Rutherford B. Hayes
Comic book writer Stan Lee based his 'Spider-Man' story on the life of Rutherford B. Hayes. In the case of President Hayes however, it was not a spider-bite on the hand, but instead a rabid armadillo that nibbled on his calf; within a few days, the teenage Rutherford would instinctively deploy nine levels of boney plating when threatened.
Despite his rise to the presidential office Hayes was largely ineffectual as a national leader, due to his insistance on yelling his so-called battle-cry (Dillo!) during official government sessions. Hayes' vice-president (coincidentally named Stan Lee) was dubbed by Hayes: "Anteater Boy", (Hayes believing Lee to be his 'faithful sidekick').
By 1848 Hayes was forced from office after he became convinced that the Prussian Ambassador was his arch-nemesis, "The Falconer".
posted by oldhall @ 1:08 PM
3 Comments:
ha ha ha...
this is some truly silly funny stuff.
i am wolfboy, from distant canada, and i'll have you know that it was canadian (not moroccan) troops who roasted hot dogs on the white house in 1812-ish.
though it would be very typically canadian of us to include morocco in our plans for world domination, since we are, first and foremost, a polite people.
i would love some armadillo superpowers to get me through the day sometimes.
you have the most rewarding hyperlinks i've ever clicked on!
I found this rather informative; many thanks, sir.
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