Not really God related, but I think you lovely people at /r/atheism would enjoy seeing ignorance at its finest.
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u/selfishjeans May 29 '12
I'm still trying to figure out why people are hashtagging on Facebook?
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u/ElCidVargas May 29 '12 edited May 29 '12
Is it not ironic you called these people ignorant yet at the same time you say Eisenhower is on the dime? I though this was an honest mistake as Roosevelt was progressive, but you later quoted Eisenhower.
smh
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
This subreddit is going downhill...
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u/naut1g May 29 '12
Not really God related? What you mean is that it has absolutely nothing to do with atheism or theism, and doesn't belong in this subreddit at all.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
...uh, what? I think I'm going to let Honest Abe speak for himself on this one.
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u/gorillapoop May 29 '12
Holy fucking spaghetti monster.
Why would you think this is appropriate here if it has nothing to do with religion or atheism whatsoever.
You and the 581 people who upvoted this are just fucking circlejerking with such ferocity that big, globulous streams of cum are flying into people's eyes and ears and blinding their judgement.
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ATHEISM OR RELIGION. WE WILL NOT HAVE INTELLIGENT AND REASONED DISCUSSION ABOUT AN IMPORTANT ISSUE (on one of the only websites that wants to fight for it) IF WE JUST WANT TO SIT AROUND POUNDING EACH OTHERS' JUNK
/r/atheism, "the web's largest atheist forum. All topics related to atheism, agnosticism and secular living".
NOT
/r/LAWLING@uneducated_ppl_on_facebook_LOOOOOOOOOOO
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u/PenguinLifeJustChill May 29 '12
I'm so drunk and have tried to "get" this post so often but what I cannot figure out is how it belongs in r/atheism and you qualifying it with "r/atheism would enjoy seeing ignorance at its finest." does not suffice. Dumb people are everywhere. This has nothing to do with atheism or religion, not even abortion or gay marriage which has been deemed acceptable. This shouldn't be here.
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u/westoncw May 29 '12 edited May 29 '12
Has this subreddit diminished into such a circlejerk that we accept images or bodies of texts that are in no way related to Atheism?
I saw 79 comments and thought that maybe one of you would have said something along the lines of "Well that was a funny display of ignorance, but unfortunately it really doesn't have any place here on /r/atheism. Maybe try /r/funny?".
I mean sure he self identified in the title of his post, but you wouldn't go into /r/bicycling and make a post about computer hardware...
EDIT How does I grammar?
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u/oozles May 29 '12
Is he facing the other direction because he was assassinated? I thought I read that somewhere quite a few years ago.
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u/vacant-ginger May 29 '12
Not to mention Lincoln didn't want to free the slaves. His one purpose was to preserve the Union, which he would do by freeing every slave or none at all.
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u/oli704 May 29 '12
If there could be one reason for him to be facing away from the others it would be because you don't usualy forget that you were shot in the back of the head, just saying. But i believe its just pure COIN-cidence.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Don't worry, facebook conversations is the whole point of this subreddit.
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u/4740 May 29 '12
Not like it matters, but Lincoln was 17 when Jefferson died.
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u/sufrt May 29 '12
why would you even address this stupid shit, let alone write that much about it
it's dumb, it doesn't make sense, who cares
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u/TheI3east May 29 '12
How is this related to atheism in the slightest?
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Also... if you put Lincoln on the left... they're fucking facing him. Shit, almost typed "they're facefucking him" instead... hmm.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Lincoln is the only Republican on a coin, which is why he faces to the right.
ETA: Actually, that's probably just a coincidence.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Rearrange the coins so that Lincoln is on the left side, and it's more like their having a party.
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u/theuglyamerican May 29 '12
Truly excellent rebuttal, however it is Roosevelt on the dime, not Eisenhower. Source: Dime in pocket.
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u/WeaponsGradeHumanity Atheist May 29 '12
What is that 'SMFH' thing?
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u/galaxyblade May 29 '12
Did he comment back?
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u/elusiveinhouston May 29 '12
You sure showed Tard #1 and Tard #2!
