# American politics and history is a lot more interesting than I thought! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 16, 2017, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-politics-and-history-is-a-lot-more-interesting-than-i-thought/784549 "2017-04-16T09:07:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Alex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atomic_alex/32/175_2.png) [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2017, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-politics-and-history-is-a-lot-more-interesting-than-i-thought/784549/1 "2017-04-16T09:07:58Z")
I don’t remember being taught this in schools (SFW link) > **[Richard Nixon fighting a Saber Tooth Tiger by SharpWriter on DeviantArt](https://www.deviantart.com/sharpwriter/art/Richard-Nixon-fighting-a-Saber-Tooth-Tiger-382282422)** Check out the rest of the artists gallery for some great\* stuff 🙂 \*for varying definitions of great ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-politics-and-history-is-a-lot-more-interesting-than-i-thought/784549/2 "2017-04-16T12:53:05Z")
So, what did you learn about politics and history from this? ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2017, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-politics-and-history-is-a-lot-more-interesting-than-i-thought/784549/3 "2017-04-16T13:14:13Z")
I actually clicked on the link: a fantasy-silly painting of Richard Nixon fighting a saber tooth tiger. Whatever. That whole genre of ironic fantasy painting, like Jesus winning a pro wrestling match or some such, lasts about a second with me. The thought of someone devoting time and energy to crafting stuff like that just boggles. ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Alex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atomic_alex/32/175_2.png) [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-politics-and-history-is-a-lot-more-interesting-than-i-thought/784549/4 "2017-04-16T17:12:30Z")
Wow, I thought I was just posting something people might find amusing, but fine, it won’t happen again. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-politics-and-history-is-a-lot-more-interesting-than-i-thought/784549/5 "2017-04-16T17:22:48Z")
Eh, your title brings in people who want to read something really interesting about American politics and history, only to be presented with humorous, bad art. It’s the expectation differential that’s the let down. I recommend you request a thread title change. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-politics-and-history-is-a-lot-more-interesting-than-i-thought/784549/6 "2017-04-17T21:30:42Z")
I found it amusing. Especially the brass knuckles. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-politics-and-history-is-a-lot-more-interesting-than-i-thought/784549/7 "2017-04-17T21:38:44Z")
> [@Atomic\_Alex](#): > > Wow, I thought I was just posting something people might find amusing, but fine, it won’t happen again. Hey, relax, what you posted is a perfect definition of “mundane pointless stuff”. WordMan wasn’t crapping on you (right, WordMan? RIGHT?), just reacting to the mundanity and pointlessness. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-politics-and-history-is-a-lot-more-interesting-than-i-thought/784549/8 "2017-04-17T21:45:11Z")
I’ve seen the artist’s work before. My favorite is Ben Franklin fighting Zeus. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-politics-and-history-is-a-lot-more-interesting-than-i-thought/784549/9 "2017-04-17T22:56:12Z")
> [@Atomic\_Alex](#): > > I don’t remember being taught this in schools (SFW link) > > [Richard Nixon fighting a Saber Tooth Tiger by SharpWriter on DeviantArt](http://sharpwriter.deviantart.com/art/Richard-Nixon-fighting-a-Saber-Tooth-Tiger-382282422) > > Check out the rest of the artists gallery for some great\* stuff 🙂 > > \*for varying definitions of great Pretty nifty stuff! ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-politics-and-history-is-a-lot-more-interesting-than-i-thought/784549/10 "2017-04-18T01:06:22Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > Hey, relax, what you posted is a perfect definition of “mundane pointless stuff”. WordMan wasn’t crapping on you (right, WordMan? RIGHT?), just reacting to the mundanity and pointlessness. Yeah, sorry for the snark, **Atomic Alex**. It’s a fun painting, and yet, if it was Trump instead if Nixon, Donald would have it on display at the White House. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-politics-and-history-is-a-lot-more-interesting-than-i-thought/784549/11 "2017-04-18T01:35:07Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I’ve seen the artist’s work before. My favorite is Ben Franklin fighting Zeus. I just had to go look that up…and you were right: [Ben Franklin VS. Zeus by SharpWriter on DeviantArt](http://sharpwriter.deviantart.com/art/Ben-Franklin-VS-Zeus-271337266) Nice touch with the wolverine-like claws… ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-politics-and-history-is-a-lot-more-interesting-than-i-thought/784549/12 "2017-04-18T12:12:57Z")
That painting’s not believable. Nixon would NEVER use metal knuckles!