So ESPN, now in possession of Monday Night Football, has added a mini-version of their popular television show, Pardon The Interruption, to the halftime show. Just minutes ago, one of the two stars of the sports debate show, Tony Kornheiser, said that OJ Simpson, who was recently arrested for allegedly stealing his own sports memorabilia, was "the most notorious person of our time."
At first I thought, "this must be some strange use of the word 'notorious' of which I was not previously aware." Then I looked it up. Definitions include:
1) Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
2) Widely known and discussed: famed, famous, leading, popular, well-known
And that's it. I'm going to assume they mean the first definition, as the second definition is clearly not true. So let's play a fun game in the comments. Name someone more notorious (in the infamous/known widely and unfavorably sense) than OJ Simpson, and perhaps try to name the most notorious person of our time. I'll get the ball rolling with a few suggestions:
Hillary Clinton
Terrell Owens
Osama bin Laden
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Charles Manson is pretty notorious (in the first sense). Dubya could arguably be on this list as well...
For the second definition, I'd imagine Bill Gates, and Paris Hilton would fit the bill (for very different reasons, of course).
~Chase
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