Full Potato Friday Episode 20- Founding Fathers Edition
August 12, 2024
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as posted by the channelIn this special "Founding Fathers" edition of Full Potato Friday, Hawk takes us on a wild ride through the lesser-known exploits of America's revered historical figures, proving that the apple pie of American history is actually filled with some pretty rotten apples. From George Washington's ghoulish dentures made from the teeth of the enslaved to Thomas Jefferson's penchant for fathering children with his own slaves, our host gleefully strips away the powdered wigs to reveal the balding truths beneath.
The episode continues its merry romp through the halls of early American depravity, highlighting Ben Franklin's advice on choosing mistresses and his fascination with flatulence, John Adams' authoritarian tendencies and rotund nicknames, and Alexander Hamilton's ill-fated affair with a honey-trapping temptress. It's like a historical soap opera, only with more wigs and less personal hygiene.
Finally, Hawk serves up some truly bizarre tidbits, including Patrick Henry's basement-dwelling wife, Governor Morris's fatal attempt at DIY urinary tract surgery, and John Hancock's devious manipulation of the Boston Tea Party for profit. By the end, you'll be left wondering if the Founding Fathers were visionary patriots or just a bunch of colonial frat boys with too much power and too little oversight. It's enough to make you want to dump your own tea in the harbor – or at least reconsider whose face belongs on your money.
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