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Weekend Genius Challenge: Solve these presidential anagrams and win a T-shirt!
by Sandy Wood - October 13, 2007 - 6:00 AM

Last weekend’s puzzle was solved fairly quickly, but this one should take a bit longer. Yes, you’ll have to work for that free T-shirt this time around!

Following are nonsensical anagrams of the full names of 40 of the 42 men who have held the office of President of the United States. Your task? Identify all 40, and then name the two presidents that we left off the list. 

The first person to respond with all 40 in the correct order (and the 2 leftovers) will win the T-shirt of his or her choice from the mental_floss store. Submit your answers by commenting on this post (and be sure to mention what style of T-shirt you’d prefer). We’ll reveal the correct answers on Monday!

1.  BARON CHINA MALL
2.  BREAKTHROUGH GLEE BREWERS
3.  CANE JABS HUMAN
4.  CRAZY HALO TRAY
5.  DOWNHORN JEANS
6.  DROLL MAILER FILM
7.  FORBAD DRUTHERS HIERARCHY
8.  GULF HORROR PADDLED
9.  HARMONY WHIRL AIRLINES
10.  INFERNAL PICKER
11.  JAMMED ALGEBRA FAIRS
12.  JASMINE RHINO BARN
13.  JEAN DAWN ROCKS
14.  JERKY LEFT-HANDED ZONING
15.  JOIN CONGA LOVE-CHILD
16.  KOSHER BUGLE WAGER
17.  LIKELY MIMIC LAWN
18.  LINKED AFTERNOON OVERALLS
19.  MA AND JOSH
20.  MAFIA WITHDRAW TOLL
21.  MARGINAL EARWIG HANDLER
22.  MARLIN INJECTIONS WELL-OFF
23.  MARRY RASH NUT
24.  MEMO NOSE JAR
25.  NINE SHY LONDON BANJOS
26.  NIRVANA BURNT ME
27.  OFFER MOTHS JEANS
28.  OH CANNY SQUID JAM
29.  ONE MAIDS JAMS
30.  OVERHEAR CLERK THROB
31.  REAR ALARMS EJECT
32.  REGGAE SWOON THING
33.  REVOLVER CLANGED
34.  ROUNDISH RHINO CLIMAX
35.  SALOONS WITH WORMWOOD
36.  STYLING SNARES POSSUM
37.  UNREAL CRASH THREAT
38.  VOODOO LETTERS HERE
39.  WHEREWITH DIVIDENDS AGO
40.  WINNER LOADS GRANOLA

And don’t forget the two leftovers!

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Comments (20)

