Comments on: I was the only person ever to serve in all three branches of the Federal Government.

By: Mark Twain

Mark Twain — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:04:41 +0000

Haha- one branch (the executive) is the presidency itself… silly kid.

By: Space Winner

Space Winner — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:15:08 +0000

This picture helped me win a bar trivia contest. d^^b Thanks, President Taft!

By: Nathan

Nathan — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:07:13 +0000

Taft was not the only person to serve in all three branches of U.S. government. John Marshall was a member of the US House of Representatives (Legislative), Secretary of State (Executive), and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Judicial). John Marshall was also a captain in the revolutionary war, an ambasador to France, and is credited by most for creating the power of our Judicial system (Marbury v. Madison).

By: Deep Thought

Deep Thought — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:21:22 +0000

The cake. Always!

By: Heidi

Heidi — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:20:10 +0000

actually, the missing W’s never happened, either. It was made up by the Republicans (or someone) to make the Dems (or someone) look bad. It’s all lies. Don’t believe anything you see, hear, or read.

By: Fred

Fred — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:55:33 +0000

No, Shaun of the Dead.

By: Vephoma

Vephoma — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:12:37 +0000

This.

Came here to say exactly that. Thank you sir or miss, for being one of the few non-idiots today!

By: Sussy

Sussy — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:03:58 +0000

It’s funny… I don’t think of the bathtub thing first… I think of the fact he was the only president that surfed. Unless Obama surfs… then we’d have two surfer presidents.

By: dissimilitude

dissimilitude — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:47:39 +0000

Wallfly has created a mutant hybrid of Dueling Banjos and Devil Went Down to Georgia.

By: paws4thot

paws4thot — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:43:51 +0000

Wasn’t that a fiddle, not a banjo?

By: wallFly

wallFly — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:42:01 +0000

i won’t squel like a pig, but i’ll duel you with a banjo, because i’m the best there ever was

By: wallFly

wallFly — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:18:31 +0000

i miss him already

By: wallFly

wallFly — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:17:03 +0000

thanks ed, i was wondering what that was in ref. to

By: Ed Darrell

Ed Darrell — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:49:40 +0000

Rumor is that Taft got stuck in a White House bathtub (he was a rather large 330 pounds at the time), and had to get assistance to get out of the thing.

Explanation here:
http://timpanogos.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/fillmore-wasnt-the-only-one-with-white-housebath-tub-troubles/

By: paws4thot

paws4thot — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:42:40 +0000

Not mentioned on Wikipedia. It does say though that he was a Republican, and responsible for the introduction of Federal income tax!

By: Crystal Kyuuketsuki

Crystal Kyuuketsuki — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:25:15 +0000

I honestly don’t know what the heck this ‘bathtub’ incident is. Soemone explain

By: paws4thot

paws4thot — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:16:45 +0000

Dire Straights?

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:52:20 +0000

I was writing it off as either a nesting fail or random crazy.

By: Ed Darrell

Ed Darrell — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:35:09 +0000

Embarrassing typo — shoulda been “Jim” who posted the comment noting the error

By: Eric-in-STL

Eric-in-STL — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:33:14 +0000

I think *I* love him for that…in a totally heterosexual way.

By: Eric-in-STL

Eric-in-STL — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:28:35 +0000

I was gonna say. Since when am I a troll, much less a successful one?

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:29:55 +0000

Only because he wanted some peanuts AND crackerjacks. Greedy greedy Taft.

By: Ed Darrell

Ed Darrell — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:25:39 +0000

I’m glad Him noticed the error, that Taft had never served in the legislative branch (even as an aide).

Great career otherwise, though, no? He also played a big role in the design and construction of the Supreme Court building, and may be portrayed in the sculpture there . . .

By: Tyler

Tyler — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:26:02 +0000

Here is the thread I was referring too Anniee. My apologies for getting thread-mixed.

By: not-again

not-again — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:50:52 +0000

I actually did a major research paper on Taft vs. Roosevelt on Tariffs. Interesting guy, his wife pushed him to run for nomination, while he just wanted to continue being the lawyer he was.

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:44:11 +0000

Oh, I lol’d because it’s true.

By: jnettie

jnettie — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:21:23 +0000

The missing W’s happened from Clinton to Bush II, I didn’t hear that about Obama.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:16:45 +0000

Well, he DID have a bathtub for four installed.
*wink wink*

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:15:50 +0000

Whoever said I don’t have facial hair, Dhoti?
I mean really, look- my hair is so long in my picture I accidentally ate a bit of it, doesn’t that count as hair in/on/around my face?

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:14:35 +0000

Read above.
It’s been discussed already, comment in that nest.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:13:47 +0000

… Ah, I give up on explaining.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:13:14 +0000

Squeal like a pig, boy…

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:12:37 +0000

Perverse? Twisted? Did someone say my first and last names?

By: viking gal

viking gal — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:11:46 +0000

Dress blues? Almost as good as a tux!

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:09:45 +0000

Good. Imposters as of late make me depressed on this site, Eric.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:07:20 +0000

…. Ah, gotta love a little Anniee-flavored thread.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:01:38 +0000

person who can’t read any prior threads and thus realize eric is a regular making them look like an idiot looks idiotic.

By: dissimilitude

dissimilitude — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:54:55 +0000

Friday; it was his last day on his contract job. He said he’ll still be around some, just not nearly as much.

By: lowly grunt

lowly grunt — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:52:27 +0000

When did he do that? Geez, go out of town for awhile and people stop being there when you get back….

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:42:53 +0000

He also invented the 7th inning stretch.

By: Amekaze

Amekaze — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:33:18 +0000

See above explanations.

By: Dhoti

Dhoti — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:10:18 +0000

We all know correlation is not equal to causation, but you have to admit — isn’t it interesting how that correlates to your self-imposed shun?

By: dissimilitude

dissimilitude — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:55:28 +0000

Fair enough.

By: dissimilitude

dissimilitude — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:54:57 +0000

Seth, you can always go with “You kids get outta my yard!”

By: Seth

Seth — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:39:44 +0000

I live in the southwest and I don’t even have a lawn, you insensitive clod! What am I supposed to say? “You kids get off my gravel and cacti” doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

By: James the Conquerer

James the Conquerer — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:36:14 +0000

Nah. Lawn-rage is universal.

By: Seth

Seth — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:35:18 +0000

Dhoti has been really good recently, citing quite a bit of source material and generally behaving himself. Color me impressed.

By: Seth

Seth — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:32:34 +0000

True. But Pierce was just as much of an aggressive expansionist as Fillmore was. He could have stopped Perry if he’d wanted to. I say they both share the dubious honor.

By: eddiepscetti

eddiepscetti — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:31:03 +0000

There has been a rip in the time/space continuum and we are all doomed by heathen creatures entering through the portal. Aside from that, I agree with Dhoti as well.

By: dissimilitude

dissimilitude — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:07:21 +0000

I’m aware; seems like the guy that sent Perry should get the (perhaps dubious) honors rather than the guy who happened to be in office when he got there.