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[–] [email protected] 70 points 2 months ago (4 children)

funny, but it was put together on site. its not like it was rolled off a boat.

[–] [email protected] 65 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It swam here dummy. Everyone knows lady liberty is the first mecha ever made. That's why it turned green, from all the seaweed it had to eat.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I have it on good authority that she is fueled by ghost boogers and Jackie Wilson songs, and she’s controlled with an NES Advantage joystick. There was a documentary.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I remember this documentary. It was narrated by Harold Ramus, Dan Ackroyd, and Bill Murray.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Everyone forgets Ernie Hudson.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

So did the writers

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

OP have some explaining to do for not including a black guy.

/j, probably a mistake on OP part, please don't harass

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Not the copper armor they used way back then? Dang, next you're going to tell me it didn't run off of coal-fueled steam power too

[–] solsangraal 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

if you're estimating average americans' knowledge of american history, it's a pretty good bet you're overestimating it

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

The call it North America because we're all part of the 'states.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Whaaaaaaaat??!?!?!?!!

I bet next you'll tell me it was originally a copper color. Just ridiculous. Get outta here.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

its also french. very french. like, its-not- wearin-underwear french

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

That's the real question: what the hell technology were these ancient peoples using to be able to assemble something as complex as the Statue of Liberty? You might not like the answers the science points to, but it's hard to rule out aliens.