  1. 32. REGGAE SWOON THING
    George Washington
    19. MA AND JOSH
    John Adams
    27. OFFER MOTHS JEANS
    Thomas Jefferson
    29. ONE MAID JAMS
    James Madison — ERROR IN SOURCE, only one S
    24. MEMO NOSE JAR
    James Monroe
    28. OH CANNY SQUID JAM
    John Quincy Adams
    13. JEAN DAWN ROCKS
    Andrew Jackson
    26. NIRVANA BURNT ME
    Martin Van Buren
    9. HARMONY WHIRL AIRLINES
    William Henry Harrison
    4. CRAZY HALO TRAY
    Zachary Taylor
    6. DROLL MAILER FILM
    Millard Fillmore
    10. INFERNAL PICKER
    Franklin Pierce
    3. CANE JABS HUMAN
    James Buchanan
    1. BARON CHINA MALL
    Abraham Lincoln
    5. DOWNHORN JEANS
    Andrew Johnson
    36. STYLING SNARES POSSUM
    Ulysses Simpson Grant
    7. FORBAD DRUTHERS HIERARCHY
    Rutherford Birchard Hayes
    11. JAMMED ALGEBRA FAIRS
    James Abram Garfield
    37. UNREAL CRASH THREAT
    Chester Alan Arthur
    33. REVOLVER CLANGED
    Grover Cleveland
    12. JASMINE RHINO BARN
    Benjamin Harrison
    17. LIKELY MIMIC LAWN
    William McKinley
    38. VOODOO LETTERS HERE
    Theodore Roosevelt
    20. MAFIA WITHDRAW TOLL
    William Howard Taft
    35. SALOONS WITH WORMWOOD
    Woodrow Thomas Wilson
    21. MARGINAL EARWIG HANDLER
    Warren Gamaliel Harding
    15. JOIN CONGA LOVE-CHILD
    John Calvin Coolidge
    30. OVERHEAR CLERK THROB
    Herbert Clark Hoover
    18. LINKED AFTERNOON OVERALLS
    Franklin Delano Roosvelt
    23. MARRY RASH NUT
    Harry S Truman
    39. WHEREWITH DIVIDENDS AGO
    Dwight David Eisenhower
    14. JERKY LEFT-HANDED ZONING
    John Fitzgerald Kennedy
    25. NINE SHY LONDON BANJOS
    Lyndon Baines Johnson
    34. ROUNDISH RHINO CLIMAX
    Richard Milhous Nixon
    8. GULF HORROR PADDLED
    Gerald Rudolph Ford
    31. REAR ALARMS EJECT
    James Earl Carter
    40. WINNER LOADS GRANOLA
    Ronald Wilson Reagan
    2. BREAKTHROUGH GLEE BREWERS
    George Herbert Walker Bush
    22. MARLIN INJECTIONS WELL-OFF
    William Jefferson Clinton
    16. KOSHER BUGLE WAGER
    George Walker Bush

    left off
    John Tyler
    James Knox Polk

    posted by Mike Jackson on 10-13-2007 at 7:22 am

  2. Rats — I gotta go and I couldn’t finish. So I’m going to be nice and show what I have. Hopefully someone else can win.

    4. Zachary Taylor
    9. William Henry Harrison
    10 Franklin Pierce
    11 James Garfield
    21 George Washington
    25 Lyndon Baines Johnson
    28 John Quincy Adams
    29 James Madison
    33 Grover Cleveland
    34 Richard Nixon
    38 Theodore Roosevelt

    Thanks! This was fun.

    posted by KJ on 10-13-2007 at 7:23 am

  3. 1 Abraham Lincoln
    2 George Herbert Walker Bush
    3 James Buchanan
    4 Zachary Taylor
    5 Andrew Johnson
    6 Millard Fillmore
    7 Rutherford Birchard Hayes
    8 Gerald Rudolph Ford
    9 William Henry Harrison
    10 Franklin Pierce
    11 James Abram Garfield
    12 Benjamin Harrison
    13 Andrew Jackson
    14 John Fitzgerald Kennedy
    15 John Calvin Coolidge
    16 George Walker Bush
    17 William McKinley
    18 Franklin Delano Roosevelt
    19 John Adams
    20 William Howard Taft
    21 Warren Gamaliel Harding
    22 William Jefferson Clinton
    23 Harry S. Truman
    24 James Monroe
    25 Lyndon Baines Johnson
    26 Martin Van Buren
    27 Thomas Jefferson
    28 John Quincy Adams
    29 James Madison
    30 Herbert Clark Hoover
    31 James Earl Carter
    32 George Washington
    33 Grover Cleveland
    34 Richard Milhous Nixon
    35 Thomas Woodrow Wilson
    36 Ulysses Simpson Grant
    37 Chester Alan Arthur
    38 Theodore Roosevelt
    39 Dwight David Eisenhower
    40 Ronald Wilson Reagan

