Great men are often promiscuous

Are great men are often promiscuous?

  • Yes, there appears to be that tendency.

    Votes: 5 50.0%

  • Not sure, never really thought about it.

    Votes: 4 40.0%

  • No.

    Votes: 1 10.0%
  • Total voters
    10
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francois

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It seems to be the case. Jefferson, Edison, Einstein, Genghis Kahn, Franklin--all very successful and all wildly promiscuous. When you're great like these people, why limit yourself?

Any other examples you can think of?
 
Power is very sexy.
JFK, LBJ, Clinton, Guilianni, well hell, I guess just about every US politician.
I bet Ted Turner wasn't that faithful.

But I think there is a difference betweeen unfaithful adn promiscuous. JFK was a whore. FDR had a long time mistress. Both were unfaithful, but not promiscous.

Ghandi was promiscous?? oh never mind, Ghenghis, not Ghandi :eek:
 
Another possibility is that the ladies toss themselves at men who possess wealth/power. I'd imagine temptation being hard to resist when presented an abundance of groupies.
 
domesticated om said:
Another possibility is that the ladies toss themselves at men who possess wealth/power. I'd imagine temptation being hard to resist when presented an abundance of groupies.
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I agree. They are driven by an atavistic instinct to seek good providers for their children. Power and money turn them on.
 
Or maybe their peccadilloes are just better advertised. Who wants to hear how many women the local milkman slept with?
 
George Bernard Shaw is said to have had the following exchange with a famous actress.

Shaw: " Would you sleep with me for a million pounds ?

Actress: Yes.

Shaw: would you sleep with me for one pound ?

Actress: " What do you think I am ? "

Shaw: " We have already established that ."
 
Myles said:
George Bernard Shaw is said to have had the following exchange with a famous actress.

Shaw: " Would you sleep with me for a million pounds ?

Actress: Yes.

Shaw: would you sleep with me for one pound ?

Actress: " What do you think I am ? "

Shaw: " We have already established that ."
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:bravo:
 
Shaw was jerk.

Promiscuity is opportunity - genuine opportunity, that meets whatever standards of attraction are critical.
 
francois said:
It seems to be the case. Jefferson, Edison, Einstein, Genghis Kahn, Franklin--all very successful and all wildly promiscuous. When you're great like these people, why limit yourself?

Any other examples you can think of?
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Wow, 5 people... Convincing as ever!
 
Myles said:
George Bernard Shaw is said to have had the following exchange with a famous actress.

Shaw: " Would you sleep with me for a million pounds ?

Actress: Yes.

Shaw: would you sleep with me for one pound ?

Actress: " What do you think I am ? "

Shaw: " We have already established that ."
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I thought that was an exchange between Churchill and The Lady Astor(Close to actor lol), Viscountess and MP.

From Wiki:

But by far the most famous were her frequent sharp exchanges with Winston Churchill. He once told her that having a woman in Parliament was like having one intrude on him in the bathroom, to which she retorted, "You’re not handsome enough to have such fears". Another time when Lady Astor was giving a costume ball, Churchill asked her what disguise she would recommend for him. She replied, "Why don't you come sober, Prime Minister?" The most famous of all such anecdotes occurred when Lady Astor said to Churchill, "If you were my husband, I'd put arsenic in your coffee." He responded, "Madam, if I were your husband, I'd drink it!" Years later, she used the "arsenic in your coffee" line on Senator Joseph McCarthy to somewhat less successful effect.[citation needed]

And in another similar instance with Winston Churchill in his fabled tangle with Lady Astor, who'd allegedly said she'd probably sleep with him for a £1 million.

When Winston suggested £10, Astor snorted: "What kind of woman do you think I am?"

To which Winston is said to have replied: "We've established what you are; now we're just haggling over the price."
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Other searches on the net attribute Shaw...hmm I wonder who said it now.
 
Ya this is bugging me, I'm a quote fiend. The two were friends(friendly enemies), Probably Church used something Shaw said first...please post if you know who said it first.
 
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