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dronestar Member Posts: 1407 From: usa Joined: |
Maybe a dull-witted topic . . .
A pet peeve of mine is when politician's names are used for buildings, airports, aircraft carriers, coins, blah blah. So self-serving, especially galling when named after war criminals like: Ronald Reagan National AirportUSS Ronald Reagan So instead of politicians, I'd suggest only people who represent the most vulnerable, or oppressed minorities: Blacks, women, native americans, gays. The Sacajawea dollar coin was/is a great idea (native american and a woman. Too bad she wasn't also a black lesbian!). I would be happy to see all our coins changed to native americans. How can we get any more american than that? And people who represent critical thinking: scientists and educators. George Washington Carver? Too soon for Carl Sagan to be used? 1. Comments? 2. If america came out with a two-dollar coin, who would you like to see selected?
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ringo Member (Idle past 412 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
I spell them "loonie" and "toonie". If we come out with a five-dollar coin, I advocate calling it the "foonie".
I also support the sentiment expressed by one of our foremost comedians, "Save the mad cow but get her picture off our money." I have nothing against Queen Elizabeth but if we have to have a foreigner on our money it should be somebody like Nelson Mandela. I hereby go on record predicting that when Queen Elizabeth dies we will never have another British monarch on our money. Some Canadians I would recommend to replace her:
I'm sure Americans have some likely candidates too, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. comes to mind (the "martie").
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dronestar Member Posts: 1407 From: usa Joined: |
RingO writes: I spell them "loonie" and "toonie". For the non-Canadian, southern US population, and world population, perhaps I should have shown a picture of the Canadian coin, from which we get the name "loonie" from:
The "toonie" (TWO-ney) is the two dollar version of the loonie. I still think we should name the american coin "looney." Yeah, to me, the monarchy is just as bad as politicians. I wonder if the British feel the same about Queen Elizabeth on money as you. Okay, I had to do some googling: Henry Norman Bethune (March 4, 1890 - November 12, 1939) was a Canadian physician, medical innovator, and noted Anti-fascist. So placing a communist on an american coin would cause the entire american population to go apoplectic. Therefore, I would second the motion. However, using a white male gets you two debits. Terry Fox, there are not too many famous Terrys (O'Reilly, Gilliam, Bradshaw, Jones, Sawchuk), so a good pick. But, instead of the name "foxie", I'd go with "Terryoonie", more pizzazz. However, using a white male gets you two debits. Lucille Teasdale-Corti, CM GOQ (January 30, 1929 - August 1, 1996) was a Canadian physician, surgeon and international aid worker, who worked in Uganda and contributed to the development of medical services in the country. A quick google search shows an amazing life story, okay good pick. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A no-brainer, I should have included him in my original post. Edited by dronestar, : No reason given.
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ringo Member (Idle past 412 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
dronester writes:
You could put Reagan on it. Republicans could call it the "Ronnie" and Democrats could call it the "loonie". I still think we should name the american coin "looney." How about Sitting Bull? I once saw an aboriginal woman wearing a sweatshirt with a picture of Sitting Bull and the caption, "My heroes have always killed cowboys." Call it the "bullie".
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war criminals like: Ronald Reagan Are there any presidents that you don't think were war criminals?
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dronestar Member Posts: 1407 From: usa Joined:
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CS writes: Are there any presidents that you don't think were war criminals? quote:
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1405 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined:
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You could put Reagan on it ... Better idea ... put him on a penny and bump everyone else up a notch. (Lincoln to nickle, Jefferson to dime, etc). Then downsize it. kidding aside ... Be radical and Replace the nickle with a three-pence ... Replace quarter & half dollar with a 30 cent coin, have a $3 bill instead of $5, $30 instead of $50, etc Now you have some new currency to face. And name. Civil rights (Parks, King), womens rights (sufferagettes), indian rights, migrant workers, irish immigrants and unions ... Edited by RAZD, : No reason given.by our ability to understand Rebel American Zen Deist ... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ... to share. Join the effort to solve medical problems, AIDS/HIV, Cancer and more with Team EvC! (click)
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Omnivorous Member Posts: 3978 From: Adirondackia Joined: Member Rating: 7.3
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dronester writes: If america came out with a two-dollar coin, who would you like to see selected? The Unknown Soldier. He was only worth two bits at the time, but two bucks should do it now."If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you can collect a lot of heads."
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onifre Member (Idle past 2951 days) Posts: 4854 From: Dark Side of the Moon Joined:
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2. If america came out with a two-dollar coin, who would you like to see selected? George Carlin ...or Hulk Hogan - Oni
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Omnivorous Member Posts: 3978 From: Adirondackia Joined: Member Rating: 7.3
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George Carlin ...or Hulk Hogan - Oni After reading your post I reconsidered dead soldiers and decided I want death's-heads on every bill. Little bat-faced memento mori chittering in our pockets to keep it real. Made me think of The Delicate, Plummeting Bodies, by Stephen Dobyns. Here's the part that came to mind; the title links to the whole poem.
quote: So I'm thinking Hulk, not George."If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you can collect a lot of heads."
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dronestar Member Posts: 1407 From: usa Joined:
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RAZD writes: Better idea ... put [Reagan] on a penny and bump everyone else up a notch. (Lincoln to nickle, Jefferson to dime, etc). Then downsize it. Hah! Instead of calling the Reagan coin a "nickel," let's call it a "trickle."
RAZD writes: Replace the nickle with a three-pence ... I think you are channeling Captain T. Spaulding:
quote: For women's rights, we already had the Susan B. Anthony dollar. What happened to that? I like your idea about representing unions, any body in particular?
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dronestar Member Posts: 1407 From: usa Joined:
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Oni writes: George Carlin ...or Hulk Hogan No Chuck Norris? "The coin tough enough to beat back inflation"?
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1405 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined:
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Hah! Instead of calling the Reagan coin a "nickel," let's call it a "trickle." Ha I love it!
I think you are channeling Captain T. Spaulding: That old Marxist!!! by our ability to understand Rebel American Zen Deist ... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ... to share. Join the effort to solve medical problems, AIDS/HIV, Cancer and more with Team EvC! (click)
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Taq Member Posts: 9973 Joined: Member Rating: 5.7 |
If the standards of the Nuremberg trials were applied then every post-World War II American president would have been hanged as a war criminal. Noam Chomsky Post-WW II? That's it? You are not going to count the presidents who oversaw the relocation and genocide of America's indigenous populations? I think that would be all of the Pre-WW II presidents.
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Taq Member Posts: 9973 Joined: Member Rating: 5.7 |
I vote for Christopher Hitchens, with "In Reason We Trust" as a slogan. I just want to laugh at the ultra-conservatives frothing at the mouth.
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