    James Polk and John Tyler left out

    posted by mg on 10-13-2007 at 7:28 am

  4. So close!

    1. Abraham Lincoln
    2. George Herbert Walker Bush
    3. James Buchanan
    4. Zachary Taylor
    5. Andrew Johnson
    6. Millard Fillmore
    7. Rutherford Birchard Hayes
    8. Gerald Rudolph Ford
    9. William Henry Harrison
    10. Franklin Pierce
    11. James Abram Garfield
    12. Benjamin Harrison
    13. Andrew Jackson
    14. John Fitzgerald Kennedy
    15. (John) Calvin Coolidge
    16. George Walker Bush
    17. William McKinley
    18. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
    19. John Adams
    20. William Howard Taft
    21. Warren Gamaliel Harding
    22. William Jefferson Clinton
    23. Harry S Truman
    24. James Monroe
    25. Lyndon Baines Johnson
    26. Martin Van Buren
    27. Thomas Jefferson
    28. John Quincy Adams
    29. James Madison
    30. Herbert Clark Hoover
    31. James Earl Carter
    32. George Washington
    33. Grover Cleveland
    34. Richard Milhous Nixon
    35. (Thomas) Woodrow Wilson
    36. Ulysses Simpson Grant
    37. Chester Alan Arthur
    38. Theodore Roosevelt
    39. Dwight David Eisenhower
    40. Ronald Wilson Reagan
    (41. John Tyler)
    (42. James Knox Polk)

    posted by Jeff Burkholder on 10-13-2007 at 7:30 am

  5. 1. ABRAHAM LINCOLN
    2. GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH
    3. JAMES BUCHANAN
    4. ZACHARY TAYLOR
    5. ANDREW JOHNSON
    6. MILLARD FILLMORE
    7. RUTHERFORD BIRCHARD HAYES
    8. GERALD RUDOLPH FORD
    9. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON
    10. FRANKLIN PIERCE
    11. JAMES ABRAM GARFIELD
    12. BENJAMIN HARRISON
    13. ANDREW JACKSON
    14. JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY
    15. CALVIN JOHN COOLIDGE
    16. GEORGE WALKER BUSH
    17. WILLIAM MCKINLEY
    18. FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT
    19. JOHN ADAMS
    20. WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
    21. WARREN GAMALIEL HARDING
    22. WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
    23. HARRY S TRUMAN
    24. JAMES MONROE
    25. LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON
    26. MARTIN VAN BUREN
    27. THOMAS JEFFERSON
    28. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
    29. JAMES MADISON
    30. HERBERT CLARK HOOVER
    31. JAMES EARL CARTER
    32. GEORGE WASHINGTON
    33. GROVER CLEVELAND
    34. RICHARD MILHOUS NIXON
    35. THOMAS WOODROW WILSON
    36. ULYSSES SIMPSON GRANT
    37. CHESTER ALAN ARTHUR
    38. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
    39. DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER
    40. RONALD WILSON REAGAN

    Missing:
    John Tyler
    James K. Polk

    (And Grant’s name was Hiram Ulysses. “Ulysses S.” was a mistake on the part of the Representative who nominated him to West Point, and Grant himself only went by it because the school refused to change it. Neither he nor anyone else ever used “Simpson” as his middle name.)

