# Abraham Lincoln vs John Wilkes Booth

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abraham-lincoln-vs-john-wilkes-booth/763789>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 24, 2016, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abraham-lincoln-vs-john-wilkes-booth/763789 "2016-08-24T06:07:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Snorri\_Thorfinnsson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@Snorri\_Thorfinnsson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snorri_Thorfinnsson)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2016, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abraham-lincoln-vs-john-wilkes-booth/763789/61 "2016-09-23T21:29:07Z")

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> [@cochrane](#):
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> I bet on Abraham Lincoln as played by Rex Hamilton. 😃

Especially if the referee was Sergeant Frank Drebin, Detective Lieutenant. :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2016, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abraham-lincoln-vs-john-wilkes-booth/763789/62 "2016-09-24T11:22:30Z")

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> [@drewder](#):
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> Does a liter of some drink other than Samuel Adams Oktoberfest weigh a different amount?

Sure, different beers have different [gravities](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_(alcoholic_beverage)).

Cheers!

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**Author:** ![drewder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abraham-lincoln-vs-john-wilkes-booth/763789/63 "2016-09-24T15:15:17Z")

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Ok now we need a matchup between Lincoln and George Washington

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**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abraham-lincoln-vs-john-wilkes-booth/763789/64 "2016-09-24T19:32:39Z")

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> [@drewder](#):
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> Ok now we need a matchup between Lincoln and George Washington

Lincoln wouldn’t have a chance! Washington was six foot eight; weighed a fucking ton.

[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7iVsdRbhnc)

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**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abraham-lincoln-vs-john-wilkes-booth/763789/65 "2016-09-24T22:14:10Z")

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> [@drewder](#):
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> Not to mention he was a badass fighter pilot from ww2

Without intending to insult torpedo bomber pilots, Bush senior flew a TBF Avenger, not a fighter by any means.

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**Author:** ![HelenGawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abraham-lincoln-vs-john-wilkes-booth/763789/66 "2016-09-25T00:51:09Z")

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Lincoln by default. Booth would run away and hide.

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