# Complete the Mt Rushmore of \_\_\_\_\_

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-the-mt-rushmore-of-_____/852141>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [April 19, 2020, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-the-mt-rushmore-of-_____/852141 "2020-04-19T20:33:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-the-mt-rushmore-of-_____/852141/201 "2020-12-15T04:46:41Z")

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**Mount Rushmore of Horn Bands _(rock era)_ :**  
Chicago, Chase, Blood Sweat and Tears, and Lighthouse.

**Mount Rushmore of cereal mascots:**  
Cap’n Crunch, Tony the Tiger, Lucky the Leprechaun, and …

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-the-mt-rushmore-of-_____/852141/202 "2020-12-15T05:17:35Z")

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**Mount Rushmore of cereal mascots:**  
Cap’n Crunch, Tony the Tiger, Lucky the Leprechaun, and Snap, Crackle, & Pop

**Mount Rushmore of Christmas Movies**  
It’s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, A Christmas Story, and…

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-the-mt-rushmore-of-_____/852141/203 "2020-12-16T13:47:25Z")

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**Mount Rushmore of Christmas Movies**  
It’s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, A Christmas Story, and A Christmas Carol (specifically the 1951 version starring Alastair Sim)

Mount Rushmore of undergrad degrees that historically lead to careers in the unemployment line:  
Philosophy, Poetry, Women’s Studies, and…

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**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-the-mt-rushmore-of-_____/852141/204 "2020-12-25T05:35:18Z")

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> [@Cardigan](#):
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> Mount Rushmore of undergrad degrees that historically lead to careers in the unemployment line:  
> Philosophy, Poetry, Women’s Studies, and…

English

Mount Rushmore of '90s TV hits: Roseanne, Seinfeld, ER and…

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-the-mt-rushmore-of-_____/852141/205 "2020-12-25T06:11:47Z")

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**Mount Rushmore of '90s TV hits:**  
Roseanne, Seinfeld, ER and The Simpsons

**Mount Rushmore of '50s TV hits:**  
The Twilight Zone, I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners and…

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**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-the-mt-rushmore-of-_____/852141/206 "2020-12-25T16:45:23Z")

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> [@panache45](#):
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> **Mount Rushmore of '50s TV hits:**  
> The Twilight Zone, I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners and…

Leave It to Beaver.

**Mount Rushmore of Law & Order** :  
TOS, SVU, CI and…

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2020, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-the-mt-rushmore-of-_____/852141/207 "2020-12-28T18:55:51Z")

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**Mount Rushmore of Law & Order** :  
TOS, SVU, CI and TC

Mount Rushmore of Jewish comedians:  
Sid Caesar, Groucho Marx, Woody Allen, and…

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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-the-mt-rushmore-of-_____/852141/208 "2020-12-28T20:16:29Z")

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**Mount Rushmore of Jewish comedians** :  
Sid Caesar, Groucho Marx, Woody Allen, and…  
Carl Reiner

**Mount Rushmore of Film Scorers**

John Williams, Henry Mancini, Alfred Newman, and …

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-the-mt-rushmore-of-_____/852141/209 "2020-12-29T00:52:11Z")

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**Mount Rushmore of Film Scorers**  
John Williams, Henry Mancini, Alfred Newman, and Max Steiner

**Mount Rushmore of opera composers:**  
Verdi, Puccini, Wagner and…

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**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-the-mt-rushmore-of-_____/852141/210 "2020-12-29T02:21:25Z")

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> [@panache45](#):
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> **Mount Rushmore of opera composers:**  
> Verdi, Puccini, Wagner and…

Rossini.

**Mount Rushmore of Screwball Comedies** :  
_It Happened One Night_, _His Girl Friday_, _The Awful Truth_, and…

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-the-mt-rushmore-of-_____/852141/211 "2020-12-29T20:31:02Z")

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**Mount Rushmore of Screwball Comedies** :  
It Happened One Night, His Girl Friday The Awful Truth, and Dumb and Dumber

Mount Rushmore of wars you’ve probably never heard of:  
Sonderbund War: November 3 – 29, 1847;  
War of Jenkins’ Ear: 1739 – 1748;  
Anglo-Zanzibar War: August 27, 1896 (lasted 38 minutes); and…

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**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-the-mt-rushmore-of-_____/852141/212 "2020-12-29T20:54:16Z")

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**Mount Rushmore of wars you’ve probably never heard of**

Add the War of the Triple Alliance: fought from 1864 to 1870 between Paraguay and a coalition of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. The bloodiest war in South American history.

**Mount Rushmore of _very_ regional American foods** :

She-Crab Soup  
Lamb Fries  
Half-Smoke, and. . .

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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2020, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-the-mt-rushmore-of-_____/852141/213 "2020-12-30T01:06:40Z")

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She-Crab Soup  
Lamb Fries  
Half-Smoke, and. . .  
Booyah — [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booyah\_(stew)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booyah_(stew))

**Mt. Rushmore of Advertising Icons**

Mr. Whipple _(Don’t Squeeze the Charmin!)_, The Maytag Repairman, The Marlboro Man, and …

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-the-mt-rushmore-of-_____/852141/214 "2020-12-30T03:38:09Z")

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**Mt. Rushmore of Advertising Icons**

Mr. Whipple _(Don’t Squeeze the Charmin!)_ , The Maytag Repairman, The Marlboro Man, and Madge the Manicurist.

**Mt. Rushmore of Greek gods:**

Zeus, Athena, Poseidon, and …

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**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2020, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-the-mt-rushmore-of-_____/852141/215 "2020-12-30T10:05:40Z")

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> [@Spoons](#):
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> **Mt. Rushmore of Greek gods:**
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> Zeus, Athena, Poseidon, and …

Ares.

**Mt. Rushmore of breakfast cereals:**  
Wheaties, Cheerios, Raisin Bran, and …

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-the-mt-rushmore-of-_____/852141/216 "2020-12-30T13:34:48Z")

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**Mt. Rushmore of breakfast cereals:**  
Wheaties, Cheerios, Raisin Bran, and Corn Flakes

Mt. Rushmore of hangouts for the wealthy:  
Monte Carlo, Martha’s Vineyard, Dubai, and…

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-the-mt-rushmore-of-_____/852141/217 "2021-07-19T17:17:11Z")

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bumping this one after reading the [Friends vs Cheers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-vs-cheers-which-is-better/946801/28) thread  
Mt. Rushmore of tv sitcoms:  
I Love Lucy, All in the Family, Cheers, and …

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-the-mt-rushmore-of-_____/852141/218 "2021-07-19T19:55:47Z")

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**Mt. Rushmore of tv sitcoms:**  
I Love Lucy, All in the Family, Cheers, and Friends

**Mt. Rushmore of Summer Events**  
State fairs, Mega-concerts, Hangin’ out at the beach, and…

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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-the-mt-rushmore-of-_____/852141/219 "2021-07-20T02:03:47Z")

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**Mt. Rushmore of Summer Events**  
State fairs, Mega-concerts, Hangin’ out at the beach, and…  
Family Reunion picnics.

**Mt. Rushmore of (real) Old West Lawmen**

Wyatt Earp, Pat Garrett, Bat Masterson, and …

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-the-mt-rushmore-of-_____/852141/220 "2021-07-20T19:34:42Z")

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**Mt. Rushmore of (real) Old West Lawmen**

Wyatt Earp, Pat Garrett, Bat Masterson, and John Hughes

**Mt. Rushmore of phobias**

Claustrophobia (fear of confined spaces), arachnophobia (fear of spiders), acrophobia (fear of heights) and…

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