Creepy info

[CCI]

I found this and when I read I was freaked out

History Lesson.
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.
Creepy huh?

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

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

You could also say he was "in" Marilyn Monroe.

That info compliation has been around for a long time, but it's still cool to re-read it once in a while, although it's not totally accurate:

http://www.snopes.com/history/american/linckenn.htm

 

[methomps]

You could also say he was "in" Marilyn Monroe.

That info compliation has been around for a long time, but it's still cool to re-read it once in a while, although it's not totally accurate:

http://www.snopes.com/history/american/linckenn.htm

Whoever wrote that snopes was a bit too overzealous with some of his/her points. For example:

[FONT=Bookman Old Style,Arial] Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908. [/FONT]​

[FONT=Bookman Old Style,Arial]Another hundred-year coincidence that is hardly surprising, since nearly all American politicians have attained high office (President or Vice-President) while in the 50-70 age range (and Andrew Johnson and Lyndon Johnson were, obviously, contemporaries of Lincoln and Kennedy, respectively). Perhaps it's time to point out that there's nothing "coincidental" about events merely because they somehow involve the number 100. If we sifted through all the Lincoln/Kennedy data, we could produce multiple instances of events involving the number 17 or 49 or 116, but nobody would consider those "coincidences" because they don't yield nice round numbers that have any significance to us, even though they're all just as "coincidental" as the number 100. [/FONT]

There were enough outright inaccuracies to address that attempting refuting every point just because really takes away from his/her credibility. Oh, and this is just stupid:

[FONT=Bookman Old Style,Arial] Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater. [/FONT]​

[FONT=Bookman Old Style,Arial]Another "coincidence" that is both inaccurate and superficial. [/FONT]
[FONT=Bookman Old Style,Arial]Booth shot Lincoln in a theatre of the type where live stage shows are held, then fled across state lines before being trapped and killed in a tobacco shed several days later. [/FONT]
[FONT=Bookman Old Style,Arial]Oswald shot Kennedy from (not in) a textbook warehouse, then remained in Dallas and was caught and taken alive in a movie theater a little over an hour later. [/FONT]

 

[msj2487]

I agree, that article didn't really disprove much. The author used dubious way too much, and like methomps stated was really stretching on some of his own points. Granted some of the interesting things about Lincoln/Kennedy were stretches, but thats what makes them fun.

After reading it, the only thing I came away with as disproved was the fact that Marilyn Monroe was dead a year before Kennedy was assassinated, so he couldn't haven been with her a month before his assassination.

 

[buckeyefool]

After reading it, the only thing I came away with as disproved was the fact that Marilyn Monroe was dead a year before Kennedy was assassinated, so he couldn't haven been with her a month before his assassination.

Unless Marilyn Monroe wasn't really dead at the time.........hmmmmm....call lv and have him investigate.

 

[TooTall]

And the person responsible for both assassinations......... KYLE!!!!!!! Gotta love South Park!!!

 

[scooter1369]

Unless Marilyn Monroe wasn't really dead at the time.........hmmmmm....call lv and have him investigate.

That's too funny. Sorry lv is booked on the NASA causes earthquakes mystery this week.

 

[OhioState49]

I read this in elementary school one time. It is spooky!

 

[Bobcat94]

I also enjoy the mystique of wierd coincidences, but I also enjoy checking with snopes.com for background on fishy internet legends. I noticed the debunking article was not written by the usual snopes author.

 

[JCOSU86]

Both "John" and "Abraham" have 4 letters in them, except "Abraham" has 3 more...

Creepy!

 

[bkochmc]

racecar spelled backwards is racecar

 

[wadc45]

Hey...same as:

Not a tub, but a ton.

and

Stressed? No Tips? Spit on Desserts.

 

[OSUsushichic]

racecar spelled backwards is racecar

Whoa!

 

[bkochmc]

[FONT=Arial, Verdana, Times New Roman][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Did Joe kill like O.J. did?[/FONT][/FONT]