    posted by George on 10-13-2007 at 7:52 am

  6. I see I’m too late, but since I spent all this time figuring them out, I’ll still post my answers….

    1. BARON CHINA MALL Abraham Lincoln
    2. BREAKTHROUGH GLEE BREWERS George Herbert Walker Bush
    3. CANE JABS HUMAN James Buchanan
    4. CRAZY HALO TRAY Zachary Taylor
    5. DOWNHORN JEANS Andrew Johnson
    6. DROLL MAILER FILM Millard Fillmore
    7. FORBAD DRUTHERS HIERARCHY Rutherford Birchard Hayes
    8. GULF HORROR PADDLED Gerald Rudolph Ford
    9. HARMONY WHIRL AIRLINES William Henry Harrison
    10. INFERNAL PICKER Franklin Pierce
    11. JAMMED ALGEBRA FAIRS James Abram Garfield
    12. JASMINE RHINO BARN Benjamin Harrison
    13. JEAN DAWN ROCKS Andrew Jackson
    14. JERKY LEFT-HANDED ZONING John Fitzgerald Kennedy
    15. JOIN CONGA LOVE-CHILD John Calvin Coolidge
    16. KOSHER BUGLE WAGER George Walker Bush
    17. LIKELY MIMIC LAWN William McKinley
    18. LINKED AFTERNOON OVERALLS Franklin Delano Roosevelt
    19. MA AND JOSH John Adams
    20. MAFIA WITHDRAW TOLL William Howard Taft
    21. MARGINAL EARWIG HANDLER Warren Gamaliel Harding
    22. MARLIN INJECTIONS WELL-OFF William Jefferson Clinton
    23. MARRY RASH NUT Harry S Truman
    24. MEMO NOSE JAR James Monroe
    25. NINE SHY LONDON BANJOS Lyndon Baines Johnson
    26. NIRVANA BURNT ME Martin Van Buren
    27. OFFER MOTHS JEANS Thomas Jefferson
    28. OH CANNY SQUID JAM John Quincy Adams
    29. ONE MAIDS JAMS James Madison
    30. OVERHEAR CLERK THROB Herbert Clark Hoover
    31. REAR ALARMS EJECT James Earl Carter
    32. REGGAE SWOON THING George Washington
    33. REVOLVER CLANGED Grover Cleveland
    34. ROUNDISH RHINO CLIMAX Richard Milhous Nixon
    35. SALOONS WITH WORMWOOD Thomas Woodrow Wilson
    36. STYLING SNARES POSSUM Ulysses Simpson Grant
    37. UNREAL CRASH THREAT Chester Alan Arthur
    38. VOODOO LETTERS HERE Theodore Roosevelt
    39. WHEREWITH DIVIDENDS AGO Dwight David Eisenhower
    40. WINNER LOADS GRANOLA Ronald Wilson Reagan

    James Knox Polk & John Tyler are missing.

    posted by Kristen on 10-13-2007 at 8:16 am

  7. 1. ABRAHAM LINCOLN
    2. GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH
    3. JAMES BUCHANAN
    4. ZACHARY TAYLOR
    5. ANDREW JOHNSON
    6. MILLARD FILLMORE
    7. RUTHERFORD BIRCHARD HAYES
    8. GERALD RUDOLPH FORD
    9. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON
    10. FRANKLIN PIERCE
    11. JAMES ABRAM GARFIELD
    12. BENJAMIN HARRISON
    13. ANDREW JACKSON
    14. JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY
    15. JOHN CALVIN COOLIDGE
    16. GEORGE WALKER BUSH
    17. WILLIAM McKINLEY
    18. FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT
    19. JOHN ADAMS
    20. WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
    21. WARREN GARNALIEL HARDING
    22. WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
    23. HARRY S. TRUMAN
    24. JAMES MONROE
    25. LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON
    26. MARTIN VAN BUREN
    27. THOMAS JEFFERSON
    28. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
    29. JAMES MADISON
    30. HERBERT CLARK HOOVER
    31. JAMES EARL CARTER
    32. GEORGE WASHINGTON
    33. GROVER CLEVELAND
    34. RICHARD MILHOUS NIXON
    35. THOMAS WOODROW WILSON
    36. ULYSSES SIMPSON GRANT
    37. CHESTER ALAN ARTHUR
    38. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
    39. DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER
    40. RONALD WILSON REAGAN

    MISSING: JAMES KNOX POLK
    and JOHN TYLER

    (I’m only posting because I believe mg has #15 reversed plus neither mg nor George included “Knox” in James Polk’s listing. Not sure how critical our moderator wishes to be.)

    posted by SusanL on 10-13-2007 at 9:04 am

  8. Just to clarify something – seems that when I first viewed this page, there were only 3 posts. However, now I see there were quite a few before me.

