The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

I think it would be hard these days to change your royal name. How's the public going to accept Charles becoming George in 20XX (or William... Charles could still be skipped)

Not that hard, I don't think. Karol Wotyla became John Paul II and Joseph Ratzinger became Benedict XVI with few bats of an eye. When it's part of the convention and the tradition (and this is Royal Family were talking about), I don't think it throws too many people.

The people thing is iffy... Kermit is not a people.. he's certainly a frog.

At least he can talk.

And I think Darth Vader (and maybe Obi Wan) deserves to be on the list as much or more than Luke Skywalker (#85)

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Not that hard, I don't think. Karol Wotyla became John Paul II and Joseph Ratzinger became Benedict XVI with few bats of an eye. When it's part of the convention and the tradition (and this is Royal Family were talking about), I don't think it throws too many people.

At least he can talk.

And I think Darth Vader (and maybe Obi Wan) deserves to be on the list as much or more than Luke Skywalker (#85)

True, but the popes didn't have press from their birth to their crowning...

I agree w/ DV and I don't think the Marlboro man should have been #1