From news.spc.edu!news.new-york.net!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!su-news-feed4.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!fugue.clari.net!funny-request Sun Dec 28 23:34:27 1997 Xref: news.spc.edu rec.humor.funny:7453 Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Organization: CampusMCI From: williamtg@uky.campus.mci.net (William Grubbs) Subject: Lincoln Facts Keywords: smirk Approved: funny-request@clari.net Path: news.spc.edu!news.new-york.net!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!su-news-feed4.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!fugue.clari.net!funny-request Message-ID: Date: Sun, 28 Dec 97 19:30:01 EST Lines: 45 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. The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters. 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 were shot in the head. Here is an interesting one... Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy. Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln. Both were assassinated by Southerners. Both were succeeded by Southerners. Both successors were 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. Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater. Booth ran from a theater and was caught in a warehouse. Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials. And last but not least, A week before Lincoln was shot he was in Monroe, Maryland. A week before Kennedy was shot he was in Marilyn Monroe. -- Selected by Jim Griffith. MAIL your joke to funny@clari.net. Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. A Daemon will auto-reply. Jokes ABOUT major current events should be sent to topical@clari.net (ie. jokes which won't be funny if not given immediate attention.) Anything that is not a joke submission goes to funny-request@clari.net For the full submission guidelines, see http://comedy.clari.net/rhf/