Redditor SkunkytheSkunk7 asked everyone to share what wild things they knew to be true:
"What sounds like fiction but is actually a real historical event?"
I really wish history classes in school would get into more of the soap opera of it all.
People would stay awake for this stuff.
Plugged
Streaming Rabbit Hole GIF by Feliks Tomasz KonczakowskiGiphy"In 1980 Lake Peigneur in Louisiana drained like a bathtub with the plug removed. Oil Drillers on a rig in the lake had hit a mine shaft below. The rig, barges, a tugboat and part of a nearby island got sucked into the largest man-made whirlpool ever."
FrankieMint
Dumped in the Ocean
"Operation Mincemeat. The allies planted a dead body with fake battle plans to trick the Germans into thinking that the allies were going to attack Sardinia when they were in fact going to attack Sicily."
"They built an entire life for this dead, fake, military man, dumped him in the ocean, and successfully distracted the Germans."
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mincemeat"
xubax
Legend...
"In 1971, a teenage girl named Juliane Koepcke was on a plane that was struck by lightning and disintegrated in the air. She plummeted 3,000 meters strapped to her seat, and landed in the Amazon rainforest."
"Her mom had been on the flight with her, and Juliane searched in vain for her mom, but Juliane was the sole survivor of the crash."
"She survived 11 days alone, treating her maggot-infested wounds with fuel and using tracking techniques her father had taught her, before she found a boat that she used to make her way back to civilization."
"What an absolute legend."
echoskybound
Sitting Around
"Due to a military stand off that took years, 15 ships became stranded in an inland sea, and over 8 years formed a multi-national ship-based society that even included it's own currency. Google the Yellow Fleet. The yellow was because of blowing sand that gradually just accumulated on the ships."
mikepictor
"Suez Canal. The Great Sand Fleet I think the ships were nicknamed. The Swedish ship had a swimming pool, so they hosted pool parties. Another ship hosted movie nights."
"The ships were American, British, German, Bulgarian, Swedish (did I leave anyone out?) Since it was soooo boring to just sit on the ships, crews were rotated every 6 months. By the time the ships could finally leave, only 1, the German boat, could move under it's own power. It got a hero's welcome when it finally sailed into Germany."
aethelwulfTO
Richard Parker
Altered Carbon Dust GIF by NETFLIXGiphy"Edgar Allen Poe wrote a novel in 1838 in which 4 shipwrecked survivors, at the point of starvation, choose to resort to cannibalism. So they kill the young cabin boy, Richard Parker, and eat him."
"In 1884, a ship called the Mignonette sank. 4 crew members survived. At the point of starvation, they killed and ate the youngest of them: Richard Parker."
Poe was really brilliant. He could see a story a mile away.
Hungry
Hungry Ren And Stimpy GIF by NickRewindGiphy"The Soviet scientists starving to death saving the seed bank of Leningrad during Hitler's invasion in the winter of 1941-42 despite it being full of corn, wheat and potatoes."
scruffy932
"They ran out of food but couldn’t eat anything from the seed bank since they needed to preserve its stocks."
suavebirch
Elephant Island
"The escape from Antarctica by the members of the Antarctic expedition led by Ernest Shackleton. The stuff they went through was unbelievable. Their boat, the Endurance was crushed by ice floes. They were stranded on the floes for over a year in temperatures well below freezing."
"They then took to three boats around 22 feet in length across the antarctic ocean looking for land. There were about 10 men in each boat. They missed reaching land by just a few miles at times. Two thirds of them got stranded on Elephant Island surrounded by ice while one of the boats went out in search of rescue."
"That boat made it through the Drake Passage, one of the deadliest places in the ocean. All but three of them got stranded with little food and water while the three men who left became the first people the cross South Georgia on foot. They found civilization. Rescued the men who came through the Drake Passage."
"Waited months until they could rescue those on Elephant Island. Every single person who came on the initial voyage survived with the worst lasting consequence being a single foot amputation."