    In any case, this was most enjoyable. Many thanks for the history refresher course

    posted by SusanL on 10-13-2007 at 9:09 am

  9. I saw there were already 8 posts, but I love anagrams and have all the presidents memorized, so I thought I would take a shot. Thanks. It was fun!

    1. Abraham Lincoln
    2. George Herbert Walker Bush
    3. James Buchanan
    4. Zachary Taylor
    5. Andrew Johnson
    6. Millard Fillmore
    7. Rutherford Birchard Hayes
    8. Gerald Rudolph Ford
    9. William Henry Harrison
    10. Franklin Pierce
    11. James Abram Garfield
    12. Benjamin Harrison
    13. Andrew Jackson
    14. John Fitzgerald Kennedy
    15. Coolidge John Coolidge
    16. George Walker Bush
    17. William McKinley
    18. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
    19. John Adams
    20. William Howard Taft
    21. Warren Gamaliel Harding
    22. William Jefferson Clinton
    23. Harry S Truman
    24. James Monroe
    25. Lyndon Baines Johnson
    26. Martin Van Buren
    27. Thomas Jefferson
    28. John Quincy Adams
    29. James Madison
    30. Herbert Clark Hoover
    31. James Earl Carter
    32. George Washington
    33. Grover Cleveland
    34. Richard Milhous Nixon
    35. Woodrow Thomas Wilson
    36. Ulysses Simpson Grant
    37. Chester Alan Arthur
    38. Theodore Roosevelt
    39. Dwight David Eisenhower
    40. Ronald Wilson Reagan

