Nick Clifford, the last remaining member of the team of 400 who carved Mount Rushmore, has passed away. He was 98. Clifford got the job as a teenager because he already knew how to use a jack hammer.
Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor behind the monument chose four presidents to symbolize key events in US history. Washington represents its birth, Jefferson epitomizes its growth, Lincoln illustrates its preservation and Roosevelt embodies its development.
Leaving aside the issue of defacing a lovely mountain, what four heads do YOU think should be jack hammered on Mount Rushmore?
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sitting bull, martin luther king, jfk, maya angelo off the top of my head
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babe ruth , marilyn monroe, carl sagen ,henry ford
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mark twain, albert einstein, phyliss diller and bob dylan
hair is fun to sculpt
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You know this from experience?
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yes
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bugs bunny
mickey mouse
fred flintstone
donald trump
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Three respected entertainers . . . and a deranged monster? What were you thinking? Ixnay on the Umptray.
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I’ve written about this before, but I can’t resist. In Ames my dad had two bosses, one of whom was married to a woman who didn’t waste a lot of time thinking. When Lydia visited Mount Rushmore, she was not impressed. She hopped up on a stone wall, her back to the monument, and worked at a knitting project.
And said, “Humph! Of course, everybody recognizes George and Martha Washington. But who is that other couple up there?”
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Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, Margaret Sanger, Frances Perkins.
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BiR – can we make it 5 faces and add Eleanor Roosevelt?
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…or even 6 and include Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
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Yes, I was just thinking of Eleanor, and Ruth must be there!
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Ruth? Perhaps you have not heard the stories about his womanizing and drinking! But he was a helluva hitter.
Or do you maybe mean the Supreme Court Ruth? 🙂
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You’re in fine fettle this morning, Steve.
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You know how these fantasy days go on the trail. What ever you want.
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I was thinking Obama. But I like the suggestions of Eleanor and RGB.
How about Tom Hanks; he sure seems to be a nice guy.
Or Andrew Carnagie. Not sure what kind of life he led, but giving away his money must be worth something. And then there would have to be a sign because nobody would know who that was.
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Busted unions with violence, paid workers crap, no responsibility for those hurt at work, dirty stock market dealings. Etc.
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Larry, Curly, and Moe. In the MPLS airport. Our plane leaves at 3:15.
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Here’s hoping you aren’t telling us that your pilots will be Larry, Curly and Moe.
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No,they are the flight attendants
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Hey, I’m going to take over worrying about that for you. You just enjoy the trip!
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Thanks! Waiting for our shuttle to the hotel.
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Maybe just chip the whole Mount Rushmore thing down to a flat slab where the celebrity or exemplar du jour could be projected. That would make it easy to change or update when the truth comes out about them or the administration of the projector changes.
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Yes, I was thinking of them too. : )
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The soundtrack of my life from age 21 and on.
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It would be fun if they were carved in their Sergeant Pepper regalia.
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Well, yes!
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A perfect lywer story
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