Presidential Monday

[morea]

Anybody else working today, or is it just me? :rolleyes:

[balou]

Been here all night. I'm honoring President's Day by putting some dead presidents in my pockets. :D

[balou]

Oops - sorry - I'm in "not had enough coffee yet" mode - Good Morning Morea! And all other GDF'ers!

[morea]

happy 500th post, by the way! http://www.explodingplastic.com/forums/images/smilies/taco.gif

My boss is the devil. I wouldn't have a problem working today if I were doing it for myself, so I guess it's the principle of the thing. The fact that all my friends who are teachers have the whole week off and gloat about it does sorta get under my skin. :p

[balou]

Yeah, but it's still worth it in my opinion to NOT have to deal with 30 "other peoples kids" on a daily basis. :D

[balou]

Hey, thanks for the breakfast taco. I'll dip it in my java. Are ya diggin' the carnival mask? I have a former co-worker that's going to Venice this week. I'm jealous!

[morea]

lol, you and me both!

[JPnyc]

And I got up early to keep you folks company.



Ok, it's a blatant lie, but it sounded good inside my head.

[morea]

we'll play along Joe. Do something to entertain us then, for heavens sake.

[greyghost]

The fact that all my friends who are teachers have the whole week off and gloat about it does sorta get under my skin. :p

My hubby doesn't even have today off - and he's a teacher.
And I didn't even manage to take Sunday off. I tried, but wound up spending about 8 hours in front of my computer doing ads anyway (eyeroll).

[balou]

GW (the original one) FACTS...



George Washington had to borrow money to go to his own inauguration.
George Washington who commanded the Continental Army as a four-star general was promoted posthumously to the position of six-star "General of the Armies of Congress" by an order of Jimmy Carter, who felt America's first President should also be America's highest military official.
When George Washington was elected President, there was a king in France, a czarina in Russia, an emperor in China, and a shogun in Japan. Only the office of President remains.
Washington was the first President to appear on a postage stamp.
Washington was one of two Presidents that signed the U.S. Constitution.
George Washington was a half first cousin twice removed of James Madison, a second cousin seven times removed of Queen Elizabeth II, a third cousin twice removed of Robert E. Lee, and an eighth cousin six times removed of Winston Churchill.
Washington was the only president elected unanimously, receiving all 69 of the electoral votes cast.
At his inauguration, Washington had only one tooth. At various times he wore dentures made of human or animal teeth, ivory or lead -- never wood.



Washington refused to wear a powdered wig, which was high fashion in the late 1700s. Instead, he powdered his red-brown hair and ties it in a short braid down his back.
Washington carried a portable sundial.



Washington's inauguration speech was 183 words long and took 90 seconds to read. This was because of his false teeth.



The six white horses in Washington's stables had their teeth brushed every morning on Washington's orders.



The nation's capital was located in Philadelphia during Washington's administration making him the only president who didn't live in Washington, D.C. during his presidency.



Washington loved to help fight fires.



Washington's favorite sports were fishing and fox hunting.



George Washington was born on February 11, 1731. Over twenty years later, in 1752, Great Britain and its American colonies switched calendars from Julian to Gregorian. This switch eliminated eleven days from September of that year: September 2 was followed by September 14. At the same time, New Year's Day was changed from March 25 to January 1. Since then, historians have said that Washington was born in 1732, and the anniversary of his birth has been celebrated on February 22.
Washington's face was scarred from smallpox.
Washington was the first man in American history to be a Lieutenant General.



Washington was the only president to die in the 1700s.



George Washington had two ice cream freezers installed at his home in Mount Vernon.
George Washington left no direct descendant. Though his wife Martha had four children by a previous marriage., Washington never sired a child to continue his line.
He was probably named after George Eskridge, a lawyer in whose charge Washington's mother had been left when she was orphaned.
Washington once issued an order that forbade swearing throughout the U.S. Army.
Washington wore size thirteen boots.
Lots of things happened to Washington on Fridays. It was on a Friday that he:
was born
was commissioned lieutenant colonel in the military
took command of the Army of Virginai
was elected Commander-in-Chief
established the US Marine Corps
fought the Battle of Princeton
won the Battle of Yorktown
was elected President of the Constitutional Convention
created the War Department
appointed his first cabinet officer, Alexander Hamilton
established the Federal seat of government
proclaimed Thanksgiving
laid the cornerstone of the White House
completed his last presidential term
accepted his second commission as Commander-in-Chief


Washington used to take a boat from Mount Vernon to Washington D.C. to get to work.
He would often get his "e's" and "i's" mixed up, he would spell words like blue as blew, and oil as oyl.
Washington's IQ was estimated to be about 125.
He was a very loud snorer.

