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* Washington's execution is the [[Point of Divergence]] in the alternate-history/[[Sliding Scale of Libertarianism and Authoritarianism|Libertarian]] fantasy comic book ''The Probability Broach''. The author claims that Washington's handling of the Whiskey Rebellion was the beginnings of over-reaching federal power in America. The man who got Washington convicted is then elected President, and promptly disbands any federal infrastructure, creating the "North American Confederacy."
* According to the immense [[wikipedia:The Apotheosis of Washington|fresco]] on the ceiling of the [[The United States|United States]] Capitol Building, he [[A God Am I|became a god]].
* The [[SCP Foundation]] has [http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2776 SCP-2776], an automaton created in the likeness of George Washington. As per several letters recovered, the automaton was created when the real George Washington was still an officer serving with General Braddock, dying of an illness. The automaton went on to win the war and serve as president, unaware that it wasn't the real Washington. {{spoiler|It also had a number of built-in weapons and a program to go on a destructive rampage towards London if it would appear that America was losing against Britain.}}
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{{quote|'''[[Bill Maher]]:''' They named a state and a capital after him. He's on the one dollar bill. He's about as close to [[Kim Jong Il]] as we get in this country.}}
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