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Who should be on our cash?

Jul 24, 2013#1

drawn_inward

So, the Brits put writers and scientists on their monies. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23424289

Who should we put on ours?

Writers:
Poe, Hawthorne, Alcott, Clemens

Scientists:
~~Graham Bell~~, Edison, Carver, Watson

Who else? Any contemporaries? Should Obama get a note?

Jul 24, 2013#2

Gusto

Bell was Canadian. Don't co-opt him for your greenbacks.

Jul 24, 2013#3

Espy

Can we just start renting out that space for celebrities and companies?

Jul 24, 2013#4

Dave

Obama should NOT. Nor should anyone from any religion, with the possible exception of maybe Martin Luthor King, Jr, but he'd be there for civil rights, not the religious angle.[DOUBLEPOST=1374698398][/DOUBLEPOST]

Espy said:
Can we just start renting out that space for celebrities and companies?

Please deposit your AT&T $1 bill for assistance!

Jul 24, 2013#5

drawn_inward

Gusto said:
Bell was Canadian. Don't co-opt him for your greenbacks.

Technically he's a Scott!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Graham_Bell

Jul 24, 2013#6

Chad Sexington

Gusto said:
Bell was Canadian. Don't co-opt him for your greenbacks.

He was born in Scotland, and moved to and did a lot of his major work in Canada, but was a naturalised American at the end of his life. So...

Jul 24, 2013#7

drawn_inward

Dave said:
Obama should NOT. Nor should anyone from any religion, with the possible exception of maybe Martin Luthor King, Jr, but he'd be there for civil rights, not the religious angle.[DOUBLEPOST=1374698398][/DOUBLEPOST]

Please deposit your AT&T $1 bill for assistance!

I certainly can't think of a single U.S. religious figure that deserves to be recognized in such a way.

Jul 24, 2013#8

Officer_Charon

*Scot.

Walt Whitman doesn't get a mention? For shame... And if you include Poe, might as well toss in Lovecraft, too.

Jul 24, 2013#9

Gusto

I stand corrected.

Jul 24, 2013#10

Ravenpoe

I think Bill Clinton should be on the $1 bill, to be placed into the g-strings of strippers.[DOUBLEPOST=1374698950][/DOUBLEPOST]I also agree with Drawn_Inward and OC. I should be on our money.

Jul 24, 2013#11

drawn_inward

Officer_Charon said:
*Scot.

Walt Whitman doesn't get a mention? For shame... And if you include Poe, might as well toss in Lovecraft, too.

It was a quick list, sir. I know I have left out tons of great writers: Steinbeck, Thoreau, Stowe, Dickinson, Melville, Faulkner.....

However, Lovecraft >= Poe? Nope. :zoid:

Jul 24, 2013#12

Cajungal

Officer_Charon said:
*Scot.

Walt Whitman doesn't get a mention? For shame... And if you include Poe, might as well toss in Lovecraft, too.

I celebrate my money! I sing my money!

I wonder if Tesla fans would get all up in arms about Edison money...

Jul 24, 2013#13

Charlie Don't Surf

We need to stick to dead presidents so we don't ruin a whole lot of amazing rap verses

Jul 24, 2013#14

Cajungal

Charlie Don't Surf said:
We need to stick to dead presidents so we don't ruin a whole lot of amazing rap verses

I wouldn't mind seeing different kinds of famous people raining on top of bitches.

Jul 24, 2013#15

drifter

Mark Twain

Not writers exactly, but I'd love seeing Robert Johnson or Chuck Berry in there.

Jul 24, 2013#16

figmentPez

Dave said:
Obama should NOT. Nor should anyone from any religion, with the possible exception of maybe Martin Luthor King, Jr, but he'd be there for civil rights, not the religious angle.

I agree with not putting up anyone because of their religion, but I really don't think there needs to be an exception made simply because someone who did great things did it as part of their religion. What about Fred "Mr." Rogers? I think some of his work on children's television has done more to shape the youth of this nation than many others. He did it as a Presbyterian minister, and even had a special commission from the church to do so, but he, arguably, had even less overt religious messages in his teaching than MLKjr did.

Jul 24, 2013#17

Ravenpoe

figmentPez said:
I agree with not putting up anyone because of their religion, but I really don't think there needs to be an exception made simply because someone who did great things did it as part of their religion. What about Fred "Mr." Rogers? I think some of his work on children's television has done more to shape the youth of this nation than many others. He did it as a Presbyterian minister, and even had a special commission from the church to do so, but he, arguably, had even less overt religious messages in his teaching than MLKjr did.

I'm sorry, I don't care how good a neighbor he was, we can't have Mr Rogers on our money.

Jul 24, 2013#18

ThatNickGuy

I can't believe any of you didn't mention the most obvious choice. There's only ONE man in the past or present that should be on American money.

Wayne motherfucking Brady.

Jul 24, 2013#19

sixpackshaker

Do it like the Euro, let each state have a go at who to put on their bills.

Sam Houston for Texas, and Jerry Brown for California.

Jul 24, 2013#20

Necronic

I want a twenty dollar bill with Reagan and Carter fighting to the death.

Jul 24, 2013#21

Cajungal

Bill Nye? OOH, Alton Brown.

