r/Damnthatsinteresting 3d ago

Image The Statue of Liberty being unboxed, 1885

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u/unamusedbouche7 3d ago

I thought it was Elvis

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u/TaylorSwift_is_a_cat 3d ago

Now that you said that, I can't unsee him...

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u/turdferguson3891 3d ago

That's right man.

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u/codacoda74 3d ago

That's because a lot of french women look like elvis

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u/Naked-Jedi 3d ago

Elvis appeared in a dream to the face sculptor.

"Sculpt me like one of your French girls"

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u/-BG27- 1d ago

You’re caught in a trap!

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u/nhowe006 3d ago

Just a hunk a hunk a hunk a hunk a weathered copper

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u/FightDirty 3d ago

Nah man thats Mussolini.

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u/AuthorOfEclipse 3d ago

That's someone's judgy aunt

Not that there's much of a difference

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u/V4refugee 3d ago

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u/Lua-Ma 3d ago

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u/Dangerous-Tap-547 3d ago

not unless the photo is upside down

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u/FightDirty 3d ago

Lovely historical joke that. Top notch.

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u/wolfblitzor 3d ago

I see it for sure. My first reaction was “Marlon Brando!”

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u/BADFiSH_c137 3d ago

For real. Like, how have I looked at it my whole life and not think “Crossdressing Elvis”? Is this really her face??

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u/LingonberryPossible6 3d ago

You don't see the resemblance usually as most of the pics of lady liberty are from a low angle, which changes the 'look' of her face

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u/Ok-Journalist-8875 3d ago

Or the statue from Legends of the Hidden Temple.

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u/tincanphonehome 3d ago

Olmec. Let’s rock!

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u/yeahiknowthattoo 3d ago

Came here to say that too

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u/NoShow4Sho 3d ago

“Hey, YouTube! Today we’re unboxing the Statue of Liberty! I had it expedited from France because I’ve been pumped to check it out. Oh sweet, they have a shirt in here as a bonus! It says ‘I survived my trip to NYC!’ Haha awesome!…”

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u/LittleJohnStone 3d ago

drums nails on SOL's cheek

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u/kalitarios 2d ago

then proceeds to whisper everything with the mic turned all the way up

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u/pulangkabayo187 3d ago

But before we go through with the unboxing, we would like to thank our sponsor…

Raid: Shadow Legends

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u/LemmyLola 3d ago

Omg I'm OBSESSED ( and then stares wide eyed into the camera with the whole bullshit mouth covered by hand thing. )

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u/Large-Being1880 2d ago

AKA soyface

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u/ekso69 3d ago

3.2B views Posted 142 years ago

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u/pixelbart 3d ago

Less than 20% of Baby Shark.

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u/Revolutionary-Sea895 3d ago

And a note, what does it say? "Pedestal not included." 😱

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u/Straight_String3293 3d ago

Like what you see here, smash that subscribe button so that you don't miss....

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u/SkyGuy182 Interested 3d ago

Alright let’s get this out onto a tray.

Nice!

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u/Tranka2010 3d ago

I want this. On my desk. Now!

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u/greatmewtwo 3d ago

This video is sponsored by the Edison Electric Illuminating Company.

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u/Ravenloff 3d ago

Resting Liberty Face

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u/KPSWZG 3d ago

French lady in USA have Polish smile

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u/AchillesPDX 3d ago

She looks preemptively disappointed in us.

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u/CaptKeemau 3d ago

She looks like my uncle Ralph 🤷‍♂️

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u/PossibleAlienFrom 3d ago

She looks like an angry Elvis.

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u/66tofu-nuggies 3d ago

My first thought too

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u/PhatCatTax 3d ago

She just needs a lil bump, then she'll be in the clouds.

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u/MsRachelGroupie 3d ago

Rightfully so. But then again, she is French, so it wouldn’t take much to disappoint her.

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u/agent_007bhai 3d ago

SO REAL LOL

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u/NotBradPitt9 3d ago

The creator left an “Easter egg” for people to find. Go look at the painting “Satan Summoning His Legions” a famous artwork (huge oil painting) from 1797. The guy that designed the Statue of Liberty actually designed it after this painting. You can see the likeness for yourself just compare the faces and the positioning of the figure within the painting to the Statue.

