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A couple of lists. Thanks to Chhavi and The Kenj.

• From Chhavi start the day with wonder ... hee hee C*

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  HISTORICAL COINCIDENCE
  --------From:--WLS-- Feb 10, 2004

  Some presidential history!

  Look what happens when a President gets elected in a year with a "0" at the end.

  Also notice it goes in increments of 20 years:

  1840:-- William Henry Harrison--- (died in office)
  1860:-- Abraham Lincoln------------ (assassinated)
  1880:-- James A. Garfield------------ (assassinated)
  1900:-- William McKinley----------- (assassinated)
  1920:-- Warren G. Harding--------- (died in office)
  1940:-- Franklin D. Roosevelt------ (dies in office)
  1960:-- John F. Kennedy------------ (assassinated)
  1980:-- Ronald Reagan-------------- (survived assassination attempt)
  2000:--George W. Bush------------ ????????????

  And to think that we had two guys fighting it out in the courts to be the one elected in 2000.

  You might also be interested in this. 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.

  -- Creepy, huh?

• From Kenj
  The Washington Post's Style Invitational once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are this year's winners.

  1 - Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.

  2 - Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.

  3 - Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.

  4 - Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.

  5 - Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

  6 - Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.

  7 - Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.

  8 - Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)

  9 - Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer.

  10- Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.

  11- Glibido: All talk and no action.

  12- Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.

  13- Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.

  14- Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.

  15- Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a grub in the fruit you're eating.

  16- And the pick of the literature: Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an a***ole.

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