Any and every reference at my disposal (and they are not inconsiderable) indicates that Zachary Taylor died of gastroenteritis after consuming iced milk and CHERRIES, not STRAWBERRIES, as Unca Cecil so blithely asserts. If anyone (Cecil, Ed, SDSAB, Teemings) can document otherwise, I’m all ears. Absenting said documentation, I want the answer edited to my specifications forthwith.
Sorry, neglected the URL…
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_107.html
Where can I join the Millard Fillmore Society?
Hmmmm… just stumbled across the Master’s left-handed semi-correction-without-admission-of-error from 9/2/94. Shame that it wasn’t found by the search engine when I checked under TAYLOR. Continue to ignore this post, it’s now irrelevant.
I went to the home page, clicked on Search Archive, and entered “taylor” as the search word. I was presented with a list of articles, including the following one:
Did U.S. President Zachary Taylor die of eating cherries with milk on a warm day? (02-Sep-1994)
Yeah, that’s the one I mean… but I didn’t find it when I put Taylor in the search engine… must’ve been an oversight on my part. Again, continue to ignore (or feel free to delete) this thread.
[psst, Farmer–go like this…]
[Emily Latella voice]
Never mind…
[/Emily Latella voice]
[sub]eh, don’t sweat it, we love you anyway[/sub]
Yes! Yes! THAT was what I meant to say! And WHY is this thread still here? Ahnold, won’t you PLEASE delete it?
I think he prefers to leave them up, as grim warnings of the humiliation that can come upon us when we don’t use the search engine - sort of like the charming old English custom of hanging pirates in chains by the harbour.
and of course, the more frequently you ask him to take it down, the longer the thread stays at the top of the heap…
p.s. - Ahnold is that Austrian guy; our Arnold is Swiss.
This thread is still here because you called me Ahnold. Get it straight, buster! 
But seriously, I don’t delete threads unless there is a compelling reason to do so.
The power of rice compels you!
The power of rice compels you!
So sorry, Arnold. Please refer to signature.
I’ll forgive you when God helps me win the lottery. In the meantime, we will enjoy watching you hanging in chains by the harbour, to use Northern Piper’s picturesque expression.
I believe the Millard Fillmore Society is still alive and well in St. Paul. They just had an anual dinner or something at the Excel Center, the big convention hall/arena downtown.
– Beruang