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December 18, 2005
Martin "Little Magician" van Buren finally gets his due
Among the presidents soon to appear on US coins: James K. Polk, John "Silent Cal" Coolidge Jr, and Grover "Uncle Jumbo" Cleveland. (more) This will be a great opportunity for history nerds to bring out their jokes about our more obscure presidents. My personal favorite goes like this:
A white house dinner guest of President Coolidge bet her friends that she could convince "Silent Cal" to say at least three words. Upon learning of the wager, Coolidge retorted: "You lose."
Then there's this great line from Abraham J. "Grandpa" Simpson:
Why when I was a pup, we got spanked 'till the cows came home. Grover Cleveland spanked me on two non-consecutive occasions.
Posted by adrianjo at December 18, 2005 06:52 PM