It was completed in 1941?! That’s so much farther back than I would have expected based on the pose. Men weren’t sexy in the 1940’s, they just said “swell” and all had those thick black glasses.
My great aunt had photos up of my late great uncle doing pushups on a railroad track, in short shorts, with her sitting on his back. I can’t remember if the pictures was from before he went to war or after.
They did wear those high pants and dressed more formally, but it was because they had less clothes.
Well, it was completed in 1941 while the US was still strongly isolationist. We didn't enter WW2 until after the attack on Pearl Harbor, which was December 7th.
So yeah, there was a world war going on, but the statue was planned and completed while it was largely "business as usual" in the US.
Theo Roosevelt boxed a shit ton of people as well until he went blind in one eye from a punch from one of his staff if I remember correctly. Gave a pretty long speech after being shot in the torso and had the foresight to make sure they didn't kill the shooter. Tough guy. Lots of horse riding and outdoors in his life.
Bro used to wrestle bears. He was a not great lawyer, he was however an amazing athlete by all acvounts. Marfans and possible heds is a weird combo (trust me) you've got leverage and undue flexibility, add some strength and you basically have a gimped octopus.
Best part of being a guy is you can be so ugly you actually start being somewhat attractive. Like Williem Dafoe. A huge dong helps too. Like Willie Da...I mean Williem Dafoe.
I thought it looked like him too, but alas, no. Would be funny if every governer had almost naked statues of themselves as just a thing Californians do. Not even realistic ones, although Arnold in his prime would look straight up classic.
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bangsnooter@lemmy.zip · 77 pts · 1y
Twinkin Lincoln.
apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world · 64 pts · 1y
This is absolutely true. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Young_Lincoln
misterdoctor@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 1y
It was completed in 1941?! That’s so much farther back than I would have expected based on the pose. Men weren’t sexy in the 1940’s, they just said “swell” and all had those thick black glasses.
ayyy@sh.itjust.works · 52 pts · 1y
I love how every generation thinks they’re the first one to discover sex. Like, how do you think you got here?
wise_pancake@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 1y
What? Men weren’t sexy?
My great aunt had photos up of my late great uncle doing pushups on a railroad track, in short shorts, with her sitting on his back. I can’t remember if the pictures was from before he went to war or after.
They did wear those high pants and dressed more formally, but it was because they had less clothes.
blazeknave@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Seems too fun for after
wise_pancake@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 1y
He died before I was born, but the man was apparently very fun even after coming back from the war
blazeknave@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
That's awesome!
Wrench@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 1y
Also a word thing to focus on during a World War.
NielsBohron@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
Well, it was completed in 1941 while the US was still strongly isolationist. We didn't enter WW2 until after the attack on Pearl Harbor, which was December 7th.
So yeah, there was a world war going on, but the statue was planned and completed while it was largely "business as usual" in the US.
rosa666parks@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 59 pts · 1y
Fun fact: Abraham Lincoln is in the wrestling hall of fame. He went 300-1 Source
jballs@sh.itjust.works · 37 pts · 1y
Lol that sounds like some North Korean levels of propaganda.
roguetrick@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 1y
You ever been to the Lincoln memorial? Dude was huge. Like 20 feet.
jballs@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 1y
And built like he was made out of concrete.
sploosh@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Did you ever hear about Washington? 12 stories high, made of radiation.
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
Theo Roosevelt boxed a shit ton of people as well until he went blind in one eye from a punch from one of his staff if I remember correctly. Gave a pretty long speech after being shot in the torso and had the foresight to make sure they didn't kill the shooter. Tough guy. Lots of horse riding and outdoors in his life.
zalgotext@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 1y
I don't know how true this is, but I've read he had asthma as a kid, but self-medicated by climbing mountains
Madison420@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
Bro used to wrestle bears. He was a not great lawyer, he was however an amazing athlete by all acvounts. Marfans and possible heds is a weird combo (trust me) you've got leverage and undue flexibility, add some strength and you basically have a gimped octopus.