LordofHopeHomestuck
Shipwrecked
"An English king named Ethelred, later called the Unready, took some troops to defend against a Viking invasion. The weather was bad, so a lot of the Vikings’ ships crashed as they were landing. Ethelred thought that it would be dishonourable to attack them as they were stumbling onto shore."
"So he kept his troops back until the Vikings had a chance to get together and form proper battle lines before he attacked them. The better prepared Vikings then won the fight and slaughtered a bunch of Ethelred’s men and he and the rest were forced to run away while the Vikings went around pillaging."
TheBestPeter
A Stench
"The 'Great Stink' was an event in central London in 1858."
"The hot weather exacerbated the smell of untreated human waste and industrial effluent that was present on the banks of the River Thames."
Back2Bach
Hero Bear
Greetings Hello GIFGiphy"Wojtek was a bear who fought Nazis in return for cigarettes and beer. He didn’t die until 20 years after WW2."
ThePumpk1nMaster
"My favorite part about that story is that after the war he lived in a zoo. It was common for soldiers from the bear's company to come visit and simply jump into the enclosure to play with him, much to the zoo keepers' annoyance."
Not_Chrus
Truth really is stranger than fiction.
Do you have any strange historical stories to share? Let us know in the comments below!
Step on a crack. Break your mother's back. Lies. I know. I've tried. Kidding.
Cracked
Getting Ready Episode 2 GIF by The OfficeGiphy"Cracking your knuckles will give you arthritis, no it won't!"
Cancer-Cinema
"I crack my fingers all the time and because I'm hyper mobile my knees crack every time I bend down more or less. But I love the feeling of it."
l52286
Fluid Scam
"Detox teas. Liver and kidneys do that for you."
BlacGirlMagik
"'Detox' is a scam warning word to me with 'cleanse' right behind it. I might be willing to believe what I'm being told about a product but the moment they use those words they've lost all credibility. The funniest experience I ever had with a product like that was a coworker telling me about this amazing drink that cleaned your intestines of waste that somehow got stuck and built up."
"The 'proof' that it worked was these long nasty looking things they crapped out after drinking this supposed miracle cure which they of course took pictures of to show everybody. I looked into it a bit and found that the primary ingredient they all used was the same as is used in gelatin. People were essentially making jello molds out of their colon and then showing off the results."
Tangent_
Greens
"Spinach has a ton of iron compared to other vegetables. The scientist missed a decimal place and he said it has 10 times as much as it really does. That’s why Popeye loves his spinach. It actually has the same amount of iron as every other green leafy vegetable."
Nettius2
On the tongue
masterchef junior taste GIF by HULUGiphy"'Taste zones.' All taste buds are all over your tongue; there is no such thing as a 'sweet zone,' a 'sour zone,' etc."
berael
Thank goodness that knuckle one is a lie. I can't stop myself.
LIES!
bonnie gordon GIF by AlphaGiphy"-- Caffeine stunts your growth."
"-- Pretty much any 'food pyramid' promoted by the western world prior to ~1998."
sskoog
“evidence”
"Graphology. That you can determine traits about a person by their handwriting. I did an entire research paper on it. Plenty of 'evidence' in the common sensational news, but not a single damn article or shred of evidence from the academic research area, excepting 'yeah no we tried it and didn’t find any correlations.'"
Commander_Meh
Columbus Who?
"Europeans knew the world to be round in Columbus' time. Columbus just calculated the circumference very incorrectly and is lucky there was a whole other continent to run into before he and his men ran out of supplies. To be abundantly clear, the Ancient Greeks figured it out."
"So did the Chinese, the Egyptians, the Persians, and probably the Maya and many many others. My point is that 'proving the Earth wasn't flat' is a myth. Anyone thinking the Earth was flat had nothing to do with Columbus' bid to find a westward passage to East Asia. It is a myth that people thought the world was flat in his time."
Lord0fHats
Doggie Colors
"So my ex is a vet. Dogs can actually view pretty much all of the visible light spectrum from red to blue. They just don't see colour as vividly as humans do, so they don't distinguish very well between different shades. Blue and Violet they can just make out. Indigo and violet are impossible for them to distinguish."
"See also: the difference between reds and pinks and the innumerable shades of blue, green and blue-green."
