[klondike mary] Mt Mushmore

[klondike mary]

Let me state upfront, no one deserves to be judged for the 5 dumbest things he or she ever did or said.
That said, if there were a gigantic monument to monumentally dumb ideas, this gentleman would surely deserve a place there.
What was the nature of the idea?

[AlbatrossLover]

Gentleman = HAM?

Is this a famous person? Is the idea something a lot of people heard about?

Is the idea a proposed solution to a problem? A proposed law? Rule? A theory? Is it related to a specific field?

Did anyone other than him relevantly think it was a good idea?

[trebor]

Gutzon Borglum relevant?

Did the man ever act on his idea?

[klondike mary]

Gentleman = HAM? Yes.

Is this a famous person?Yes! Is the idea something a lot of people heard about? Nooooo....

Is the idea a proposed solution to a problem? Yes. A proposed law? Yessish. Rule? A theory? Is it related to a specific field? Yopish.

Did anyone other than him relevantly think it was a good idea? Maybe a few, but not many.
AlbatrossLover

[klondike mary]

Gutzon Borglum relevant? Yes.

Did the man ever act on his idea? No, because.....

[AlbatrossLover]

So Mt Rushmore is relevant? Does this happen before the monument is built? When it's being built? After?

Is the number 5 on the puzzle statement relevant? Does the proposal have to do with the number of presidents there? The specific presidents who are portrayed? Adding someone else to the sculpture?

Is the conflict with Native Americans about the place where the monument was built relevant?

(I'm not from the US and don't know like anything about the history of Mt Rushmore so sorry for the inevitable dumb questions.)

[trebor]

Hello, Albatrosslover. I don’t think we’ve met yet. I’m not from the US either, but there is a good chance I’m closer to it than you are. Welcome to the forum!

Is the Crazy Horse monument relevant? (I mean, the whole idea of blasting and destroying mountainsides and whatever to honour him and Teddy Roosevelt specifically seems pretty counter to what those two were about.)

Are any movies that use the monument relevant?

Does this have to do with what explosives were to be used? Or something else about clearing the rock?

[klondike mary]

So Mt Rushmore is relevant? Yope.Does this happen before the monument is built? When it's being built? After?[b]Before. It was begun c. 1927 and finished in 1941, to help you out a bit.[/b]Is the number 5 on the puzzle statement relevant? No. Does the proposal have to do with the number of presidents there? The specific presidents who are portrayed? Has to do with one of the presidents there. Adding someone else to the sculpture? No. Is the conflict with Native Americans about the place where the monument was built relevant? No.

AlbatrossLover

[klondike mary]

Is the Crazy Horse monument relevant? No.I mean, the whole idea of blasting and destroying mountainsides and whatever to honour him and Teddy Roosevelt specifically seems pretty counter to what those two were about.) C.H. n.r., but you might follow up in the T.R.angle.
Are any movies that use the monument relevant? [b]No.[/b]Does this have to do with what explosives were to be used? Or something else about clearing the rock? No to both.
trebor

[trebor]

Roosevelt had quite a bit to do with the national parks system, didn't he? Anything to do with that? With a specific park? Was something else maybe going to be included with Teddy's bust?

[klondike mary]

Roosevelt had quite a bit to do with the national parks system, didn't he? Anything to do with that? With a specific park? Was something else maybe going to be included with Teddy's bust?[b]No to all. However, Teddy's non-presidential activities are somewhat relevant.[/b]

[GalFisk]

Non-presidential: before presidency? After? During? Political activities? Business? Private life?

[klondike mary]

Non-presidential: before presidency? After? This During? Political activities? Business? Private life? Primarily this, though as an ex-president, he still had a good deal of political influence.

[GalFisk]

Did Roosevelt relevantly: say something? Write something? His memoirs? Meet someone? Propose an action? Or law?
Would the dumb idea be part of Mt. Rushmore? If so, a visible part? Hidden? Something inside?

