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'16th president?'

posted 14 years ago by NxNWRocks
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Why is a clue for Abraham Lincoln showing Emilio the Playboy centerfold? I don't get it.

"Worthington, we're being attacked by giant bats!"

[–] BrissyBrett 14 years ago

I could be wrong, but I think "Abe Lincoln" is used as slang, like "Holy Moly", etc. Emilios in awe of the centrefold obviously...

[–] NxNWRocks 14 years ago

I was thinking the model might have had long legs, and Lincoln was tall, but that seems like a stretch.

"Worthington, we're being attacked by giant bats!"

[–] harryfyhr 14 years ago

I'm pretty sure,since this movie was made in a time when people still had pubic hair(!),the centerfold's bush was a clue/reference to Lincoln's famous beard.

I guess you guys are very young. I got the joke the first time I saw it,but then again,I'm very old.

Edited for clarity (I think/hope)

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badgers? badgers!? WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' BADGERS!!!

[–] BingoFlip20943 14 years ago

Oh and I just happen to be watching this movie right now for the first time since the 80s and it's Abraham Lincoln's birfday NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!

[–] jrs-8 14 years ago

harry is correct. It was the pubic hair reference.

[–] jmbarron-2 14 years ago

I agree it is the beard/pubic hair they are referring to. Charlie Sheen also made a similar reference on 'Two and a Half Men', when he mentioned kissing Abraham Lincoln’s in one episode.

[–] stevenackerman69 13 years ago

Maybe he is showing a babe and that rhymes with Abe so it rang a bell with him.

[–] harryfyhr 13 years ago

That's definitely reaching,but somehow strangely creatively appealing thinking

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badgers? badgers!? WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' BADGERS!!!

[–] Cletus-Vanne-Damme 13 years ago

Even when I saw this movie when I was 11 years old, I thought it was pubic hair. It's obvious.

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[–] nutsberryfarm 11 years ago

she looked like an abolitionist.

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