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submitted 1 year ago by Rebels_Droppin@lemmy.world to c/196

On a serious note, have any of my US friends noticed how thick ol Washingtons neck has gotten on the newer quarters? Got rid of his braid too.

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[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Yeah, people with a more natural haircut are more ridiculous than dudes with powered wigs and whatever dumb fashion GW and the guys in the 1770s had.

Benjamin Franklin had a skullet/mullet and creampied menopausal women.

[-] Slovene@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago
[-] Emmie@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

To allow atmospheric flight and quick traversal of complex palace interiors

[-] Slovene@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

And were they steam engine powered? I guess that would explain the paintings where they look like there's a plume of white smoke around their heads ...

[-] Zekas@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It is what gave them their white colour. Powderless wigs were quite the improvement.

[-] childOfMagenta@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

They just fall off when unpowered.

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