Viking 0 #1 September 3, 2001 During the construction of the Hoover Dam The first man to die was the father of the last man to die and they died 13 years apart TO THE DAY!!!! now thats just scary!!!I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymedic 0 #2 September 3, 2001 Thanks man!!!! I needed something new to put in the vault of useless knowledge!!! and where oh where did you come across this nugget of info???? MarcBecause I fly, I envy no man on earth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #3 September 3, 2001 it was all planned...--------------Boogie pics coming!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #4 September 3, 2001 Check this out then :THIS IS SO WEIRD......> > Here's a little part of US history, which makes you, go hmmm....> > 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.> > 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 Presidents were shot in the head.> > 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.> > Lincoln was shot at the theatre named 'Ford.'> > Kennedy was shot in a car called 'Lincoln.'> > Booth ran from the theatre and was caught in a warehouse.> > Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theatre.> > 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? Don't pull low - unless you are !! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #5 September 3, 2001 Dude that is so freaky!!!!and skymedic got that from a ghost show on the travel channel I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #6 September 3, 2001 Oh, FYI, I was the man on the grassy knoll. --------Zennie"I know the pieces fit. 'Cause I watched them fall away..."--Tool Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cacophony 0 #7 September 4, 2001 Thats insane! I knew that there were some similarities but not that many! I wonder how many other presidents hold similarities like that. I bet noone has ever checked though since they wouldn't be as popular. I bet Grover Cleveland and Gerald Ford have about 100 similarites. Hehe.Safe landings,Alex D-23912 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fred 0 #8 September 4, 2001 Just a few things to point out, courtesy of snopes:Quote> > Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.> > Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.Snopes: This is one of those coincidences that isn't a coincidence at all -- it's simply wrong. John Kennedy did have a secretary named Evelyn Lincoln (who may or may not have warned him about going to Dallas), but one searches in vain to find a Lincoln secretary named Kennedy. (Lincoln's White House secretaries were John G. Nicolay and John Hay.) Quote> > John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.> > Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.Snopes: Another coincidence that is no coincidence because it's plain wrong: Booth was born in 1838, not 1839.Quote> > A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland.> > A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.Snopes: This is a latter-day addition to the list and nothing more than a bit of salacious humor. Even as a humorous coincidence it fails the test, as Marilyn Monroe died well over a year before Kennedy's assassination.Sorry to spoil the fun. Read the article linked to above for more problems with the "coincidences". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites