Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Hollywood Is Full of Morons; Special Effects Edition

This is a screenshot from the trailer to Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter:


You likely can see the problem. If not, this is what the Washington Monument looked like in 1860:


To sum up quickly, the cornerstone was laid in 1848. Construction stopped in 1854 when the Know-Nothings[1] got all bent out of shape because the Pope donated a commemorative stone to the monument.[2] Construction didn't resume until 1879; the monument was finished in 1884 and dedicated in 1885, about two months before the 20th anniversary of Lincoln's assassination.

During Lincoln's presidency, the stump of the monument was what was there.
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[1] The intellectual ancestors to today's Tea Party.
[2] Before 9-11, one could walk up or down the stairs in the monument and see the interior commemorative stones.
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1 comment:

  1. Nangleator6/19/2012 11:43 AM

    Even the Know-Nothings weren't so stupid to think they could vote themselves out of paying taxes.

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