Hall of Inaccurate Presidents

March 19, 2011 7:44 PM

America's greatest president... Buddy Knox. (SLYT)
posted by whitneyarner (27 comments total)

Some of those are incorrect.
posted by ColdChef at 8:18 PM on March 19, 2011 [1 favorite]

I needed a good laugh.
posted by nola at 8:22 PM on March 19, 2011

Is there a context for these?
posted by LSK at 8:24 PM on March 19, 2011

My favorites:

Liam F. Stitches.

Doug Wobble.

Governor Mark Whitford.

Jonathan T. President.
posted by synaesthetichaze at 8:28 PM on March 19, 2011 [1 favorite]

It's nice to know that in a parallel universe, these are all correct.
posted by Capt. Renault at 8:41 PM on March 19, 2011 [2 favorites]

Daniel Flintstone and Geppetto Corrigan are my favorites.
posted by Redfield at 8:41 PM on March 19, 2011 [1 favorite]

Buddy!
posted by cthuljew at 8:47 PM on March 19, 2011

Ah yes, that vaunted period from 1800 to 1850 when every single president was named Jeffrey. How quickly we forget.
posted by koeselitz at 8:55 PM on March 19, 2011 [4 favorites]

Daniel Flintstone and Geppetto Corrigan are my favorites.

Daniel Flintstone, booo!
posted by ActingTheGoat at 8:56 PM on March 19, 2011

LSK: “Is there a context for these?”

Well, there's this.
posted by koeselitz at 8:57 PM on March 19, 2011

I am a sucker for fake lists like this. For my money no one has done it better than Seth Morris as Bob Ducca on Comedy Death Ray. (His bit works way better with all the context of the sad sack Bob Ducca character, but whatever).
posted by malphigian at 8:58 PM on March 19, 2011 [1 favorite]

He squeezed one term in between "I'm Stickin' with You" and "Party Doll".
posted by Faze at 9:06 PM on March 19, 2011 [2 favorites]

I didn't find this very funny, but the stereo audio on my laptop with its tiny little speakers was amazing. It sounded like it was coming from behind me, and inside my head at the same time. Rarely does audio sound this cool on my laptop, so thanks for that.

How'd they do that, anyway?
posted by cccorlew at 9:10 PM on March 19, 2011

YOU WONT SEE OUR FACES ON DOLLARS OR ON CENTS!
posted by The Whelk at 10:02 PM on March 19, 2011

I just mush the last few presidents into one and call them George Clinton. I know, wishful thinking.
posted by oneswellfoop at 10:38 PM on March 19, 2011 [3 favorites]

A bunch of my buddies at work saw this and can't stop laughing and joking about it. Maybe it's because we live in Southern California and have all been to Disneyland a million times, but someone walking into the room and announcing "Buddy Knox" is enough to send us all into fits.
posted by sleeping bear at 10:59 PM on March 19, 2011

There's a new nickname for everyone I know in that list. It's gonna be awesome. Hint: a lot of y'all who know me in real life are all gonna be called Jeffrey now.
posted by mostlymartha at 11:42 PM on March 19, 2011

I liked all the Jeffereys in a row.
posted by zephyr_words at 12:07 AM on March 20, 2011

I laughed more than I expected to.
posted by Dagobert at 1:28 AM on March 20, 2011

You know, if Microsoft/Google hired comedians I'm sure one of their interview questions would be just this, give the Presidents new funny names. Then they hire the ones that recognize there is no comedic way to improve 'Rutherford B. Hayes'.
posted by sexymofo at 5:13 AM on March 20, 2011 [5 favorites]

oneswellfoop: "I just mush the last few presidents into one and call them George Clinton. I know, wishful thinking."

Clinton Threatens To Drop Da Bomb On Iraq
posted by Rhaomi at 6:28 AM on March 20, 2011

Hercules Rockefeller was president on two non-consecutive occasions.
posted by DU at 8:22 AM on March 20, 2011

"Unknown" is my fave.
posted by stargell at 8:37 AM on March 20, 2011

How different would the world be if we had actually had Tex O'keefe as a president?
posted by Samizdata at 10:10 AM on March 20, 2011

Just think about it is all I am saying.
posted by Samizdata at 10:13 AM on March 20, 2011

As a friend of mine said to mean when I showed him this video, "See, this is what happens when you hack MISSINGNO into your Presidential Library".
posted by ShawnStruck at 2:05 PM on March 20, 2011

In my personal opinion This Daily Show list of Britain's fallen soldiers was quite funny.
posted by Authorized User at 4:09 PM on March 20, 2011