Apocryph761
Fly High
Honey Bee Loop GIF by Kev LaveryGiphy"The thing with the bumblebee technically not being able to fly because of aerodynamics. Used as a kind of motivational tale about overcoming obstacles."
"Turns out, modeling a bumblebee as a kind of plane is a bad idea, you know with the moving wings and stuff. If you think of a bumblebee as similar to a helicopter then all of a sudden the aerodynamic calculations work out and the bumblebee can fly."
Fridge_ov_doom
Blue
"Your blood is blue. C'mon people, you're saying blood turns red when exposed to oxygen, but neglect the main fact. Hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a protein in your red blood cells that carries oxygen to your body's organs and tissues and transports carbon dioxide from your organs and tissues back to your lungs."
wolfpack123343
Still good for you...
“'Tomatoes aren’t vegetables, they’re fruit.'"
"They’re both. They’re botanically fruit, but vegetable is not a botanical category, it’s a culinary one."
MarvelousOxman
"I just don't get why we single out tomatoes. Beans, peppers, squash, corn, and plenty of others are technically fruits, but for some reason, 'a tomato is actually a fruit' is the fun fact we teach to kids."
FutureBlackmail
Shave It
"That hair grows back darker and thicker if you shave it. Only hormones change hair consistency and color. Laser and electrolysis can do the thinning and removal. Every argument for this myth is a misconception and easily proved otherwise by those who actually know about hair and how it works."
supagirl277
Liquid
Water Douse GIFGiphy"That water has memory and feelings.. my mom believes that..."
dadika08
"If you Google 'water memory' a bunch of 'resources' will show up explaining this."
meetmyfriendme
I Debunk It
"Does the lack of scientific evidence that could prove efficacy count as debunking? If so I could point to astrology. Also, fun fact, the Reagan white house had an official astrologer that gave advice occasionally on government policies."
etherend
"Not really 'official,' but she did have way more influence on things (particularly scheduling) than many actual White House aides."
"Nancy Reagan really believed in her, so staff had to take her advice and make it seem like it came from the president's advisors, so the public wasn't aware of the astrologer's influence. Pretty weird situation altogether. Her name was Joan Quigley if you're interested in reading more about it."
Ragnarok2kx
Family Structures
"The Alpha Wolf. The guy who initially published this stuff put his entire life into disproving himself, but the myth is out here and a lot of people ate it up. From personal experience there's a lot of overlap with the bootstrap-believers."
"Wolf packs in nature are most often family structures and they're very social creatures. Here's a source: https://sciencenorway.no/ulv/wolf-packs-dont-actually-have-alpha-males-and-alpha-females-the-idea-is-based-on-a-misunderstanding/1850514"
raxeira-etterath
Man's Worst Friend
"That dogs are a good judge of character. Hitler had dogs that loved him."
BlueRFR3100
"I mean he was probably lovely to his dogs, it was every other human in existence he was an **shole towards Dogs won't care that you are a monster to millions of other human beings, as long as you treat them right - dog's can't read, or get onto twitter, so cannot form opinions of their owners based on other people."
ThatOne749
Did he give up?
"Homeotherapy. It's based on one quack theory that toxins that cause symptoms similar to symptoms from an illness, will cure you of that illness! That's not how it works. The guy who originated the theory went on to kill people with this nonsense. Did he give up? No, he was a trier."
"So he amended his theory to; a dilution of the toxin that is so dilute none of the toxin remains will cure you. Because it gets more effective the less there is! If they dilute it so much that there's no active ingredient left, they claim that the water or sugar 'remembers' the effect of the active ingredient. But only if you slap each dilution!"
"This bull is killing people today. They are forgoing effective modern medicine, because they are told sugar pills and water or alcohol drops will save them."
n3m0sum
Cheers Anyway...
Red Wine GIFGiphy"That drinking red wine is healthy. Debunked a decade ago: people who drink wine eat better than people who drink beer. Hence the first group will have a slightly better health, but that's not due to the wine. Alcohol is a poison. And I love that poison..."
