how did they decide which four fathers to etch on mout rushmore?

[brianmanahan]

for example, why not zachary taylor? i heard he did a lot of good things.

apologies if this belongs in P&N

 

[IronWing]

All the rest were assholes.

 

[LikeLinus]

for example, why not zachary taylor? i heard he did a lot of good things.

apologies if this belongs in P&N

Mount Rushmore - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Someone needs an elementary school education. You meant to say forefathers and Mount Rushmore.

 

[IronWing]

How many heads on Rushmore?

 

[shortylickens]

How many heads on Rushmore?

4

and Im angry you dont know that.

 

[IronWing]

Good, that’s clarified. Now back to LikeLinus’ dissatisfaction with the thread title.

 

[Spacehead]

Good, that’s clarified. Now back to LikeLinus’ dissatisfaction with the thread title.

how did they decide which four fathers to etch on mout rushmore?

To add to what LikeLinus said, 'which four forefathers...'
Is etch the right word? I usually don't think of the use of dynamite & jackhammers as etching.

???

 

[jameny5]

So is Trump gonna be carved into that mountain? You said the current ones were assholes. Would someone elaborate.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

They played Roshambo to decide

 

[FelixDeCat]

Forefathers

noun
plural noun: forefathers

1. a member of the past generations of one's family or people; an ancestor.
   "the duchy which her forefathers had ruled since the tenth century"

 

[MtnMan]

"etch" that's a bit more than an etching.

 

[dank69]

To add to what LikeLinus said, 'which four forefathers...'
Is etch the right word? I usually don't think of the use of dynamite & jackhammers as etching.

???

"Is etched the right tense for something that would’ve happened in the future of a past that was affected by something from the future?"

 

[nakedfrog]

Like, what even is the definition of "is", man?

 

[ultimatebob]

I always wondered how Theodore Roosevelt got on there. He seemed kinda bush league compared to the other three presidents who are on there.

 

[nakedfrog]

I always wondered how Theodore Roosevelt got on there. He seemed kinda bush league compared to the other three presidents who are on there.

wat

He is generally ranked in polls of historians and political scientists as one of the five best presidents.

Not only that, he's got a famous palindrome associated with his presidency!
"A man, a plan, a canal... Panama!"

 

[Red Squirrel]

It's actually the other way around, those mountains were always shaped that way, they picked the presidents because they looked like the mountain.

 

[pmv]

Forefathers

noun
plural noun: forefathers

1. a member of the past generations of one's family or people; an ancestor.
   "the duchy which her forefathers had ruled since the tenth century"

My first thought was "the thread title sounds like the set-up for an Abbot and Costello skit that never was". Then I googled it and, whaddya know?

[after walking into an old beat-down cabin]
Wilbert (Lou Costello): How could my kin folks ever live in a joint like this?
Al Stewart (Bud Abbott): Probably your forefathers lived here.
Wilbert (Lou Costello): I beg your pardon?
Al Stewart (Bud Abbott): I said probably your forefathers lived here before you.
Wilbert (Lou Costello): My four fathers?
Al Stewart (Bud Abbott): Yes.
Wilbert (Lou Costello): I didn’t have four fathers.
Al Stewart (Bud Abbott): Sure, you did.
Wilbert (Lou Costello): If I did, only one came home nights.

 

[sdifox]

for example, why not zachary taylor? i heard he did a lot of good things.

apologies if this belongs in P&N

They rounded up all the dead presidents and had a rock paper scissors contest.

 

[dank69]

They rounded up all the dead presidents and had a rock paper scissors contest.

Nah, they buried them all face down ass up and played cornhole.