Jul 24, 2013#22

Tress

I made a list of every influential American I could think of whose contributions were not only noteworthy but laudable. I feel like you could take any name off this list, immortalize them on our currency, and have it be a worthy choice. In (somewhat) random order:

George Washington
Mark Twain
John Adams
John Marshall
Susan B. Anthony
FDR
Alfred Hitchcock
Martin Luther King, Jr
The Wright Brothers
Teddy Roosevelt
Andrew Carnegie
Jackie Robinson
Walt Disney
Frederick Douglass
Thomas Jefferson
Earl Warren
Benjamin Franklin
Louis Armstrong
Walt Witman
Lewis and Clarke
Ronald Reagan
Stephen Spielberg
Elvis
Bill Gates
Henry Ford
Abraham Lincoln
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Thomas Paine
Andrew Jackson
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
George Gershwin
Sandra Day O'Connor
Cesar Chavez

Jul 24, 2013#23

Necronic

In all seriousness though why anyone other than a president? I'm pretty happy with who we have on our coinage already, except for that one dude on the half dollar that almost started a nuclear war and did start one of the worst wars in the US.

Jul 24, 2013#24

Tress

Necronic said:
In all seriousness though why anyone other than a president?

You're making Franklin, Anthony, Sacagawea, and Hamilton cry.

Jul 24, 2013#25

drawn_inward

Necronic said:
In all seriousness though why anyone other than a president? I'm pretty happy with who we have on our coinage already, except for that one dude on the half dollar that almost started a nuclear war and did start one of the worst wars in the US.

I just like the idea of having other folks on money besides politicians. Maybe it would make kids think about literature and science a bit more, thus more science and art funding in the future. Wishful thinking?

Jul 24, 2013#26

figmentPez

Cajungal said:
Bill Nye? OOH, Alton Brown.

While I am a big fan of AB, they're both living. I tend to think that any persons put on stamps or currency should have it done posthumously.

Jul 24, 2013#27

Cajungal

figmentPez said:
While I am a big fan of AB, they're both living. I tend to think that any persons put on stamps or currency should have it done posthumously.

Those weren't really serious... still would be cool.

Jul 24, 2013#28

Gryfter

Ravenpoe said:
I'm sorry, I don't care how good a neighbor he was, we can't have Mr Rogers on our money.

Fred Rogers has something to add...

Jul 24, 2013#29

Chad Sexington

figmentPez said:
While I am a big fan of AB, they're both living. I tend to think that any persons put on stamps or currency should have it done posthumously.

In fact I believe there is a law that they have to be dead to appear on currency. I may be mistaken.

Jul 24, 2013#30

Sparhawk

sixpackshaker said:
Do it like the Euro, let each state have a go at who to put on their bills.

Sam Houston for Texas, and Jerry Brown for California.

Stephen F. Austin or Jim Bowie.

Jul 24, 2013#31

strawman

Put whatever you can on the currency to make it collectible. Foil Pokemon cards for all I care.

Just make it valuable and attractive.

Jul 24, 2013#32

sixpackshaker

Sparhawk said:
Stephen F. Austin or Jim Bowie.

I could see Austin, but a killer and a slave trader won't make it on the bills in this day and age.

Jul 24, 2013#33

Sparhawk

sixpackshaker said:
I could see Austin, but a killer and a slave trader won't make it on the bills in this day and age.

Hey, as long as it isn't Shelia Jackson Lee for Texas I'm gonna be okay, probably the same for Kinky Friedman.

Jul 24, 2013#34

bhamv3

stienman said:
Put whatever you can on the currency to make it collectible. Foil Pokemon cards for all I care.

Just make it valuable and attractive.

I second putting Pokemon on money.

1 dollar: Ratatta
5 dollars: Pikachu
10 dollars: Chansey
20 dollars: Snorlax
50 dollars: Dragonite
100 dollars: Mewtwo

Jul 24, 2013#35

sixpackshaker

Sparhawk said:
Kinky Friedman.

Why the hell not?!

-for the non-Texans, that was Kinky's campaign slogan when he ran for Governor.

Jul 24, 2013#36

Terrik

Dave said:
Obama should NOT. Nor should anyone from any religion, with the possible exception of maybe Martin Luthor King, Jr, but he'd be there for civil rights, not the religious angle.[DOUBLEPOST=1374698398][/DOUBLEPOST]

Please deposit your AT&T $1 bill for assistance!

I'm confused with the first part of your post. Do you mean anyone who identifies with any religion, or someone who's there solely for religious purposes?

Jul 25, 2013#37

Charlie Don't Surf

They already did the pokemon-esque "Gotta catch 'em all!" thing earlier with the state quarters

Jul 25, 2013#38

Espy

Terrik said:
I'm confused with the first part of your post. Do you mean anyone who identifies with any religion, or someone who's there solely for religious purposes?

I think he's saying no people whose primary reason for being on there was because they were religious leaders I assume. MLK, despite being a religious leader is known more for his civil rights work (although he would call that religious as well, but potato potahto and all that). That seems reasonable to me, I mean, what religious leaders deserve to be on the money of a secular, multi-cultural country?

Jul 25, 2013#39

Bowielee

Espy said:
I think he's saying no people whose primary reason for being on there was because they were religious leaders I assume. MLK, despite being a religious leader is known more for his civil rights work (although he would call that religious as well, but potato potahto and all that). That seems reasonable to me, I mean, what religious leaders deserve to be on the money of a secular, multi-cultural country?

So, you're saying we shouldn't have Joseph Smith on our money. Well, maybe Utah if they do the individual state thing.

Honestly, I don't see any reason to move away from the folks we already have.

Jul 25, 2013#40

Espy

Well neither do I but I assumed this was more of a flight of fancy discussion.

Jul 25, 2013#41

Bubble181

Could do it the old fashioned way: current head of state. You could consider the vote a vote to see who'll be on the bills for the next four years, maybe that'll interest people

Jul 28, 2013#42

mikerc

And the same day that it is announced that the BoE is putting a woman (other than the Queen) on its banknotes, the woman who was campaigning for this suddenly starts getting abusive tweets - including rape threats.

Twitters response to this is to basically shrug their shoulders and say "Not our problem".

Luckily the cops reaction is "Rape threats? Let's go arrest that asshole".

Maybe the American system is better.

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