Apotak
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The villain is always just misunderstood. My ultimate has always been Dracula. Love you...
Good Tom
Hungry Tom And Jerry GIF by HBO MaxGiphy"Tom from Tom and Jerry. I’ve always rooted for him."
deaf_phrog
It's the Chemistry
"Yzma. For one, she’s just so crazy that it’s hard to be afraid of her and you end up just liking her. She and Kronk have such great chemistry too."
everythinglatte
"I love Eartha Kitt and she absolutely killed it in this role. Hard to see a villain as a villain when I'm grinning ear to ear every time she's on screen!"
CheriesGhost
"I read this thread last night and forgot how much I loved this movie when it first came out. Today was a shi**y day and I get to watch it with my kid. Thanks for the reminder."
rhondaanaconda
LOLOL
"GLaDOS. She is just so crazy and hilarious you forget she enjoys gassing innocents."
HenryFrenchFries
“I have another surprise for you, and not a fake surprise like before. A real surprise, with tragic consequences. And REAL confetti this time! The good stuff! Our last bag!”
monkey_scandal
LEGO FOREVER
"Lego Joker."
irobot_67
"Bruh lego Joker is in the top two best portrayals of the joker imo. I'm a sucker for the goofier silver age villains (why be edgy when you're up against what is often the biggest edgelord in the city?) and he portrays those campy origins of the dc characters so well. I'm obsessed with the dynamic he has with the lego version of Batman."
animaginaryraven
So Cold
sad adventure time GIFGiphy"The Ice King. It's just a tragic backstory. He's just lonely and desperate for friends."
evil_wazard
I'm getting old. I have to look up a few of these. What I see I like though.
J & J
PokémonGiphy"Jessie and James. Pokemon would not be the same without them."
MyAccounts0
Villain/Hero
"Magneto. Was he wrong, in knowing that humans hate and would inevitably attack mutants? According to Days of Future Past, no. Humans have proven that you don't have to be non-human for people to turn on you and kill you."
shygirl1995_
"A great villain has a realistic motivation to believe they are morally justified, and that's why I love like magneto. His actions are out of revenge and self preservation. He's not evil for the sake of profit or power, he could be portrayed as a hero in the right story."
drsideburns
The best...
"Wiley Coyote. I'm rooting for him to blow the Road Runner up."
ItsMyView
"But you know what? He never stays down. He always gets back up and tries something new. Granted, it’s almost always something sold by Acme, but he’s a coyote - it’s a miracle he can even read the catalogue. That’s why if I ever get a tat it’ll be of Wile E Coyote."
iamsoupcansam
Don't choose hate!
"Who can hate Tai Lung? He's such a well developed character and I feel like he's more of a tragic character than a villain. There's so many questions left unanswered. What if Oogway gave him the scroll? Would he still lay waste to the valley? Because he didn't understand the scroll's lesson when he got it from Po?
"What if Shifu did defend Tai Lung? Would Tai Lung feel ashamed that he wasn't good enough for his master? Would it cause him to give up Kung Fu? What if Shifu did teach him Humilty and not fill his head with the idea he was MET to be the dragon warrior?"
"Like UGH, He needs to come back and be redeemed if there's ever a fourth KFP movie. He had his opportunity when he fought against Shifu. But he knew it was too late for an apology."
ShadowJDarkus
You're a mean one...
The Grinch Smiling GIF by The Good FilmsGiphy"The Grinch."
6bfmv2
"He wouldn't be so grumpy if there wasn't a dude singing songs, every 5 minutes, about what a piece of sh*t he is."
steakandcheese1
Whoa!!
"The Monarch from Venture Bros (cartoon network). Dude is hilarious."
tossaway69420lol
"'What kind of moron doesn't even lock the doors to his private compound? I'm not even going to flush! LET THEM SEE THE WRATH OF THE MONARCH!!!'"
Mace_Thunderspear
"Whoa, whoa! He's not a villain! He's an antagonist!"
Stevenger
“Do you fear death?”
"Davy Jones."
