The short answer to your rhetorical question is that U ncle S am is the symbol of the U nited S tates. It is often reported that the name originally was a jocular reference to meatpacker Sam Wilson (at the time of the War of 1812), as stated in the Wikipedia article, but at least one online article casts doubt on that story: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/621/whats-the-origin-of-uncle-sam
alondra about 12 years ago
Give him his refund already so he can buy a pair of pants! It’s cold this time of year ya know?
gocomicsmember about 12 years ago
The short answer to your rhetorical question is that U ncle S am is the symbol of the U nited S tates. It is often reported that the name originally was a jocular reference to meatpacker Sam Wilson (at the time of the War of 1812), as stated in the Wikipedia article, but at least one online article casts doubt on that story: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/621/whats-the-origin-of-uncle-sam
Woody157 about 12 years ago
In the early days of the space program the rockets were referred to as ‘civil servants’. You couldn’t make them work and you couldn’t fire them.
cubswin2016 about 12 years ago
It would have been more interesting if they would have used John Carpenter.
cbrsarah about 12 years ago
Tough!! Do the paper work and get it over with instead of delaying it. MY TAXES pay YOUR SALARY!!!!