InvertedParallax@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
Skinny guys fight till they're burger.
bamfic@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Holding a book?
ramenshaman@lemmy.world · 49 pts · 1y
Stupid sexy Lincoln
Agent641@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y
Babe Lincoln
ApeNo1@lemm.ee · 46 pts · 1y
Chozo@fedia.io · 18 pts · 1y
Schwing!
Siethron@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 1y
We have historical Records where Abe describes himself as 'Ugly', this statue seems historically inaccurate.
spirinolas@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 1y
Best part of being a guy is you can be so ugly you actually start being somewhat attractive. Like Williem Dafoe. A huge dong helps too. Like Willie Da...I mean Williem Dafoe.
FooBarrington@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
It's Willem, dammit!
Welt@lazysoci.al · 4 pts · 1y
Birth certificate says William. Card says moops
spirinolas@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Crotch says Willie
InvertedParallax@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 1y
Or Adam driver, who disproves every theory about facial symettry.
Cort@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
But you can't go too far or you'll enter the Buscemi zone
samus12345@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y
This the youngest picture of him I could find. He's 37 or 38. Obviously he'd look different in high-def, but he doesn't look so bad:
BambiDiego@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
He's attractive and sexy, but not hot or pretty.
If that even makes sense.
Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
Daniel Craig makes a cameo on What We Do In the Shadows
Trilobite@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
It looks like he could take a watermelon in each hand and crush them
HeyJoe@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y
If social media has taught me anything, it's that incredibly sexy people find themselves ugly all the time.
someguy3@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 1y
Um why?
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 1y
It's called art, sweetie.
riodoro1@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Americans have made their politics into a mythology and lincoln is basically their jesus. As it turns out not exactly jesus, but you get the point.
GoTeamBoobies@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
This is true. We're a young country, so we make our historical figures mythos
Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
Just sexy reasons.
Also its about time they commission the same for Trumpet (that was autocorrect, but Im not changing it).
Chozo@fedia.io · 23 pts · 1y
That's not Gavin Newsom?
taiyang@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
I thought it looked like him too, but alas, no. Would be funny if every governer had almost naked statues of themselves as just a thing Californians do. Not even realistic ones, although Arnold in his prime would look straight up classic.
Poots@mander.xyz · 21 pts · 1y
Lincoln filling out them grey sweats
modifier@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 1y
Purple mountains Majesty
niktemadur@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 1y
I see you've found Abe Lincoln's pre-electricity attempt at an Instagram account... or is that his OnlyFans?
Rakonat@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
His pre instagram advertising his proto onlyfans
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 1y
So we're all just going to ignore the massive penis?
Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
Rocky & rock hard.
frigidaphelion@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 1y
quinacridone@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 1y
I honestly thought it was David Tennant, sporting his David Ten-inch
nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 1y
And a trace of Michelangelo's David
queermunist@lemmy.ml · 11 pts · 1y
His hands are huge. 👀
sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz · 8 pts · 1y
Yaoi hands for yaoi Lincoln
lemmyviking@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
His thumb in his pants. I feel like I've seen Abe (not shirtless) posing this way before. It looks familiar.
Or it's just because I dated a guy that would lean back like that.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 1y
Is this the US equivalent of that swole jesus statue?
Anticorp@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Not really. Lincoln was a champion wrestler.
VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Schmidt proven right
Snowyday@startrek.website · 2 pts · 1y
Mike Schmidt? Phillies HoF 3b, 3x MVP?
peteypete420@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
One of favorite t-shirts is my "Schmidt Happens" shirt, with the white nose and glasses.
VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 1y
New Girl S2E6. I wanted so badly to include a photo but couldn't find one.
Snowyday@startrek.website · 1 pts · 1y
Fine
For the record, it’s a great clip from It’s Always Sunny … featuring some Phillies baseball players from yesteryear
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-_S0cWsFGb/?igsh=MWNzNzkxNDJtejNldQ==
VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Well now I'm embarrassed I didn't catch the Sunny reference! Oh no, time for a rewatch....