The Old Man of the Mountain was New Hampshire's official symbol (what? it wasn't a packie?), and graced the rear side of its commemorative quarter. Over the past few days, however, gravity and erosion best him at last.
Today:
Of the Old Man, Daniel Webster once said: "Men hang out their signs indicative of their respective trades; shoe makers hang out a gigantic shoe; jewelers a monster watch, and the dentist hangs out a gold tooth; but up in the Mountains of New Hampshire, God Almighty has hung out a sign to show that there He makes men."
If I'm a ladybug in the Granite State (the official state insect), I'm sleeping with my one eye open tonight.
edited to add: an enterprising Farkster is already on the case.
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