    Missing:
    John Tyler
    James Knox Polk

    posted by gmsc on 10-13-2007 at 11:23 am

  10. Phew this was fun!

    1.  BARON CHINA MALL- Abraham Lincoln

    2.  BREAKTHROUGH GLEE BREWERS- George Herbert Walker Bush

    3.  CANE JABS HUMAN- James Buchanan

    4.  CRAZY HALO TRAY- Zachary Taylor

    5.  DOWNHORN JEANS- Andrew Johnson

    6.  DROLL MAILER FILM- Millard Fillmore
    
7.  FORBAD DRUTHERS HIERARCHY- Rutherford Birchard Hayes

    8.  GULF HORROR PADDLED- Gerald Rudolph Ford
    
9.  HARMONY WHIRL AIRLINES- Williams Henry Harrison

    10.  INFERNAL PICKER- Franklin Pierce
    
11.  JAMMED ALGEBRA FAIRS- James Abram Garfield
    
12.  JASMINE RHINO BARN- Benjamin Harrison
    
13.  JEAN DAWN ROCKS- Andrew Jackson
    
14.  JERKY LEFT-HANDED ZONING- John Fitzgerald Kennedy
    
15.  JOIN CONGA LOVE-CHILD- John Calvin Coolidge
    
16.  KOSHER BUGLE WAGER- George Walker Bush

    17.  LIKELY MIMIC LAWN- William McKinley
    
18.  LINKED AFTERNOON OVERALLS- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
    
19.  MA AND JOSH- John Adams

    20.  MAFIA WITHDRAW TOLL- William Howard Taft

    21.  MARGINAL EARWIG HANDLER- Warren Gamaliel Harding
    
22.  MARLIN INJECTIONS WELL-OFF- William Jefferson Clinton

    23.  MARRY RASH NUT- Harry S. Truman
    
24.  MEMO NOSE JAR- James Monroe
    
25.  NINE SHY LONDON BANJOS- Lyndon Baines Johnson

    26.  NIRVANA BURNT ME- Martin Van Buren

    27.  OFFER MOTHS JEANS- Thomas Jefferson

    28.  OH CANNY SQUID JAM- John Quincy Adams

    29.  ONE MAIDS JAMS- James Madison
    
30.  OVERHEAR CLERK THROB- Herbert Clark Hoover
    
31.  REAR ALARMS EJECT- James Earl Carter

    32.  REGGAE SWOON THING- George Washington

    33.  REVOLVER CLANGED- Grover Cleveland

    34.  ROUNDISH RHINO CLIMAX- Richard Milhous Nixon

    35.  SALOONS WITH WORMWOOD- Thomas Woodrow Wilson
    
36.  STYLING SNARES POSSUM- Ulysses Simpson Grant

    37.  UNREAL CRASH THREAT- Chester Alan Arthur

    38.  VOODOO LETTERS HERE- Theodore Roosevelt

    39.  WHEREWITH DIVIDENDS AGO- Dwight David Eisenhower

    40.  WINNER LOADS GRANOLA- Ronald Wilson Reagan

    Left out- John Tyler and James Knox Polk

    posted by Molly on 10-13-2007 at 3:42 pm

  11. 1. Abraham Lincoln
    2. George Herbert Walker Bush
    3. James Buchanan
    4. Zachary Taylor
    5. Andrew Johnson
    6. Millard Fillmore
    7. Rutherford Birchard Hayes
    8. Gerald Rudolph Ford
    9. William Henry Harrison
    10. Franklin Pierce
    11. James Abram Garfield
    12. Benjamin Harrison
    13. Andrew Jackson
    14. John Fitzgerald Kennedy
    15. Calvin Coolidge
    16. George Walker Bush
    17. William McKinley
    18. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
    19. John Adams
    20. William Howard Taft
    21. William Gamaliel Harding
    22. William Jefferson Clinton
    23. Harry S Truman
    24. James Monroe
    25. Lyndon Baines Johnson
    26. Martin Van Buren
    27. Thomas Jefferson
    28. John Quincy Adams
    29. James Madison
    30. Herbert Clark Hoover
    31. James Earl Carter
    32. George Washington
    33. Grover Cleveland
    34. Richard Milhous Nixon
    35. Thomas Woodrow Wilson
    36. Ulysses Simpson Grant
    37. Chester Alan Arthur
    38. Theodore Roosevelt
    39. Dwight David Eisenhower
    40. Ronald Wilson Reagan

    Left out: John Tyler and James Knox Polk

    Lots of fun, but I need to check the site earlier

    posted by kturner on 10-13-2007 at 6:28 pm

  12. 1. Abraham Lincoln
    2. George Herbert Walker Bush
    3. James Buchanan
    4. Zachary Taylor
    5. Andrew Johnson
    6. Millard Fillmore
    7. Rutherford Birchard Hayes
    8. Gerald Rudolph Ford
    9. William Henry Harrison
    10. Franklin Pierce
    11. James Abram Garfield
    12. Benjamin Harrison
    13. Andrew Jackson
    14. John Fitzgerald Kennedy
    15. John Calvin Coolidge
    16. George Walker Bush
    17. William McKinley
    18. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
    19. John Adams
    20. William howard Taft
    21. Warren Gamaliel Harding
    22. William Jefferson Clinton
    23. Harry S Truman
    24. James Monroe
    25. Lyndon Baines Johnson
    26. Martin Van Buren
    27. Thomas Jefferson
    28. John Quincy Adams
    29. James Madison
    30. Herbert Clark Hoover
    31. James Earl Carter
    32. George Washington
    33. Grover Cleveland
    34. Richard Milhous Nixon
    35. Thomas Woodrow Wilson
    36. Ulysses Simpson Grant
    37. Chester Alan Arthur
    38. Theodore Roosevelt
    39. Dwight David Eisenhower
    40. Ronald Wilson Reagan

    John Tyler, Jr and James Knox Polk left off. had a ball doing this, even though i don’t win, lol learned a lot.

