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[kafenes]

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 with Marilyn Monroe.

[Oracle]

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 with Marilyn Monroe.

..... well there's the twist that doesn't fit ... a complete anticlimax

Isn't there some statistical probability quotient which applies to such phenomena such that over any two people's lives you can get data to "coincide" by leaving out the majority that doesn't fit? .... selective theory

They came up with some strange facts out of the Bible by doing just that I seem to recall reading yonks ago now.

[Sotos]

Isn't there some statistical probability quotient which applies to such phenomena such that over any two people's lives you can get data to "coincide" by leaving out the majority that doesn't fit? .... selective theory

I guess you are right on this! But there are not that many USA presidents that were assassinated and some of those dates and events are significant not just some random events in their lives!

[Oracle]

Isn't there some statistical probability quotient which applies to such phenomena such that over any two people's lives you can get data to "coincide" by leaving out the majority that doesn't fit? .... selective theory

I guess you are right on this! But there are not that many USA presidents that were assassinated and some of those dates and events are significant not just some random events in their lives!

So the CIA employ people to look up "significant" dates before they hire a Presidential assassin?

[Sotos]

Isn't there some statistical probability quotient which applies to such phenomena such that over any two people's lives you can get data to "coincide" by leaving out the majority that doesn't fit? .... selective theory

I guess you are right on this! But there are not that many USA presidents that were assassinated and some of those dates and events are significant not just some random events in their lives!

So the CIA employ people to look up "significant" dates before they hire a Presidential assassin?

I guess! Having a 15 letter name would have been a required qualification also! Those people leave nothing random!!

[Oracle]

Isn't there some statistical probability quotient which applies to such phenomena such that over any two people's lives you can get data to "coincide" by leaving out the majority that doesn't fit? .... selective theory

I guess you are right on this! But there are not that many USA presidents that were assassinated and some of those dates and events are significant not just some random events in their lives!

So the CIA employ people to look up "significant" dates before they hire a Presidential assassin?

I guess! Having a 15 letter name would have been a required qualification also! Those people leave nothing random!!

You are a sweetie Sotos, thank you for making me laugh after I had to post to "observer" in a furious way!

[Filitsa]

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 with Marilyn Monroe.

Kafenes, you blew the punch line! It goes like this (with all due respect to the departed):

"A week before Lincoln was shot he was in Monroe, Maryland.
A week before Kennedy was shot he was in Marilyn Monroe."

I wouldn't ask a history teacher to explain this. A biology teacher would do a far better job.

[cyprusgrump]

Sorry, but it is not strictly true...

http://www.snopes.com/history/american/ ... ennedy.asp

[Filitsa]

Sorry, but it is not strictly true...

http://www.snopes.com/history/american/ ... ennedy.asp

Mr. C'grump, I believe this was penned for entertainment value and not historical value.

[Niki]

Bit vague with the connections but fun!