A Thought While Showering

[stoutfellow]

In my life so far, ten eleven men have held the office of President of the United States.

Seven men have held the papacy.

But the same woman is Queen of the United Kingdom as held that office when I was born.

Just a thought....

Comments

[mmegaera]

Ten? I thought we were the same age, and I was born while Eisenhower was in office. Barely.

Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush I, Clinton, Bush II, and Obama.

I don't keep track of popes, but it seems to me that the proper comparision would be presidents/prime ministers, not queen.

[stoutfellow]

Eleven is correct; I miscounted. (Comes of doing things in the shower, no doubt.)

The President is both head of government (prime minister analog) and head of state (queen analog). Also, I couldn't come up with all of the UK prime ministers in my life off the top of my head, much less in the shower.

[mmegaera]

Well, neither could I, but that's beside the point [g].

Glad to know I remembered correctly.