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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|Please edit the explanation below and only mention here why it isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
+ | Before {{w|Donald Trump}}, {{w|Harry S. Truman}} (1884-1972) was president of the United States between 1945 and 1953. Megan notes that both of these presidents' last names start with "T-R-U-M-". Megan mentions "totally unrelated presidents", as there are several presidents of the US who have the exact same last name who are related, for example, {{w|John Adams}} and {{w|John Quincy Adams}} and both {{w|George Bush}}es. | ||
− | + | The joke is that of all the weird things in the present (Trump's) presidency, this is the "least weird". Trump's presidency has been plagued with [https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/trump-scandals-unprecedented-president-180908070216183.html various scandals]. | |
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The title text lists "absurd" last names that could start with the same letters as other presidents: Bill Eisenhamper, Amy Forb, Ethan Obample, and Abigail Washingtoast. These would refer to {{w|Dwight D. Eisenhower|Dwight D. '''Eisenh'''ower}}, {{w|Gerald Ford|Gerald '''For'''d}}, {{w|Barack Obama|Barack '''Obam'''a}}, and {{w|George Washington|George '''Washingto'''n}}. | The title text lists "absurd" last names that could start with the same letters as other presidents: Bill Eisenhamper, Amy Forb, Ethan Obample, and Abigail Washingtoast. These would refer to {{w|Dwight D. Eisenhower|Dwight D. '''Eisenh'''ower}}, {{w|Gerald Ford|Gerald '''For'''d}}, {{w|Barack Obama|Barack '''Obam'''a}}, and {{w|George Washington|George '''Washingto'''n}}. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
+ | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
:[Cueball and Megan walking together while talking.] | :[Cueball and Megan walking together while talking.] | ||
− | :Megan: It's pretty weird that we've had two totally unrelated presidents whose last names start with | + | :Megan: It's pretty weird that we've had two totally unrelated presidents whose last names start with '''"T-R-U-M-"'''. |
:Cueball: Oh, sure, that's ''definitely'' the weirdest thing about the presidency right now. | :Cueball: Oh, sure, that's ''definitely'' the weirdest thing about the presidency right now. | ||
:Megan: It's less weird than '''''every other fact'''''. But still weird. | :Megan: It's less weird than '''''every other fact'''''. But still weird. |