    posted by Sonja on 10-13-2007 at 8:14 pm

  13. 1 Abraham Lincoln
    2 George Herbert Walker Bush
    3 James Buchanan
    4 Zachary Taylor
    5 Andrew Johnson
    6 Millard Fillmore
    7 Rutherford Birchard Hayes
    8 Gerald RudolphFord
    9 William Henry Harrison
    10 Franklin Pierce
    11 James Abram Garfield
    12 Benjamin Harrison
    13 Andrew Jackson
    14 John Fitzgerald Kennedy
    15 John Calvin Coolidge
    16 George Walker Bush
    17 William McKinley
    18 Franklin Delano Roosevelt
    19 John Adams
    20 William Howard Taft
    21 Warren Gamaliel Harding
    22 William Jefferson Clinton
    23 Harry S. Truman
    24 James Monroe
    25 Lyndon Baines Johnson
    26 Martin Van Buren
    27 Thomas Jefferson
    28 John Quincy Adams
    29 James Madison
    30 Herbert Clark Hoover
    31 James Earl Carter
    32 George Washington
    33 Grover Cleveland
    34 Richard Milhouse Nixon
    35 Thomas Woodrow Wilson
    36 Ulysses Simpson Grant
    37 Chester Alan Arthur
    38 Theodore Roosevelt
    39 Dwight David Eisenhower
    40 Ronald Wilson Reagan
    Left out:
    John Tyler
    James Knox Polk

    My t-shirt preference is a “free” t-shirt in an XXL size:-) Thanks for the fun even if you don’t have any XXL t-shirts. You forced me to get technical on the names of some of these presidents and I had fun doing it…

    Brian

    posted by Brian on 10-13-2007 at 9:00 pm

  14. What they said….

    posted by dan m on 10-13-2007 at 9:23 pm

  15. Even though I doubt I will win…

    1. Abraham Lincoln
    2. George Herbert Walker Bush
    3. James Buchanan
    4. Zachary Taylor
    5. Andrew Johnson
    6. Millard Fillmore
    7. Rutherford Birchard Hayes
    8. Gerald Rudolph Ford
    9. William Henry Harrison
    10. Franklin Pierce
    11. James Abram Garfield
    12. Benjamin Harrison
    13. Andrew Jackson
    14. John Fitzgerald Kennedy
    15. John Calvin Coolidge
    16. George Walker Bush
    17. William McKinley
    18. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
    19. John Adams
    20 William Howard Taft
    21. Warren Gamaliel Harding
    22. William Jefferson Clinton
    23. Harry S Truman
    24. James Monroe
    25. Lyndon Baines Johnson
    26. Martin Van Buren
    27. Thomas Jefferson
    28. John Quincy Adams
    29. James Madison
    30. Herbert Clark Hoover
    31. James Earl Carter
    32. George Washington
    33. Grover Cleveland
    34. Richard Milhous Nixon
    35. Thomas Woodrow Wilson
    36. Ulysses Simpson Grant
    37. Chester Alan Arthur
    38. Theodore Roosevelt
    39. Dwight David Eisenhower
    40. Ronald Wilson Reagan

    Missing
    John Tyler, Jr
    James Knox Polk

    posted by Janel on 10-13-2007 at 11:59 pm

  16. 1.Abraham Lincoln
    2.George Walker Bush
    3.James Buchanan
    4.Zachary Talyor
    5.Andrew Johnson
    6.Millard Fillmore
    7.Rutherford Birchard Hayes
    8.Gerald Rudolph Ford
    9.William Henry Harrison
    10.Franklin Pierce
    11.James Abram garfield
    12.Benjamin Harrison
    13.Andrew Jackson
    14.John Fitzgerald Kennedy
    15.John Calvin Coolidge
    16.George Walker Bush
    17.William McKinely
    18.Franklin Delano Roosevelt
    19.John Adams
    20.William Howard Taft
    21.Warren Gamaliel Harding
    22.William Jefferson Clinton
    23.Harry S Truman
    24.James Monroe
    25.Lyndon Baines Johnson
    26.Martin Van Buren
    27.Thomas Jefferson
    28.John Quincy Adams
    29.James Madison
    30.Herbert Clark Hoover
    31.James Earl Carter
    32.George Washington
    33.Grover Cleveland
    34.Richard Milhous Nixon
    35.Thomas Woodrow Wilson
    36.Ulysses Simpson Grant
    37.Chester Alan Arthur
    38.Theodore Roosevelt
    39.Dwight David Eisenhower
    40.Ronald Wilson Reagan

