# Bush 41, did I miss a memo? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 30, 2009, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-41-did-i-miss-a-memo/508230 "2009-08-30T03:59:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![I\_Am\_The\_Lorax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e19adc/32.png) [@I\_Am\_The\_Lorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Am_The_Lorax)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-41-did-i-miss-a-memo/508230/21 "2009-09-03T15:58:31Z")
In our house we call 'em Big Bush and Baby Bush. ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-41-did-i-miss-a-memo/508230/22 "2009-09-03T16:08:04Z")
I don’t know, Big Bush makes me think of an alternative theory for the beginning of the universe (or possibly its end), and Baby Bush makes me think [of this](http://www.calvintang.com/albums/Philippines/lg/big%20eyes4s.jpg). I had never heard the number designation, by the way, and it took me some time to figure out what they meant… ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-41-did-i-miss-a-memo/508230/23 "2009-09-03T16:12:35Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I usually call him Bush the Elder. I call him Bush the Greater, but by default. It’s necessitated by his son’s title, Bush the Lesser. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-41-did-i-miss-a-memo/508230.md?page=1)