History was written by the men who won the wars, Patty. Otherwise, we would better remember Deborah Sampson. (Let’s see who can figure it out without Wikipedia guiding the way.)
You can tell this is an old strip. Shermy seems to know who Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln were. You can get through high school these days and not have a clue about them beyond, “Hey, aren’t those all coin-face dudes?”
If only some women could see the excellent point Patty just made. It’s not about being on a 20 dollar bill. It’s about the lives you changed when they were small and still changeable.
Orinoco, ‘Nunya,You’re quoting from PROVERB 31, not Psalm 31. That proverb also says the ideal woman rises before dawn and sews clothes together for her household (“she takes the distaff”).
Another dollar bill with no dead president on it is the $10 bill; Alexander Hamilton was never a U.S. president.
Templo S.U.D. almost 9 years ago
touchée (not touché), Patty
Kali39 almost 9 years ago
History was written by the men who won the wars, Patty. Otherwise, we would better remember Deborah Sampson. (Let’s see who can figure it out without Wikipedia guiding the way.)
Darryl Heine almost 9 years ago
Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr., Clinton, Bush Jr., and Obama were men too!
Guilty Bystander almost 9 years ago
You can tell this is an old strip. Shermy seems to know who Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln were. You can get through high school these days and not have a clue about them beyond, “Hey, aren’t those all coin-face dudes?”
neverenoughgold almost 9 years ago
It takes two to Tango, kids!
Well, it used to anyway…
Max Starman Jones almost 9 years ago
If only some women could see the excellent point Patty just made. It’s not about being on a 20 dollar bill. It’s about the lives you changed when they were small and still changeable.
english.ann almost 9 years ago
Orinoco, ‘Nunya,You’re quoting from PROVERB 31, not Psalm 31. That proverb also says the ideal woman rises before dawn and sews clothes together for her household (“she takes the distaff”).
Another dollar bill with no dead president on it is the $10 bill; Alexander Hamilton was never a U.S. president.
boldyuma almost 9 years ago
I always had the theory of why they put Ben on the $100 dollar bill is because(especially these days)nobody would be able to see it,or,remember it.