Twitter wags can’t get enough of this old statue of a shirtless Abraham Lincoln:
Reminder that the Los Angeles federal courthouse has a statue of Abraham Lincoln where he's a shirtless young stud suggestively tugging at his waistband like a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model: pic.twitter.com/32bjqEERYi
— Zack Stentz (@MuseZack) February 20, 2019
Screenwriter Zack Stentz shared the image of the 8-foot sculpture, which has stood at the Los Angeles Federal Building since 1939, online Wednesday.
He likened the “shirtless young stud suggestively tugging at his waistband” to a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model.
It promptly sent the social media platform into overdrive as people rechristened the artwork “Honest Babe” and “Babe-raham Lincoln,” among other names:
The Separation of Shirt and State
— Ry Guy (@ArKayEffe) February 20, 2019
I contend he looks that much better because he’s holding a book. #honestbAbe https://t.co/qbOkiDGxv8
— Nicole D. Valentine (@nicoleva) February 21, 2019
— Tammara Webber (@TammaraWebber) February 20, 2019
I'm not going to stop thinking about that Calvin Klein underwear model statue of Abraham Lincoln in the LA Courthouse for at least a week.
— Muirin (@Muirin007) February 21, 2019
Emancipate them abs.
— Molly Rene (@mollyrenewriter) February 20, 2019
The Gettysburg Undress
— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) February 20, 2019
well he did help pass the Thirsteenth Amendment
— ryan teague beckwith (@ryanbeckwith) February 21, 2019
This is...unexpected.
— Jeffrey Kluger (@jeffreykluger) February 21, 2019
I had no idea that’s who it’s supposed to be. I thought it was Luke Perry this whole time
— Brooke Binkowski (@brooklynmarie) February 21, 2019
More like Babe-raham Lincoln.
— Robert Little (@inlanddefense) February 20, 2019
More like Babe Lincoln, amirite?
— John Haltiwanger (@jchaltiwanger) February 20, 2019
(I'm sorry, I have Dad joke syndrome and it's very serious) https://t.co/NPmuHmHEFE
When's he gonna get a contract with Calvin Klein? https://t.co/F5j4CJVznu
— Nathan McDermott (@natemcdermott) February 20, 2019
There's probably fanfiction about that shirtless Lincoln statue.
— Pepijn (@PKtje) February 20, 2019
Honest Abs
— Ned Pyle (@NerdPyle) February 20, 2019
"Let's get you emancipated out of those shorts"
— Jesse Singal (@jessesingal) February 20, 2019
Is that a bicep vein
— Toph (@toph_bbq) February 20, 2019
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