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43rd President Riddle

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Puzzle ID:	#24992
Fun:	(2.21)
Difficulty:	(1.23)
Category:	Trivia
Submitted By:	dlq4everfan
Corrected By:	shenqiang

President Bush is listed as the 43rd US president, but only 42 men have held the office. Why?

Answer

Grover Cleveland held office during 2 nonconsecutive terms. He was our 22nd and 24th president.
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Comments

phrebh Aug 05, 2005	If there's a bad Grover Cleveland teaser, then I've never seen it!
GarnetLover Aug 05, 2005	i knew that, but good teaser
Rowsdower Aug 05, 2005	Hooray for Grover!
Goldfish Aug 06, 2005	that real good nice job
dlq4everfan Aug 06, 2005	Thanks everybody!!
MAroxmysoxonice Aug 06, 2005	awesomely awesome dude!!!!!
Navyseal Aug 07, 2005	good one!
craziigurl1105 Aug 08, 2005	i got it 2! awesome teaser, tho!!!
kcelf27 Aug 08, 2005	Good job....I didn't get it though...I mean I understood it...just didn't know the exact ans. Figured it had to do w/ a pres being elected more than once. GOOD JOB
Winner4600 Aug 11, 2005	Bush is the 43rd pres...
dlq4everfan Aug 19, 2005	Thanks for all the comments!
curtiss82 Aug 29, 2005	There's a big mistake. President George W. Bush is the 43rd president, and his father, the other President Bush, was the 41st president. Thus, there have been 42 men who have served as president.
curtiss82 Aug 30, 2005	That was quick, it only took a day for the correction I submitted to be posted.
OldChinaHand Sep 01, 2005	What about David Rice Atchison who servied as president for only one day and sleep through most of it?
hit_the_sand Sep 02, 2005	I knew that, I just didn't remember...
Winner4600 Sep 02, 2005	thanks for correcting...
smarty_blondy Sep 24, 2005	Please restrain yourself from sumbitting rude and uncalled for comments as this is not the time, not the place to do so. You are on a friendly family oriented site, therefore please act like it. Thank you! As to the point, this is a very good teaser. Keep them coming!
bamfan Oct 24, 2005	good one
shabz4lyf Oct 27, 2005	Really cool!!!!!!!!!!!
shabz4lyf Oct 27, 2005	Really cool!!!!!!!!!!!
gaiapeach1 Nov 20, 2005	Just for curiousity's sake, George W is referred to as "43" by White House staffers, while his dad is still referred to as "Ppresident Bush" more often than "41". Hmmmm.
sgtammo Dec 24, 2005	I enjoyed this one! Good teaser.