[joey7x]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYvZnTFpip0

Jeez, hitler will throw a hissy about anything won't he?

[Lingster]

Olivia Munn is so cool.

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[Fett]

Hee heee heee. Lesbionic. Hee hee.

[randy guillotte]

😀 If only…  😀

[Fonk]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=i0YVz9MaHGM

Bit of Street Fighter II, anyone?

[cpbell0033944]

Daft UK TV advert for a loans company mixed with old Star Trek.  You'll either LOL or shake your head at why anyone would find it funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGapWJ4awIk&feature=related

[Lingster]

This.  Is.  Awesome.

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[cpbell0033944]

This.  Is.  Awesome.

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No.  It's.  Wierd.  But.  Strangely.  Funny.

[Lingster]

As a Brit, you are probably not familiar with some of the legendary traits attributed to him (mostly due to Parson Weems' partly fictionalized biography that was published after Washington's death). However, some are more credible, such as the story that he threw a rock across the Rappahannock River in Fredericksburg, which would have been about three hundred feet.  So this video is a parody of those tales, tall and otherwise.

In reality he was physically a very large and powerfully built man, especially for the period, and could be incredibly intimidating when he wanted to be.  He also looked pissed-off most of the time: he'd lost his teeth at an early age and the primitive dentures available in that time gave him a sour expression.  So it's true that he was pretty bad-ass.

He was a very strong leader and administrator but a mediocre strategist and tactician.  His most remarkable feature, however, was that he had the strength of character to walk away from supreme power on two distinct occasions – following the war in 1783 and again following his second term as president in 1797.  Through his humility he demonstrated the practicality of elected government and contributed perhaps more than any other to the rise of democratic states.

The only president who defied Washington's tradition of limiting presidential service to two terms was Franklin Roosevelt, who held on to the office until he keeled over in his fourth term.  During FDR's third term, the two-term limit was formalized as a constitutional amendment, lest any future president have similar designs on permanently occupying the office.

[cpbell0033944]

As a Brit, you are probably not familiar with some of the legendary traits attributed to him (mostly due to Parson Weems' partly fictionalized biography that was published after Washington's death). However, some are more credible, such as the story that he threw a rock across the Rappahannock River in Fredericksburg, which would have been about three hundred feet.  So this video is a parody of those tales, tall and otherwise.

In reality he was physically a very large and powerfully built man, especially for the period, and could be incredibly intimidating when he wanted to be.  He also looked pissed-off most of the time: he'd lost his teeth at an early age and the primitive dentures available in that time gave him a sour expression.  So it's true that he was pretty bad-ass.

He was a very strong leader and administrator but a mediocre strategist and tactician.  His most remarkable feature, however, was that he had the strength of character to walk away from supreme power on two distinct occasions – following the war in 1783 and again following his second term as president in 1797.  Through his humility he demonstrated the practicality of elected government and contributed perhaps more than any other to the rise of democratic states.

The only president who defied Washington's tradition of limiting presidential service to two terms was Franklin Roosevelt, who held on to the office until he keeled over in his fourth term.  During FDR's third term, the two-term limit was formalized as a constitutional amendment, lest any future president have similar designs on permanently occupying the office.

I was certainly aware of the FDR stuff and how Washington set a model for Presidential behavour and principles.  I didn't know about his dentures ( ::) ;D) or the myth-making that is referenced by the video.  It's still odd, though.

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