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Where's Dan Quayle?
Readers are challenged to locate Vice President Dan Quayle at such locales as a session of Congress, a military base, on a tour of the White House, and NASA headquarters
25 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1991
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February 22, 2018
I found this satirical send-up in the library today, in the manner of Where's Waldo picture books.
Wearied by current American politics, I picked it up, almost nostalgic for a time when we only laughed heartily at this bumbling Vice President, compared to the fearful, angry reactions many of us have now to 45's tweets.
Here's some choice quotations from former Senator Quayle, if you, like me, need a laugh; these were verified as actual statements (vs. the one about Latin being spoken in Latin America, which he didn't actually say):
“Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child.”
“Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts.”
“Mars is essentially in the same orbit . . . Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe.”
“What a waste it is to lose one’s mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is.”
“The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation’s history. I mean in this century’s history. But we all lived in this century. I didn’t live in this century.”
“I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy – but that could change.”
“One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice president, and that one word is ‘to be prepared.'”
“Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things.”
“I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future.”
“The future will be better tomorrow.”
“We’re going to have the best-educated American people in the world.”
“People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.”
“I stand by all the misstatements that I’ve made.”
“We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe.”
“I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican.”
“I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix.”
“When I have been asked during these last weeks who caused the riots and the killing in L.A., my answer has been direct and simple: Who is to blame for the riots? The rioters are to blame. Who is to blame for the killings? The killers are to blame.”
“Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it.”
“We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur.”
“For NASA, space is still a high priority.”
“Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children.”
“[It’s] time for the human race to enter the solar system.”
Wearied by current American politics, I picked it up, almost nostalgic for a time when we only laughed heartily at this bumbling Vice President, compared to the fearful, angry reactions many of us have now to 45's tweets.
Here's some choice quotations from former Senator Quayle, if you, like me, need a laugh; these were verified as actual statements (vs. the one about Latin being spoken in Latin America, which he didn't actually say):
“Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child.”
“Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts.”
“Mars is essentially in the same orbit . . . Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe.”
“What a waste it is to lose one’s mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is.”
“The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation’s history. I mean in this century’s history. But we all lived in this century. I didn’t live in this century.”
“I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy – but that could change.”
“One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice president, and that one word is ‘to be prepared.'”
“Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things.”
“I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future.”
“The future will be better tomorrow.”
“We’re going to have the best-educated American people in the world.”
“People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.”
“I stand by all the misstatements that I’ve made.”
“We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe.”
“I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican.”
“I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix.”
“When I have been asked during these last weeks who caused the riots and the killing in L.A., my answer has been direct and simple: Who is to blame for the riots? The rioters are to blame. Who is to blame for the killings? The killers are to blame.”
“Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it.”
“We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur.”
“For NASA, space is still a high priority.”
“Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children.”
“[It’s] time for the human race to enter the solar system.”
September 27, 2021
The structure of this book is simple and is modeled after the “Where’s Waldo?” format. In this case, it is former Vice President Dan Quayle that you search for. The images follow the “Where’s Waldo?” model, images with extremely busy visual effects are presented and the reader is required to search through the clutter and find the given image of Dan Quayle.
Some of them are easy to solve, yet for a few, I reached the point where I questioned whether he was even in the picture before finally finding the well-hidden image. The Quayle image has a tie with diagonal red and white stripes and there are many figures having that fashion characteristic. In one image, I counted 25 such ties.
Meant to be fun and a way to relax while expending some mental effort, this is a book that sharpens the mind and eyes while entertaining.
Some of them are easy to solve, yet for a few, I reached the point where I questioned whether he was even in the picture before finally finding the well-hidden image. The Quayle image has a tie with diagonal red and white stripes and there are many figures having that fashion characteristic. In one image, I counted 25 such ties.
Meant to be fun and a way to relax while expending some mental effort, this is a book that sharpens the mind and eyes while entertaining.
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