BlueQuarter
07-14-2008, 07:20 PM
>>> >>>Have a history teacher explain this----- if they can.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
>>> >>>John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
>>> >>>John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
>>> >>>Both wives lost their children while living in the White
>>>House.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
>>> >>>Both Presidents were shot in the head.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Now it gets really weird.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Lincoln 's secretary was named Kennedy.
>>> >>>Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Both were assassinated by Southerners.
>>> >>>Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
>>> >>>Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.
>>> >>>Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Both assassins were known by their three names.
>>> >>>Both names are composed of fifteen letters.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Now hang on to your seat.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.'
>>> >>>Kennedy was shot in a car called ' Lincoln' made by 'Ford.'
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in
>>>a warehouse.
>>> >>>Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid
>>>in a
>>> >>>theater.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>And here's the kicker...
>>> >>>
>>> >>>A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland
>>> >>>A week before Kennedy was shot, he was in Marilyn Monroe.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
>>> >>>John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
>>> >>>John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
>>> >>>Both wives lost their children while living in the White
>>>House.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
>>> >>>Both Presidents were shot in the head.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Now it gets really weird.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Lincoln 's secretary was named Kennedy.
>>> >>>Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Both were assassinated by Southerners.
>>> >>>Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
>>> >>>Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.
>>> >>>Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Both assassins were known by their three names.
>>> >>>Both names are composed of fifteen letters.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Now hang on to your seat.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.'
>>> >>>Kennedy was shot in a car called ' Lincoln' made by 'Ford.'
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in
>>>a warehouse.
>>> >>>Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid
>>>in a
>>> >>>theater.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>And here's the kicker...
>>> >>>
>>> >>>A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland
>>> >>>A week before Kennedy was shot, he was in Marilyn Monroe.