GeTRecKeD303
"Captain Barbosa in the first too! Great villains all around in the PotC series."
ilkmanami
"He’s so extra too. His first scene has him emerging from the water, walking along a line of terrified sailors while smoking from a pipe, stopping in front of one of them and saying 'Do you fear death?' It’s an absolutely amazing way to introduce a character."
ShinyNinja25
such a nice boy'
"James from Team Rocket."
MegaMinerd
"The only words I can think of to describe him are 'such a nice boy'. All of his Pokémon love him too much and keep trying to hug him."
Redqueenhypo
"I watched one of the older Pokemon movies last night (Lucario and the Mystery of Mew), and the humans are all supposedly about to be killed. As he’s supposedly dying, James lets his Pokemon out of their Pokeballs so they can get away."
StreetReporter
Evil
disney quote GIFGiphy"Hades in the animated Hercules movie. Huge POS, but f**k if he wasn’t entertaining."
yungjaquellus
"Today, we associate Hades with a somewhat demonic or devilish look, but the Greeks depicted him as a suave and blinged out mofo. Picture Mr. T. Precious metals and gems were his domain, so he was highly adorned."
Emperor_Neuro
"He was actually imitating the Hollywood agents he had encountered."
lifeofideas
HELLSTORM
"Les Grossman."
avidguy84
"I will rain down an un-Godly freaking firestorm upon you! You're gonna have to call the freaking United Nations and get a freaking binding resolution to keep me from totally destroying you. I'm talking scorched earth, morons! I will massacre you! I WILL DESTROY YOU UP!"
joestrutz
My Man
"You can’t hate my man bowser. Dude has 8 kids, legit go karts and plays sports with Mario and his kids. He’s looking out for his kids by kidnapping Peach so they can have a mom, lol."
AbstractElite
"Miyamoto has stated in the past that the main line Mario games is just a work of fiction in the Mario universe, they're basically plays/movies. All the actors, Bowzer, Mario, Peach, etc are all friends outside of the games. Hence why Bowzer and other enemies get invited to hang out and party."
Endulos
Humanity sucks...
"Vlad Dracula Tepes in the 2017 Castlevania series. Humanity sucks."
fufufufufufufufuf15
"I love that depiction of Dracula: the scientist; the philosopher; the reluctantly get understandably vengeful. He was more human than the bishops and priests in that series, for sure. This series was fantastic at making the viewer sympathetic with almost everyone's story arc."
dzumdang
The Favorite!
Angry He Man GIFGiphy"Skeletor."
So3Dimensional
"He has always been my favorite and always will be. But he was an a**hole to the fullest. All he ever did was talk crap to his minions and bring them down. I used to joke that the reason why he never succeeded was because none of his support team had any self confidence left."
VeterinarianThese951
I love them all. Long live the bad guy.
#GrinchForever #SkeletorForever
Redditor rendice_1011 wanted to have a deep chat and discuss fiction's most heartbreaking endings by asking:
"Who is that one character whose death you just can't get over?"
This goes all the way back to Bambi's mom.
Way to screw us for life Disney.
They're gifted at that.
On the Water
"Wilson from Cast Away. I know it's not really a death but Chuck having to choose between his raft (and his own safety) and saving Wilson traumatized me as a kid." ~ GirlWhoReads90
Giphy"Ben"
"Ben from Scrubs holds the world record for the quickest-set sympathy for any character ever." ~ NerdismOfficial
"It’s because Brandon Fraser is quite possibly the most lovable person on earth and an incredible actor." ~ brandee95
"This is an episode I wish I could go back and see for the first time again. Everything up to that moment… the same picture at each of his tourist spots… the wanting a posed picture when he was so against them… everything about that episode was perfect." ~ brain89
Made of Steel
"Shelby in Steel Magnolias. I will forever be a mess no matter how many times I watch. Sally Fields did such an amazing job in that scene, it gets me every time." ~ Sylverpsyche
"This was my favorite need a good cry movie (the funeral scene kills me) and I haven't watched it since my baby sister was diagnosed with Type 1 at age 9. I just can't do it." ~ szg5057
Can't Watch
"Piggy from Lord of the Flies. He didn’t deserve that." ~ RehabValedictorian
"When I read that in HS, we watched the movie after. My teacher replayed the scene like 10 times because he thought the effects made it hilarious." ~ Much_Improvement_987
Baby Tears
"The Iron Giant, no matter how many times I watch it even though I know he actually survived I bawl like a baby at Superman..." ~ Singewulf
GiphyCast Away and Steel Magnolias?
