RedTwoster Posted July 28, 2025 Posted July 28, 2025 Inspired by discussion in the Hulkamania is dead thread - in particular a comment by @Scratch on the very concept of a ‘Mount Rushmore’ of wrestling. As the title suggests though, this is a thread you share your Mount Rushmore for literally anything you like. I’ll kick things off with my Mount Rushmore of soft drinks. 1. Irn-Bru Xtra - pisses all over the regular version. 2. Barr’s Pineapple - a really refreshing soft drink for the summer months - can’t really beat this one on a hot day. 3. Moray Cup - a rather glorious soft drink that I tried for the first time this year, and although it’s been discontinued, a place on Mount Rushmore would hasten its return. Tastes like a cross between Red Kola and Cream Soda, but slightly fruitier. 4. Pimento Chilli Ginger Beer - fucking glorious, particularly with a squeeze of lime and lashings of ice. It’s exactly what you’d want from a ginger beer - a hint of chilli to burn your mouth, a strong but refreshing taste of ginger, it’s the best ginger beer on the market. Quote
Paid Members air_raid Posted July 28, 2025 Paid Members Posted July 28, 2025 My Mount Rushmore of Rush ; (1) The wrestler (2) The band (3) Mr Rush from Mr Men (4) Mount Rushmore. Quote
sivy Posted July 28, 2025 Posted July 28, 2025 My Mount Rushmore of TV shows The Shield The Sopranos The Wire The Bill My Mount Rushmore of bill characters Jack Meadows Frank Burnside John Boulton George Garfield Quote
Paid Members Arch Stanton Posted July 28, 2025 Paid Members Posted July 28, 2025 What always annoys me with Mount Rushmore discussions, in particular in the context of wrestling, is that everyone interprets it simplistically as 'The Best Four', whereas that's not what Mount Rushmore represents. The presidents represented on the sculpture were each selected for their significant contribution to the Birth (Washington), Growth (Thomas Jefferson, Sucka!), Development (Roosevelt) and Preservation (Lincoln) of the United States. Please bear this logic in mind when you're putting together your Mount Rushmore of the Chippy Tea or Full English Breakfast. Quote
Ro_y Disco Posted July 28, 2025 Posted July 28, 2025 2 hours ago, RedTwoster said: 4. Pimento Chilli Ginger Beer - fucking glorious, particularly with a squeeze of lime and lashings of ice. It’s exactly what you’d want from a ginger beer - a hint of chilli to burn your mouth, a strong but refreshing taste of ginger, it’s the best ginger beer on the market. This sounds amazing! Are there any 'big' shops that sell it, or is it a cornershop/online sort of thing? 40 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: The presidents represented on the sculpture were each selected for their significant contribution to the Birth (Washington), Growth (Thomas Jefferson, Sucka!), Development (Roosevelt) and Preservation (Lincoln) of the United States. Firstly, I also can't hear Thomas Jefferson without adding sucka, and I don't even get what Rock was on about there. Secondly, TIL! Given that designation and that I've also just read Questlove's Hip Hop Is History, my Mount Rushmore of Hip-Hop: 1. Grandmaster Flash (not for the birth, but introducing so much in the early days) 2. Dr Dre (as the figurehead of NWA) 3. Eminem 4. Kendrick Lamar Quote
Paid Members air_raid Posted July 28, 2025 Paid Members Posted July 28, 2025 Mount Rushmore And it’s Completely Different but Also Still Mount Rushmore ; (1) Abraham Washington (2) Jefferson Airplane (3) Arrested Development (4) Andrew Lincoln Quote
DavidB6937 Posted July 28, 2025 Posted July 28, 2025 I thought this was going to literally be ‘Mount Rushmore’ of anything' and I was wondering how the hell I'm meant to just choose 4 things of anything in the history of existence. Quote
RedTwoster Posted July 28, 2025 Author Posted July 28, 2025 Just now, Ro_y Disco said: This sounds amazing! Are there any 'big' shops that sell it, or is it a cornershop/online sort of thing? You can get a ten pack on Amazon for £14.99 - that’s pretty much how I get it these days, although you occasionally see it in farm shops. The first time I saw it was in Scotland’s only chilli farm (now closed, sadly) in Fife, and it was just as good I’d hoped. 