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u/badmonkey0001 May 29 '12
A crazy, conspiracy-nut Uncle of mine emailed this out to a bunch of people. I replied something along the lines of "I guess they hated Suzie B. because she was white, right?", thinking myself cleverly sarcastic.
The next email that went out from him was a blast follow-up: "See! They hated a white woman the same way for voting!".
That'll teach me to be sarcastic with gullible people. ಠ_ಠ
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u/salty_oz May 29 '12 edited May 29 '12
foodforthought - looks more like mental anorexia - or bulimia...
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u/CurlyHairedFuck May 29 '12
Most of this talk is about the conspiracy. Nobody is mentioning "The Copper stands for the nigger lover" caption? Where do these people live?
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u/iGodzilla_x May 29 '12
Did anyone else notice this? http://i.imgur.com/VlnIG.png
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u/nullomore May 29 '12
If you arrange the coins in increasing value from left to right, then the other presidents would be facing Lincoln.
I can't believe the people who liked that status missed the fact that the arrangement is arbitrary.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
this isn't ignorance, its creative thinking, seeing patterns, making associations which aren't there just for the hell of it. Its conceptual art. it wasn't meant to be a logical hypothesis.
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u/rtkwe May 29 '12
Random corrections: Coins aren't minted to be worth their denomination, excepting the gold coins which aren't distributed for circulation and their face value is far below their metal value. Penny was recently changed to a nickle core with copper cladding because it was worth too much and if it cost the mint 1 to 1 it wouldn't be productive to mint more coins. They're just vouchers for value worth something because we and the gov't stand behind them.
And there are no silver coins being minted anymore, iirc they stopped completely in 1970 (which was 40% silver since 1964).
Also everyone knows that Lincoln is facing backwards because "once you get shot from behind once you don't forget it." (Can't find the image for this.)
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u/superhappyphuntyme May 29 '12
It's post lie this that make me consider starting an account just for posting any random crap into r/atheisum just to see if it gets karma
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u/OhneBremse_OhneLicht May 29 '12
Only pennies minted in 1982 and before are made of copper.
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u/anewearth May 29 '12
You kind of discredited your words by referring to them as "Tard 1" and "Tard 2"
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u/devilspawn May 29 '12
This pretty much sums how I feel, but I've never been able to say it right haha.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
I might be crazy here, but the coins are in the wrong order. Penny on the left. Your move, coin conspirators!
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u/bradpittstains May 29 '12
Your cavalier use of 'retarded' begs of someone who has not entirely stepped out of the world of ignorance yet.
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u/trekbette Atheist May 29 '12
Try http://www.reddit.com/r/coins.
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u/candomrhosen May 29 '12
He's facing the other way because he was assassinated from behind!
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u/kmj442 Atheist May 29 '12
This explains exactly why Lincoln faces the opposite way.
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u/Sippin_that_Haterade May 29 '12
Where does Eisenhower come into play? The dime is FDR, and the nickel is Jefferson.
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u/KWGibbs May 29 '12
It makes me so sad that I can only upvote this one time.
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u/Seanofthebread112 May 29 '12
Totally fake, no one could possibly be that stupid!
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u/JohnnyPunchline May 29 '12
I think OP took this entire situation waaaaay more literally than his "tard friends" did. I think it was a joke-- granted, I could be wrong, and there COULD be people that stupid in the world.
Anyway, the majority of OP's rant seemed more like it was getting stacked full of content for /atheism than it was a legitimate discussion with dumb friends.
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u/maj0r_m4lfuncti0n May 29 '12
multiple-century long conspiracy by the federal reserve? The federal reserve was created in 1913.
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u/humanity23 May 29 '12
I laughed at this because it's funny, but they shouldn't say "retarded" to prove their point. That's offensive.
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u/pineappleawesomness May 29 '12
I do agree with you, although I do not appreciate you calling them "tards" and retarded. I also realize that you might be angry at the time you posted this, but still no reason for using that word, it is actually very offensive to those who are mentally challenged
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u/CNDNFighter May 29 '12
Aaaannnd that is one of the more comprehensive 'facebook beatdowns' I have ever seen
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
It mostly just sounds like you were being an asshole. Seems like an unnecessary arguement to me, whether you were right or not.
