Comments on: Who do you miss?

Who do you miss?

dfowler — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 13:01:27 -0800

Harrison became president in 1841. He was in Washington on March 4, 1841. He was 67 years old when he was president. Harrison died in April 4, 1841. He died in office. That was William Henry Harrison. I miss William Henry Harrison. He would make a good President or delegate today. I think he should be on all dollars.

By: MrAnonymous

MrAnonymous — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 13:05:16 -0800

He would make a good President or delegate today. I think he should be on all dollars. Why? Because he died after 30 days from pneumonia? Great achievement.

By: steef

steef — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 13:13:13 -0800

i never thought i would be nostalgic for 4th grade: [william henry harrison] was 67 when he died. now he's 204 years old. brilliant!

By: DrJohnEvans

DrJohnEvans — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 13:13:19 -0800

Imagine where we'd be if Bush had died thirty days into his term. Probably vaporized from President Cheney's World War III.

By: shepd

shepd — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 13:13:39 -0800

LLL OOOO LLL !! LLL OO OO LLL !!!! LLL OO OO LLL !!!! LLL OO OO LLL !! LLL OO OO LLL LLLLL OOOO LLLLL !! Wait -- that was supposed to be funny... right? I don't get it.

By: livii

livii — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 13:15:30 -0800

Good post. Those kids are adorable. "I'm William Henry Harrison. I died in thirty days!" [/obligatory Simpons reference]

By: plemeljr

plemeljr — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 13:16:52 -0800

Hey man, don't you mess with ole' Tippecanoe! or Tyler, too!

By: gompa

gompa — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 13:25:45 -0800

obligatory Simpons reference Or in another, more accurate way: We are the mediocre presidents. You won't find our faces on dollars or on cents! There's Taylor, there's Tyler, There's Fillmore and there's Hayes. There's William Henry Harrison . . . I died in thirty days! We... are... the... Adequate, forgettable, Occasionally regrettable Caretaker presidents of the U-S-A! [/obligatory longer Simpsons reference]

By: thomcatspike

thomcatspike — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 13:26:33 -0800

He would make a good President or delegate today. I think he should be on all dollars. Why? Because he died after 30 days from pneumonia? Great achievement. Thought his pneumonia was caused by a severe sun burnt. Our dollar is worthless, yet it being the "1" see no other reason having Washington on it. Or do they mean the coin dollar?

By: chicobangs

chicobangs — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 13:51:57 -0800

Maybe he should be on all parking passes, rent receipts and library cards, then.

By: eastlakestandard

eastlakestandard — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 13:53:59 -0800

William Henry Harrison was a pussy.

By: dfowler

dfowler — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 14:01:07 -0800

You might enjoy reading about Prophet, instead, eastlakestandard. The Prophet was no pussy.

By: luriete

luriete — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 14:09:15 -0800

Well some people try to pick up girls They get called assholes This never happened to William Henry Harrison The girls would turn the colour of a juicy avocado When he would drive down their street in his El Dorado He could walk down your street Girls could not resist his stare So William Henry Harrison was never called an asshole Not like you Wow!

By: chicobangs

chicobangs — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 14:21:56 -0800

...He was only Five foot eight, but girls could not resist his stare William Henry Harrison was never called an asshole Well, not in New York...

By: jennyb

jennyb — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 15:06:22 -0800

Richard Nixon was a Quaker? I had no idea. And what's a Disciple of Christ? That sounds vaguely scary.

By: putzface_dickman

putzface_dickman — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 17:43:00 -0800

Disciples of Christ are not that scary, as far as I can tell. A sort of moderate American sect from the mid-nineteenth century, I think. There are plenty of those. Usually they use the construction "Christian Church, Disciples of Christ" on their signage. Historically I think this is from just saying they were the christian church, the one that had it right, no need for qualifiers, thanks. Then marketing reality took over within a couple decades or so. Founded in Bethany West Virginia. I've visited the founder's house, and Bethany College there in town, it is affiliated with the church. I spent 24 hours there once. They can't be all bad. There was a ghost story associated most of the buildings I visited there, including the founder's house, "Old Main," and the 1970s ranch home of my friend. If you or I were less lazy there'd be a link on the DOC by now.

By: Pretty_Generic

Pretty_Generic — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 18:33:42 -0800

Chester A. Arthur Fall Down

By: mwhybark

mwhybark — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 18:46:19 -0800

I once lived in Tippecanoe County, and as a child stood on a bluff marking the site of the battle that gave Harrison his nickname. My maternal grandmother's maiden name was Harrison, and she told me she'd been told he was a relative, "but after he died we all had the sense to stay out of politics." I miss my grandma.

By: dejah420

dejah420 — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 19:24:32 -0800

William Henry Harrison died without knowing that he would. Me...I'm refusing to die without advance notice.

By: BT

BT — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 20:12:15 -0800

Here you go, putzface.

By: mwhybark

mwhybark — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 23:49:15 -0800

dfowler: I sure hope my spelling was better than those kids. But they are clearly products of one of the school systems that produced me. Great links.

By: knutmo

knutmo — Thu, 03 Jun 2004 05:15:47 -0800

dejah40: you will die.

By: dejah420

dejah420 — Thu, 03 Jun 2004 07:28:51 -0800

dejah40: you will die. Nope. I'm not having it. I've got the zombies working on a cure for that whole "life being terminal" thing. No point in being a evil genius if you can't thwart the will of men and gods. ;)

By: Fofer

Fofer — Thu, 03 Jun 2004 07:59:30 -0800

Me...I'm refusing to die without advance notice. Here you go, dejah420.

By: dejah420

dejah420 — Thu, 03 Jun 2004 16:43:40 -0800

See...according to that, I've a good 35+ years to come up with a cure. ;) Plenty of time.