If the founding fathers were alive today

bertzie · 05-24-2012, 02:23 AM

What kind of cars do you think they'd drive?

Malikon · 05-24-2012, 02:45 AM

Lincoln would drive a Lincoln

Jefferson would have the Batmobile

edit: Damn, just looked it up, Lincoln isn't a founder. Bummer,....that was a good joke.

Caoimhin · 05-24-2012, 02:56 AM

They would all drive Ford.

zontar · 05-24-2012, 03:01 AM

Whatever car it was, they'd be really old, so the turn signal would be constantly flashing.

rjshare · 05-24-2012, 03:01 AM

they would simply drive whatever suited their needs best.

since when were they great respectors of indigenous traditions?

Caleb · 05-24-2012, 04:31 AM

I'm not betting on Government Motors. I'd like to think they'd all be riding Harleys.

stinkfoot · 05-24-2012, 04:43 AM

I see Ben Franklin driving one of these..

He was after all, a p*ssy hound..

wwit · 05-24-2012, 04:50 AM

This would be Jeffersons ride. Its well known, that he loved him some hot chocolate. So he be needin' sumptin fancy for cruizin' the hood G.

CapM · 05-24-2012, 05:05 AM

Ben Franklin would be driving a Volt. Washington and Jefferson would be driving something black.

Roman4405 · 05-24-2012, 05:57 AM

Adams would drive an F-150, he was an actually farmer as well as a lawyer and Hancock would drive a Hummer, he was like 5'2 and really liked to overcompensate as his signature suggests.

TOMMYTHUNDERS · 05-24-2012, 06:18 AM

washington would definitely be riding a lincoln

riding a lincoln HARD.

TOMMYTHUNDERS · 05-24-2012, 06:25 AM

in my wallet i have a one and a five facing each other.... i'm expecting it to start smoking at any second.

old mark · 05-24-2012, 07:01 AM

They'd be ****in OLD, dude!!! Probably be in wheelchairs.

mark

Rankelson · 05-24-2012, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by TOMMYTHUNDERS

washington would definitely be riding a lincoln

riding a lincoln HARD.

Thrusting Fudge packers

I never thought Wash And Linx

Rode the Pocket Rocket !!!

Lurko · 05-24-2012, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malikon

Lincoln would drive a Lincoln

Jefferson would have the Batmobile

edit: Damn, just looked it up, Lincoln isn't a founder. Bummer,....that was a good joke.

You had to look that up?

Lurko · 05-24-2012, 08:40 AM

BTW, Sam Adams would naturally have his license suspended for multiple DUIs.

bscenefilms · 05-24-2012, 08:49 AM

Rich · 05-24-2012, 08:53 AM

They'd drive tanks and use them to blow up the Senate, House, and White House.

Tone deaf · 05-24-2012, 09:01 AM

If they were alive today, and had been involved in directing the country, they would all drive American made cars - not because they are American made, but because they would be the best in the world. However, those American made cars wouldn't look like today's American made cars. They would be the epitome of automobile excellence and quality and the world leaders in every facet of manufacturing. The same would be true of most things manufactured in America. We would have a much lower percentage of the population functioning as societal parasites and we'd still be in touch with some of those cliches like "a day's work for a day's pay."

b3john · 05-24-2012, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tone deaf

If they were alive today, and had been involved in directing the country, they would all drive American made cars - not because they are American made, but because they would be the best in the world. However, those American made cars wouldn't look like today's American made cars. They would be the epitome of automobile excellence and quality and the world leaders in every facet of manufacturing. The same would be true of most things manufactured in America. We would have a much lower percentage of the population functioning as societal parasites and we'd still be in touch with some of those cliches like "a day's work for a day's pay."

As I'm so fond of pointing out, my Honda is an American-made car but my neighbor's Ford isn't.

For some reason, this "smilie" seemed particularly appropriate:

danohat · 05-24-2012, 09:11 AM

They would be driving Camrys. American made!

Olds442 · 05-24-2012, 09:14 AM

Who are we kidding?

Washington would be rolling a Benz.

Jefferson would be in a Lexus.

Sam Adams would joey's squad car every weekend.

Malikon · 05-24-2012, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lurko

You had to look that up?

yes. in school they taught us how to pass tests,...they didn't actually teach anything.

Phil47uk · 05-24-2012, 03:58 PM

Range Rovers probably, because they would have taken one look how things have gone and got on a boat back to England..

KSG_Standard · 05-24-2012, 05:14 PM

Malikon · 05-24-2012, 05:15 PM

I see those at the supermarkets and every time I gotta resist the urge to jump on it and take it for a spin.

KSG_Standard · 05-24-2012, 05:18 PM

resistance is futile.

Caoimhin · 05-24-2012, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stinkfoot

I see Ben Franklin driving one of these..

He was after all, a p*ssy hound..

Alligatorbling would own that if he doesn't already.

MineGoesTo11 · 05-24-2012, 05:21 PM

Quote:

If the founding fathers were alive today

They'd be rolling in their graves!

(...this is an obscure reference to the movie Brassed Off)

Lurko · 05-24-2012, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MineGoesTo11

They'd be rolling on their slaves!

Fixed for historical accuracy.

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