# Declaration of Independence - George III a poophead? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 14, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declaration-of-independence-george-iii-a-poophead/175277 "2003-05-14T21:23:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Francis\_E\_Dec\_Esq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/48db29/32.png) [@Francis\_E\_Dec\_Esq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francis_E_Dec_Esq)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declaration-of-independence-george-iii-a-poophead/175277/1 "2003-05-14T21:23:51Z")
Is this for real? [http://www.historyhouse.com/in\_history/declaration/](http://www.historyhouse.com/in_history/declaration/) > [@](#): > > The original Declaration was a horrifically embarrassing document. Issued forth on July 4th, 1776, it was hailed by the nationbuilders as the product of **privileged white guy genius.** As a document redressing the litany of grievances the Colonists had against their paternal empire, it provided a unique window on the sorts of things that ticked the colonists off, only they weren’t quite the things you heard about in elementary school. Here’s a few of them, taken from the original Declaration. They derided King George > > For stopping the processing of hemp. > For implementing so-called sanitation. > For preventing the Godly marriage of cousins and other kin.[4] > For halting the production of spirits. > For being a poop-head. > > This wasn’t the first time Jefferson had let the piss and vinegar fly. Considering that John Adams hired rumormongers to dig up adultery dirt on his political opponents and Benjamin Franklin wrote a treatise entitled “Fart Proudly”, is it really surprising that our Founding Fathers were capable of such potty humor? ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declaration-of-independence-george-iii-a-poophead/175277/2 "2003-05-14T21:27:31Z")
Take a close look at the date of publication at the top of the article and get back to us. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declaration-of-independence-george-iii-a-poophead/175277/3 "2003-05-14T21:33:16Z")
Well put. But just in case anyone is interested: [http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/ruffdrft.html](http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/ruffdrft.html) ---
**Author:** ![Francis\_E\_Dec\_Esq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/48db29/32.png) [@Francis\_E\_Dec\_Esq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francis_E_Dec_Esq)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declaration-of-independence-george-iii-a-poophead/175277/4 "2003-05-14T21:33:30Z")
Ha! What confused me was that the other articles on the site seemed legit so it didn’t seem like parody site, but I just couldn’t swallow this one. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Barks\_dog\_food](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@Barks\_dog\_food](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barks_dog_food)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declaration-of-independence-george-iii-a-poophead/175277/5 "2003-05-15T17:58:27Z")
It’s a perfect plan. They can tell the truth but noone believes it because of the publishing date. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declaration-of-independence-george-iii-a-poophead/175277/6 "2003-05-15T18:11:09Z")
Perhaps reading the top of every web page should give you a clue … “History House … an irreverent history magazine.”