Monday, March 1, 2010

martin van buren



One of these things is false:

--Martin Van Buren was the first President born an American citizen (all of his predecessors were born British subjects, before the Declaration of Independence).

--One of his nicknames was "The Little Magician".

--He was the first U.S. President not of British descent (his ancestors were Dutch).

--His great-grandfather was a Dutch fairy elf (known in Denmark as a "nisse"), from whom Van Buren inherited his terrible temper and insatiable appetite for porridge.

3 comments:

du8 said...

Dutch..HA!...that's just silly...

Vic Sage said...

I never noticed this...he bears a striking resemblance to Mister Miracles Oberon.

Stewed Hamm said...

He also make a pretty good weapon... at least when he's in bust form.