53 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: What always annoys me with Mount Rushmore discussions, in particular in the context of wrestling, is that everyone interprets it simplistically as 'The Best Four', whereas that's not what Mount Rushmore represents. The presidents represented on the sculpture were each selected for their significant contribution to the Birth (Washington), Growth (Thomas Jefferson, Sucka!), Development (Roosevelt) and Preservation (Lincoln) of the United States. Well, with that additional challenge in mind - here are the four video games that shaped my love of the hobby: Birth - Sonic 3 & Knuckles - I saw the game, I wanted a Mega Drive and to hoover up every platform game I could. I bought Sonic the Comic, and really fell in love with the character. Growth - The Secret of Monkey Island - I wanted a Mega Drive, my parents got me an Amiga. A blessing in disguise, as this evolved my tastes and showed me a game could be about more than just platforming. Development - Final Fantasy VII - my cousin had Ocarina of Time, but I had a PlayStation. I looked online to see what was most like OOT on PlayStation, and this came up. When I first played the game, I was seriously disappointed as you immediately take part in a turn based battle, which is not what OOT was about at all, but I persisted, and FFVII would go on to become my favourite ever game. It also started a love of JRPGs that persists to this day. Preservation - The Witcher 3 - as my working life and personal life progressed, I felt like my time for gaming decreased significantly. I kind of felt like I might not have time for it at all at various points…but after playing this, I realised I couldn’t give up on the hobby and if anything, I try even more games today than I did back then, even if my time is limited. Obviously I applied that logic to my first post, @Arch Stanton and I think it’s pretty obvious which drink is which so I’m not going to explain it no matter how hard I’m pushed. Quote
Merzbow Posted July 28, 2025 Posted July 28, 2025 Mount Rushmore of Grime. 1. Wiley - The OG, his pre-grime eski beats were the real foundation that so many built upon and are still some of the greatest. 2. Dizzee Rascal - Maybe controversial as he turned away from the genre early but his impact was unlike anyone else, both production and MC wise. 3. D Double E - The pinnacle of preservation, your MC's favourite MC and a flow that defines a genre. The essence of Grime. 4. Ghetts - Phenomenal from an early age and soon proved that grime could be "more than", he added untold depth to lyricism. 4th place was tough, so many names that could fit there and I know many would say Kano but I find his body of work just lacking compared to others and he didn't have the same mainstream impact as a Dizzee. Quote
Browser Brady Posted July 28, 2025 Posted July 28, 2025 (edited) What’s your Mount Rushmore of Mount Rushmore’s ? Thats what i want to know. Edited July 28, 2025 by Browser Brady Quote
davertfnewman Posted July 28, 2025 Posted July 28, 2025 Mount Rushmore of Pringles flavours: 1. Paprika 2. Texas BBQ 3. Salt and Vinegar 4. Prawn Cocktail And it's just four copies of the Pringles logo carved in the mountain. Quote
Paid Members gmoney Posted July 28, 2025 Paid Members Posted July 28, 2025 2 hours ago, Arch Stanton said: What always annoys me with Mount Rushmore discussions, in particular in the context of wrestling, is that everyone interprets it simplistically as 'The Best Four', whereas that's not what Mount Rushmore represents. The presidents represented on the sculpture were each selected for their significant contribution to the Birth (Washington), Growth (Thomas Jefferson, Sucka!), Development (Roosevelt) and Preservation (Lincoln) of the United States. Please bear this logic in mind when you're putting together your Mount Rushmore of the Chippy Tea or Full English Breakfast. You should also have to say what you would keep in your secret chamber The hidden chamber at Mount Rushmore https://share.google/2h0K9UcAV6nGM9R9u Quote
westlondonmist Posted July 28, 2025 Posted July 28, 2025 Mount Rushmore of Fulchester United 1. Billy the Fish 2. Tommy Brown 3. Brown Fox 4. Shakin' Stevens Quote
Paid Members air_raid Posted July 28, 2025 Paid Members Posted July 28, 2025 10 minutes ago, westlondonmist said: Mount Rushmore of Fulchester United 1. Billy the Fish 2. Tommy Brown 3. Brown Fox 4. Shakin' Stevens I’m not sure you could do her justice in the medium of cliff face. Or at least, safely. Quote
Tim Healys Chutney Spoon Posted July 28, 2025 Posted July 28, 2025 9 hours ago, sivy said: My Mount Rushmore of TV shows The Shield The Sopranos The Wire The Bill My Mount Rushmore of bill characters Jack Meadows Frank Burnside John Boulton George Garfield Mount Rushmore for The Bill: Frank Burnisde Bob Cryer Don Beach Jack Meadows Mount Rushmore of English managers Alf Ramsay Bobby Robson Brian Clough Bill Nicholson Quote
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