Don't get me started.
Not without vodka.
Down
"The wife from UP." ~ smorgasfjord
"I sobbed through the first fifteen minutes of that movie, wept quietly through the next 80, and then sobbed again at the end. Pixar will f**k you up." ~ billionairespicerice
disney love GIFGiphyPoor Mouse
"The freaking mouse from Flowers For Algernon." ~ Aware_Style_7445
"What got me was the ending. The guy slowly losing cognitive functions, yet not regaining his previous naiveness."
"He knows now that everyone uses him and laughs at him. I'm never reading that book again." ~ lumiere02
Brutal
"Old Dan and Little Ann. I was a sick, snot covered mess of a sixth grader on my first read through of Where the Red Fern Grows." ~ fadedblossom
"I recently picked up a copy of Where the Red Fern Grows from a little free library and reread it. I remembered the broad strokes of the story and that the dogs die, but not all the details."
"I am in my forties. I was a sick, snot covered mess of a human when I finished it. The end of that book is brutal." ~ Glaggies
Bye Mom
"Littlefoot's mom. 5 year old me was all choked up at the theater." ~ Taladrac
"Wanna know something even more f**ked up? She didn't need to die to continue the plot."
"She could have just been separated like Littlefoot's grandparents and everything in the film could have happened the exact same. They killed Littlefoot's mom to traumatize an entire generation." ~ ubertraquer
The Original
"Charlotte, in the original version of Charlotte's Web." ~ MasakoChance
"Damn you, I buried that memory long ago." ~ Cosmic_Prisoner
Spider Web Halloween GIFGiphyCharlotte... another OG death.
This list makes me sad.
But what great writing and storytelling.
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Redditor TheCorgiMaster asked:
"Which fictional character would make a great USA President?"
Redditors looked to literature, comics, TV and films for inspiration.
They chose two real life alternate universe Presidents, a TV POTUS and a couple comic book Commanders-in-Chief.
Let's see who they picked, in no particular order.
Jean Luc Picard
"Jean Luc Picard" ~ derpelganger
"This character has informed so much of what I think of as the political ideal that's it's almost absurd." ~ Tacitus_AMP
"Picard has been my moral compass since I was a child." ~ DrRedditPhD
"He:- Listens to the advice of others
- Learns from his mistakes
- Takes responsibility
- Explains his actions/acts as a mentor" ~ SentFromMyAndroid
GiphyChrisjen Avasarala
"Chrissy Avasarala, she's got balls and brains." ~ thermostatgasket
"She saved Earth and Mars, two diametrically opposed factions, from destroying each other."
"I’m sure she could handle one country on one planet with two political parties with ease." ~ broncoblaze
The Expanse Pony GIF by Amazon Prime VideoGiphyOptimus Prime
"Optimus Prime - G1."
He's the perfect balance of introspection, deliberation, decisive action, compassion, toughness, fighting spirit, humility, and inspires others to greatness not because of his ego, but because he sincerely wants the best for everyone."
"He's eloquent enough to work with intellectuals, strong enough to keep corruption out, hard working and honest enough to connect with and inspire the working classes, and an absolute paragon of ethics. When it comes down to it, he puts his own a** on the line without hesitation."
"I'd vote for Optimus Prime. I'd work on his campaign staff. I'd canvas for Optimus. I'd fight his fights."
"He's the heroic leader we need."
"I wish he were here." ~ Cephelopodia
GiphyGandalf
"Gandalf" ~ Gandalfsacidshow
"He would know every Senator and Congressman who mattered since childhood, and the parents, grandparents, and great grandparents of those people."
"He'd never overreach his position, and would constantly be maneuvering behind the scenes to improve people's lives..."
