# Election Day Special: A U.S. Presidential Feud by Elendil's Heir \[Closed\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [November 4, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053 "2008-11-04T15:01:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/1 "2008-11-04T15:01:04Z")

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**DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS**

**Object of the game: Try to think of the most popular answer,** to get the most people matching you. Google is allowed, if you desire. Only answers that are “serious” will be scored. Joke answers will not be considered, as it is not fair to other players.

Scoring - Any answer duplicated by anyone else is worth 100 points divided by the number of entrants. For example: 50 entrant game = 2 pts per answer. If 4 people match that means they each get 8 pts for that answer. No matches = 0 points.

If any of you have ideas for Feuds -_and would like me to score them_- PM me and I’ll get you on The List.

_ **FORMATTING OF ANSWERS IS IMPORTANT!** _

**Write your answers like this** ; Do not repeat the questions, no periods at the end of answers, no spaces between lines, no comments, no fancy list coding. If you need to comment or clarify your answers, do it AFTER the list of answers. Thanks.  
JUST LIKE THIS:

**1. answer \<\<—There is a space after the period!  
2. response  
3. rejoinder**

The game will end either when we have 50 entrants, or at **4:00 PM Central** on Wednesday, 11/05/08 whichever comes first.

Good luck!

1. Name the greatest president.
2. Other than the incumbent, name the worst president.
3. Other than the White House and Camp David, name a presidential home or retreat.
4. Other than Taft, name a plump president.
5. Name a thin president.
6. Name a First Lady.
7. Name a memorable presidential quotation.
8. Other than 2008, name a particularly significant presidential election.
9. Name a presidential pet.
10. Name a vice president who did not later become president.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/2 "2008-11-04T15:07:15Z")

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1. Lincoln
2. Fillmore
3. Monticello
4. Monroe
5. Lincoln
6. Nancy Reagan
7. “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country”
8. 1860
9. Socks
10. Gore

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/3 "2008-11-04T15:07:58Z")

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1. FDR
2. James Buchanan
3. Crawford, Texas
4. Bill Clinton
5. Abe Lincoln
6. Hillary Clinton
7. Ask not what your country can do for you…
8. 2000
9. Socks the cat
10. Al Gore

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/4 "2008-11-04T15:07:59Z")

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1. Lincoln
2. Hoover
3. Crawford Ranch
4. Clinton
5. Lincoln
6. Hillary Clinton
7. JFK’s “Ask not what your country can do for you…”
8. 2000
9. Checkers
10. Al Gore

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**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/5 "2008-11-04T15:11:35Z")

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1. Lincoln
2. Andrew Jackson
3. Crawford
4. Teddy Roosevelt
5. Coolidge
6. Jackie Kennedy
7. “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.”
8. 2004
9. Socks
10. Spiro T. Agnew

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**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/6 "2008-11-04T15:12:34Z")

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1. Abraham Lincoln
2. Warren Harding
3. Mount Vernon
4. Grover Cleveland
5. George H. W. Bush
6. Abigail Adams
7. The Gettysburg Address
8. 1792
9. Fala
10. Spiro Agnew

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/7 "2008-11-04T15:15:58Z")

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1. FDR
2. Warren G. Harding
3. Kennebunkport
4. Clinton
5. Calvin Coolidge
6. Jackie Kennedy
7. Ich bin ein Berliner
8. 1860 (Lincoln vs Stephens)
9. Checkers
10. Gore

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**Author:** ![wunderkammer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ed8c4c/32.png) [@wunderkammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wunderkammer)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/8 "2008-11-04T15:18:44Z")

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1. Abraham Lincoln
2. Richard Nixon
3. Monticello
4. Theodore Roosevelt
5. Abraham Lincoln
6. Jacqueline Kennedy
7. Speak softly and carry a big stick. (T. Roosevelt)
8. 2000
9. Socks the cat
10. Dan Quayle

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/9 "2008-11-04T15:19:26Z")

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1. Lincoln
2. Nixon
3. LBJ Ranch
4. Cleveland
5. Lincoln
6. Laura Bush
7. Walk softly, but carry a big stick
8. 2000 - with the “hanging chad” vote in Florida
9. Checkers
10. Al Gore

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**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/10 "2008-11-04T15:20:36Z")

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I have no idea why I put down 2004 and not 2000. None. I feel stupid.

