# Old Man of the Mountain Collapses

**URL:** https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/old-man-of-the-mountain-collapses/344
**Category:** RPGC Main Forum
**Created:** [May 3, 2003, 5:43pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/old-man-of-the-mountain-collapses/344 "2003-05-03T17:43:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author: ![The\_984](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/user_avatar/discourse.rpgclassics.com/the_984/32/5_2.png) [@The\_984](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/The_984)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2003, 5:43pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/old-man-of-the-mountain-collapses/344/1 "2003-05-03T17:43:40Z")

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This is something that probably only Americans will care about, if at all. Kinda sad to hear about it.  
[http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/05/03/old.man.mountian.ap/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/05/03/old.man.mountian.ap/index.html)

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### Author: ![BahamutXero](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/user_avatar/discourse.rpgclassics.com/bahamutxero/32/55_2.png) [@BahamutXero](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/BahamutXero)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2003, 5:56pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/old-man-of-the-mountain-collapses/344/2 "2003-05-03T17:56:29Z")

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It is unfortunate that a monument has fallen but when I really think about it, your right, I really don’t care.

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### Author: ![Valkyrie\_Esker](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/user_avatar/discourse.rpgclassics.com/valkyrie_esker/32/51_2.png) [@Valkyrie\_Esker](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Valkyrie_Esker)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2003, 6:13pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/old-man-of-the-mountain-collapses/344/3 "2003-05-03T18:13:44Z")

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Ah, t’is a pity. I always visited it whenever I was visiting my aunt near there. Had some good memories there.

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### Author: ![Ave\_Destron](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7ab992/32.png) [@Ave\_Destron](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Ave_Destron)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2003, 6:16pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/old-man-of-the-mountain-collapses/344/4 "2003-05-03T18:16:59Z")

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um i never heard of it.

I do live in america!

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### Author: ![Xelopheris](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/b5a626/32.png) [@Xelopheris](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Xelopheris)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/old-man-of-the-mountain-collapses/344/5 "2003-05-03T18:22:26Z")

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O\_o Ave, I’ve heard of it and I live in Canada.

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### Author: ![Ave\_Destron](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7ab992/32.png) [@Ave\_Destron](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Ave_Destron)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2003, 6:30pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/old-man-of-the-mountain-collapses/344/6 "2003-05-03T18:30:49Z")

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yeah i know… i’m bad

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### Author: ![Greenlander](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/a4c791/32.png) [@Greenlander](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Greenlander)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/old-man-of-the-mountain-collapses/344/7 "2003-05-03T18:43:08Z")

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Don’t worry, I live in America and I just learned about it from this thread, too.

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### Author: ![Genericangstyposter](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@Genericangstyposter](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Genericangstyposter)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2003, 7:28pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/old-man-of-the-mountain-collapses/344/8 "2003-05-03T19:28:05Z")

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I don’t care.

EDIT: To me its just another bunch of rocks, really.

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### Author: ![Kagon](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@Kagon](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Kagon)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2003, 7:43pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/old-man-of-the-mountain-collapses/344/9 "2003-05-03T19:43:08Z")

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It’s sad to hear that happened. =/

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### Author: ![Cless\_Alvein](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/user_avatar/discourse.rpgclassics.com/cless_alvein/32/1_2.png) [@Cless\_Alvein](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Cless_Alvein)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2003, 8:04pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/old-man-of-the-mountain-collapses/344/10 "2003-05-03T20:04:34Z")

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If you look at it carefully, it kinds looks like an old crone, actually.

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### Author: ![Darkil](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Darkil](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Darkil)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2003, 9:10pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/old-man-of-the-mountain-collapses/344/11 "2003-05-03T21:10:47Z")

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The after picture kinda looks like he’s looking up at the sky with his mouth open in awe or in pain…

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### Author: ![Xelopheris](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/b5a626/32.png) [@Xelopheris](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Xelopheris)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2003, 9:12pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/old-man-of-the-mountain-collapses/344/12 "2003-05-03T21:12:30Z")

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It now looks like Richard Nixon yelling at someone.

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### Author: ![MegamanX2K](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/user_avatar/discourse.rpgclassics.com/megamanx2k/32/12_2.png) [@MegamanX2K](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/MegamanX2K)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2003, 9:18pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/old-man-of-the-mountain-collapses/344/13 "2003-05-03T21:18:14Z")

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> Originally posted by BahamutXero   
> but when I really think about it, your right, I really don’t care.

_twitch_…_twitch twitch_

And now what are they gonna do about the quarters? Redesign them or what? If so, this could be more important than it at first seems.

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### Author: ![Merlin](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Merlin](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Merlin)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2003, 12:41am UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/old-man-of-the-mountain-collapses/344/14 "2003-05-04T00:41:33Z")

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_is assassinated by the symbolism_

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### Author: ![Rhaka](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/user_avatar/discourse.rpgclassics.com/rhaka/32/31_2.png) [@Rhaka](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Rhaka)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2003, 1:07am UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/old-man-of-the-mountain-collapses/344/15 "2003-05-04T01:07:53Z")

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\<img src=“[http://www.rpgclassics.com/staff/tenchimaru/td.gif](http://www.rpgclassics.com/staff/tenchimaru/td.gif)”\> Lol Merl 😛

I find it kinda stupid that they’re restoring it. The beauty of stuff like this is that nature made it. Mankind can easily create stuff like that, so then it’s not special.

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### Author: ![Frameskip](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/b3f665/32.png) [@Frameskip](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Frameskip)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2003, 1:37am UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/old-man-of-the-mountain-collapses/344/16 "2003-05-04T01:37:51Z")

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Not a big deal to me. Nature has made and destroyed many things.

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### Author: ![Sinistral](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/user_avatar/discourse.rpgclassics.com/sinistral/32/6_2.png) [@Sinistral](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Sinistral)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2003, 1:40am UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/old-man-of-the-mountain-collapses/344/17 "2003-05-04T01:40:17Z")

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I wonder if anything 'll ever happen to mt rushmore.

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### Author: ![Frameskip](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/b3f665/32.png) [@Frameskip](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Frameskip)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2003, 1:42am UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/old-man-of-the-mountain-collapses/344/18 "2003-05-04T01:42:12Z")

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Time and erosion will get it some day, but it isn’t nearly as precarious as the pictures of the old man in the mountain.

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### Author: ![Cala](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e19adc/32.png) [@Cala](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Cala)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2003, 1:40pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/old-man-of-the-mountain-collapses/344/19 "2003-05-04T13:40:16Z")

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I love the Old Man in the Mountain. That’s so sad. ☹

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### Author: ![Eden99](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/user_avatar/discourse.rpgclassics.com/eden99/32/13_2.png) [@Eden99](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Eden99)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2003, 1:44pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/old-man-of-the-mountain-collapses/344/20 "2003-05-04T13:44:16Z")

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I wonder if people will take this as some sign of the appocalipes or something, with all the lunitic fringe groups out there…

The mountain was cool, to bad it like died. It had its reasons I guess.

:kissy:

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