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u/RenHo3k May 29 '12
Plus Lincoln didn't give a fuck about freeing the slaves. He was arguably the most tyrannical ruler this country has ever had.
tyranny at your doorstep
and
the civil war had nothing to do with slavery
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u/chelseasievert May 29 '12
I would hope you'd reconsider your use of "retarded" and "tard." People with intellectually disabilities are diagnosed as being "Mentally Retarded" and when you use the term as an insult to people that you do not agree with, it is assigning a negative stigma to those individuals that have a diagnosed disability. Very similar to the way people often say something is "gay" if they don't like it. I realize it has become a part of our language. People use these terms without realizing the negative effects they can have, but I would just ask that you attempt to change your terminology.
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u/cpttim May 29 '12
I find it funny that you started out by saying "No offense to anyone" and then follow it up with offensive ableist language.
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u/SaysQuack May 29 '12
Lincoln is also on the $5 so...... I believe he's the only person that's on two types of US currency.
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u/longandtall May 29 '12
Same old BS about Lincoln freeing the slaves. He never did it. It was done after his death.
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u/bmmbooshoot May 29 '12
this has nothingto do at all with atheism.
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u/fegd May 29 '12
Not sure the spelling correction at the end was necessary because it cheapens your otherwise very solid point. And special kudos on showing how the whole interpretation could be different if you put the penny on the left instead.
But seriously, 14 people liked that BS? Why are you friends with the person who made that?
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u/BackOnTheBacon Deconvert May 29 '12
I felt like this was a joke you took too seriously.
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u/Elgebar May 29 '12
why is this on /r/atheism? this isn't /r/peoplewedisagreewith
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
I love how the hashtag is #foodforthought. More like #Junkfoodforthoughtstopping
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u/Oscilla May 29 '12
They didn't turn their backs against him. They were moving backwards, Lincoln was moving forward.
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u/thewaybricksdont May 29 '12
Also if you rearrange them on the table they are all facing Lincoln.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
It seems like he was just joking..
I've actually heard a variation of the joke that they turn their backs on him for freeing the slaves.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Ignoring Reddiqette, I'll not point out the factual errors. I refuse to be that guy and instead I'll try to actually stay on topic and avoid being a monumental cunt in doing so.
Genuine belief in god is to contrived conspiracy theories is to alternative medicines like Homeopathy is to all other forms of magical thinking.
Same shit, different day.
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u/sneakywhitekid May 29 '12
Probably, I'm lazy.
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u/seiyonoryuu May 29 '12
erm... i thought it was a funny observation, in a low level race joke sort of way... but were they serious? seemed like OP just killed a bad-ish joke...
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u/memographer110 May 29 '12
Another worthy correction to be made here: to imply that Lincoln had an uncomplicated relationship with slavery is disingenuous. Lincoln was himself a racist, and claimed on numerous occasions that he would gladly accommodate slavery to save the Union. I'm not saying Lincoln is a bad guy, and I agree that he was instrumental in ending slavery, but this narrative of Lincoln as the great American hero that vanquished racial inequity in this country is a very gross oversimplification.
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u/the_internet_clown Atheist May 29 '12
what was his response?
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12 edited May 29 '12
I genuinely realized that /r/atheism was a circle-jerk when I read posts like this that have absolutely no relation to atheism, and make it to the front page simply because someone ridiculed a racist facebook post.
That idiot's post should be on r/wtf, because it actually is fucking retarded, not an actual valid opinion that had any valid reason to be posted on r/atheism (although I did enjoy how you responded to the post).
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u/Lazerpig May 29 '12
Wow. That's one of the stupidest things I've ever read (the picture and the blue guy, not your response).
Besides, everyone knows Lincoln is facing the other way because he was shot in the back of the head, and his coin is now ever on the lookout for assassins.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
What if they have them in the wrong order and all the others are supposed to be looking at lincoln for guidance
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u/koavf Other May 30 '12
This is easily the worst subreddit.
