Kennedy and Lincoln.. too much of a co-incidence?

[Paulisacretin]

And here's the kicker...
A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland A week before
Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.

It's a shame that's not true.

But then where is the conspiracOH MY GOD I SAW JESUS' FACE IN THE LONDON BOMBING

[Igg]

This e-mail has been doing the rounds for some time. Meh. My dad hates it.

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[Jim]

And here's the kicker...
A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland A week before
Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.

It's a shame that's not true.

But then where is the conspiracOH MY GOD I SAW JESUS' FACE IN THE LONDON BOMBING

You are so very close to the line right now. If you value you your membership at these forums, you will think very very carefully before posting in this manner again.

[Sapphire Faerie]

Where would we be without Snopes?

http://www.snopes.com/history/american/linckenn.htm

We'd be gullible little paranoid freaks.

As opposed to informed freaks ;P

[Paulisacretin]

And here's the kicker...
A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland A week before
Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.

It's a shame that's not true.

But then where is the conspiracOH MY GOD I SAW JESUS' FACE IN THE LONDON BOMBING

You are so very close to the line right now. If you value you your membership at these forums, you will think very very carefully before posting in this manner again.

Yes I suppose it was a bit insensitive to mention the bombings. Sorry.

[lionheartwitty]

Now that I think of it, a lot of Presidents elected in a year starting with a "0" were shot. Reagan lived, though.

[Angus Young]

And here's the kicker...
A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland A week before
Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.

It's a shame that's not true.

But then where is the conspiracOH MY GOD I SAW JESUS' FACE IN THE LONDON BOMBING

The Spanish Channel news said they saw Satans face in the WTC attacks which is why i don't watch it.

[LaceyJade]

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
The chance of both people being shot on the same day is 1/7. Plus, they were both shot after public meetings, which only take place over the weekend. Which gives them pretty much a 1/3 chance of being shot on the same day.

Actually, the chance of both people being shot on the same day is 1/49. Secondly, the chance of getting shot on the weekend weekend would be 1/9.

Just pointing that out. =P

[(*Dranzer*)]

Its 1/7.

Pick any day.
That day has 1 out of 7 chances to be picked again.

Each day has a 1/7 chance.

7/49= 1/7.

[Jen]

Its 1 in 7 if you understand the question.

I don't even see how you would get 1 in 49. Can someone tell me that please?

[Trick]

Its 1/7.

Pick any day.
That day has 1 out of 7 chances to be picked again.

Each day has a 1/7 chance.

7/49= 1/7.

You only calculate probabilities like this if you're saying "what is the probability that one president or the other dies on a Friday" not "what is the probability that both presidents die on a Friday".

An addition of probabilities like that is an AND calculation, so you use multiplication... 1\7 * 1\7 = 1\49 like LaceyJade said.

...good grief, I remembered maths :0

[Stijn]

The Spanish Channel news said they saw Satans face in the WTC attacks which is why i don't watch it.

You don't watch that channel because they claimed someone saw Satan's face on that day during the attacks? I'm sure you could see Satan's face in the smoke. With an unhealthy amount of imagination, you can see everything in clouds/smoke.

[fzun]

Freeeaky . I saw someone post this in their LJ once.

Although I don't know how John Wilkes Booth could have ran from the theatre into a warehouse after assassinating Lincoln seeing as how he broke his leg when he jumped onto the stage after he shot him..

[Hil]

:o Now that I think of it, a lot of Presidents elected in a year starting with a "0" were shot. Reagan lived, though.

Not exactly. Thomas Jefferson? Teddy Roosevelt? Arthur? Bush? (Dubya)

Hmm...the only people I can think of elected in a year starting with "0" that were shot are Lincoln, JFK, and Garfield

I don't consider 3 presidents 'a lot.'

[Fiddelysquat]

Where would we be without Snopes?

http://www.snopes.com/history/american/linckenn.htm

We'd be gullible little paranoid freaks.

As opposed to informed freaks ;P

Aww, Chass beat me to linking Snopes. *sulks around for a bit*