front)

Baron Von Richhofen – Manager at Airbus Germany

Von Clauswitz – Senior MEP

Napaleon – Channel Tunnel Project Manager

Hitler would be posting on here saying, 'but our tanks were so sexy, and we had the SS in those way cool camo smocks, and jet fighters, and big tanks, and bigger tanks, and werewolves, and socerers, and, and. How pathetic would THAT be! hahahaha. oh, wait…….

Can anyone prove Ian Paisley is still alive?

How about Charles XII of Sweden? No. Sorry, just can't think of a job for him.

he could be a live action wax doll of himself at some swedish museum

Charles XII? Mmm…Russian tour guide?

Jung and Freud, struck off and locked up for sleeping with their patients

Napoleon -- a writer of press-releases for some PR firm.

Charles XII, tv spokesman, for product line of pickled herring products rated "tastes awful" by 90% of all persons of non-scandinavian descent surveyed.

US Grant: poster boy for AA.

"Herman Goering – Air Traffic Controller, London"

LOL

"Herman Goering – Air Traffic Controller, London"

Didn't he actually try that back around 1940?

Arminius "Hermann the German"
Top executive at Blackwater Worldwide.

Dane Ragnar Lodbrok
Stock trader, corporate lawyer and market futures analyst.