Author Topic: Are we getting a new racing president in 2018 (Read 4227 times)

Eritrea's Isaias Afewerki, celebrating 25 years in (totally uncontested) power on 24th May of this year (a travel day for the Nats, although they're home the day before that, finale of home series against the Padres).

aBaltoNat · « **Reply #62:** February 22, 2018, 01:24:23 PM »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on February 21, 2018, 09:52:07 AM

Lincoln too far left for you?

Nope, just too tall. Us short guys dont like obnoxiously tall dudes.

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #63:** February 22, 2018, 01:39:25 PM »

Mugabe's got some free time these days.

Quote from: OldChelsea on February 22, 2018, 09:36:53 AM

Eritrea's Isaias Afewerki, celebrating 25 years in (totally uncontested) power on 24th May of this year (a travel day for the Nats, although they're home the day before that, finale of home series against the Padres).

captkirk42 · « **Reply #64:** February 22, 2018, 02:59:37 PM »

Quote from: OldChelsea on October 26, 2017, 12:17:12 PM

This past season they actually cut back the number of presidents. It seems the concept has by now gotten just a bit played out.

[remember the beginning, back in the RFK days when it was just the original four presidents in little racing cars on a video screen?]

Wasn't it originally just George, Tom and Abe on the video screen version?

aspenbubba · « **Reply #65:** February 22, 2018, 03:17:32 PM »

Quote from: captkirk42 on February 22, 2018, 02:59:37 PM

Wasn't it originally just George, Tom and Abe on the video screen version?

I always thought it was four comprising the presidents on Mt. Rushmore

mitlen · « **Reply #66:** February 22, 2018, 03:20:09 PM »

"The predecessor to the Presidents Race was the PNC Dollar Derby, an animated cartoon displayed on the giant video board during the 2005 inaugural season at RFK Stadium. Sponsored by PNC Bank, the Dollar Derby cartoons depicted a car race between three US historical figures whose faces appear on U.S. paper currency: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Alexander Hamilton. Each represented a section in the stadium (orange, red, and yellow seats). During the races, one competitor would generally have some early mishap such as spinning out, leaving the other two competitors to race to the end. Each racer won a fair number of times."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidents_Race

captkirk42 · « **Reply #67:** February 23, 2018, 09:09:24 AM »

Quote from: mitlen on February 22, 2018, 03:20:09 PM

"The predecessor to the Presidents Race was the PNC Dollar Derby, an animated cartoon displayed on the giant video board during the 2005 inaugural season at RFK Stadium. Sponsored by PNC Bank, the Dollar Derby cartoons depicted a car race between three US historical figures whose faces appear on U.S. paper currency: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Alexander Hamilton. Each represented a section in the stadium (orange, red, and yellow seats). During the races, one competitor would generally have some early mishap such as spinning out, leaving the other two competitors to race to the end. Each racer won a fair number of times."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidents_Race

Thanks that was what I was trying to remember. Wasn't sure about Hamilton, thought it did have something to do with who was on Money. Hey Tom is on the $2 bill even though it is rarely used but technically still being produced and in circulation. Yeah Hamilton hasn't been getting much attention lately

mitlen · « **Reply #68:** February 23, 2018, 10:04:26 AM »

Quote from: captkirk42 on February 23, 2018, 09:09:24 AM

Thanks that was what I was trying to remember. Wasn't sure about Hamilton, thought it did have something to do with who was on Money. Hey Tom is on the $2 bill even though it is rarely used but technically still being produced and in circulation. Yeah Hamilton hasn't been getting much attention lately

Google is my friend.

I have about 20 $2 bills. Give 'em out to the kids (young) on their birthdays.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #69:** February 23, 2018, 02:09:59 PM »

Quote from: mitlen on February 23, 2018, 10:04:26 AM

Google is my friend. I have about 20 $2 bills. Give 'em out to the kids (young) on their birthdays.

My godmother / great aunt used to give me Kennedy halves. I've got some Denver mint all sliver '64s that have been in a safe deposit box for 50+ years.

wj73 · « **Reply #70:** February 23, 2018, 03:53:40 PM »

Sell ‘em. I found a stash of old coins my late parents had saved for decades, including some Civil War era coins, some WWII zinc pennies, and lots and lots of silver Kennedy halves. Took it all to a local coin store and walked away with about $1200.

You might as well sell them now and enjoy the proceeds, rather than have your estate sell them when it’s too late for you to benefit.

LoveAngelos · « **Reply #71:** February 24, 2018, 07:18:35 PM »

How bout adding the real first president after the revolution, John Hansen