ALF18 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Bill My daughter (sheer coincidence) asked me this morning what American bill Ben Franklin was on. Seems in a TV series she is watching, someone was all happy about having received "a Ben Franklin". We looked it up on the web. I know Canadians have absolutely no clue who is on their bills (Laurier? John A MacDonald? Jim Carrey? Michael J Fox?). It appears Americans do actually know. In your opinion, is it common for folks in the US to know which bills have which people on them? ALF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 That's okay, the portraits on US currency are so stylized you can hardly recognize who they're supposed to represent. And then there's the hideous mess the US calls its coinage. Looks like they hired an 8th grade art class to design those busts... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Horrido Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 In your opinion, is it common for folks in the US to know which bills have which people on them? ALF More or less, but it's a greater stretch for anyone in the US to know that person's importance or impact on history. That would require a value of history and education. That's okay, the portraits on US currency are so stylized you can hardly recognize who they're supposed to represent. And then there's the hideous mess the US calls its coinage. Looks like they hired an 8th grade art class to design those busts... HEY, I resent that! I miss the big-headed bills... It made the currency seem so much... smarter. And on a side note, I wish we'd get all of the politicians off our currency (and anything else, for that matter), and go back to symbols of liberty and heritage. Or do like the Japanese have done: artists, authors, and people of culture and science who have actually contributed to humanity. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RiderFan Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I can't speak for the leaf on the new $20, but I will say that the Liz looks really, really angry at something. GRRRRR QUEEN SMASH!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Or do like the Japanese have done: artists, authors, and people of culture and science who have actually contributed to humanity. OMG, can you *imagine* the political fights that would erupt over that? "He's a socialist!" "He's a fascist!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Horrido Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 *Imagine* the entertainment watching such circus! However, easily solved: If necessary, have two heads on each bill: The left side for the socialist and the right side for the conservative! I'd go for an Edgar Allen Poe $20. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john53 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Maybe they will take the evil eye off the one and replace it with an "eye roll" LOL---John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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