Us Presidents

[barbaraP1962]

q1 a golfer and a lieutenant follow a small marsupial [9]
q2 was his father a sailor [7]

[Jackdaw33]

2 Jackson

[Jackdaw33]

1 Roosevelt

[Fibonacci]

2 roo seve Lt Roosevelt ?

[Fibonacci]

Sorry typo meant q1

[Peter Pedant]

jackie and fibbi
I am blown over with admiration
( since I knew both presidents but still couldnt get it together )

[Jackdaw33]

Fib has parsed Roosevelt.

(Jolly) Jack (Tar) + son.

[Fibonacci]

Not many presidents with 9 letter surnames
Jefferson
Cleveland
Roosevelt (2)
:-)

[Peter Pedant]

Fibby
I would be the first to say I have anal tendencies
but counting the letters in presidents of the Us' names....
well really !

[Jackdaw33]

My favourite story is about Calvin Coolidge, who was notoriously taciturn. At a dinner party a lady turned to him and said, "Mr President, my friend bet me that I wouldn't get three words out of you tonight".

He replied, "You lose!"

[Fibonacci]

Useful site for presidents info

http://www.word-buff.com/us-presidents.html

[Peter Pedant]

coolidge - hmm that is only eight ....

also at dinner was asked by ANOTHER lady what the bishop had had to say about God in his presidential sermon and replied

he said he was for him....