An expert team of historians and sociologists have finished their initial research, and have determined that Shigeru Miyamoto is the 9th most influential person of the year. We're totally kidding about the experts and the research-- it was just a web poll.
Rather than taking the time to go down the top 8 and make fun of them, we'll leave the baffling revelation of who made the cut as an exercise for you. You'll be surprised, and kind of confused! Maybe even a little disgusted!
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5-03-2007 @ 12:01PM
blasphemizer said...
Sanjaya=mangina
At least Miyamoto beat Bono.
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5-03-2007 @ 12:35PM
vidGuy said...
That's a popularity poll if I've ever seen one! Shiggy was number 1 and number 2 for a long time, too bad it didn't hold up. Good thing he made the top 10. Congrats, Mr. Miyamoto!
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5-03-2007 @ 12:37PM
Jared said...
I think offended and disgusted is right. How can so many people who barely have a highschool education be considered most influential? It sickens me. It really does.
But, Go Miyamoto Go! I voted for him, and I ranked him incredibly highly.
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5-03-2007 @ 1:07PM
The Gagaman said...
So the top spot went to some Korean pop singer called Rain....ok...and an American Idol guy is in the top lot too. Wha?
Where's Hayao Miyazaki? John Lassenter? Steven Hawkings? Weird list.
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5-03-2007 @ 1:11PM
Laughing_Hands said...
Sweet! Stephen Colbert got 2nd! WTF is Rain?
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5-03-2007 @ 1:17PM
fetalscoobydoo said...
Time's 100 most influential Google searches.
Nothing more.
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5-03-2007 @ 1:42PM
Soiden said...
#6
I think the bald Britney Spears didn't make the list.
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5-03-2007 @ 1:56PM
jojonyc said...
um - the rest of this time article reads like the list of people influencial to twitchy 14 year olds... no offence to mr. miyamoto
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5-03-2007 @ 2:53PM
samfish said...
Who the fuck is Rain??
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5-03-2007 @ 7:26PM
Ken said...
KIEFER SUTHERLAND being influential?! That's right. He influenced me to stop bombs, and drag an entire day over 12 one hour episodes, spread over 8 weeks.
Lame. Popularity contest... almost like something from Myspace.
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5-03-2007 @ 9:29PM
Tom said...
So do Koreans just do everything TO THE EXTREME! on the internet or something? Half of WoW players are Korean, they typically go on 24-hour cyber cafe benders, they have complex MMO gold-mining operations, and of course they band together to make one of their dumbass popstars the most influential person in the world. Somebody just needs to take them innernets away from these people.
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5-03-2007 @ 9:40PM
hvnlysoldr said...
#%@! Time wrote him at #92 of 100 Why the h23x did they have us vote then?! WHY!
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100/article/0,28804,1595326_1615737_1615521,00.html
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