"Weed would also be legal within 5 minutes of him taking the oath." ~ YNot1989
GiphyEllen Ripley
"Ellen Ripley" ~ hestermoffet
"She kicked alien a$$—Congress should be no problem."
"Plus Jonesy for First Feline." ~ LakotaGrl
GiphyKronk
"Kronk. Just Kronk." ~ The_Inky_Boy
"'How did we make it into the White House, Kronk?'”
“'Well you got me. By all accounts it doesn’t make sense'.” ~ steveofthejungle
"I can see him making the US become a diplomatic state, ending wars as a non-belligerent third party while economy is booming for the new markets brought by peace and being like.... 'Oh yeah. It's all coming together'." ~ Frank_the_Vodoochild
"Literally crying in the Oval Office because the Canadian prime minister didn’t compliment his spinach puffs." ~ c_girl_108
GiphyJosiah Bartlett
"Josiah Bartlet" ~ phriedtabs
"During 2020 with all the presidential speeches that sounded non presidential, I kept thinking that we needed a couple of Josiah Barlet speeches during that time." ~ southdakotagirl
"Watching West Wing for the first time over the last few years made politics so much more depressing." ~ Mac1721
GiphyLex Luthor
"Lex Luthor."
"The bastard cured cancer, repeatedly saved the planet from world-busting threats when even the JLA couldn't do it, rebuilt Gotham after the government just abandoned it, and as fictional president, created a globe-spanning post-scarcity utopia."
"Lex's only real failing is his galaxy-class hate boner for Superman. Since our world doesn't include a Superman for Lex to laser-focus on destroying, he'd probably have shit fixed up in no time." ~ candre2
"Lex Luthor basically makes the embattled U.S. a utopia through sheer force of will. He would make an outstanding President, and arguably would be LESS evil than a majority of them." ~ Elgallitorojo
GiphyAbe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
"Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter." ~ TradesSexForFood
"You're not going to believe this, but..." ~ eliasmsv
GiphyLeia Organa
"Princess Leia" ~ silaslovesoliver
"General Leia" ~ crazydaisy8134
"Capable of complex problem solving, with great situational awareness." ~ mutalisken
GiphyHypno Toad
"The Hypno Toad" ~ OldHolly
"I don't know what you could possibly be talking about. Would it even know how to properly legisla—ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO TOAD!" ~ gmred91
"You were making pretty good points there at first, it definitely doesn’t seem like a toad cou—ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO TOAD!" ~ fungiinmygarden
GiphySteve Rogers
"Steve Rogers" ~ curiousfurious79
"He’s got America’s a**." ~ Omegaprimus
"He can do this all day." ~ shnigybrendo"
GiphyTeddy Roosevelt as Robin Williams as Teddy Roosevelt
"That guy on a horse from Night at the Museum." ~ kenj0418
"Teddy Roosevelt or Robin Williams?" ~ OhiobornCAraised
"Robin Williams working as the President while remaining in character as Teddy Roosevelt throughout the entire term." ~ Justalittlesmol
GiphyCount Dooku
"Count Dooku."
"He had vision and the ability to convince people to join him, as in this case there wouldn't be a sidius , he ought to do well and clean america of corruption like he planned." ~ Dinosaurmaid
"Honestly a great choice, he is a very well studied man and strong political leader, and the whole reason he left the Jedi order is because they didn’t send anyone to help protect his people, so he clearly cares for them."
"And he never actually truly fell to the Dark Side he simply studied it and took from both sides making him exceptionally strong." ~ ThatOne_Guy_You_Know
GiphyLeslie Knope
"Where on Earth is Leslie Knope in this discussion?"
"She'd actually be perfect, most importantly because she would want that job." ~ HighlanderSteve
"You just know she's gonna give it her best on every issue." ~ TheDugal
"She truly believes in helping people and constantly goes out of her way to help everyone." ~ Darkfigure145
GiphyKermit the Frog
"Kermit the Frog" ~ Setthescene
"I'm not sure he'd get enough votes. It's not easy being Green." ~ LetterSwapper
"The lovers, the dreamers, and me would vote for him." ~ DrOddcat
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