Meme-tastic! Everything in Three!

(a la Bill Simmons) If you were only allowed 3 television stations, which 3 would you choose?
- ESPN2 (tough choice between ESPN and ESPN2, but I had to go with ESPN2. Mike and Mike is interrupted by sportscenter every 2 minutes anyway, so I will still get the major highlights, and with ESPN2 I get my soccer.)
-FOX (it was a close call between the major networks, but 24 is the tie-breaker)
- Comedy Central (Daily Show/Colbert Report are must haves)

Which can you name the most of in 30 seconds: Current NFL Quarterbacks, Simpsons Characters, or U.S. Presidents?
Presidents (21), QB's (19), Simpsons Characters (14)

I can name every QB for all 32 teams in the NFL (and even the backups in most cases!), I just had a brain fart on my mental list of NFL teams and that cost me a lot of time. I could only think of four or five more presidents after I ran out of time (I didn't name Lincoln in the 30 seconds! Go figure!) I can picture more Simpsons characters in my mind, but I can't remember any of their names.

Which three people that you have never met have had the biggest impact on your life? Not necessarily the people that you admire the most, I'm talking about the people who have had the biggest positive, tangible effects on your life, without ever meeting you. (no bullshit answers about the man who invented the wheel, you know what I mean...)
-Bill Waterson, creator of Calvin and Hobbes. His comic definitely influenced my sense of humor. But the comic is more than that to me. It taught me about the importance of imagination and the tremendous value of simple fun. I would be a different person without Calvin and Hobbes.
- Dan Millman, author of the Way of the Peaceful Warrior. His books have taught me many valuable lessons that I use almost every day, most notably the secret of unreasonable happiness and the house rules. (paradox, humor, change)
- Jostein Gaarder, author of Sophie's World. The man most responsible (of the people I have never met) for my love of philosophy.