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u/hotpietptwp 3d ago

OMG, this is so unsettling. Why didn't I ever know about this? Thanks, informed stranger.

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u/NotBradPitt9 3d ago

When I went to the Statue of Liberty a couple of months ago to show around some relatives, the tour guide himself pointed this out. Once you see it you can’t unsee it.

It’s basically a massive century long troll by the creator of the sculpture itself. People have a weird sense of humor, and even people back then would have “Easter Eggs” in their artwork and sculptures.

It also makes perfect sense. It’s the same face. The guy could’ve picked any other face and any other configuration for the expression and features but he directly picked that one.

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u/_Phil_McCracken_ 3d ago

I’m pretty sure that’s a myth and just a coincidence. Sorry to be a buzzkill, but in the interest of accuracy. That’s not actually a thing. 

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u/RubiiJee 3d ago

I just googled it myself and the only thing that came up were links to debunking the claim, so yeah, sounds like a coincidence.

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u/CalvinAshdale- 3d ago

Just french.

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u/__O_o_______ 3d ago

My face when living north of “Lake America”…

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u/idahotee 3d ago

SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT I WANT TO SEE WHAT YOU GOT

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u/hicetubique 3d ago

Time to get schwifty

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u/Skai_Override 3d ago

Shit on the floor

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u/showered_zinn 3d ago

I’m Mr bulldops

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u/deaglebingo 3d ago

no no. first you have to take off your pants and your panties.

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u/N3bulous_Nomad 3d ago

USA: Make America Great Again!!!

Head: DISQUALIFIED!!!

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u/deaglebingo 3d ago edited 3d ago

literally the deal. as the other top comment says... this is lady liberty pissed off at us for our piss poor showing of what we got. we need to take all of our shit and put it in a bag. and then all our shit will be together. we should all get our shit together very very soon.

(ETA the fundamental issue with this entire situation, yet again, is that America was already great, the melting pot is great, immigration is the answer to climate change and our declining birth rate, it is what has made us stronger over the years, kinda what the point of the statue of liberty has been from the start. the USA has never been perfect, it's always been flawed and a work in progress, but there have been many times over the past several hundred years when we ALL realized that our diversity was our strength, time to relearn. )

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u/NoLobster7957 3d ago

NOT COOL

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u/Solkre 3d ago

YOU GOT DUMBER OVER TIME. DISQUALIFIED!

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u/UltravioletLife 3d ago

SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT

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u/Into_The_Dusk 3d ago

10/10 great reference, may even say number 1 galactic billboard

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u/DubiousAdviceGiver 3d ago

Typical French facial expression upon landing in another country.

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u/ogodilovejudyalvarez 3d ago

An English speaking country. Mon Dieu!

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u/xaranetic 3d ago

"Kinda makes you wonder, doesn't it? ... Whether she's naked under that toga. She is French." -- Dr. Venkman

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u/Edward_Zachary 3d ago

si si si si si si si si si si 

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u/naNobot312 3d ago

My first thought lmao

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u/shitsenorita 3d ago

I work in art shipping and would love to see the back of this to understand the hardware used.

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u/MeccIt 2d ago

Here you go

The frame that supports the copper plates was bolted to the crate supports.

From: https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/unboxing-statue-liberty-1885/

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u/_Lost_The_Game 3d ago

Ditto. Ive never crated a sculpture this large, nonetheless a component this large. Makes you curious how delicate it must be for them to choose to pack it hanging rather than laying down on its open back.

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u/Oktavien 3d ago

Reminds me of the Olmec heads

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u/Restart_from_Zero 3d ago

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edit: okay, the (bad) joke being the facade of Mussolini's headquarters.

https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/headquarters-fascist-party-1934/

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u/Able_Gap918 3d ago

Draw me like one of your Mr French girls

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u/M961008 3d ago

Unboxing? In my stupid mind I thought they shipped the whole thing, something like the trojan horse. Lol

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u/danzor9755 3d ago

Actually it was. The problem is they didn’t think we’d put it on an island, so when French soldiers came out of it to take the US, they were stuck. They had to pretend they were just tourists and escaped on a ferry.

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u/Relevant-Bit-7394 3d ago

Moisturize me.

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u/BoomBoomMeow1986 3d ago edited 3d ago

This is the best representation of my general attitude about being an American in 2026.

Those Frenchmen nailed the modern American spirit about 141 years ahead of the game

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u/kiran_ms 3d ago

It's a good thing the face is so up high in the statue

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u/HomestarRunner2 3d ago

The giant copper head of the Statue of Liberty being displayed in Paris around 1878 before it was shipped to America. Visitors could view the massive head at the 1878 Paris World's Fair to help raise money for the project.

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u/Dibble_Dabble_Doo 3d ago

Lady Liberty seeing into the future and is disappointed

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u/justhereforbiscuits 3d ago

She's not impressed.

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u/alinearis 3d ago

"We're caught in a trap...I can't walk out...because I love you too much baby...."

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u/muffin_usagi 3d ago

Are you sure it’s not a Pink Floyd album?

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u/AbsNoone 2d ago

I would make that face too if they sent me to the usa

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u/lulu-la-leader 3d ago

What a mean mug liberty

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u/geek66 3d ago

That is how many of us feel at the moment

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u/2joozee 3d ago

Yea that’s a guy.

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u/Outrageous_Echo_8723 3d ago

She looks really pissed off.

Maybe she can see into the future....🤔

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u/uRoDDit 3d ago

That's a man's face.

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u/BoutRight 3d ago

John Belushi

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u/percydaman 3d ago

She looks like she's so tired of my shit.

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u/cjk99876 3d ago

She looks thrilled about her trip across the Atlantic

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u/Misterndastood 3d ago

What an unattractive face, oh well.

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u/TheMightyPaladin 2d ago

she looks a lot like Elvis

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u/Rider650 2d ago

Now this is definitely the lucifer painting

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u/RunawayDev 1d ago

I have that same look when I need to unbox myself every morning

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u/MixedEchogenicity 3d ago

I thought it was Elvis

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u/MasterpieceNo8893 3d ago

Thought it was Elvis there for a second

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u/power0722 3d ago

The OG gender reveal party.

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u/deltashmelta 3d ago

"Some assembly required."

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u/Woogity 3d ago

Even back then they knew to get the unboxing on camera.

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u/InspectorRound8920 3d ago

The face of Boe

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u/borgenhaust 3d ago

Those are *not* Bette Davis eyes.

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u/Substantial_Use_4092 3d ago

I bet they were pissed they didn’t pull the ultra rare glitter holo chase variant.

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u/r3tract 3d ago

I grew up, not far from the mine where the copper she was made of came from. It's from the Visnes mine on the island Karmøy in Norway 🇳🇴

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u/Birdsonme 3d ago

Damn, girl, why you so angry?

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u/Captain_Quinn 3d ago

JOHN BELUSHI

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u/VortianPrisoner 3d ago

Welcome to my unboxing video

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u/Big-Improvement-771 3d ago

We had to assemble it ourselves? I thought France gave it to us not Sweden

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u/SuccessfulTip9073 3d ago

When you see it in this context she looks pissed off lol

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u/greenhornblue 3d ago

She look mad to be here. Like she knew something was going to go down.

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u/Ganip 3d ago

Lucifer

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u/Gambit3le 3d ago

She just got a glance at OP's browser history.

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u/jjcky 3d ago

Now show the one that the US gifted to France

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u/TyrantMuse73 2d ago

The face of Lucifer.

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u/tennesteven 2d ago

This was suppose to be a beautiful woman

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u/ouchieboy 2d ago

Angry Elvis

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u/insertjokehere12345 2d ago

She doesn't look very thrilled about having to live in the states

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u/Sig_Vic 1d ago

She looks thrilled.

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u/SammyFlatBread 18h ago

Stop trying to make me hard

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u/latexfistmassacre 3d ago

She looks PISSED

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u/RedMantle-Dragoon 3d ago

She just realized she’s not in France anymore.

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u/LiveLongAndProspurr 3d ago

Resting Freedom Face

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u/ComfortableConcern76 3d ago

You mean the goddess Columbia/Lucifer being unboxed, 1885....

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u/leverati 3d ago

This would make a great YouTube video.

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u/dariendude17 3d ago

LOL. "Unboxed".

