tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post1759638573149027462..comments2024-03-26T21:46:56.291-07:00Comments on The ZehnKatzen Times: Not Quite All In The FamilySamuel John Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00514541030057763303noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-14888518650159340852008-11-12T07:11:00.000-08:002008-11-12T07:11:00.000-08:00Then there is the far more unimpressive duo of Wil...Then there is the far more unimpressive duo of William Henry Harrison ("He died in 30 days") as the grandfather of Benjamin Harrison (Paraguay's favorite American president, actually) -- first one elected 1840; second one elected 1888. Note that the second Adams, the second Harrison, and the second Bush became president after coming in losing in the popular vote.<BR/><BR/>Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt were fifth cousins. But everyone's distant cousins, ala Obama and Cheney.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-58311971433893784102008-11-07T13:29:00.000-08:002008-11-07T13:29:00.000-08:00My last captcha was "scarredd", which isn't even f...My last captcha was "scarredd", which isn't even fun.stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332368314010617781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-63491087476050274362008-11-07T13:26:00.000-08:002008-11-07T13:26:00.000-08:00The Bushes' feat, though it was not the first ...The Bushes' feat, though it was not the first such occurence, was much more unlikely in strictly President-to-population statistical terms, given the immense rise in population since John Q became President in 1825. When The Quinceâ„¢ was elected, there were only between 9.6 and 12.9 million people in the United States (those were the 1820 and 1830 figures), and even then, only white men were able to vote. In 2000, there were 281.4 million Americans, and women and all races were eligible voters.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I'm not speaking of the political aspects of either election at all; I'm just illustrating the odds defiance based solely on numbers. :)stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332368314010617781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-24533868918685555592008-11-07T12:33:00.000-08:002008-11-07T12:33:00.000-08:00@Stan:If you think those odds are staggering, cons...@Stan:<BR/><I><B>If you think those odds are staggering, consider the odds of a father and son both becoming President. Brain-bruising!</B></I><BR/><BR/>Certainly considerable. But I note that John Adams and John Q. Adams' success has been paralelled by that of George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, so not as impossible. Certainly highly unlikely, as it took more than 200 years to repeat the feat.<BR/><BR/><B><I>By the way, I think that Blogger must have changed their word verification system a little bit to make the captchas a little bit more "word-like". I wonder how that'll affect Zrharc! (I seriously need to add some entries)</I></B><BR/><BR/>I've notice that too. I am remiss on my own contributions, and it sucks because I really seemed to be on a tear there for a little while. But stuff happens.<BR/><BR/>Zrharc goes to sleep every now and then and then we get back to it and do cool stuff. I enjoy it.Samuel John Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514541030057763303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-34594087918353941062008-11-07T12:03:00.000-08:002008-11-07T12:03:00.000-08:00If you think those odds are staggering, consider t...If you think those odds are staggering, consider the odds of a father and son both becoming President. Brain-bruising!<BR/><BR/>By the way, I think that Blogger must have changed their word verification system a little bit to make the captchas a little bit more "word-like". I wonder how that'll affect Zrharc! (I seriously need to add some entries)stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332368314010617781noreply@blogger.com