Actuarial Outpost
 
Go Back   Actuarial Outpost > Cyberchat > Surveys
Reload this Page Worst character in The Iliad
Register Blogs Wiki FAQ Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read
FlashChat Actuarial Discussion Preliminary Exams CAS/SOA Exams Cyberchat Around the World Suggestions

D.W. Simpson and Company -- Actuary Salary Surveys
Pension, Life, Health and Investment Actuarial Jobs
Property and Casualty Actuarial Jobs   Registration Form


View Poll Results: Who was the biggest asshat?
Helen 1 5.56%
Paris 8 44.44%
Agamemnon 5 27.78%
Menelaus 1 5.56%
Achilles 4 22.22%
Odysseus 0 0%
Ajax the Greater 2 11.11%
Diomedes 0 0%
Zeus 2 11.11%
Hera 1 5.56%
Aphrodite 2 11.11%
Patroclus 1 5.56%
Ares 1 5.56%
Phoenix 0 0%
They all were idiots 3 16.67%
They were great heroes! What's wrong with you? 0 0%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 18. You may not vote on this poll

Reply
Page 3 of 4 < 123 4 >
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #21  
Old 07-12-2012, 11:52 PM
wat?'s Avatar
wat? wat? is offline
Member
SOA 		 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Hi
Studying for FRM Exam
Posts: 27,570
Default
the guy who wrote it
__________________
"Mathematical Induction: How mathematicians manage to suck all the fun out of lining up a row of dominos, knocking the one on the end down, and watching the entire row fall." -BC
Skip it. - AG
Because everything should taste like bacon.
AO Golfers Unite! Here and here.
Reply With Quote
  #22  
Old 07-13-2012, 08:18 AM
MightySchoop's Avatar
MightySchoop MightySchoop is online now
Member
CAS AAA 		 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: the freekin' moon!
Posts: 3,287
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by campbell View Post
why do you think hector was an asshat? man was trying to defend his city
Hector was a big enough asshat that his name has become a verb that can be defined as "to act like an asshat."
Reply With Quote
  #23  
Old 07-13-2012, 08:30 AM
campbell's Avatar
campbell campbell is offline
Mary Pat Campbell
SOA AAA 		 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NY
Studying for Japanese
Favorite beer: Murphy's Irish Stout
Posts: 36,959
Blog Entries: 5
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by MightySchoop View Post
Hector was a big enough asshat that his name has become a verb that can be defined as "to act like an asshat."
Mycenean propaganda

Also, Paris deserved to be hectored by Hector
__________________

Now offering online seminars, live seminars, and everything else under the sun for actuarial exams.
Reply With Quote
  #24  
Old 07-16-2012, 09:10 PM
Hero3128's Avatar
Hero3128 Hero3128 is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Jul 2010
Favorite beer: European
Posts: 6,088
Default
When's the Shakespeare seminar?
__________________
P FM 3L MFE 4/C
VEE APPLIED STATISTICAL METHODS
VEE ECONOMICS
Reply With Quote
  #25  
Old 07-16-2012, 09:24 PM
campbell's Avatar
campbell campbell is offline
Mary Pat Campbell
SOA AAA 		 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NY
Studying for Japanese
Favorite beer: Murphy's Irish Stout
Posts: 36,959
Blog Entries: 5
Default
buy me some drinks and it will start immediately

that said, im not covering troilus & cressida. i hate that one
__________________

Now offering online seminars, live seminars, and everything else under the sun for actuarial exams.
Reply With Quote
  #26  
Old 07-16-2012, 10:13 PM
Will Durant
Guest
  
Posts: n/a
Default
I would vote Priam ... any halfway decent king would have cut off Paris's testicles and handed him and Helen over to the Greeks.
Reply With Quote
  #27  
Old 07-16-2012, 10:29 PM
campbell's Avatar
campbell campbell is offline
Mary Pat Campbell
SOA AAA 		 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NY
Studying for Japanese
Favorite beer: Murphy's Irish Stout
Posts: 36,959
Blog Entries: 5
Default
priam had too many wives
__________________

Now offering online seminars, live seminars, and everything else under the sun for actuarial exams.
Reply With Quote
  #28  
Old 07-16-2012, 10:33 PM
Pseudolus's Avatar
Pseudolus Pseudolus is online now
Member
  
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: galumphing towards Bethlehem
Favorite beer: Four Loko
Posts: 52,827
Default
One. Amirite?
__________________
Wunderkind emeritus
Reply With Quote
  #29  
Old 07-16-2012, 10:36 PM
campbell's Avatar
campbell campbell is offline
Mary Pat Campbell
SOA AAA 		 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NY
Studying for Japanese
Favorite beer: Murphy's Irish Stout
Posts: 36,959
Blog Entries: 5
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pseudolus View Post
One. Amirite?
okay, if you dont want to count concubines

but more than one woman was mother to his many sons. it wasnt all hecuba
__________________

Now offering online seminars, live seminars, and everything else under the sun for actuarial exams.
Reply With Quote
  #30  
Old 07-17-2012, 10:12 AM
Arthur Kade's Avatar
Arthur Kade Arthur Kade is offline
Member
  
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Studying for my SAG card
Favorite beer: whatever other folks are buying
Posts: 4,251
Default
Well, duh.
Attached Images
 
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by Arthur Kade
I am DISGUSTED to be a pension actuary.
Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 3 of 4 < 123 4 >

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:42 PM.

Contact Us - Actuarial Outpost - Archive - Privacy Statement - Top

Powered by vBulletin®
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
*PLEASE NOTE: Posts are not checked for accuracy, and do not
represent the views of the Actuarial Outpost or its sponsors.
Page generated in 0.34894 seconds with 9 queries