Burbank's avatar.

[The One and Only...]

I see why you find it ironic I didn't recognize it now.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but that is one angry Nixon in the avatar.

I'm not nearly so suprised I didn't recognize him at first, because I was born after the Nixon era (I'm only 15, you know). We didn't really look much into Nixon in school, either; we just touched on Watergate and what he did to make better relations with China.

Perhaps the thing I find most ironic now is Vince's avatar. I'm not sure if he was a Nixon supporter; but if he was, it's incredibly funny that he gave him devil horns in an attempt to make you look evil (the way I understood it to be, anyway).

I'm suprised you didn't choose something like this:

http://drs.yahoo.com/S=96062883/K=Richard+Nixon/v=2/l=IVS/*-http://originaldo.com/richard-nixon-scarface.jpg

...unless, of course, you are trying to make a point by making it seem as though he was on a dollar bill (which I suspect you are, but I don't really want to get into that right now).

[mburbank]

I also thought it was pretty damn funny that Vinth didn't know who my Avatar was.

Youngun or not, everybody ought to be familliar with Nixon. I'd call him our first truly modern politician. Kennedy might have understood television before he did, but Nixon understood reinvention before Madona.

He was also paranoid, vengeful, spiteful, smart, and had a chip on his shoulder about the size of Wisconsin. In short, he was a psychological mess, and he left a mark on this country that I don't think is fully appreciatted, but somewhat recognized the fact that we can't have a scandal without calling it "gate."

And the Green is not for Money, but for the barely controlled rage he shared with a character invented just around the time Nixon made the Checkers speech. The incredible Hulk.

[O71394658]

Nixon is one of the most easily recognizable Presidents in our nation's history. Surprised that someone like yourself didn't recognize him.

[Skulhedface]

http://www.i-mockery.net/max.jpg

NIXON SMASH!!!

[The One and Only...]

The main reason I couldn't tell who he was is that he looks a little younger there than the few pics I've seen of him. Plus his hair doesn't come out a little farther than the rest of it in the front.

Still, I should have been able to recognize him. Not sure whether that says anything about how we learn american history in public schools or not...

[executioneer]

FUCK YOU BLURRY GREEN ELVIS >:

-willie

[Evil Robot]

Na! Thats Frank Zappa!

[Cosmo Electrolux]

I miss Tricky Dick....

[Sethomas]

I miss my dick playing tricks on me. Now it doesn't even respond when I talk to it. :(

[Immortal Goat]

Perhaps the thing I find most ironic now is Vince's avatar. I'm not sure if he was a Nixon supporter; but if he was, it's incredibly funny that he gave him devil horns in an attempt to make you look evil (the way I understood it to be, anyway).

This is an interesting concept you speak of. Never before have I heard of Vinth "Too Smart For Y'all" Zeb not realizing something before the rest of humanity.

Actually, when I first saw Vinth's new avatar, I was laughing as hard as I ever have, seeing as how he couldn't POSSIBLY have realized who it was, or he would never have done it.

[Jeanette X]

Max's av is Nixon? I just don't see it. :/

[Krythor]

Yet you can tell the difference between breeds of bear?

[ScruU2wice]

i thought it was bob dole :lol

[Jixby Phillips]

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http://www.blarg.net/~mobbswm/boogietime.gifhttp://www.blarg.net/~mobbswm/boogietime.gif

[Jeanette X]

Yet you can tell the difference between breeds of bear?
I'm afraid I'm not terribly familiar with the rare Dickus nixonus. I have heard that the Republican party has established a captive breeding program though.

[Rev. Danno]

I have no hope for the futeure now, also no hope for any political satire I was going to do in the future. Thank god Max didn't use one of the lesser know Presidents like Taft, Garfield, or Coolidge.
Would you all recodnize Jimmy Carter " the inventor of Nuttella), or Gerald Ford? I hope so... If the only Presidents you can point out are Ronnie Raygun, Geo. H.W. Bush, Bubba, Geo. W. Bush, i weep.

[O71394658]

One can only hope that people could also point out Washington and Lincoln. :)

[Sethomas]

Yeah, plus all the presidents that occur on currency. Like Presidents Hamilton and Franklin.

[Immortal Goat]

Seth, I hope you are referring to Franklin Delano Roosevelt(sp?), and not Benjamin Franklin, because ole' Benny was never a U.S. President.

[Sethomas]

Somebody else tell him. :rolleyes

[Perndog]

It won't be funny anymore once he gets it though. :lol

[Skulhedface]

This is your tax dollars (re: Public Schooling) at work here, people.

Feel like it's been spent wisely?

[Rev. Danno]

I look around this site and say... NO!

[Skulhedface]

Agreed. Although I dislike the part about me sponsoring these public schools, it's a tad illegal not to pay at all. *Sighs*

[The One and Only...]

I believe I already made that point. Perhaps I should quote it...

Still, I should have been able to recognize him. Not sure whether that says anything about how we learn american history in public schools or not...

[Immortal Goat]

Actually, I go to a private school, which is probably why I knew Franklin was never president.

[Perndog]

Ok I have to say it, it's getting unbearable...

HAMILTON WASN'T A PRESIDENT EITHER YOU IDIOT! THAT POST WAS SARCASTIC! :rolleyes

[Immortal Goat]

Hey, I never said that private schools were a LOT better than public schools, they are just good enough for me to get the Franklin part of that joke.

[CaptainBubba]

The sad part is, I was homeschooled my junior year and because of that I both learned twice as much as I ever had in school and made it twice as difficult to get into college. :/

School is government mandated daycare. It has little or nothing to do with learning. That is a job of the individual, and unfortunately the youth of my generation is more concerned with instant pleasure than education. So am I in far too many respects. :(

[Perndog]

That's okay, as long as your parents taught you well enough in your first five years or so, college can make up for most mistakes you make in high school. You can graduate high school with a 2.0 and go on to get a PhD if you really want. They assume a pretty low common denominator for college freshmen.

[mburbank]

I used Nixon's official whitehouse portrait. All I did was tone it green, bump up a couple of highlights and replace the eyes and teeth.

[FS]

You replaced the eyes and teeth?

[The One and Only...]

How did we get to talk about public education. Oh, yeah, I remember...

I would support a system much more if it simply created eductational libraries that students could use, without actually having school. It would certainly cut down on expenses, and likely provide better education... at least, for those who tried to educate themselves.

Better yet, offering books through online downloads would be a perfect way to modernize education, promote homeschooling, and reduce the cost of education even more. If you don't have access to a computer/internet, you could go to the local public library to print it out, or ask a neighbor, etc.

For those who like to have someone else to learn with, I would suggest forming small study groups. This would greatly help in the studies of some subjects, such as foreign language (which, BTW, should probably have some audio downloads).

All of this would essentially rid the U.S. of public schools, but still leave much opportunity for even the poorest of children to receive a good education, so long as they dedicate themselves to it. This would also, hopefully, promote learning a second language from a early age (something I still don't understand why we haven't done yet).

This would also lessen the disparity in quality of education between the social classes that exists in our current public education system.

[Perndog]

:rolleyes

Alright folks, nothing to see here, we were just on our way to the Philosophy forum...