[JPnyc]

Ok, shall I tell you some of the other things I hear in my head?

[reuber1]

I get to be here too. Fun times ahead. I'm still sick. Arghh...

[morea]

sure, that would be lovely. :D

[Mynock]

I'm honoring our great presidents with my avatar. Lookie :)

[morea]

lmao

[balou]

LOL!! Is he diggin for smarts?

[morea]

bwa ha ha!

Here's the all-inclusive list of em... complete with photos.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States

[JPnyc]

No, that's where he keeps the "nucular" button.

[balou]

Abe Lincoln Facts...

Lincoln was seeing the play "Our American Cousin" when he was shot.
Lincoln was the first president to have a beard while in office.
Lincoln, Nebraska was named after Abraham Lincoln.
Abe Lincoln's mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, died when the family dairy cow ate poisonous mushrooms and she drank the milk.
A plot was developed to steal Lincoln's body, so a secret society to guard his tomb was formed.
During the Civil War, telegraph wires were strung to follow the action on the battlefield. But there was no telegraph office in the White House, so Lincoln went across the street to the War Department to get the news.
Lincoln was the tallest president. He was 6 feet and four inches tall.
Lincoln once had a dream right before the fall of Richmond that he would die. He dreamt that he was in the White House, he heard crying and when he found the room it was coming from he asked who had died. The man said the President. He looked in the coffin and saw his own face. A week later Lincoln died.
Lincoln was shot on Good Friday.
Robert Todd Lincoln arrived too late to stop three seperate presidential assassinations.He met his father, President Abraham Lincoln, at the theatre after John Wilkes Booth had fired the shot. He went to a Washington train station to meet President Garfeild, arriving only minutes after he was shot. And, he traveled to Buffalo, New York to meet President Mckinly, but got there after the fatal shot had already been fired.
Lincoln had a cat named "Bob," a turkey named "Jack," and a dog named "Jib."
He was the first president to be photographed at his inauguration. John Wilkes Booth (his assassin) can be seen standing close to Lincoln in the picture.
Lincoln was the only president to receive a patent, for a device for lifting boats over shoals.
Lincoln's brother, half-brothers, and brothers-in-law fought in the Confederate Army.
Abraham Lincoln was shot while watching a performance of Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. The same play was also running at the McVerick Theatre in Chicago on May 18, 1860, the day Lincoln was nominated for president in that city.
Lincoln's favorite sport was wrestling.
Lincoln worked as a deck hand on a Mississippi flatboat.
Lincoln had a wart on his right cheek, a scar on his thumb from an ax accident, and a scar over his right eye from a fight with a gang of thieves.
Abraham Lincoln grew his beard out of the suggestion of an 11 year old girl.
John Wilkes Booth's brother once saved Abraham Lincoln's son's life.
Abe Lincoln is the U.S. president most frequently portrayed in films.
He was named after his grandfather.
Lincoln and his wife held seances in the White House. They had great interest in psychic phenomena.
Lincoln loved the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be born outside of the original thirteen colonies. He was born in Kentucky.

OK, I'm done smartificatin' y'all now.

[Satchel]

here... I guess the upside is that it's not a very nice day out so I'm not missing much.

[balou]

No, that's where he keeps the "nucular" button.

argh! That word!!

Would be fun to know what the question was in that shot!!

[JPnyc]

I also think he's the only American president to have a statue of him in London.

[greyghost]

I'm honoring our great presidents with my avatar. Lookie :)

He's just a figurehead - the real president just shot someone the other weekend.

[TheBluePanda]

Happy monday, I'm tired. :/

[danedawg99]

i'm here. on 3 hours of sleep. ugh. kill me. :(

[Jason Fraker]

Lincoln was sitting in a restaurant in Washington once, and told his waiter the following: "If this is tea, bring me coffee, but if this is coffee, bring me tea."

George Washington once fought a battle (before he was a general) in which two horses were shot out from under him and his coat had four bullet holes in it, but the man didn't have a scratch on him.

[Neballer]

My mom's neighbor thinks I look like Abraham Lincoln.

[morea]

it's the beard, isn't it.

I want to see a photo of you in a top hat!

[balou]

But are ya honest Neballer?

[morea]

he IS a lumberjack... ;)

[Neballer]

I want to see a photo of you in a top hat!
I think I'm going to be honest abe this year for Halloween.

But are ya honest Neballer?
A good portion of the time. :D