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* [[The Presidents|The President of the United States']] "''Resolute'' Desk", which with a few exceptions is always present in the Oval Office, no matter who is president.
* [[The Presidents|The President of the United States']] "''Resolute'' Desk", which with a few exceptions is always present in the Oval Office, no matter who is president.
* [[Ronald Reagan]]'s jelly beans.
* [[Ronald Reagan]]'s jelly beans.
* Try to imagine a mafia guy with any other weapon but a [http://www.google.co.ve/imgres?imgurl=http://photos1.hi5.com/0073/136/992/cgYDDL136992-02.jpg&imgrefurl=http://enemigodelagente.blogspot.com/2009/01/mi-subametralladora-thompson.html&usg=__2qVWRebdHrjMcRlKIOLQ1xbQ_WU=&h=650&w=521&sz=56&hl=es&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=MxqHPQGsuxgPkM:&tbnh=139&tbnw=110&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dthompson%2Bmafia%26um%3D1%26hl%3Des%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DEiK%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:es-ES:official%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D580%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=707&vpy=203&dur=2836&hovh=251&hovw=201&tx=139&ty=151&ei=tE6GTO7tE8G88gby_rVK&oei=tE6GTO7tE8G88gby_rVK&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:0 Thompson submachine gun]. I imagined you couldn't.
* Try to imagine a mafia guy with any other weapon but a [http://www.google.co.ve/imgres?imgurl=http://photos1.hi5.com/0073/136/992/cgYDDL136992-02.jpg&imgrefurl=http://enemigodelagente.blogspot.com/2009/01/mi-subametralladora-thompson.html&usg=__2qVWRebdHrjMcRlKIOLQ1xbQ_WU=&h=650&w=521&sz=56&hl=es&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=MxqHPQGsuxgPkM:&tbnh=139&tbnw=110&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dthompson%2Bmafia%26um%3D1%26hl%3Des%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DEiK%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:es-ES:official%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D580%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=707&vpy=203&dur=2836&hovh=251&hovw=201&tx=139&ty=151&ei=tE6GTO7tE8G88gby_rVK&oei=tE6GTO7tE8G88gby_rVK&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:0 Thompson submachine gun]{{Dead link}}. I imagined you couldn't.
* [[Four-Star Badass|General]] George S. [[Patton]] is associated with his ivory-handled revolvers.
* [[Four-Star Badass|General]] George S. [[Patton]] is associated with his ivory-handled revolvers.
* General Douglas MacArthur is similarly known for his aviator shades, visored cap, and corn cob pipe. In fact, in a form of [[Memetic Mutation]], he is actually the originator of the stereotype of military pilots wearing aviator shades; many of the officers that would go on to lead the Air Force worked for MacArthur earlier in their careers, in fact, also consider that he served as an officer in the Army from the turn of the century [[Long Runners|until the Korean War]], and you begin to see just how many junior officers may have been inspired to imitate his style.
* General Douglas MacArthur is similarly known for his aviator shades, visored cap, and corn cob pipe. In fact, in a form of [[Memetic Mutation]], he is actually the originator of the stereotype of military pilots wearing aviator shades; many of the officers that would go on to lead the Air Force worked for MacArthur earlier in their careers, in fact, also consider that he served as an officer in the Army from the turn of the century [[Long Runners|until the Korean War]], and you begin to see just how many junior officers may have been inspired to imitate his style.