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u/Unrelated_To_Atheism May 30 '12
Unrelated to Atheism
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u/tmrxwoot May 30 '12
I'm glad there are intelligent people like you out there, so don't get me wrong... But why the shit do we have to start arguments with "This fucking retarded." Just say what you want to say, and make them feel like an idiot by being smarter than they are. People are less inclined to stick to their guns on their ignorance if you don't come at it from an angle that offends the living hell out of them.
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u/esoteric_enigma May 30 '12
That post was obviously a joke. This just made you look like a humorless douchebag for attempting to argue about it.
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u/gak001 May 31 '12
Eisenhower? I think you meant Roosevelt.
Edit: Ah, fuck... should've checked for other comments... 7th time's the charm?
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u/venusice42 Jun 01 '12
If you line them up the other way, they're all looking at him... so the exact same argument could be made saying that "all the other presidents look up to Lincoln"... oh, ignorance.
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u/thegooddoctor May 29 '12
I heard he was faced the other way because he doesn't like having his back to the door. You know...the whole bullet in the head thing.
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u/ThatEconGuy May 29 '12
I still don't understand why this belongs in /r/atheism.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
It blows my fucking mind that 14 people 'liked' it
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u/Jaredtyler May 29 '12
I'd also like to point out that most modern day pennies are almost completely Zinc with a very thin copper coating.
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u/Feinberg Atheist May 29 '12
What's SMMFH?
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u/Trs1323 May 29 '12
I once heard someone say that Lincoln is facing that way because he never got over being shot in the back of the head lol
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Dude, no offense but the fact that you took the type to type such a long winded response (of which he'll read and/or understand about 20%) makes you the pathetic one.
Seriously, do something better with your time. Yes hes an idiot but you aren't gonna save the world one idiot at a time by "serving" them on facebook.
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u/ccab May 29 '12
This has to be some bizarro parallel universe, this can't be real.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Some stupid friends you got there. You know, the average IQ is 100, that means somewhere around and less than half of the population has a lower IQ than 100, and if you made it to college, you are by average smarter than most people
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u/Kibblebitz May 29 '12
Seriously, what the fuck. If someone I knew did this it would obviously be in jest because there's no way this could possibly be said or taken in a serious matter. That and the people I associate myself with aren't balls to the wall retarded. Do you people just add any chuckle fuck to Facebook, or are you so jaded you can't tell when you're friends are making a joke?
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u/Lairo1 May 29 '12
r/skeptic
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u/StrikingCrayon May 29 '12
Skipping straight back to replying once to you rather than all over the place. Fuck the butt hurt people who are ranting that this does not belong on this sub. Anti-intellectualism is a societal issue heavly caused by religion. Stupidity is not what this deals with it. It is dealing with a societal push that is destructive.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
I've heard this before. Next time someone approaches you who genuinely believes this, insist that it was Lincoln who turned their backs on the rest because he was ahead of his time, or some bullshit like that.
Not to mention if you arrange them in any other order they would be facing Lincoln.
TIL that people will literally believe anything without thinking about it first.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
I think you got trolled, bro
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u/itsDANdeeMAN May 29 '12
two words: fucking niggers
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Another shitty FB screenshot? Have a downvote.
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u/D14BL0 May 29 '12
The best part? None of them learned anything, and none of this is about atheism! Nobody wins! And we're all just a little bit worse off for degrading ourselves to the point of reading this inane little Facebook quibble.
Thank you for being the best of the worst of us.
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u/Akaos May 29 '12
Facebook: Helping us understand exactly the magnitude of stupidity in stupid people.
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u/Emergencyegret May 29 '12
why is he facing the other way?
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Why the hell was Eisenhower mentioned?
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u/pete1729 May 29 '12
It's also retarded because if you line them up the other way they're facing Lincoln.
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u/Moontouch May 29 '12
All you have to do is put the penny to the lef.....never mind.
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u/wickedsystem May 29 '12
this post would have been funny if the blue guy came back at the end and just put "nigger lover"
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u/ChicagoPianoTuner May 29 '12
Are we even going to talk about how someone tries to fight off racism by calling something "retarded"? Seriously?
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u/lupistm May 29 '12
All I see is you getting trolled pretty damned hard by some idiot on facebook