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.

1/13/2006 4:37:40 PM

I think I heard this back when I first got on the internet in 1994.

1/13/2006 4:37:59 PM

http://www.thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=379011

1/13/2006 4:51:24 PM

wow...kinda eerie.

1/13/2006 4:52:49 PM

Again, this was like the 3rd thing ever on the int4rw3b

1/13/2006 5:20:28 PM

this thing was pre-internet

1/13/2006 5:23:11 PM

this thing was included in the inaugural issue of prison planet 20 years before al gore was even born

1/13/2006 5:30:18 PM

OMG OLDER THAN TIME

1/13/2006 5:31:32 PM

they've found traces of this thing permeating the universe in background cosmic radiation

1/13/2006 5:32:45 PM

OMG OLDER THAN THEW PREVIUS EXITANCE BEFORE US TO INFINITY +2

1/13/2006 5:36:46 PM

Abraham Lincoln authorized use of force in the Civil War
John F. Kennedy authorized use of force in the Bay of Pigs

Quote :

"A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe."

You even screwed up the opportunity to say he was in Marilyn Monroe.

[Edited on January 13, 2006 at 5:44 PM. Reason : poor execution]

1/13/2006 5:43:28 PM

You know Bay of Pigs was being planned before kennedy right?

1/13/2006 5:45:18 PM

Yes, as a matter of fact, I do.

[Edited on January 13, 2006 at 5:55 PM. Reason : well, knew the idea was Eisenhour's]

1/13/2006 5:52:43 PM

proof of intelligent design

1/13/2006 5:59:43 PM

this thing is older than marko

1/13/2006 6:17:54 PM

snopes

1/13/2006 6:18:39 PM

U AIN'T A SPRING CHIKEN YERSELF

1/13/2006 6:57:26 PM

oh no marko, harrisonburg VA i used to live there....im sorry, it sux (but pretty).

1/13/2006 7:01:41 PM

after they built super wal-mart

the town went totally to shit

but there's far suckier places to live

like lynchburg

[Edited on January 13, 2006 at 7:04 PM. Reason : but i've lived in raleigh for 10 years now anyhow]

1/13/2006 7:02:12 PM

Hahaha...that appears in my Mysteries of the Unexplained, an encyclopedia of weirdness, © 1982. Almost as [old] as me.

Here's what you missed:

- Both were assassinated in front of their wives
- Each wife had lost a son while living at the White House
- Both were succeeded by Democratic Southerners and former Senators named Johnson
- The first name of Lincoln's private secretary was John, the last name of Kennedy's private secretary was Lincoln
- Both assasins were murdered before they could stand trial
- Lincoln & Kennedy each has 7 letters
- Andrew Johnson & Lyndon Johnson each has 13 letters

It doesn't mean anything of course, of course, but these are always good for a read.

1/13/2006 7:11:34 PM

im pretty sure he said a few of those...

1/13/2006 7:30:35 PM

HEY DID YOU HEAR THAT GERALD FORD FELL DOWN WHILE EXITING AN AIRPLANE?

1/13/2006 8:05:27 PM

WHERE'S THE BEEF, MONDALE?

1/13/2006 8:17:40 PM

Quote :

"I'M VOTING FOR DUKAKIS!"

1/13/2006 10:12:55 PM

Quote :

"I think I heard this back when I first got on the internet in 1994."

it's way older than that, you can buy little paper copies of this at the jfk asassination museum in dallas, and at pretty much any gift shop in dc

1/13/2006 10:39:45 PM