    Missing
    John Tyler
    James Knox Polk

    posted by Natalie on 10-14-2007 at 3:19 pm

  17. In my defense, I did not read the directions completely before submitting my answer. I didn’t realize the prize went to the FIRST person to submit the answers (though that makes more sense, now that I think on it). It didn’t take me very long to do, but I was still definitely not the first. So, no T shirt for me.
    However, it was really fun. I’ve been scouring the net for good anagram websites, with anagrams as complex as these, ripe for the solving. All I can find are the one-word dealies. Know of any good sites? Do another one of these sometime soon, it was fun!

    posted by Molly on 10-15-2007 at 8:40 am

  18. Well, I’m getting sort of optimistic about my 7:22 entry. Still waiting for the official results, though. Would I be out of line to state a tshirt preference of Lady Macbeth Hand Soap in XL?

    Fun test.

    posted by Mike Jackson on 10-15-2007 at 12:27 pm

  19. So…

    Polk and Tyler are missing, and the rest are…

    1. Abraham Lincoln
    2. George Herbert Walker Bush
    3. James Buchanan
    4. Zachary Taylor
    5. Andrew Johnson
    6. Millard Fillmore
    7. Rutherford Birchard Hayes
    8. Gerald Rudolph Ford
    9. William Henry Harrison
    10. Franklin Pierce
    11. James Abram Garfield
    12. Benjamin Harrison
    13. Andrew Jackson
    14. John Fitzgerald Kennedy
    15. John Calvin Coolidge
    16. George Walker Bush
    17. William McKinley
    18. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
    19. John Adams
    20. William Howard Taft
    21. Warren Gamaliel Harding
    22. William Jefferson Clinton
    23. Harry S. Truman
    24. James Monroe
    25. Lyndon Baines Johnson
    26. Martin Van Buren
    27. Thomas Jefferson
    28. John Quincy Adams
    29. James Madison
    30. Herbert Clark Hoover
    31. James Earl Carter
    32. George Washington
    33. Grover Cleveland
    34. Richard Milhous Nixon
    35. Thomas Woodrow Wilson
    36. Ulysses Simpson Grant
    37. Chester Alan Arthur
    38. Theodore Roosevelt
    39. Dwight David Eisenhower
    40. Ronald Wilson Reagan

    That was exhilarating!

    posted by Becca on 10-17-2007 at 10:03 am

  20. Abraham Lincln
    george herbert walker bush
    james buchanan
    zachory taylor
    andrew johnson
    millard filmore
    rutherford birchard hayes
    gerald rudolph ford
    william henery harrison
    franklin pierce
    james abraham garfield
    benjamin harrison
    andrew jackson
    john fitzgerald kennedy
    john calvin coolidge
    george walker bush
    william mckinley
    franklin delano roosevelt
    john adams
    william howard taft
    warren gamaliel harding
    william jefferson clinton
    harry s truman
    james monroe
    lyndon baines johnson
    martin vanburen
    thomas jefferson
    john quincy adams
    james madison
    herbert clark hoover
    james earl carter
    george washington
    grover cleveland
    richaed milhouse nixon
    thomas woodrow wilson
    ulysses simpson grant
    chester a arthur
    theodore roosevelt
    dwight david eisenhower
    ronald wilson reagan

    Missing were James Knox Polk and John Tyler Jr.
    Also missing from the 43 presidents is Steven Grover Cleveland who was President in non concurrent terms. I believe that I should win due to the fact that 3 presidents would be missing from 43 and not 2. LOL. Cut me some slack guys and give a military vet some kind of consolation prize. LOL

    posted by Scott Mccain on 10-26-2007 at 9:09 am

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