# Presidential Anagrams! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 11, 2003, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-anagrams/212540 "2003-11-11T03:13:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ludo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Ludo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludo)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-anagrams/212540/1 "2003-11-11T03:13:07Z")
How many ways can I avoid school work? Well, how many roads must a man walk down… Using the [Internet Anagram Server](http://wordsmith.org/anagram/index.html) You don’t have to use an actual president, I’m just trying out the candidates. Let’s see if Dopers can figure out what these people are really like. If anagrams never lie, then… **Wesley Clark** “Wee Sly” Clark We yell Racks! Wacky Seller Wacky Resell Scrawly Leek El Wry Elk Sac (I dunno, just sounds silly) Alley Wrecks Celery Walks (kinda ominous) All Cry Weeks Wrecks Ye All Cry, Sleek Law! Note of Caution: These lists can get _really_ long, as I’m sure you’re all aware of, so get your eyes ready. ---
**Author:** ![sleeping](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@sleeping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeping)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-anagrams/212540/2 "2003-11-11T03:37:33Z")
George Bush (the better ones): Be eh grog US Be her gog US Bogus erg he Grub see hog Shrub gee go Rob egg he US Sub here gog Rub egg he so ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-anagrams/212540/3 "2003-11-11T06:40:25Z")
**William Clinton** Calm Lion Til Win Will Clinton Aim? ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-anagrams/212540/4 "2003-11-11T15:15:55Z")
Celery Walks! Band Name! ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-anagrams/212540/5 "2003-11-11T15:22:00Z")
Al Sharpton: Alpha Snort A Slap North ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-anagrams/212540/6 "2003-11-11T15:29:08Z")
Al Gore Galore Real Go Ear Log ---
**Author:** ![PbZep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58f4c7/32.png) [@PbZep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PbZep)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-anagrams/212540/7 "2003-11-11T15:44:39Z")
Joe Lieberman: Major Beeline Colin Powell: Pillow Clone Condoleezza Rice: Decolonize Craze ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-anagrams/212540/8 "2003-11-11T20:02:39Z")
Some oldies… James K Polk JAMS KELP OK Theodore Roosevelt DE EELS OVER HOOT ROT DE SVELTE HERO OR TOO SO DE ETHER LOVER TOO Richard Nixon RANCID HORN IX DR NACHO RIN XI ---
**Author:** ![Opus1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/858c86/32.png) [@Opus1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Opus1)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-anagrams/212540/9 "2003-11-11T21:53:07Z")
Best one for GEORGE BUSH: HE BUGS GORE. ---
**Author:** ![Ferris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ferris/32/11573_2.png) [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-anagrams/212540/10 "2003-11-11T22:24:31Z")
Gerald Ford = Larded Frog 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Ferris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ferris/32/11573_2.png) [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-anagrams/212540/11 "2003-11-11T22:28:23Z")
Oh, and James Monroe = Mojo Seer Man ---
**Author:** ![Ferris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ferris/32/11573_2.png) [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-anagrams/212540/12 "2003-11-11T22:37:56Z")
Getting weaker… Franklin Pierce contains a _fine crank plier_ (presumably some well-crafted mechanical gizmo). ---
**Author:** ![Ludo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Ludo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludo)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-anagrams/212540/13 "2003-11-11T22:40:15Z")
Here’s a nice one John F. Kennedy – Fed Jenny Honk (among others…) :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Ludo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Ludo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludo)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-anagrams/212540/14 "2003-11-11T23:03:34Z")
While I suppose he’s not your typical Prez, **Adolf Hitler** has some wild anagrams. Hate Dr. of Ill Dollar Thief Eat Ford Hill (??) Faith Rolled Led Half Riot Hello Dr. Fiat Dire Hot Fall Dr. Lithe Olaf Flora Held It Oaf De Thrill The Dill Afro jeez… I Do Hell Raft and my personal favorite, **Dr. Hello I. Fat** 😃 There’s honestly like a billion that his name makes, I’d be here for hours looking through them all ---
**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-anagrams/212540/15 "2003-11-11T23:24:10Z")
George Washington would be: A ENGORGES THING OW A GEORGE THING OWNS A GEORGE THONG WINS (Damn! Where can I ger me one?!?!!) GOT A GREENISH WONG (Wonder how they know that?) Ant the list goes on… ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-anagrams/212540/16 "2003-11-12T06:58:33Z")
MARTIN VAN BUREN could appear in BATMAN RUNNER IV, then BATMAN RUNNER VI. Of course, someone has to film plain old _BATMAN RUNNER_ first… Maybe ADLAI STEVENSON lost two elections in the 1950’s because of his secret life, encapsulated in the phrase VANDAL TIES NOSE. Appropriately enough, 1964 Republican candidate BARRY GOLDWATER was a GARBLED WAR TORY, and a GARBLED RAW TYRO to boot. Had GEORGE WALLACE won in 1968, his Texan supporters might have celebrated with some WACO LAGER GLEE. I’m sure perennial right-wing aspirant PATRICK BUCHANAN would relish the opportunity to PUNCH ARABIC TANK. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Babbington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Mr.Babbington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Babbington)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-anagrams/212540/17 "2003-11-12T07:26:07Z")
Howard Dean: A darned who? A hard wed, no? Ahead, Dr. Won! Warhead Don Aha. Drowned. Wade Hard-on Herbert Hoover: Brother, Veer Ho! Oh. Retro verb, eh? James K. Polk: (just two) Jam Skelp OK Kelp Jams Ok. ---
**Author:** ![Ludo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Ludo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludo)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-anagrams/212540/18 "2003-11-12T14:05:53Z")
Waco lager glee! sheesh. ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-anagrams/212540/19 "2003-11-12T14:23:23Z")
Tony Blair Brainy Lot Torn Libya **Lo! Tiny Bra** ---
**Author:** ![NutMagnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@NutMagnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NutMagnet)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-anagrams/212540/20 "2003-11-12T14:53:31Z")
Abraham Lincoln A CORNBALL MAN. HI. A BALL CHAIN, MR NO. A BALL, NORMA CHIN. A LAMB RANCH LION. A BAR HALL. C’MON IN. A ROACH MANN, BILL. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-anagrams/212540.md?page=2)