this is really creepy

Sep 15, 2005 20:09

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?
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