So how does it work, the memester sends you seven interests, or you, meme-o-rama-like, go eeny memememe miney mo, or do you delve for the most ineluctable seven you can find?
I use to be able to rattle off all the presidents in order, but then I let too many years go by without practicing, so that more recently, the once every few years it comes up, it's taken me several minutes to get through the list, and I think the last time I failed -- I always have the hardest time getting from Tyler to Buchanan. But I just reviewed the list, and am confident I could get through that list in 60 seconds flat, if not 45. Of course, I like to intone the names a bit (why bother otherwise?) so we'll just pretend that's the reason why you'll always beat me in President-recitation contests. But do you name Cleveland twice? Or if only once, is it before or after Benjamin Harrison?
Of course, if we really wanted to be perverse (as if we need any help in that area), we'd memorize the list of Vice Presidents and rattle them off almost as fast. Amazing how many 19th century veeps keeled over during their terms. And the two who served under different presidents! Or (but then we get into secret history, ooops) the first gay vice president, who was both the lover of, and served under the predecessor of, the first gay president -- and who (no doubt unbenownst to them) lent their names to two adjoining counties in Washington State!
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Date: 2007-10-09 03:31 pm (UTC)I use to be able to rattle off all the presidents in order, but then I let too many years go by without practicing, so that more recently, the once every few years it comes up, it's taken me several minutes to get through the list, and I think the last time I failed -- I always have the hardest time getting from Tyler to Buchanan. But I just reviewed the list, and am confident I could get through that list in 60 seconds flat, if not 45. Of course, I like to intone the names a bit (why bother otherwise?) so we'll just pretend that's the reason why you'll always beat me in President-recitation contests. But do you name Cleveland twice? Or if only once, is it before or after Benjamin Harrison?
Of course, if we really wanted to be perverse (as if we need any help in that area), we'd memorize the list of Vice Presidents and rattle them off almost as fast. Amazing how many 19th century veeps keeled over during their terms. And the two who served under different presidents! Or (but then we get into secret history, ooops) the first gay vice president, who was both the lover of, and served under the predecessor of, the first gay president -- and who (no doubt unbenownst to them) lent their names to two adjoining counties in Washington State!