[klondike mary]

Did Roosevelt relevantly: say something? Write something? His memoirs? Meet someone? Propose an action?This, primarily. Or law?
Would the dumb idea be part of Mt. Rushmore?No. so, a visible part? Hidden? Something inside? So, no.
Probably his 'dumb idea' would have had no effect on whether TR was honored on Mt. Rushmore, even if enacted. (It wasn't)

[JenBurdoo]

Roosevelt's sporting activities (hunting, mainly) relevant? Policies towards Native Americans?

[trebor]

Just for clarification, was it Borglum who had the dumb idea here? Roosevelt?

[klondike mary]

Roosevelt's sporting activities (hunting, mainly) This is relevant.relevant?Policies towards Native Americans?No.

[klondike mary]

Just for clarification, was it Borglum who had the dumb idea here? Roosevelt?[b]Yes, T.R.[/b]

[GalFisk]

Animals relevant? A specific species? Invasive species? Extinction? Weapons? Was the idea put into practice?

[klondike mary]

Animals relevant? A specific species? Yes and yes! Invasive species? Would have been.Extinction? Weapons? Was the idea put into practice?[ No to all.]

[GalFisk]

Birds? Mammals? Fish? Carnivores? Prey for hunters? Animals for food?

[klondike mary]

Birds? Mammals?This. Fish? Carnivores? Omnivore is probably best description. Not usually thought of as meat-eaters.Prey for hunters? Animals for food? Both are relevant.
GalFisk

[GalFisk]

Bears? Boars? Smaller than a breadbox?

[trebor]

Does the dumb idea have to do with teddy bears?

[klondike mary]

Bears? Boars?no to both Smaller than a breadbox? Quite a bit larger.[/bDoes the dumb idea have to do with teddy bears?[b]No. Keep exploring.

[trebor]

Bison? Horse? Elephant? Giraffe? A member of the canine family? Feline? Bovine? Deer family? Is it an animal that’s native to the US? Canada? Mexico? South America? Europe? Africa? Asia? Oceania?

Did Roosevelt want to introduce it to the US? Was that the dumb idea?

[klondike mary]

Bison? Horse? Elephant? Giraffe? A member of the canine family? Feline? Bovine? Deer family? No to all. it an animal that’s native to the US? Canada? Mexico? South America? Europe? Africa? This, no to the others.Asia? Oceania?

Did Roosevelt want to introduce it to the US? Was that the dumb idea Yes. Actually, he had a logical reason for suggesting it, but still dumb.

[GalFisk]

Does this animal hunt? Scavenge? Forage? Graze? Is it dangerous to humans? Livestock? Pets? Does it have claws? Is it known for intelligence? Strength? Speed? Agility? Stealth? Flocking?

[trebor]

Are they rhinos? Hippos?

Was there a specific state? region of the country? he wanted to introduce the animal to?

[klondike mary]

Does this animal hunt? Scavenge? Forage? Graze?Mostly this.Is it dangerous to humans? Livestock? Pets? Could be.[b]Does it have claws? Is it known for intelligence? Strength? Speed? Agility? Stealth?[b]This, no or n.r. to everything else.Flocking?

[klondike mary]

Are they rhinos? Hippos? [b]This[/b]
Was there a specific state? region of the country? he wanted to introduce the animal to [b]Yes, the South.[/b

************SPOILER******************8
The backstory: Pellegra was endemic in the American South in the early years of the 20th century. It was theorized by many (including TR.,) that it was caused by poverty and poor diet, and they weren't wrong. Roosevelt proposed to introduce hippos into the bayous of Louisiana, so that the locals could hunt them and have a source of protein in their diet. With hindsight, we can see that this would case more problems than it would solve. Good Lord, nutria and alligators aren't enough?

It wasn't until the later teens that a Dr. Joseph Godlwater did some experiments with convicts (Caucasian cons only, as the rash showed up better on white skin) that it was discovered just what vitamins were lacking, niacin and tryptophan.

Congrats, Dr. Trebor!

[trebor]

What an...unfortunate idea.