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bulloney Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 08:36 PM
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We haven't had a president whose name had more than two syllables since Kennedy.
Why is that?

Is this country so stupid that it can't comprehend having a leader with such a complicated name?

Is it because the one or two-syllable names are easier to market?
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SharonAnn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 08:55 PM
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1. Johnson, Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Clinton
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SharonAnn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 08:56 PM
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2. Lyndon, Richard, Jimmy, Ronald, George, William (Bill), George
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TheWraith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 09:00 PM
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3. How many common names have more than two syllables?
It might simply be percentages.
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scarpa43 Donating Member (157 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-04-08 07:57 AM
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4. We have never had a president with a surname ending with a vowel (excluding "y")
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Zavulon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-04-08 08:15 AM
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5. We've never had a president above 6'4".
Is that because this country is too stupid to understand the rules of basketball? :eyes:
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