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(Message started by: THUDandBLUNDER on Apr 3^rd, 2003, 7:58am)

Title: President of US of A
Post by THUDandBLUNDER on Apr 3^rd, 2003, 7:58am

What was the name of the President of the United States of America in 1963?

Title: Re: President of US of A
Post by BNC on Apr 3^rd, 2003, 11:36am

Ask his father.

Title: Re: President of US of A
Post by THUDandBLUNDER on Apr 4^th, 2003, 1:19pm

on 04/03/03 at 11:36:29, BNC wrote:

Ask his father.

Is that your final answer?

Title: Re: President of US of A
Post by Icarus on Apr 4^th, 2003, 3:20pm

Well, since the Prez is more than 40 years old, and given that he is named after his dad, I don't think he has changed it. Therefore, his name must of been George then, just as it is today.

Title: Re: President of US of A
Post by BNC on Apr 5^th, 2003, 8:00am

Yeah, that's what I meant...

While we're at these type of questions, here's one for the Americans:

Do they have a 4^th of July at Europe?

Title: Re: President of US of A
Post by THUDandBLUNDER on Apr 5^th, 2003, 2:25pm

Quote:

Do they have a 4th of July at Europe?

Sometimes Americans ask me if we have a Thanksgivings Day in England.
I always reply "Yes, we do. It is September 6th, the day that the Mayflower set sail." :)

Title: Re: President of US of A
Post by ReNeGaDeS_ReVeNgE on Apr 16^th, 2003, 5:38pm

Of course there is a 4th of July, there is also a 5, 6 7 of July

Title: Re: President of US of A
Post by Krabappel on May 21^st, 2003, 11:38pm

Shouldn't that be: Do they have a 4th of July at Europa? Living in Europe myself I don't know anything about the live in Europa, but I would guess the answer is no.

Title: Re: President of US of A
Post by Shany on May 26^th, 2003, 3:15pm

Everyone (including Europe and Europa) have a 4th of July. Only in America is it celebrated (unless some other countries also have special events on July 4th). ^^

Title: Re: President of US of A
Post by Chronos on May 26^th, 2003, 6:27pm

I've heard that the English celebrate "Good Riddance Day" on July 4th :D. But an Earthly calendar wouldn't work too well on Europa; I'm not sure what system Europans would use.

Title: Re: President of US of A
Post by Leonid Broukhis on May 26^th, 2003, 7:21pm

on 04/03/03 at 07:58:36, THUDandBLUNDER wrote:

What was the name of the President of the United States of America in 1963?

Please provide the syntax tree for your question. Is it

What was {the name of the President of the United States of America} in 1963 ?

or

What was the name of {the President of the United States of America in 1963} ?

And, unlike the "Do they have a 4th of July in Europe" the ambiguity is purely syntactical rather than lexical. "4th of July" is an American (as in "USAian", not "American continental") colloquialism for "Independence Day".