"Yo, we got the limited edition!"

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u/dav_oid 3d ago

Looks like an angry man.

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u/c0mputer99 3d ago

You're not yourself without a Snickers

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u/Latter-Ad6308 3d ago

Must have been one hell of an unboxing video.

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u/johnieg 3d ago

Looks like Brando

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u/LowExtreme7171 3d ago

Looks like Elvis

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u/SoylentGrunt 3d ago

The public has always been easily swayed by iconography and mythology, and we Americans are no exception.

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u/KK96740 3d ago

Elvis Presley?

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u/VividlyVividViv 3d ago

Never say never, my little immigrant! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKm1FLEjxy8

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u/OLDmanBOB13 3d ago

Unbox Therapy great grandfather

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u/ChHeBoo 3d ago

That’s Jason Clarke

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u/Wojewodaruskyj 3d ago

Not too femenine.

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u/Smart-Firefighter87 3d ago

What’s her real story?

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u/Neither-Goal6389 3d ago

Incorrect. It’s from Thomas the tank engine.

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u/Betzjitomir 3d ago

She looks grouchy and I will never be able to un see the angry Elvis

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u/RidiPwn 3d ago

you know this is a man

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u/semperknight 3d ago

It's insane to think about how long it was packed up and took crowd funding to get it put together.

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u/Kold_Kustard 3d ago

She doesn’t look at all pleased to see where she’s arrived at.

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u/icbint 3d ago

One for the money, two for the show

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u/RandomSlimeL 3d ago

ZARDOZ SPEAKS TO YOU, HIS CHOSEN ONES

THE GUN IS GOOD

THE PENIS IS EVIL

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u/munchma-coochie 3d ago

She has seen some things

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u/2BallsInTheHole 3d ago

"Give me your tired, you're poor. I'm pretty hungry."

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u/Emotional_Fact_7672 3d ago

She aint happy.

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u/Slappy-Sacks 3d ago

That’s a man baby!

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u/SergenteDan 3d ago

I've never realised she looks so mad at something lol

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u/RhageDV 3d ago

Lady Liberty is not amused

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u/Coors_Light_Dad 3d ago

That’s fat Elvis

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u/hachuelo 3d ago

That’s a man baby!

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u/Famous-Song1233 3d ago

All ready unhappy coming out the box.

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u/brneyedgrrl 3d ago

She looks kinda like Elvis here.

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u/TeakEvening 3d ago

she's looking kinda pissy

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u/Full-Flatworm6271 3d ago

I thought that was an elvis statue lol

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u/IwoodMasher 3d ago

Bitch is pissed.

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u/FrameJump 3d ago

You know, for some reason I never imagined that it wasn't shipped already assembled.

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u/andre_wechseler 3d ago

Looks like Mussolini but also like Marlon Brando in apocalypse now.

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u/freebiscuit2002 3d ago edited 3d ago

"I'm telling you: we oughta have gotten the smiley one."

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u/l33tnull 3d ago

Nightmare fuel

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u/Jazzlike_Toe354 3d ago

She looks big mad.

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u/Vegetable-Debate-263 3d ago

I didn't notice how grumpy she is.

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u/jdogg84able 3d ago

“She looka like a man”

-Ms Chow🤣

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u/Ten-Spot-4u 3d ago

Looks like Elvis to me.

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u/Commercial-Health-19 3d ago

Looks like a pissed off nun teaching a 3rd grade class full of heathens.

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u/Bama3003 3d ago

Is that Elvis...

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u/Worldly-Homework-640 3d ago

Thank you very much (Elvis)

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u/RyvenZ 3d ago

She's a handsome lady

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u/Wisco 3d ago

You can't fool me. That's Elvis Presley

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u/SkiKat3 3d ago

Wonderful, historic picture!

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u/Scouts_Revenge 3d ago

“Some assembly required”

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u/michaelrtx 3d ago

Don’t take it out of the box, it’ll lose all its value!

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u/ExplodingDogs82 3d ago

Marlon Brando?

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u/Background-Cook5689 3d ago

Male or female or transitioning???

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u/BonjinTheMark 3d ago

Looks like Nero

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u/Common-Statement3955 3d ago

Lucifer statue