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**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/11 "2008-11-04T15:22:47Z")

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1. Abraham Lincoln
2. Franklin Pierce
3. “The Ranch”
4. Harry S Truman
5. Jimmy Carter
6. Ladybird Johnson
7. “I did not have sex with that woman”
8. Nixon-McGovern
9. Buddy
10. Al Gore

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**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/12 "2008-11-04T15:23:05Z")

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1. Lincoln
2. Harding
3. Mount Vernon
4. Clinton
5. Lincoln
6. Jackie Kennedy Onassis
7. Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country
8. 1860
9. Socks
10. Dan Quayle

Notes:  
9. The Clintons’ cat

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**Author:** ![Busy\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/13 "2008-11-04T15:23:51Z")

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1. Lincoln
2. Hoover
3. Mount Vernon
4. Grover Cleveland
5. Lincoln
6. Eleanor Roosevelt
7. I did not have relations with that woman
8. 2000
9. Pickles
10. Al Gore

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**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/14 "2008-11-04T15:30:04Z")

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1. Jefferson
2. Taft
3. Crawford, TX
4. Hayes
5. Lincoln
6. Martha Washington
7. Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.
8. 2000
9. Falla
10. Al Gore

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**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/15 "2008-11-04T15:35:10Z")

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1. Abe Lincoln
2. Nixon
3. Bush’s Ranch in Texas
4. Bill Clinton
5. George W
6. Hillary Clinton
7. Ich bin ein Berliner
8. 1860
9. Checkers
10. Al Gore

5: He’s not fat  
8: When Lincoln got elected (mostly so I remember that)  
9: Nixon’s doggy

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/16 "2008-11-04T15:37:43Z")

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1. Name the greatest president.

2. Other than the incumbent, name the worst president.

3. Other than the White House and Camp David, name a presidential home or retreat.

4. Other than Taft, name a plump president.

5. Name a thin president.

6. Name a First Lady.

7. Name a memorable presidential quotation.

8. Other than 2008, name a particularly significant presidential election.

9. Name a presidential pet.

10. Name a vice president who did not later become president.

11. Lincoln

12. Nixon

13. Kennebunkport, ME

14. Grant

15. Lincoln

16. Hillary Clinton

17. You have nothing to fear except fear itself

18. 2000

19. Buddy

20. Gore

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**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/17 "2008-11-04T15:43:10Z")

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1. FDR
2. James Buchanan
3. Monticello
4. Teddy Roosevelt
5. G. W. Bush
6. Jackie Kennedy
7. “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country”.
8. 2000
9. Checkers
10. Al Gore

Comments: #3 - don’t know what people will come up with.  
#7 - narrowly selected over “Is our children learning?”  
#10 - Maybe in 2016!

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/18 "2008-11-04T15:45:02Z")

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1. Washington
2. Jackson
3. Martha’s Vineyard
4. Teddy Roosevelt
5. Lincoln
6. Hilary Clinton
7. “I did not have sex with that woman.”
8. 2000
9. Checkers
10. Al Gore

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**Author:** ![Redwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@Redwing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redwing)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/19 "2008-11-04T15:46:34Z")

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1. Lincoln
2. Grant
3. Kennebunkport
4. Clevland
5. Lincoln
6. Lady Bird Johnson
7. I am not a crook
8. 2000
9. Socks
10. Al Gore

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**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/20 "2008-11-04T15:55:25Z")

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1. Lincoln

2. Nixon

3. Monticello

4. Cleveland

5. Lincoln

6. Eleanor Roosevelt

7. “I am not a crook”

8. 2000

9. Fala

10. Al Gore

11. Actually Harding. But nobody will say that.  
ETA: HA! Some people DID say it! I outsmarted myself!

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