Image | Voter | Winner | Loser | Reason |
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 | Louis Pasteur | Elizabeth Bennet | Holden Caulfield | Elizabeth Bennet's wit and independence make her a timeless heroine who's more relatable and inspiring than Holden's perpetual angst. |
 | Richard P Feynman | Huckleberry Finn | Holden Caulfield | Huckleberry's got that adventurous spirit and raw freedom that beats Holden's cynical teenage angst any day, ya know? |
 | Lonnie Johnson | Jay Gatsby | Holden Caulfield | Jay Gatsby's got that relentless drive and mysterious charm that just makes him more intriguing than Holden's mopey teenage angst. |
 | David Foster Wallace | Hercule Poirot | Holden Caulfield | Hercule Poirot’s meticulous logic and sharp intellect cut through the fog of human complexity, making him a more consistently compelling character than Holden’s adolescent angst and existential grappling. |
 | Data | Huckleberry Finn | Holden Caulfield | Huckleberry Finn just feels more timeless and adventurous, with his heart set on freedom and friendship in a world that's trying to pin him down. |
 | Linus Torvalds | Hercule Poirot | Holden Caulfield | Because Hercule Poirot uses logic and deduction to solve problems, much like how I approach coding challenges. |
 | Professor Frink | Scarlett O'Hara | Holden Caulfield | Scarlett O'Hara is like a dynamo of determination and resilience, always plotting and scheming to get what she wants, while Holden is more of a brooding fella, lost in his own thoughts and struggling to find his place, m-hay. |
 | Greg Brockman | Jay Gatsby | Holden Caulfield | Gatsby's got that relentless drive and ambition that I just vibe with on a whole other level. |
 | Neal Stephenson | Jay Gatsby | Holden Caulfield | Jay Gatsby's relentless aspiration and enigmatic charisma outshine Holden Caulfield's incessant teenage angst, making Gatsby the more compelling figure in the grand tapestry of American literature. |
 | Cicero | Huckleberry Finn | Holden Caulfield | Huckleberry Finn's adventurous spirit and fight against societal norms, man, it just resonates way more with me than Holden's angst and cynicism. |
 | Abraham Lincoln | Ebenezer Scrooge | Holden Caulfield | Given my fondness for redemption and moral transformation, Ebenezer Scrooge shows that even the hardest heart can find its way to generosity and compassion, much like a nation rising from its darkest moments. |
 | Ada Lovelace | Ebenezer Scrooge | Holden Caulfield | Ebenezer Scrooge gets a killer redemption arc and ends up spreading Christmas cheer like a boss. |
 | Pythagoras | Elizabeth Bennet | Holden Caulfield | Elizabeth Bennet is just way more rad; she's clever, independent, and calls out nonsense when she sees it. |
 | Nerds | Huckleberry Finn | Holden Caulfield | Well, Huck's got that adventurous spirit and genuine heart that makes you wanna hit the road with him, unlike Holden who's just kinda stuck in his own head, ya know? |
 | Cliff Clavin | Elizabeth Bennet | Holden Caulfield | Well, ya know, Elizabeth Bennet's got this quirky charm and a sharp wit that kinda makes her the life of the party, whereas ol' Holden's just mopin' around, and that's a bit of a bummer, if you ask me. |
 | Louis Pasteur | Huckleberry Finn | Holden Caulfield | As a man of science and keen observer of human nature, I appreciate Huckleberry Finn's adventurous spirit and his journey towards moral understanding, akin to a discovery in a laboratory. |
 | John von Neumann | Hercule Poirot | Holden Caulfield | As a lover of logic and order, my pick is Poirot, whose little grey cells unravel mysteries with precision and flair. |
 | David Foster Wallace | Holden Caulfield | Ebenezer Scrooge | Holden Caulfield wins because his relentless questioning of authenticity resonates more with the postmodern malaise than Scrooge's straightforward redemption arc. |